Born 1967, Cape Town. MA in Fine Arts cum laude at the University of Stellenbosch.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
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2008
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Fear of a Black Planet, Michael Stevenson Gallery, Cape Town The Haunt of Fears, Jack Shainman Gallery, New York
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2007
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New work, Beam Gallery, Spier Estate, Stellenbosch |
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2006
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More days of my lives, Art on Paper, Johannesburg |
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2005
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Days of my lives, Erdmann Contemporary, Cape Town |
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2004
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Gathering Evidence, Art on Paper, Johannesburg |
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2007
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Artisti a Castagnoli, Gaiole, Chianti, Tuscany, Italy From and to: From Trentino South Tyrol to the Rest of the World and Back, Kunst Merano Arte, Merano, Italy South African Art: Modern art and cultural development in a changing society, Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum, Bratislava, Slovenia Summer 2007/8, Michael Stevenson, Cape Town Flesh!, Klein Karoo National Arts Festival, Oudtshoorn |
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2006
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Africa Comics, Studio Museum, Harlem, New York South African Art Now, Michael Stevenson, Cape Town Bitterkomix, Michael Stevenson, Cape Town Out of Context, Erdmann Contemporary, Cape Town
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2004
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Noord-Suid Hartklop, Sasol Art Gallery, University of Stellenbosch South African Comic Artists, Fumetto 2004 Comic Festival, Lucerne, Switzerland 40 Years: Artists & Designers from the University of Stellenbosch Sasol Art Museum, Stellenbosch The Brett Kebble Art Awards, exhibition of finalists, Cape Town International Convention Centre Bitterkomix, Association for Visual Arts, Cape Town
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2003
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Satirical Works, Elsie Balt Gallery, Evita se Perron, Darling Comic Artists from South Africa and Reunion, Art on Paper, Melville, Johannesburg Teken, Art on Paper, Melville, Johannesburg Bulles d'Afrique, Belgian Centre for Comic Strip Art, Brussels, Belgium Print Works from the Fine Arts Department, University of Stellenbosch, University of Stellenbosch Art Gallery Bitterkomix, Aardklop Fees, Main Festival, Potchefstroom Sex & Kultuur, Community Arts Project, Cape Town
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2002
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Shelf Life, Gasworks Gallery, The Oval, London, Spike Island Bristol, Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool Matite Africane, Accademia di Belle Arti, Bologna, Italy Bitterkomix: Comic-Projekt aus Südafrika Grober Unfug Galerie, Berlin, Germany Bitterkomix, Art on Paper, Melville, Johannesburg Family Histories, (Tropen Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Black and White in Ink: Under the skin of SA cartooning (NSA Gallery, Durban Bitterkomix, Association for the Visual Arts, Cape Town Bitterkomix, Cyclone BD, Main Festival, St. Denis, Reunion
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University of Pretoria Staff Exhibition, The Old Arts Gallery, University of Pretoria Self, Klein Karoo Kunstefees main programme Bitterkomix, NSA Gallery, Durban Move Your Shadow, Gertrude Posel Gallery, University of Witwatersrand Bitterkomix, (Art on Paper, Melville, Johannesburg Comic Strip Exhibition: Pascal Rabaté/Anton Kannemeyer, Art on Paper, Melville, Johannesburg
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2000
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Unplugged 5, The Market Theatre Gallery, Johannesburg Comic Strips and Graphic Stories, The Johannes Stegmann Art Gallery, Bloemfontein Comix 2000: Denis-Dutertre Institut Francais de Cologne, Cologne, Germany Bitterkomix, Association for the Visual Arts, Cape Town, opened by Prof. Gregory Kerr
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1999
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Gestript, Arenberginstituut, University of Leuven, Belgium Graphic Stories, Gencor Gallery, RAU, Johannesburg Bitterkomix, The Open Window Art Gallery, Pretoria. Joint opening by Johann Rossouw and Maud Felix-Faure of the French Institute towards-transit, Pro-Helvetia, Löwenbräu, Zürich, Switzerland Strip-Graphics, The Design Museum, The Foundry, Cape Town, October Babel Tower, Johannesburg Civic Gallery, Braamfontein
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1998
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Histories of the Present, Wits Theatre, Johannesburg
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1997
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Bitterkomix, Klein Karoo Kunstefees, opened by Theunis Engelbrecht Transferring the Charge: Printmaking Practice and Processes in a Transforming South Africa, Albany Museum, Grahamstown Festival
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1996
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Green Visions Green Door Gallery, Durbanville Portraits, Planet Contemporary Art Site, Cape Town University of Stellenbosch Staff Exhibition, Association of Visual Arts, Cape Town
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1995
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National Comic Art Exhibition, Foundation School of Art, Johannesburg Kaping, Newtown Gallery, Johannesburg Bitterkomix, Grahamstown Festival Sex and Sensibility NSA Gallery, Durban Sold, Gardens, Cape Town Exposé, Arts Association of Durbanville
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1994
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Die Nuwe Afrikaners, Grahamstown Festival University of Stellenbosch Staff Exhibition, University of Stellenbosch Art Gallery
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1993
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Hey!, Antigravity, Johannesburg Young at Art, Primart, Cape Town The Incisive Eye, Arts Association of Belville Bitterkomix, University of Stellenbosch Art Gallery. Joint opening by Antjie Krog and Niki Daly Three New Artists, Lambiek Gallery, Amsterdam, Holland Suid-Afrikaanse Omgewings, University of Stellenbosch Art Gallery Momentum Art, Museum of Art, Pretoria
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1992
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University of Stellenbosch Staff Exhibition, University of Stellenbosch Art Gallery, Stellenbosch Flash of the Spirit, The Baxter, Cape Town
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2003
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Silver Loerie Award, Purity campaign: magazine publication & posters; with Hunt Lascaris Gold Eagle Award, Purity campaign: magazine publication & posters; with Hunt Lascaris
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2000
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Gold Loerie Award, Bitterjusi 13: publication; with Orange Juice Design
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1998
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Two Silver Loerie Awards, Pendoring Campaign: posters; with Lindsay Smithers Loerie Craft Award winner, Pendoring Campaign: posters; with Lindsay Smithers Gold Loerie Award, Pendoring Campaign: animation; with Lindsay Smithers
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1991
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Edrich Award for best art student, University of Stellenbosch
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2006
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Art Omi International Artists Residency, New York, USA |
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Museum of Modern Art, New York National Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa National Gallery, Pretoria, South Africa Art Omi Collection, New York Hollard/Spier Collection, Johannesburg & Stellenbosch JS Gericke Library Special Collection, University of Stellenbosch
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