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Biography
Born
1934: Nigel, Transvaal
1957: BA Fine Art Degree, University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, Major: Painting
1983: Advanced Diploma in Ceramics, University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg
1984: Lectured in Ceramics Department, University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg
1985: Corobrik National Award winner, winning Piece "Safe as Houses"
1989: Mollie Fisch Prize for hand-building, Corobrik Exhibition
1994: Second Prize winner in Design, National Ceramics Biennale
Exhibitions
Solo: Exhibition at the Yellow Door, Cape, 1989
Guest: Corobrik National Ceramics Exhibition, Pretoria Art Museum, 1986
3 Invited Artists Exhibition, Grassroots Gallery, Westville, Kwa-Zulu Natal, 1988
Chronology
1984
Association of Potters of Southern Africa
Staff of Fine Art Department Exhibition, Jack Heath Gallery, Pietermaritzburg
University of Natal Staff of Fine Art Exhibition,
University of Cape Town
1985
Award: Corobrik National Award Winner, Winning Piece "Safe as Houses"
Association of Potters of Southern Africa, Caversham Mill, Kwa-Zulu Natal
1986
Guest: Corobrik National Ceramics Exhibition, Pretoria Art Museum
Association of Potters of Southern Africa
Beuster-Skolimowski Gallery, Pretoria
Designwise S.A. 86, Johannesburg
Grassroots Gallery, Westville
1987
Beuster-Skolimowski Gallery, Pretoria
Dory Street Gallery, Stellenbosch
Durbanville Clay Museum, Cape
Grassroots Gallery, Westville, Kwa-Zulu Natal
South African Association of Arts, Pretoria
Yellow Door, Cape Town
1988
Guest: 3 Invited Artists Exhibition
Grassroots Gallery, Westville, Kwa-Zulu Natal
Craft Gallery, Rosebank, Johannesburg
Dorp Street Gallery, Stellenbosch
Durbanville Clay Museum, Cape
Klerksdorp Museum, Transvaal
Potchefstroom Museum, Transvaal
Yellow Door, Cape Town
1989
Award: Mollie Fisch Prize for hand-building, Corobrik Exhibition
Solo:Exhibition at the Yellow Door, Cape Town
Association of Potters of Southern Africa
Dorp Street Gallery, Stellenbosch
Durbanville Clay Festival, Cape
Dubanville Clay Museum, Cape
Grassroots Gallery, Westville, Kwa-Zulu Natal
Klerksdorp Museum, Transvaal
Potchefstroom Museum, Transvaal
1990
Dorp Street Gallery, Stellenbosch
Durbanville Clay Museum, Cape
The Fenix, Somerset West, Cape
Grassroots Gallery, Westville, Kwa-Zulu Natal
L'Alliance Française de Pretoria
Van Gass Gallery, Kimberley
Yellow Door, Cape Town
International:Amsterdam
1991
Ceramics 91, Durbanville
Dorp Street Gallery, Stellenbosch
Durbanville Clay Museum, Cape
Grassroots Gallery, Westville, Kwa-Zulu Natal
Helen de Leeuw, Johannesburg
Primart, Cape Town
Yellow Door, Cape Town
1992
Association of Potters of Southern Africa
Dorp Street Gallery, Stellenbosch
Grassroots Gallery, Westville, Kwa-Zulu Natal
Primart, Cape Town
Tatham Art Gallery, Pietermaritzburg
Yellow Door, Cape Town
1993
Grassroots Gallery, Westville, Kwa-Zulu Natal
Rose Korber Art Salon at The Bay, Camps Bay
Strydom Gallery, George, Cape
1994
Award: Second Prize winner in Design
National Ceramics Biennale
Dory Street Gallery, Stellenbosch
Durbanville Clay Museum, Cape
First National Bank Ceramics Biennale
Grassroots Gallery, Westville, Kwa-Zulu Natal
National Ceramics Biennale
Rose Korber Art Salon at The Bay, Camps Bay
Strydom Gallery, George, Cape
International: New Trends Art at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
South Africa House, Trafalgar Square, London
1995
Joint: Durbanville Clay Festival, Cape
Durbanville Clay Museum, Cape
Rose Korber Art Salon at The Bay, Camps Bay
Strydom Gallery, George, Cape
International: New Trends Art, Hong Kong
1996
Joint: Catalyst, Johannesburg
First National Bank Ceramic Biennale
Journey of Clay, Albany Museum, Grahamstown
King George VI Museum, Port Elizabeth
Natal Society of Arts
Rose Korber Art Salon at The Bay, Camps Bay
Strydom Gallery, George, Cape
1997
Joint: First National Bank Vita Now Awards
Eastern Cape Artists, The ABSA Group Gallery, Johannesburg
1998
Joint: National Cermaics, biennale, Civic Centre, Sandton, Johannesburg (Sept-Oct)
Invited by Strydom Gallery, George, Western Cape (November)
Invited by Rose Korber for the"Art Salon at the Bay", Cape Town (December)
Invited by Hout Street Gallery, Paarl, Western Cape
1999
Joint: Invited to exhibit at King George VI Gallery, Port Elizabeth, Millenium Exhbition
Invited by APSA to exhibit in "Ceramics Now" exhibition in Pretoria
Strydom Gallery, George, Western Cape
Rose Korber "Art Salon at the Bay, Cape Town
Hout Street Gallery, George, Western Cape
Bayside Gallery, Durban, Kwa Zulu, Natal
2000
Joint: APSA (Eastern Cape), "Frame It" exhibition
Strydom Gallery, George
Hout Street Gallery, Paarl
Rose Korber "Art Salon at the Bay, Cape Town
Bayside Gallery, Durban
2001
Joint: Strydom Gallery, George
Hout Street Gallery, Paarl
Rose Korber "Art Salon at the Bay, Cape Town
Bayside Gallery, Durban
2002
Strydom Gallery, George
Hout Street Gallery, Paarl
Rose Korber "Art Salon at the Bay, Cape Town
Bayside Gallery, Durban
Commissions
Three ceramic panels for the Great Hall of Lecture Theatres at the University of the Western Cape.
Books
Featured in the book "Contemporary Ceramics in South Africa by Wilma Cruise and Doreen Hemp.
Featured in the book "Craft Art in South Africa" by Elbé Coetsee
Collections
Corobrik collection, Sandton Civic Centre Gallery, Johannesburg
Durban Art Gallery
Durbanville Clay Museum
King George VI Museum, Port Elizabeth
Permanent Building Society Collection, Johannesburg
Pretoria Art Museum
Tatham Art Museum, Pietermartizburg
William Humphries Art Gallery, Kimberly
Influences
Medieval Art and decoration.
There is no symbolism in my work, simply a love for decorating the 2 dimensional surface.
The wall hangings evolved from my interest in Medieval armour and chain mail which at first I interpreted as 3 dimensional sculptures and eventually in 2 dimensional decorative wall hangings. These hangings are made up of small stoneware squares of different coloured clays and decorated with glaze, under-glaze colours, glass and gold lustre. All the squares are fired only once to 1260ºC. A second firing is necessary for the gold lustre at Cone 017.