Curriculum Vitae (selected) (ABN: 58 260 954 902)
EDUCATION
Institutions: Fynnlands Primary, Grosvenor Boys High (Matric), Durban University of Technology [DUT]
University of South Africa, [UNISA] Natal University Pietermaritzburg, [UNP] Tabor Adelaide.
2006-08 TABOR College – B.Ed (Philosophy & Art)
2004 UNISA - Certificate I – Counselling
1995-02 UNP - M.A.F.A. in Art history and professional practice.
1995 UNISA - Classical Culture I.
1988 UNISA - Philosophy I, English Literature I.
1986-87 DUT - Honours: Fine Art.
1982-85 DUT - Fine Art: Majors: Painting, Photography and History of Art.
1981-82 UNISA - Drawing I and Painting I.
1980-81 The Artists Workshop (Graphic Design: Rex Gutteridge)
1998 Emigration to Australia.
2000 Citizenship of Australia – September 2000.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (since 1980) ‘aside from professional art practice.’
2008 Registered as a Secondary School Teacher in South Australia.
2005-06 ARTS. SA (Grant) – mentor to artist J Barends on Eyre peninsular.
2004-06 Director – Alpha Gem..
2003-08 Director –Angel Rain Productions.
2002 Artist in residence @ Radissons Tree Top Resort, Port Douglas [April & May 2002].
2000-01 Completed M.A. history thesis. Oct>Dec 2001:Artist in Residence:
Pilgrim School: Nov>Dec: Teacher, painting master class - East Torrens
Community Arts
1999 Lecturer - life Drawing @ Adelaide Central School of Art.
Aug/Sept1999: Artist in residence – St Peters School, Adelaide.
1998 Studio Artist - Adelaide Central School of Art, returned to University of Natal: Oct > Dec 1998 for
M.A.F.A. professional practice exhibitions.
1989-98 Lecturer: History of Art, life drawing, design and printing @ DIT.
1989 Jan-July: Art Teacher @ Amanzimtoti High School.
1987-97 Graphic Designer (Freelance): LetsTalk magazine
1986-88 Curator: Natal Society of Arts Gallery (Durban).
1983-86 Gallery Assistant/Exhibition Designer: Natal Society of Arts.
1981-88 Graphic design/photographer. ZigZag Surfing magazine.
1981-84 Natal Newspapers (Daily News) Design Department.
1981 Graphic Artist: Artists W/Shop.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1987 ‘HONOURS’ [November – December] Main Gallery - Durban University of Technology
1988 ‘ENTROPY’ [20 June – 5 July] NSA, Overport, Durban.
1997 ‘TRANSITIONS’ [29 June – 17 July] NSA, Bulwer: main&mez.
1998 ‘STURT PASTELS’ [18 Sept – 18 Oct] Studio Gall/ACSA – Adelaide
1998 ‘MASTERS’ [November – December] Jack Heath Gallery’s 1&2
1999 ‘STURT WALKABOUT’ [16 April – 9 May] Adelaide Central Gallery 2000
‘REVITALISED’ [12 May – 11 June] Studio Gall/Adelaide Central Galleries
2001 ‘BEAUTIFUL WORLD’ [22 Jul -15 Aug] Greenhill Galleries
‘NEW WORKS’ [Dec – Jan 02] Horizons Gallery, Broken Hill.
2002 'NEW WORKS REVISITED' (May – July) Port Douglas Art Gallery.
‘FRAGMENTS: along the Way’ [1 - 12Aug] Adelaide Central Gallery
2003 ‘CELEBRATION [26 Jan19 Feb] Greenhill Galleries
2003 ‘FRAGMENTS III’ [August] National Wine Centre, Central Gallery
2004 ‘FRAGMENTS IV – N/S & in between’. White Hill Gallery – Melbourne
2013 ‘THEN, NOW & YET TO COME' [7-30 June] Gallery M, Marion Cultural Centre,
2013 'COASTLAND' [11 July- 4Aug] Onkaparinga gallery, Noarlunga Cultural Centre
2015 ‘GATHERINGS’ Chambers Gallery - Marion Council
2016 ‘ADELAIDE’ [14 Oct -14 Dec] WCH Gallery – North Adelaide
2017 ‘SUBURBAN ESCAPISM’ [23June – 31 July] Art Centre, Port Noarlunga
COLLABORATIVE EXHIBITIONS
1988 ‘HARBOUR VIEWS’ [22 Nov – 3 Dec] Neville Trickett/Jeremy Wafer -NSA
1991 ‘OBSESSIONS’ [19 Feb – 2 March] Jeremy Wafer/Jeff Chandler-NSA.
1999 ‘ESSENTIAL OILS’ [8 – 20 June] Mark Gibbs - PCL Sydney.
2001 ‘I –SCAPES’ [28 Aug – 9 Sept] Whitton/Gibbs – PCL - Sydney.
2004 ‘FLINDERS – form, colour texture.’ Flinders 8’ - Gallery M – Adelaide
2012 NORTH/SOUTH' [22Nov - 7thDec] The Arts Centre, Noarlunga Cultural Complex
2012/3 NORTH/SOUTH' [13Dec-31st Jan] John Harvey gallery - Salisbury
GROUP SHOWS
The majority of shows chosen for this selection were invited, juried or in submission to a competition from which an exhibition of finalists were chosen. Perhaps a summation of the major shows would suffice because the full list runs into many columns.
1986:
NATAL BIENALE [travelling to 30 venues around the country, all the major public galleries] - Zululand University Gallery.
ARGUS/ILFORD: SOUTH AFRICA AT WORK* – Gold Reef City [3 - 25 July] + toured S.A. State galleries.
YOUNG ARTISTS EXHIBITION [18 July – 30 November] - Corona Del Mar Gallery – Margate.
1987:
UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND [1987 African Arts Festival] - Toured to 20 gallery’s.
NATAL ARTS TRUST COMPETITION - Finalist – Durban Art Gallery [Oct/Nov] - Toured to 30 centres in SA.
NEW SIGNATURES EXHIBITION [18 –29 August] - NSA, Overport, Durban.
VOLKSKAS ATELIER AWARDS - toured SA major galleries. [Finalist],
1988 HUMAN RIGHTS EXHIBITION* - Community Arts Gallery - Durban.
PORTFOLIO ART FOUNDATION - 2nd Anniversary.[ May – June]- NSA Gallery, Overport.
PARKS FOR PLEASURE [26 May – 4 June].- Workshop, Durban City Hall (third place)
1989 MAPS SITES AND PLACES [2 – 15 Aug] - NSA, Overport, Durban,
ETCHINGS & LITHOS - Grassroots Gallery - Westville.
1990 Designed and built own house/studio
1991 THE GLENRIDGE GROUP – Glenridge House, Durban.
1992 CONTEMPORARY DURBAN ARTISTS [8 Oct – 27 Nov] – NSA Gallery, Overport, Durban.
1993 PHOTOGRAPHS BY ARTISTS – NSA Gallery, Overport, Durban.
STUDIOS 93 - NSA, Overport, Durban.
1994 ART-I-FAX INTERNATIONAL [8 –19 February] - NSA, Overport, Durban.
1995 STEPPING STONE PRESS EXHIBITION - Anthea Martin Gallery.
UNP Post Graduates - Jack Heath Gallery, Pietermaritzburg.
THE GLENRIDGE GROUP – Fire Station Gallery, Durban.
1996 NATAL BIENALE - Durban Art Gallery.
"91":GALA EXHIBITION - new NSA, Bulwer Park, Durban.
UNP Fine Art, Post Graduates [15 Sept – 3 Oct] – new NSA, Overport, Durban.
ART HISTORY CONFERENCE - Jack Heath Gallery, Pietermaritzburg.
1998: LIFETIMES: CONTEMPORARY ART FROM SOUTHERN AFRICA – Aktionsforum Praterinsel, Munich, Germany.
1999 POST GRADUATES - Jack Heath gallery – Pietermaritzburg.
STUDIO ARTISTS - ACSA main gallery – Adelaide.
UNP-STAFF & POSTGRAD STUDENTS - Karen McKerron Gallery – Johannesburg.
THE EDGE [10 – 26 September] -BFCA - East Sydney.
2000 FLEURIEU ART PRIZE. (Finalist) [3 – 26 November] – McLaren Vale.
FLEURIEU VISTAS.( Finalist) [3 – 26 November] – McLaren Vale.
2001 OSAKA TRIENNALE* (finalist) [30 Nov – 25 Dec]– Osaka Museum of Contemporary Art.
THE HEYSEN PRIZE (Finalist)[3 – 16 October] – The Hahndorf Academy Gallery.
2002 OSAKA CYBER GALLERY OF ART – [Jan >] – Osaka Prefectural
Various group and shared exhibitions participated in from 2002 - current
2019 Watershed Art Prize - 3rd May > 27th June - John Harvey Gallery
2019 Gallery M Open Contemporary Art Prize - 9 August > 1 September - Gallery M
* State Winner, and overall National winner.
* 150 finalists were chosen from 11,560 entries from 99 Countries. Australian finalists were;
McMeekan (Awarded Pat Corrigan Artists grant) , Imant Tillers and Ken Unsworth
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