Gavin Jantjes: A Life Painted in Resistance Born in Cape Town’s vibrant, yet deeply fractured, District Six in 1948, Gavin Jantjes' life and art are inextricably linked to the tumultuous history of apartheid South Africa. His early experiences—a childhood shaped by both artistic exploration at the Children’s Art Centre and the stark realities of racial segregation—laid the foundation for a career dedicated to confronting injustice thr…