Stella Shawzin

BORN:
1920, South Africa

LIVES:
Died in 2020. Aged 100

EARLY LIFE:
She was fascinated by performing arts from an early age and she went on to train as an actor, singer and dancer, subsequently acting in plays and films in England in her 20s.

CAREER:
Shawzin enjoyed international success in her lifetime, exhibiting widely in solo and group show in cities across the world, including London, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Paris, New York and Bologna. Her pieces are often monumental in scale, but feature a great amount of intimate detail. This interesting contrast is made even more poignant by the fact that most of her figures lack facial features.

MEDIUMS USED IN WORK:
Bronze/marble

SUBJECTS OF WORK:
Human forms


Stella Shawzin sculpture and furniture for sale from The Sculpture Park is detailed below: