Cape Town, South Africa 10 February 1976

Grade 12 1994- Hartbeespoort High School

B. Tech Fine Arts 4 year degree 1996-2000- with distinctions in painting
and drawing-Technikon Pretoria, South Africa
(Now: Tshwane University of Technology)

Awards:

  • `The Shape of Things to Come´ was awarded best exhibition at the
    2020 US Toyota Woordfees.
  • ´Streeksbiblioteek’ received a “Kanna” award nomination for best
    exhibition at the KKNK and a Kyknet “Fiesta” award nomination for
    best South-African art festival exhibition, 2013.
  • SASOL New Signatures competition, Merit award winner for
    multimedia animation work ‘Consume’, National Museum of Fine Arts
    Pretoria, 2007.
  • SASOL New Signatures competition, Merit award winner for
    multimedia animation work ‘Contain’, with music by Jean Marais,
    National Museum of Fine Arts Pretoria, 2006.
  • PPC Young Concrete Sculptor Competition, 1st prize, Pretoria, 2000.
  • PPC Young Concrete Sculptor Competition, 2nd prize, Pretoria, 1999.

 

Solo Exhibitions:

  • 'The Shape of Things to Come', US Toyota Woordfees, Stellenbosch
    2020.
  • ‘Two Continents’, Dawid’s Choice Gallery, Johannesburg, 2017.
  • ‘Habitat’ , Dawid’s Choice Gallery, Johannesburg, 2016.
  • ‘Wanvoorstelling/ Misrepresentation’, Woordfees, Stellenbosch, 2015.
  • ´Co-Author’, Lizamore and associates, Johannesburg, 2014.
  • ‘Streeksbiblioteek’, KKNK, Oudtshoorn, 2013.
  • ‘Landmeter’, Aardklop, Potchefstroom, 2013.
  • ‘Biblioteek’, Woordfees, Stellenbosch, 2013.
  • ‘Field guide’, Dawid’s Choice Gallery, Johannesburg, 2012.
  • ‘Chaos’, Rooke Gallery, Johannesburg, 2010.
  • ‘Terra Incognito’ Rooke Gallery, Johannesburg, 2008.
  • ‘Changing Lanes’, Gordart Gallery, Johannesburg,2006.
  • ‘Migration’, Taichung Railway Station, Taichung, Taiwan, 2005. (A
    permanent painting installation commissioned by the Taichung Cultural
    Government which was part of the centenary celebration of the
    Taichung Railway Station)

Group Exhibitions:

  • DAOR gallery, Autumn group show, Cape Town, 2023
  • Galleri Lohme, ‘Local Art’, Malmö, Sweden, 2017.
  • Knysna Fine Art, ’20 year birthday exhibition’, Knysna, 2017.
  • Priest Gallery, ‘Dead and still dreaming’, Johannesburg, 2017.
  • Turbine Hall Art Fair, Dawid’s Choice Gallery exhibition, Johannesburg, 2017
  • Turbine Hall Art Fair, Dawid’s Choice Gallery exhibition, Johannesburg, 2016.
  • ‘Habitat’ with sculptor Guy du Toit, Dawid’s Choice Gallery exhibition, Johannesburg, 2016.
  • Turbine Hall Art Fair, Dawid’s Choice Gallery exhibition, Johannesburg, 2015.
  • With sculptor Sarel Petrus, Dawid’s Choice Gallery exhibition, Johannesburg, 2014.
  • Johannesburg Art Fair, Dawid’s Choice Gallery exhibition, Johannesburg, 2013.
  • Turbine Hall Art Fair, Artspace gallery exhibition, Johannesburg, 2013.
  • ‘Critic’s choice’, AVA, Cape Town, 2013.
  • ‘Mash-up’, Alex Hamilton studio gallery, Cape Town, 2013.
  • ‘Transvaalse verhalen’, Transvaal Art, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2011.
  • Johannesburg Art Fair, Rooke Gallery exhibition, Johannesburg, 2010.
  • Johannesburg Art Fair, Rooke Gallery exhibition, Johannesburg, 2009.
  • ‘Zombie’: comic book publication with Mark Kannemeyer, 2008.
  • Johannesburg Art Fair, Rooke Gallery exhibition, Johannesburg, 2008.
  • ‘Flesh’ Group exhibition, KKNK Oudtshoorn 2007.
  • ‘St. Sebastian’, Association of the Arts, Pretoria, 2007.
  • ‘GAB’, FM Gallery, Taichung, Taiwan, 2005.
  • ‘Thin Air’, Stock 20, Taichung, Taiwan, 2004.
  • ‘Arson’, 616 Art Collective, Taichung, Taiwan, 2004
  • ‘Kung Fu for beginners’, 616 Art Collective, Taichung, Taiwan, 2002.

Lecturing and Teaching South Africa:

  • Print making lecturer: Tshwane University of Technology, 2011- 2014.
  • Drawing lecturer: Tshwane University of Technology, 2011- 2012 (figure drawing, general drawing subjects)
  • Lecturer: Open Window School of Design, 2006- 2007 (drawing, figure drawing, concept development)

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