FORMAL EDUCATION

1981 BA, University of Port Elizabeth
1984 B.TH, University of Stellenbosch
1985 Licentiate in Theology, University of Stellenbosch
1987-1990 Occasional Student in Sculpture under Prof. Jos Nell, Rhodes University
1994 Diploma in Fund Raising Management, University of South Africa

AWARDS

1996 New signature - Sculpture, art-b, Bellville, SA
2000 Public sculpture for Port Elizabeth competition - Joint runner-up (highly recommended)
2001 Art Society International Contemporary Sculpture Competition, Boston USA - Outstanding Sculpture Award,
2002 2002 International Art Contest, Australia - Runner up Mixed Medium Category
2005 Merit Award, Sasol New Signature Exhibition, Pretoria, SA
2006 The lauréat du prix du public pour Exposition International, Galerie Art' et Miss, Paris, France
2019 Nomination Price, “Human in Nature” 2019 Zhengzhou International Sculpture Exhibition

INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS

2001 Science Art Society International Sculpture exhibition, Boston, USA
2002 2002 International Art Contest, Australia
2002 Africa Heritage 2002, 4th Biennale of the Pan-Africa Circle of Artist (PACA) in Lagos, Nigeria
2004 Overcoming Maps 3, Traveling exhibition, PACA, Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Burkina Faso, Mali, Ghana
2004 Africa Heritage 2004, 5th Biennale of PACA in Enugu, Nigeria
2005 Galerie Art'et Miss, Paris, France (Group exhibition)
2005 Salon d'Art Nature-Animaux, Espace Champerret, Paris (Group Exhibition)
2006 Salon d'Art Nature-Animaux, Paris (Group Exhibition)
2007 Galerie Art'et Miss, Paris, France (Group Exhibition)
2010 In Family Unity – Unity of the world, (Traveling Group Exhibition) Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
2011 In Family Unity – Unity of the world, (Traveling Group Exhibition) Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University), Moscow, Russia
2012 Tee Party Berlin, The Wye, Berlin, Germany
2014 South African Luciano Benetton canvases at Ca’ dei Carraresi, Treviso, Italy
2014 20 Years of Democracy, Turchin Centre for the Visual Arts. Appalachian State University, North Carolina, USA, 2015 Pretoria Art Museum, 2015 University of Johannesburg Gallery Johannesburg.
2015 Group Exhibition Imago Mundi, Fondazione Isola di San Giorgio Moggiore, Venizia, Italy
2016 Group Exhibition Imago Mundi, Pratt Institute of Brooklyn (New York), USA
2019 Human&Nature Zhengzhou Sculpture Exhibition Zhengzhou, China
2020 The 8th "Liu Kaiqu Award" International Sculpture Marquette Exhibition, Wuhu, CHINA
2022 Galerie Art'et Miss, Paris, France (Group exhibition)

INTERNATIONAL SCULPTURE SYMPOSIUMS

2007 1st China Erdaobaihe International Sculpture Symposium, China
2010 11th China Changchun International Sculpture Symposium, China
2011 Centennial International Wood Carving Event, Taichung Taiwan
2018 19th China Changchun International Sculpture Symposium, China
2019 2019 “Human and Nature” Zhengzhou International Sculpture Exhibition, China
2020 2020 “Transformation • Creation” The 8th “Liu Kaiqu Award” International Sculpture Exhibition. Wuhu, China

