Nadia Ettwein (b.1984) is a contemporary lens-based artistbased in Cape Town, South Africa.
With a degree in Information science, her work extended into photography by means of creating and preserving her own stories. Nadia’s work is an introspective exploration of social issues, personal identity, and domesticity in South Africa. Through her works, she authors and witness individuality and diversity of womanhood.
Nadia has recently been named as a CAP 2023 winner and shortlisted for PhMuseum 2023 Woman Photographers grant. She was also a finalist for the 2023 Gomma Photography grant. Her work has been exhibited as part of the group exhibition 'Shutterland' by Lizamore and Associates in Johannesburg as well as a collective exhibition,‘(IM)Materiality’ by Notamuseum in Lisbon. She has also been featured in a group exhibition ‘Everything, Everyone, Always’ by Through the lens collective.
She resonates with the complexities of the human experience, reflecting on her own identity and abuse. Nadia continues to work on projects in analogue, digital and printed mediums.
She is a Through The Lens Collective mentee.
WEBSITE : https://www.nadiaettwein.com/gallery
INSTAGRAM : @nadia.inrealife
Images courtesy of the artist ©NADIA ETTWEIN
