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Everard Read

Founded in 1913

Everard Read showcases artists from Southern Africa and beyond, and has done since 1913 — the oldest commercial gallery in South Africa, and among the oldest in the world still in the hands of the founding family.

Everard Read is Africa's oldest commercial gallery and represents a roster of established and emerging artists working across painting, sculpture, photography and installation. The gallery has grown from a single Johannesburg room into seven spaces across four cities, and its programme now runs from intimate solo presentations to international fairs.

Everard Read has 7 gallery spaces across the globe in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Franschhoek and London, together with a dedicated sculpture garden and an artist residency.

Social impact projects

Art Angels Everard Read Art Prize

Ruth Prowse School of Art

Works have been acquired by

  • Art Institute of Chicago
  • Brooklyn Museum
  • Centre Pompidou
  • Iziko South African National Gallery
  • Javett Art Centre
  • Johannesburg Art Gallery
  • Kunstmuseum Basel
  • Museum of Modern Art, New York
  • Norval Foundation
  • Rupert Museum
  • Smithsonian Institution
  • Tate Modern
  • Victoria & Albert Museum
  • Wits Art Museum
  • Zeitz MOCAA

Institutions artists have exhibited at

  • Biennale di Venezia
  • British Museum
  • documenta
  • Frieze London
  • Hayward Gallery
  • Kunsthalle Wien
  • Museum Afrika
  • National Gallery of Zimbabwe
  • Nirox Sculpture Park
  • Palais de Tokyo
  • Royal Academy of Arts
  • Serpentine Galleries
  • Stedelijk Museum
  • Whitechapel Gallery
  • Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Locations & contact

Cape Town

ctgallery@everard.co.za
+27 21 418 4527

Building one:

3 Portswood RdV & A Waterfront, Cape TownSouth Africa

Operating hours:
Monday – Friday 9:00 – 17:00Saturday 9:00 – 13:00Closed on Sundays and public holidays

Building two:

Ulundi HousePortswood SquarePortswood RidgeV & A Waterfront, Cape Town

Operating hours:
Monday – Friday 9:00 – 17:00Saturday 9:00 – 13:00Closed on Sundays and public holidays

Johannesburg

gallery@everard.co.za
+27 11 788 4805

2 & 6 Jellicoe Ave.Rosebank, JohannesburgSouth Africa

Operating hours:
Monday – Friday 9:00 – 17:00Saturday 9:00 – 13:00Closed on Sundays and public holidays

London

info@everardlondon.com
+44 20 7590 9991

80 Fulham RdChelsea, LondonSW3 6HRUnited Kingdom

Operating hours:
Monday – Thursday 10:00 – 18:00Friday 10:00 – 17:00Saturday 12:00 – 16:00Closed on Sundays and public holidays

Franschhoek

fgallery@everard.co.za
+27 21 876 2446

Building one:

20 Hugenot Rd.FranschhoekSouth Africa

Operating hours:
Monday – Sunday 9:30 – 17:00

Building two:

Leeu Estates,Dassenberg Rd.FranschhoekSouth Africa

Operating hours:
Tuesday – Sunday 10:00 – 17:00