NATIONAL EXHIBITIONS

1990 Volkskas Bank Atelier (ABSA)
1992 Volkskas Bank Atelier (ABSA)
1996 Volkskas Bank Atelier (ABSA)
2002 Solo exhibition - KKNK (Sasol Visual Arts Main Festival), Oudtshoorn
2004 Sasol New Signature Competition '04, Pretoria
2004 Brett Kebble Art Awards, Cape Town
2005 Sasol New Signature Competition '05, Pretoria
2006 Installation work "Girl in a Blue Dress"- finalist for the canceled 2006 Brett Kebble Art Awards 2007 Spier Contemporary 2007, Stellenbosch
2009 Woordfees, Stellenbosch, ATKV Project “Skilder met woorde”
2010 Spier Contemporary 2010, Cape Town
2012 “Ik ben een afrikander II” Woordfees, Stellenbosch
2012 100 plates, Vryfees 2012, Bloemfontein
2013 Metalworks, Stellenbosch
2013 Innibos festival, “woord en beeld”, Nelspruit
2013 Benetton Small Canvas Art project- South Africa, Luciano Benetton Foundation
2013 Aardklop Main festival Solo Exhibition, Potchefstroom
2013 Summer of Sculpture II, Mount Nelson Hotel, Cape Town
2014 “KomSit”, Public Sculpture Stellenbosch III
2014 Sculptures on the Cliffs, Hermanus
2014 The Industrial Karoo - FEAR&LOSS, Oliewenhuis, Bloemfontein
2015 Reflections - Public Art in Stellenbosch IV
2015 The Industrial Karoo - FEAR&LOSS , Pretoria Art Museum, Pretoria
2015 Die Burger 100 jaar, Suidoosterfees, Cape Town
2015 Sculpture on the Cliffs 2015, Hermanus
2015 The Industrial Karoo - FEAR&LOSS , Jan Rupert Art Centre, Graaff-Reinet
2016 Woordfees, Stellenbosch, “plek-plek” Group exhibition
2016 Sculpture on the Cliffs 2016, Hermanus South Africa
2016 Saadjie, Cool Capital, Anton van Wouw House, Pretoria (Exhibition traveled to different places in SA)
2017 US Woordfees Stellenbosch, solo exhibition “Spiraal”
2017 Fear & Loss - The Industrial Karoo Khazimla – Centre, DeAar
2017 Sculpture on the cliffs, 2017, Hermanus South Africa
2018 Investec Cape Town Art Fair, Cape Town
2018 Stellenbosch Woordfees – Group exhibition “Kennis”
2018 Forward! Forward? Forward. 100th anniversary Exhibition University of Stellenbosch
2019 Contemporary Today, Curated by Teresa Lizamore, KKNK 25 Oudtshoorn
2019 Dwell in Possibilities, Curate by Johann Du Plessis, Vryfees Bloemfontein
2020 Knoop/Knot Curate by Louis Jansen van Vuuren US Woordfees, Stellenbosch, Group exhibition
2020 Sculpture on the Cliffs, 2020 Hermanus
2021 Rooftop X, St Lorient Gallery, Pretoria

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

1998 Jean Welz Gallery, Worcester
2000 Klein Karoo National Arts Festival, Oudtshoorn
2001 Chelsea Gallery, Cape Town
2002 Cuyler Street Gallery, Port Elizabeth
2006 AVA, Cape Town
2008 art-b, Bellville
2008 Johans Borman Fine Art Gallery, Cape Town
2009 Artspace Gallery, Johannesburg
2011 Artspace Gallery, Johannesburg
2013 Artspace Gallery, Johannesburg
2014 Gallery on Leviseur, Bloemfontein
2015 Lizamore & Associates, Johannesburg
2017 US Woordfees, Stellenbosch
2018 Tokara Stellenbosch (IS Gallery)
2018 Lizamore & Associates, Johannesburg

POP-UP GALLERY EXHIBITIONS

2011 December 2011 Village Square, Hermanus
2012 December 2012 Station Square, Hermanus

TWO AND THREE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS

1999 Bellville Art Gallery with Cecilia van Heerden
2001 KKNK Oudtshoorn with Francois Gerber and Francois Tiran
2003 Johans Borman Fine Art Gallery, Cape Town with Hennie Nieman Jr and Angela Key
2003 Chelsea on 34 Gallery, Darling with Judith Mason and Cecily Sash
2004 Skukan Gallery, Pretoria with Elize Lamprecht
2004 art-b, Bellville with Nico Eilers, Loni Drager
2004 Jean Welz Gallery, Worcester with Nico Eilers, Loni Drager
2005 Chelsea on 34, Darling with Francois Roux
2006 Artspace Fine Art Gallery, Johannesburg with Bonnie Walters
2021 Fragments of Royalty, FynArts Gallery with Jo Roets
1987–2022 Participated in 118 Group exhibitions

CURATOR FOR EXHIBITIONS

2003 “Dream for our Daughters” exhibition - Sasol Main Festival Exhibitions, KKNK, Oudtshoorn.
2014, 2015 Sculptures on the Cliffs, Hermanus

RESIDENCIES

December 2004-January 2005 Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
March 2022 – April 2022 Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France

