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Artist Biography

Born in December 1966 in the Highveld town of Witbank, as it was then known. I attended the local English primary school, Robert Caruthers and later the Pretoria Art, Ballet and Music School from which I matriculated in 1984. Thereafter, I went to Rhodes University to study Fine Art. After a year, I decided that Durban Technikon would better suit my temperament and interests. I completed a Diploma in Fine Art with Drawing and Painting majors in 1988. I went on to study towards a Higher Diploma in Fine Art, which I completed Cum Laude at the end of 1989. While living in Durban, I worked as a private painting and drawing tutor for adult students, and as an arts and crafts teacher to groups of children until 1997.

In February of 1997 I relocated to Pretoria. I have continued with this form of self-employment while based in Pretoria.

In December 2015 I completed my M.Tech Fine Art with Cum Laude at Tshwane University of Technology, presenting a dissertation, The pool motif in selected South African Arcadian paintings and an exhibition of twelve paintings of the suburban swimming pool.

I have co-written an article with Prof. Ingrid Stevens of TUT, entitled Arcadia, the landscape and the pool: reflections on selected South African paintings, which is published in the South African Journal of Art History, Encounter (Volume 31, Number 1, 2016, p 80 – 94).

Qualifications

  • Jan 1986 – Dec 1988 Diploma in Fine Art (Majoring: Painting & Drawing) - DUT (Durban Technikon)
  • Jan 1989 – Dec 1989 Higher Diploma in Fine Art (Cum Laude) - DUT (Durban Technikon)
  • Jan 2014 – Dec 2015 M Tech in Fine Art (Cum Laude) - Tshwane University of Technology

List of exhibitions and commissions

  • Sept 1991 - Natal New Signatures Competition Awarded first prize for diptych, Sea Point Waterfront
  • Oct 1991 - Private commission A North Coast lagoon
  • Apr 1992 - Bearings Exhibition Five Durban artists at the NSA
  • Mar 1993 - NSA Chairs Exhibition Exhibited and sold a decorative, non-functional chair
  • June 1993 - Volkskas Competition Adoration (a triptych) was selected for the national exhibition
  • Dec 1993 - Portrait commission The late Zamazulu Nkosi, founder of the Kwa Mashu Polyclinic
  • Dec 1994 - Landscape commission for the Principle of Natal University, Brenda Gourley, a large-scale oil of the view of Durban bay as seen from the University
  • Mar 1997 - Labia Gallery, Cape Town, a two-women exhibition with Clare Menck. Exhibited a body of 13 oil paintings, a series of Natal lagoons, tidal pools and beaches
  • June 1997 - Volkskas Competition Pure horizon selected and exhibited at the national exhibition in Bloemfontein
  • Feb 1998 - Site Specific Exhibition was held at the Open Window Gallery, Pretoria. There were three participants
  • Aug 1998 - Sasol New Signatures Competition Western Portal, a tall painting of the sculpture of a Gothic queen in a South coast dune landscape
  • June 1999 - Kempton Park/Tembisa Competition Winged Goddess was selected for the exhibition
  • July 1999 - Absa Atelier Competition Western Portal was selected for finals at the African Window
  • June 2000 - Tembisa Competition The three-paneled painting, Fog garden was selected for exhibition
  • July 2000 - Absa Atelier My multi-paneled painting, Vigil was selected for the national exhibition at Absa's Johannesburg gallery
  • June 2001 - 3/3 Exhibition was held at the Open Window gallery
  • Aug 2001 - Femina 2001 Exhibited a painting at the Pretoria Association of Arts
  • March 2002 - Absa Atelier The painting, Origins and archetypes was selected for the national competition
  • Dec 2002 - Grillroom, Durban Exhibited a body of 7 paintings of classical statuary in watery landscapes
  • Sept 2003 - NSA Park Gallery, Durban An exhibition of 6 paintings, entitled Nymphs and pools
  • July 2007 - Durban Art Space I participated in a group show, Malleable
  • July 2015 - Sasol New Signatures Competion Elegy, a large-scale painting of the steps leading into the water of a pool, was accepted for the national exhibition in Pretoria
  • Oct 2015 - Pretoria Arts Association Paradise lost - small solo show of 6 paintings.
  • Dec 2015 - M.Tech Exhibition A body of 12 paintings of water/pools
  • Mar 2016 - Art Lover's Gallery (Pretoria) Group show
  • July 2016 - Trent Gallery Pop up exhibition of small pool/water paintings
  • March 2017 - Upstairs@Bamboo Group exhibition
  • April 2017 - Gallery 2 The Pool of Water in Arcadia Solo Exhibition
  • Sept 2017 - Surface a group show at Upstairs@bamboo
  • April 2018 - An interchange with pools at Art Lovers Gallery
  • Mar 2018 - Pretoria Art Museum: University of Pretoria’s Staff exhibition.
  • Aug 2018 - TAF: In association with Gallery2.
  • Sep 2018 - Art Lover’s Gallery: Spring.
  • Nov 2018 - Association of Arts Pretoria: Wings (A group show).
  • Dec 2018 - Art Lover’s Gallery: Miniatures exhibition.
  • Dec 2018 - Art Box: Black Friday exhibition.
  • Mar 2019 - Trent Gallery: Ophelia Complex.
  • Apr 2019 - Gallery2: Surface and Depth – a two-women exhibition with Laurel Holmes.
  • May 2019 - Tina Skukan Gallery: Fringe – Periphery.
  • June 2019 - ArtBox Gallery: How small can you go?
  • Aug 2019 - Thami Nyele Competition: Achieved a Top 20 position.
  • Sept 2019 - Corner Shop, Linden: Bob Dylan travelling exhibition curated by Gordon Froud.
  • Oct 2019 - Art Lover’s Gallery: Studio Clearance Sale – A group show.
  • Mar 2020 - Viewing Room at St Lorient: Unbroken wilderness, a large group show.
  • June 2020 - ArtBox Gallery: Water, the ambivalent element – an online and physical solo exhibition.
  • Oct 2020 - Art Lovers Gallery: The pool, a place of ambiguous quietness – a small solo exhibition.
  • Oct 2021 - Trent Gallery: Receptacle: The pool, a receptacle of memory and emotion – a solo exhibition.
  • Apr 2022 - Johan van Heerden Gallery: Illusion of reality – a group show.
  • May 2022 - Trent Gallery: An experiential of Musshero(ins) – a group show.
  • Nov 2022 - Trent Gallery: Savage Bloom – a two-person show.
  • Nov 2022 - ArtBox Gallery: Secret – group show.
  • Dec 2022 - Pretoria Art Museum: University of Pretoria Staff Exhibition.




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