Panacea | Hand cast resin sweet sculptures | 44cm x 44cm.
GEENA WILKINSON
GEENA WILKINSON (b. 1994) lives and works in Cape Town, South Africa.
In 2016, Geena Wilkinson graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Fine Art Degree from the Michaelis School of Fine Art, at the University of Cape Town, RSA. In 2019, Wilkinson returned to UCT as an Andrew W. Mellon Scholar to complete an Honours in Curatorship at the Centre for Curating the Archive, where she graduated with a first class pass and was named a Golden Key International Honour Society. In 2015, she was selected as a top 100 finalist for the Sanlam Portrait Award.
In 2024, Wilkinson exhibited with Worldart Gallery at the Investec Cape Town Art Fair, in Cape Town, South Africa, including an artwork in the Cabinet | Clay section, curated by the artfair’s director, Laura Vincenti. In September, she presented a solo exhibition, The Right Moment, with Worldart Gallery. In October 2024, Wilkinson exhibited work with Aity Gallery (Franschoek) at the Affordable Affordable Art Fair UK, in Battersea, London.
Notably in 2024, she was a finalist of the first South African Clay Awards, the inaugural exhibition was held at Rust-en-Vrede Gallery, prompted by the gallery’s acceptance as an affiliate member of the International Academy of Ceramics.
In 2025, her work was included in a special project curated by Alexander Richards and Dr Phokeng Setai of Exhibition Match (Cape Town, South Africa), as a part of Cabinet/ Trophy - the second edition of Cabinet, at the Investec Cape Town Art Fair, as well as on Worldart Gallery’s booth in the main section of the fair.
In 2025, her work was acquired by the prestigious Iziko South African National Gallery for their permanent collection.
EDUCATION
2019 Bachelor of Honours (Curatorship),University of Cape Town
2016 Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art (BAFA), University of Cape Town
SPECIAL HONOURS & AWARDS
2020 Golden Key Internation Honour Society Scholar
2019 Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Scholar
2016 - 2015 Faculty of Humanities Dean’s List for continued academic excellence
2015 Sanlam Portrait Award Finalist: Top 100
2012 Recipient of Matric Visual Arts Exhibition Prize
2012 DELF A2: Internationally Recognized Diploma