ABOUT THE ARTIST
Born in Johannesburg, Gail van Lingen is a passionate artist with deep roots in South Africa. ( Please see her Curriculum Vitae below for a detailed history of her career.) On her father's side, the family is linked to Piet Retief who the Zulu Chief, Dingaan, had put to death in 1838.  On her mother's side, the Symons line in South Africa goes back to 1769. And her great grandfather and his brother, as part of the Natal Carbineers, were with Lord Chelmsford when the camp at Isandhlwana was attacked.  In short, her interest in her subject matter is visceral. It is in her blood.

Her robust and joyous use of colour, along with the texture she achieves with her palette knife, has made Gail van Lingen's works eminently collectable. Her recent Moroccan Collection was virtually sold out on preview at the old Castle in Cape Town. Her paintings hang on the walls of discerning art buyers in America, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia and South Africa.