Caro Allum

Cape Town contemporary artist Caro Allum has specialised in abstract works for the past 17 years.
Her powerful works are characterised by exceptional skill in her mastery of
the alchemy of paint and various other materials.

As she harnesses and often unleashes forces of nature, Caro uses gravity, chemical reaction and
evaporation as allies. When handling the syrupy paints she spills, heaves, rubs, sands back,
dilutes and drips. Layer upon layer of shear and translucent earthy glazes create an
ambiguity of depth and floating form, which tilt at the unpredictable and surprising beauty of
nature.

She explores and reveals the weathering effects of exposure and time. Her work vibrates with
constant change of the cyclical processes of Life: creation, growth, weathering, erosion, repair,
decay and rebirth. A grounding in Expressionism is charged with energy, emotion and life
experiences.

“My creative process sometimes borders on chaos,” says Caro. “It often suprises me. I see it and
say: ‘Wow! Where did that come from? While I work, I morph in a state of flow, and what emerges
seems to take on a life of its own. I work on the canvas, but it also works on me, and results in
a discovery of something bigger ...

The Ruth Prowse School of Art & Design graduating in 1997
The Frank Joubert Art School South Africa.

Artem Gallery Cape Town Solo Exhibition
February 2019.

Artem Gallery Collaborative Show
April 2018 - October 2018
Cape Town

Young Blood Arts & Culture Development Centre - September 2017.
Group Show with Willowlamp.

Inspire Me Art Gallery - August 2017.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Roche Bobois, Cape Town Feb/July 2017.

Zener Schon Contemporary February 2016
Mill Valley, CA.

Young Blood Arts & Culture Development Centre - November 2015.
Group Show

The CAMM Collective, Collaborative show April / May 2014.

The Hout Bay Gallery Group Show 2014 – 2016.

The Camps Bay Gallery, Group Show 2012 – 2013.

The Lindy Van Niekerk, Art Gallery 2012 – 2013.

Arts on Main, Joint Show with Willowlamp September 2011.
Maboneng Precinct, Johannesburg.

The Avital Lange Gallery, Cape Town
Group show
July 2010.