Conrad Botes

20 September 2022

Conrad Botes (b. 1969 – Western Cape, South Africa) lives and works in Cape Town. Conrad’s career as an artist spans decades and is integral in the history of South African political and satirical art, starting in the 1990s with the development of Bitterkomix which was co-created by Anton Kannemyer and first published in 1992. His comics have been published in various anthologies in Europe and the USA. Conrad’s work has been featured in numerous institutions and important exhibitions and his work remains in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York.