an exhaustive nation-wide selection process 100 artists and 132 art pieces have been chosen for South Africa's largest contemporary art exhibition, the Spier Contemporary 2010. The Africa Centre's art biennale, the Spier Contemporary 2010 will launch on the 14th March 2010 at the Cape Town City Hall.

The artworks were selected from a national call for submissions, with artworks collected at thirteen selection centres across South Africa. The final exhibition was chosen from over 2,700 entries, which represents an increase of 10% on the submissions received for the Spier Contemporary 2007/8. The selection was made in November and December 2009 by a curatorial team of five local and continental industry professionals.

Work has begun on the Cape Town City Hall, where the  first leg of the Exhibition will be held. The Spier Contemporary has commissioned architect Nabeel Essa to design the exhibition. Nabeel's vision is to contrast the contemporary nature of the artworks against the historic grandeur of the Edwardian building.

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The Spier Contemporary 2010 artists, in alphabetical order, are:

1. Janine Allen
2. Eugene Aries
3. Lindi Arbi
4. John Barron
5. Stuart Bird
6. Matthew Blackman
7. Joanne Bloch
8. David Bloomer
9. Richard Letsatsi Bollers
10. Brydon Bolton
11. Candice Borzechowski
12. Justin Brett
13. Bruno Brincat
14. Tegan Bristow
15. Elizabeth Buys
16. Kurt Campbell
17. Jonathan Cane
18. Richard Chauke
19. James Clayton
20. Maria Cleary
21. Lean Coetzer
22. Roxandra Dardagan Britz
23. Araminta de Clermont
24. Angela de Jesus
25. Frikkie Eksteen
26. Nicola Elliot
27. Hasan Essop
28. Husain Essop
29. Gordon Froud
30. Frina Galloway
31. Jonathan Garnham
32. Jessica Gregory
33. Ndivhuwo Gundula
34. Dan Halter
35. Gerrit Hattingh
36. Matthew Hindley
37. Zakhele Moses Hlatshwayo
38. Sarah Jones
39. Matthew Kalil
40. Philippe Kayumba-wa-Yafolo
41. David Koloane
42. Arie Kuijers
43. Neil Le Roux
44. Tim Leibbrandt
45. Sentso Lele
46. Nina Liebenberg
47. Carla Liesching
48. Jacky Lloyd
49. Elsa Lourens
50. Michael MacGarry
51. Daniel Maggs
52. Maja Malievic
53. Zen Marie
54. Christopher Marsberg
55. Dillon Marsh
56. William John Martin
57. Maja Marx
58. Emile Maurice
59. Maurice Mbikayi
60. Jacki McInnes
61. Jean Meeran
62. Mohau Modisakeng
63. Frans Masobe Mothapo
64. Brett Murray
65. Mxulisi Nkononde
66. Vusumuzi Derrick Nxumalo
67. Mamela Nyamza
68. Carolyn Parton
69. Colin Payne
70. Richard Penn
71. Dawood Petersen
72. Kurt Pio
73. Cameron Platter
74. Lucy Pooler
75. Philip Rikhotso
76. Dave Robertson
77. Wilhelm Saayman
78. Brink Scholtz
79. Johannes Scott
80. Helen Sebidi
81. Jaco Sieberhagen
82. Sonja Smit
83. Jane Solomon
84. Anthony Strack van Schyndel
85. Karen Suskin
86. Nicolene Swanepool
87. Christoper Swift
88. Motseokae Klass Thibeletsa
89. Lucas Nkahloleng Thobejane
90. Rudolph Tshie
91. Johann van der Schijff
92. Francois Van Tonder
93. Roelof Van Wyk
94. James Webb
95. Hanje Whitehead
96. Xolile Mazibuko
97. Ed Young
98. Dale Yuldeman
99. Sicelo Ziqubu
100. Mlu Zondi