Teresa Lizamore -
Director, Curator and Advisor

Lizamore has developed a sound career in the industry, serving as the curator for the Sasol art collection for the past 25 years. She has also served as advisor and curator to Rand Merchant Bank for the past 15 years, and more recently has been appointed to develop a collection for the ATKV (Afrikaanse Taal en Kultuurverenging).  She started up, and then developed the Telkom art collection over five years. Lizamore also acted as the art consultant for the formalisation of the first Brett Kebble Art Awards in 2003. Apart from this Lizamore has been involved in many ad hoc short term projects.

Lizamore’s interest in the industry developed during her early years as a student at the then Rand Afrikaans University (now University of Johannesburg) studying history of art. She went on to obtain formal qualifications in Public Relations from The Public Relations Institute of South Africa and interior design from the Boston College in Rosebank. Her work as a public relations practitioner, art consultant and gallery director has merged her interests and experience with an entrepreneurial spirit.

On 5th March 2008, Lizamore launched her most ambitious project to date - the relocation and relaunch of her gallery Artspace - in a newly designed venue in the heart of the artstrip in Rosebank.
On a lighter note, Lizamore cites the following quote by Einstein as her motto in life:

“Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions. “