Introduction
South Africa is a multi-cultural country and, as one could expect, this fact is reflected in the art produced by its varied artists. Johannesburg boasts a healthy collection of art galleries, exhibiting a wide variety of work. At Africa Deluxe Tours we have a keen interest in visual arts and we'll gladly accommodate requests for more in-depth introductions to the Johannesburg art scene.

Our recommendation
Africa Deluxe Tours recommend the following galleries:

• The Johannesburg Art Gallery
  (Johannesburg CBD - international & local artists, modern & contemporary, in-house tours available if pre-booked)
  
• The Goodman Gallery
  (Parkwood-Rosebank - well established art gallery featuring established and upcoming contemporary artists)
  
• The ABSA Gallery
  (Johannesburg CBD - bank group, houses up to 20 000 works - possibly the largest corporate art collection in the world)
  
• The Standard Bank Art Gallery
  (Johannesburg CBD - one of South Africa's biggest corporate and African art collections, also hosts exhibitions of local and European contemporary artists)
  
• The Premises
  (Johannesburg CBD - small theatre in Johannesburg Civic Theatre's building, regular contemporary art exhibitions)
  

Also worthwhile
Other galleries worth a visit include: The Everard Read Gallery (Rosebank - a large commercial gallery featuring local & international artists, also has a branch in Cape Town's V&A Waterfront); the Bag Factory (Johannesburg CBD - disused bag factory, now houses artist studios and a gallery); the ZUVA Gallery (Melrose - Melrose Arch Shopping Centre, sister gallery to namesake in Spain, contemporary African art); David Krut Fine Art Print Workshop (Parkwood-Rosebank - exhibits prints by established and emerging South African contemporary artists, also active in New York); the Gertrude Posel Gallery (Braamfontein - Witwatersrand University, a permanent exhibition of traditional / tribal southern, central and west African art), Gallery Momo (Parktown - group and solo exhibitions of contemporary African artists); Photo ZA (Rosebank - photographic exhibitions); Gallery on the Square (Sandton - Nelson Mandela Square Shopping Centre, eclectic works from 20th-century -e.g. Miro and Chagall- to those of contemporary South African artists); Kim Sacks Gallery (Parkwood-Rosebank),