Steered by master printmaker and owner Zhané Warren, the studio produces original etchings, photogravures and monotypes with artists. Established in October 2007, Warren Editions is in its 17th year of operation. Nestled amongst trees and the sounds of birds, the studio is located on the edge of the Cape Point Nature Reserve near Kommetjie, Cape Town.
Lionel Smit is a South African artist renowned for his larger-than-life portraiture works. Primarily a painter and sculptor, Smit also makes original fine art prints and creates public installations in various mediums.
Smit’s work has been exhibited in prestigious gallery exhibitions and art fairs worldwide. Smit is currently based in Strand, Cape Town. His process remains adaptive, inventive, and physically engaging.
Lionel Smit collaborated with Warren Editions on three series of prints that represent an extension of his practice as a painter and sculptor. The first series, produced in 2012, comprises three photopolymer prints. The second collaboration, three small etchings of portraits, occurred in 2013, whereas the third series was created in 2014, comprising two etchings utilising aquatint and hardground etching.