Aaron Philander
AVA Exhibition: Nanna’s Kitchen (Solo Show) | 26.06.25 - 31.07.25
Aaron Philander (b. 2002) is a Cape Town-based artist sculptor working primarily with timber and found objects. Since he graduated from the Michaelis School of Fine Art in 2024, Philander has earned a strong reputation for his ability to transform discarded yet powerfully charged household articles into poetic assemblages that reflect intimately on questions of self, family, and collective memory. His works trouble the tension of racial inhabitation in the aftermath of apartheid and offer a unique generational perspective on the ways oppressive structures can be traced psychologically and materially.
Notable solo exhibitions include Nana's Kitchen at AVA Gallery in 2025 and Jack in the Box as a part of Everard Read’s Cubicle Series in 2026.
Instagram: @aaronphilander_
