About
Lené Ehlers is an artist based in Paarl, South Africa.
She is known for her whimsical, dreamlike depictions of flowers in thick oil paint — blooms that feel imagined or symbolic, drawn from a rich inner world. Her distinct, muted colour palette enhances the ethereal atmosphere of her work. Inspired by beauty, the slow romance of the creative process, and the way emotions translate into colour, her paintings evoke a sense of being in a daydream.
Ehlers has held three solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group shows. She has deepened her practice through artist residencies in the French countryside and on a Greek island.
Exhibitions
2025
‘Vases of Summer’, solo exhibition, Chandler House (SA)
2024
La Motte, group exhibition (SA)
2023
Open Call Collection, Partnership Editions (UK)
‘Chateau’, solo exhibition, Chandler House (SA)
June Online Show, Act One Gallery (UK)
‘I Never Promised You a Rose Garden’, group show, Cavalli Estate (SA)
2022
‘Stilte’, group exhibition, Chandler House (SA)
‘Oomblikke/ Moments’, solo exhibition, Chandler House (SA)
‘Indian summer’, independent solo show & online catalogue (SA)
2021
‘When it’s hot out & you wanna have a good time’, group exhibition, Salon 91 (SA)
‘A Place to Linger’, online solo exhibition, Salon 91 (SA)
‘A Spring for Dreamers’, online solo exhibition, Salon 91 (SA)
Online collection of works, Otomys (AUS)
‘Biophilia’, group exhibition, Cavalli Estate (SA)
2020
‘A Hazy Shade of Winter’, group exhibition, Salon 91 (SA)
2017
Illustrators exhibition, Bologna Children’s Bookfair (ITA)
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
2024
Cycladic Arts (GREECE)
2023
Chateau Orquevaux (FRANCE)
Selected interviews
Chandler House: Interview with Lené Ehlers
