Elana Brundyn

Elana Brundyn

Elana Brundyn is a fine art and cultural consultant based in Cape Town, South Africa. She has previously worked as a commercial gallerist and a museum director.

Brundyn was involved in launching two important African museums – she was the founding CEO of Norval Foundation and an inaugural director at Zeitz MOCAA. During her time at Norval Foundation, she helped establish a formal art partnership with Boschendal which resulted in the launch of satellite art exhibitions hosted on the farms’ historic manor house with a focus on artists from across Africa.

Quotes

• “fearlessly delving into various aspects of identity, societal issues, and the dynamic essence of contemporary culture,” [1]
• “I never thought I would see it in my lifetime,” a South African gallerist who created her first display space 17 years ago in a milking shed on her parents’ farm outside the town of Durbanville. “I think lots of people are seeing the need to do bigger and better projects.”[2]