DENBY MEYER
(b. 1966 Johannesburg , South Africa)

 “We don’t always see the beauty in the landscapes or the everyday events around us, and I like to think that my paintings are observations of that.  That I am recording that which we don’t always have time to stop and look at or appreciate. A way of really looking at things. Sometimes it may be how the light catches the buildings in the city, or another time the clouds over the mountains in the distance, or even the comfort one feels when observing how friends meet at a street café. I think my paintings are a personal reflection of the many aspects of life around us, and while I like them to be honest, I don’t necessarily seek out that which is disturbing or unpleasant. I want them to be a visual appreciation of an experience, which may or may not resonate with the viewer, but at least leave them with a sense of satisfaction.”

Denby Meyer is a fine artist living in Cape Town, South Africa. Her paintings are quiet and sensitive observations of peaceful and contented scenes from life, offering a moment of calm and respite amidst what seems like an increasingly noisy world. The paintings often evoke fond memories and nostalgia. Perhaps you were on holiday and remember the feeling of deep relaxation while you sat on the beach, or chatted and laughed in a sidewalk cafe for hours without noticing the passing time – Denby’s paintings gently remind us of the way it felt to be there. As the daughter of renowned artist John Meyer, she grew up surrounded by art and was encouraged from a young age to paint and draw. After attaining a Liberal Arts Degree, she began painting professionally in 1990, and has been represented by the Everard Read in South Africa and London for over 20 years, where she has participated in several joint exhibitions, as well as a number of solo exhibitions. With an enduring career spanning over 20 years, she has built up a substantial body of work, and her quiet, reflective style seems more relevant now than ever.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2025
10 Years | Summer 2025, Everard Read, London, UK

2024
Inner Sanctum, Everard Read, Johannesburg, South Africa
Little Life, Everard Read, Franschhoek, South Africa
Winter Collection, Everard Read, Franschhoek, South Africa
Winter, Everard Read, Cape Town, South Africa
Arboreum, solo, Everard Read, London, UK

2023
What I Feel When I Think About The Cosmos, Everard Read, Franschhoek, South Africa
Winter Exhibition, Everard Read, Cape Town, South Africa
Summer Exhibition, Everard Read, London, UK

2022
DENBY MEYER | Vantage Point, Everard Read, Franschhoek, South Africa
Winter 2022|23, Everard Read, London, UK
Things I'd Like to Remember: A Group Exhibition, Everard Read, Cape Town, South Africa 

2021
Summer 2021, Everard Read, London, UK
OASIS:25th Anniversary Group Exhibition, Everard Read, Cape Town, South Africa
Winter Exhibition, Everard Read, Cape Town, South Africa

2020
STILL, Group Online Exhibition, Everard Read, South Africa & UK
Summer 2020, Group Exhibition, Everard Read, London, UK

2019
SUMMER, Everard Read, London, UK
SUMMER, Everard Read, Cape Town, South Africa

2018
The Lightness of Summer, Everard Read Gallery, London, UK

2016
Winter Collection, Everard Read Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa

2015
Summer in the City, Everard Read Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
Homage, Everard Read Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
Winter, Everard Read Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa

2014
Summer Group Show, Everard Read Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
Winter, Everard Read Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa

2013
Centenary Exhibition, Everard Read Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
Possessions, Everard Read Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa

2012
Small Pictures, Everard Read Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa

2010
Sex, Lies etc, Everard Read Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa

2009
Cityscapes, Everard Read Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa

2008
Solo Exhibition, Everard Read Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa

2007
Southern Views, Joint exhibition with Harold Voigt, Walter Meyer and Albert Redelinghuis, Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa

2005
Solo Exhibition, Everard Read Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
Joint Exhibition with Hanneke Benade, Kerri Evans, Sasha Hartslief and Clare Menck, Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa

2003
Spring, Everard Read Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa

2002
An Exhibition of Watercolours, Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa

2001
Solo Exhibition, Everard Read Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa

1999
Solo Exhibition, Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa
 
1998
Recent Works, Everard Read Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa