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Born in 1969, I grew up barefoot and wide-eyed in the wilds of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), where war and wonder lived side by side. My earliest memories are soaked in nature and contradiction — making mud pies, collecting butterflies, rescuing baby birds, living with guns and roadblocks, and asking far too many questions.
A Curious Life
That early curiosity and hunger to explore never left me. It’s the thread that’s pulled me through many chapters of my life: from fine artist to creative entrepreneur, from call girl to cult member, from mother to memoirist.
When I was nine, I used a tube of toothpaste as glue and turned a bag of confetti into a giant mosaic on my bedroom wall. That knack for making something magical out of the unexpected has shaped my life ever since.
By High School I was designing costumes for the Michaelhouse production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and in my matric year won the Atkinson Prize for best art student.
A Creative Career
Over the years, I’ve built a versatile creative career as an artist, illustrator, author and speaker rooted in storytelling and nature.
I’ve painted murals for restaurants in Johannesburg, launched a children’s events business called Wart and Fish Trading, and founded the award-winning Homegrown Design Fair.
I’ve collaborated with Mr Price Home on textile collections and a glamping showcase, opened my own concept store, Anthology, and staged countless exhibitions and pop-up shops.
Terry Angelos’ Studio is more than just a workspace. It’s a reflection of a lifetime of experiences — a place where art, storytelling, and memory come together.
Life Lately
In 2020, I set up a permanent stall at the Shongweni Farmers Market, which has become a “must-see” stop for locals and visitors. My art prints and textiles—quirky, playful, and uniquely South African—continue to find their way into homes around the world.
Today, I live on the edge of a river in Durban, South Africa, surrounded by tropical jungle, where the birds are noisy, the light is golden, and everything is a little bit overgrown.
My studio is filled with collected curiosities — feathers, bones, seed pods, and fragments of pattern and story.
I’m married to the love of my life, my three children are all grown, and I share the space with a scrappy little pug named Juniper.
