Ella Spira MBE’s Global Landscapes: South Africa unites art, music, and place in a deeply personal body of work.
Comprising 38 original works painted en plein air across South Africa, from Table Mountain and Cape Agulhas to the Sterkfontein Caves and Cape Winelands, the collection reflects Spira’s enduring bond with the country.
That connection began in 2009, through her collaboration with Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo, which inspired the Grammy-nominated production INALA. Years spent creating in South Africa shaped her visual practice and sparked a decade-long dialogue with the land and its people.
Each work captures the spirit and atmosphere of its setting, and extends into Spira’s limited-edition artist-label wine collaborations with leading South African producers.
Now on display at House of Sisters Grimm, this series celebrates a nation’s landscape, legacy, and creativity through one multidisciplinary lens.
Artwork Overview
Discover the artistry behind Ella Spira’s latest collection, where each brushstroke tells a story of nature’s majesty. These 150cm x 120cm original oil paintings, preserve the textures, light, and energy of iconic locations:
Testimonials & Press Features:
Ella is someone who lives in a near constant state of ebullient creativity. Ideas fuse in her head and then she manages to channel them into music, images, live performances and exhibitions.
Alice Black, Founder ArtULTRA, Former Director
of the Design Museum, London.
Spira’s work has already proved popular with collectors. Singapore-based and Chinese investor Jack Tao fell under the spell of Ella Spira’s Banyan Tree painting and recently acquired it for GBP250,000.
World Art News
A drive for social inclusion is at the core of her artistic practice, pursued through multicultural and multidisciplinary collaboration.
ArtReview
There is a certain sense of interconnectivity in Ella Spira MBE’s art. Her work fluidly evolves based on collaborations with people and encounters with nature, culminating in an end product that is intricately woven with all that she comes across.
Vogue Singapore
Ella Spira is really successful at creating a mood in her paintings, capturing a latent feeling. Her palette is sober, her brush work is calm and considered. Her paintings evoke, more than depict.
Alice Black,Founder ArtULTRA, Former Director of the
Design Museum, London.
A Journey Through Art, Wine, and Culture
Immerse yourself in the stunning beauty of South African vineyards and witness the culmination of a remarkable 16-year artistic collaboration. Sisters-Grimm, a B Corp-certified company committed to the highest standards of artistic excellence, invites you to the breathtaking Stellenbosch Wine Lands. Here, world-class wines meet landscape art created in situ by Ella Spira MBE. Experience the powerful Grammy Award-nominated music co-written by Joseph Shabalala, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Ella from the celebrated , globally acclaimed Sisters-Grimm show, INALA meaning an abundance of goodwill in Zulu.
