Anton Kannemeyer


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Born 1967, Cape Town. MA in Fine Arts cum laude at the University of Stellenbosch.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2008

Fear of a Black Planet, Michael Stevenson Gallery, Cape Town
The Haunt of Fears, Jack Shainman Gallery, New York

2007

New work, Beam Gallery, Spier Estate, Stellenbosch
2006

More days of my lives, Art on Paper, Johannesburg
2005

Days of my lives, Erdmann Contemporary, Cape Town
2004

Gathering Evidence, Art on Paper, Johannesburg
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2007

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

2006

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

2004

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

2003

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

2002

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

2001 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

2000

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

1999

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

1998

Histories of the Present, Wits Theatre, Johannesburg

1997

Bitterkomix, Klein Karoo Kunstefees, opened by Theunis Engelbrecht
Transferring the Charge: Printmaking Practice and Processes in a Transforming South Africa, Albany Museum, Grahamstown Festival

1996

Green Visions Green Door Gallery, Durbanville
Portraits, Planet Contemporary Art Site, Cape Town
University of Stellenbosch Staff Exhibition, Association of Visual Arts, Cape Town

1995

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

1994

Die Nuwe Afrikaners, Grahamstown Festival
University of Stellenbosch Staff Exhibition, University of Stellenbosch Art Gallery

1993

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

1992

University of Stellenbosch Staff Exhibition, University of Stellenbosch Art Gallery, Stellenbosch
Flash of the Spirit, The Baxter, Cape Town

AWARDS

2003

Silver Loerie Award, Purity campaign: magazine publication & posters; with Hunt Lascaris
Gold Eagle Award, Purity campaign: magazine publication & posters; with Hunt Lascaris

2000

Gold Loerie Award, Bitterjusi 13: publication; with Orange Juice Design

1998

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

1991

Edrich Award for best art student, University of Stellenbosch

RESIDENCIES

2006

Art Omi International Artists Residency, New York, USA
COLLECTIONS

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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