PUBLICATIONS

2001 Afrikaans volume of poetry - Roosknop of Marmerklip
2002 The poem “ABBAKIND” published in “Die Woordgilde, Bundel 55"
2008 Trapped in History, Catalogue published by Johans Borman Fine Art Gallery
2009 No(n) place like home, Catalogue
2011 Business of ART, ART of Business, Rand Merchant Bank
2011 Step up or step down, Catalogue
2013 The Carnival (No dogs allowed) Catalogue
2013 In the shadow of the rainbow, published by Johans Borman Fine Art Gallery
2014 Contemporary Artist from South Africa, Luciano Benetton Collection
2014 Still, published by Johans Borman Fine Art Gallery
2014 under construction, Catalogue
2015 Construct, Catalogue
2015 “Inspirasie” pamflet Sculptures and Afrikaans Poems
2016 100 Geographies, University of Stellenbosch
2018 “The other side of winter” IS Art Gallery
2018 “Saadjie” Cool Capital Pretoria
2019 “Forward! Forward? Forward…” University of Stellenbosch
2019 “Dwell in Possibilities” Vryfees, Bloemfontein
2020 “Kuns Die Bloembof versameling”

REFERENCES

“A Selection of Eastern Cape Art” by Helena Theron
“Troubling Images” by Theo Sonnekus

PUBLIC SCULPTURE/LARGE SCULPTURES

2007 Sculpture Park in Erdaobaihe (Baihe), North-Eastern China
2008 Hollard Head Office, Johannesburg, SA
2008 Jan Cilliers Primary School, Johannesburg, SA
2009 Ron Kaplan Sculpture Park, Australia
2009 Qasr Al Sarab, Abu Dhabi.
2009 Rand Merchant Bank, Johannesburg, SA
2010 Deneys Reitz Attorneys, Cape Town, SA
2010 Changchun International Automotive Park, China
2011 Dongshih Forest Culture park, Taichung, Taiwan
2011 Ron Kaplan Sculpture Park, Australia
2012 Cape Gate, Vanderbijlpark, SA
2012 Louw Geldenhuys Primary School, Johannesburg, SA
2014 Jan S Marais Park, Stellenbosch (Sculpture on loan)
2015 Quénet Arcade, Worcester
2016 La Petit Dauphiné Franschoek
2017 Indaba, Leeu Estate, Franschoek
2017 City of Johannesburg Council Chambers
2017 LQF Franschhoek
2017 Hacienda Building, Florida Road Durban
2018 LQF Franschhoek
2018 Linthwaite, Lake District, England
2018 Changchun, China
2018 Quénet Arcade, Worcester
2019 Max Towers, New Deli, India
2019 Leeu Estate, Franschhoek
2019 Spica, Milan, Italy
2019 Zhengzou, China
2019 Linthwaite, England
2020 Jan Marais Nature Reserve, Stellenbosch
2021 Wuhu, China
2021 Paarl Girls High School, Paarl
2021 Drakenstein Centre, Paarl
2021 St Cyprian’s School, Cape Town

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Sanlam Collection, South African Constitutional Court Collection, Sasol Collection, Hollard Collection,

Iziko Museums (Slave Lodge) Cape Town, Rand Merchant Bank Collection, ATKV Collection, Sasol Gas Collection, Cell-C Collection, Nando's United Kingdom Collection, Hugo Naude Art Gallery Worcester, Pan African Circle of Artists Collection Enugu Nigeria, Ellerman House Collection, Dongshih Forestry Bureau (Taiwan), Development Bank of South Africa Collection, University of Freestate Collection, Innibos Festival Collection, Hoër Meisieskool Bloemhof Collection, Luciano Benetton Collection (Italy)

Spier Arts Trust, Johannesburg Library, Quenvest Collection, City of Johannesburg, St Lorient Collection, Leeu Collection, Max Towers Collection (India), University of Stellenbosch Collection, Linthwaite Collection (England), Jan Marais Nature Reserve Stellenbosch. Afrimat collection, Shoprite Checkers Collection, Paarl Girls High collection, St Cyprian’s School Collection.

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

SA, USA, England, Scotland, Germany, Ghana, Holland, Namibia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Australia, Switzerland, France, Canada, Ireland, Turkey, Brasília, Spain, China, Taiwan, Belgium, and India.