RICARDO NIEUWOUDT
(b. 1977, Cape Town)

Cape Town based artist, Ricardo Nieuwoudt, describes his miniature paintings as ‘a little bit of everything’. As a self-taught artist, his work draws inspiration from his life's experience and a wide range of references - from comic books to contemporary South African art and the great works of the European painters.

Nieuwoudt uses each tiny board to try and depict the human condition: emotions, everyday scenes and social commentary, using metaphor, symbolism, realism and often surrealism. ‘My painting style,’ he explains, ‘takes me on an adventure. These small works are windows for me to view people: observing poses or movements and life itself.’

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2025
10 Years | Summer 2025, Everard Read, London, UK
Little Life, Everard Read, Cape Town, South Africa

2024
The People | CUBICLE series, Everard Read, Cape Town, South Africa