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Bossie

A climate change awareness mural was put up on the busy streets of Belville, Cape Town. The portrait represents Mother Nature with a full head of leafy bushy (Bossie in Afrikaans) hair. Her hair carries the message: Climate Change is Real. Commissioned by The Greater Tygerberg Partnership. Location Belville, Cape Town, South Africa Credits Photo...
on 3rd December 2022

Pow! Wow! Doha

POW! WOW! is an international mural festival which features in various cities around the world. Nardstar was invited as one of a few artists from around the globe by POW! WOW! Doha along with Qatar to museums to paint a mural in the city. Once again she brightened international walls with her signature style. The...
on 21st December 2021

Converse City Forests

Converse partnered with Graphene paints invited Nardstar to paint an inner city mural. Nardstar took the challenge and for the first time painted a large scale mural using rollers and paint brushes. Location Cape Town, South Africa Credits Photo credit:  Aidan Tobias Tags Graffiti, Mural, Outside, Spray Paint, Street Art
on 21st December 2021

Ubuntu Silo Project

Nardstar* was approached by Open Society Foundation for South Africa’s (OSF-SA’s) to paint a a 22m Silo in Phillipi to raise awareness on Covid 19. The mural draws on cues from the community regarding their lessons learnt from the pandemic which was unanimously found to be a feeling of Ubuntu, togetherness and helping one another. A...
on 16th December 2021

Concreto

Nardstar* was invited to the 6th Annual Festival Concreto in Fortaleza, Brazil. She spent the beginning 2 weeks of November painting a mural titled ‘Like-minded’. The mural is of 2 women – one from Africa (left) and another from Brazil (right). The overflow of black hair encourages women to celebrate themselves and their natural beauty. The featured flowers represented...
on 9th June 2020

Lion Queen

Behind every successful woman is herself. Location Cape Town, South Africa Credits Photo credit:  Nardstar* Tags Graffiti, Spray Paint, Street Art
on 5th September 2018

Constitution Hill Women’s Prison

Constitution Hill has a rich history as a former prison and military fort that bears testament to South Africa’s turbulent past and, today, is home to the country’s Constitutional Court. The site also housed a women's prison and Nardstar* was asked paint portraits to celebrate the female activists that were held there. As a result...
on 29th August 2018

Queen

Queens claim your thrones. Your time is now. Location Johannesburg, South Africa. Credits Photo credit:  Nardstar* Tags Graffiti, Mural, Outside, Spray Paint, Street Art
on 5th August 2018

Pink Eye

The paintings of eyes invite the viewer to self reflect through strong eye contact. The effect is similar to looking at yourself in the mirror. Location Cape Town, South Africa Credits Photo credit:  Nardstar* Tags Graffiti, Mural, Street Art
on 28th July 2018

Take Flight

Sometimes you're the pigeon, sometimes you're the statue. Painted in the heart of Cape Town's CBD, a busy hive of people and pigeons. Location Cape Town, South Africa Credits Photo credit:  Nardstar* Tags Graffiti, Mural, Street Art
on 28th July 2018
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