Geboren 1968 in Pretoria
Lebt und arbeitet in Johannesburg, Südafrika

Ausbildung
1997
MA (Fine Arts) University of Pretoria
1990
BA (Fine Arts) University of Pretoria
 

Einzelausstellungen

2002
Serge Ziegler Galerie, Zürich, Schweiz

2001
Standard Bank Gallery, Johannesburg
Serge Ziegler Galerie, Zürich, Art Chicago 2001, USA
Serge Ziegler Galerie, Zürich, Schweiz

1998
Beyond the Pale. Auf Einladung des französischen Institutes in Südafrika Galerie d'Alliance Française, Johannesburg

1994
Masters degree (fine arts) am Centurion Art Gallery, Centurion, Südafrika
 

Gruppenausstellungen

2002
Contributions from the Venice Biennial. Kuratiert von Charlotte Brandt, Charlottenborg Udstillingsbygning, Kopenhagen, Dänemark
SLOW MOTION- Positionen zeitgenössischer Videounst. Kuratiert von Alexandra Kolossa, Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst, Aachen
DISLOCATION, Image & Identity South Africa. Kuratiert von Daniela Tilkin, Sala Rekalde, Bilbao, Spanien
Muster Frau. Kuratiert von Dr. Peter Joch, Kunsthalle Darmstadt, Deutschland
DISLOCATION, I. & I. S. A. Kuratiert von D. Tilkin, Centro Cultural de Maia, Oporto, Portugal
VIDEOFORMES 2002. Kuratiert von Gabriel Soucheyre; Houston SuperMover: FotoFest. Kuratiert von Eugenio Valdes de Figueroa and RAIN, Houston, TX Selection from the 19th World Wide Video Festival in Cape Town. Direktor: Tom Van Vliet, prodziert vom WWVF, Amsterdam, in Zusammenarbeit mit Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Kapstadt, Südafrika

2001
STYX. Europäische Kunstakademie Trier, Kuratiert von Ralf Kotschka, Trier, Deutschland (Katalog) DaimlerChrysler Sculpture Award. Johannesburg, SA Plateau of Humankind. Venice Biennal, Kuratiert von Harald Szeemann, Venedig, Italien (Katalog)
Dislocation. Kuratiert von Daniela Tilkin. Circulo de Bellas Artes, Madrid Casino 2001, 1st Quadrennial of Contemporary Art. Kuratiert von Jeanne Greenberg Rothany, S.M.A.K., Gent, Belgien (Katalog)
World Wide Video Festival 2001. Directed by Tom van Vliet, Amsterdam (Katalog) Transit. Kuratiert von Dorothea Strauss, Kunstverein Freiburg, Deutschland In and Around. Video intervention am Macky apartment building in Los Angeles. Kuratiert von Eugenio Valdes für das MAK Center Artists and Architects in Residence.
Short Stories. Kuratiert von Roberto Pinto. La fabbrica del vapore, Mailand. (Katalog)
Rest and Motion. Kuratiert von Kathryn Smith. Oudtshoorn National Arts Festival, Oudtshoorn, Südafrika. (Katalog)

2000
Memórias Intimas Marcas. Kuratiert von Fernando Alvim. Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerpen (MUHKA). (Katalog)
South Meets West. Kuratiert von Bernhard Fibicher, Yacouba KonatÈ und Yvonne Vera. Kunsthalle Bern, April 2000. (Katalog)
Johannesburg. Kuratiert von Clive Kellner as part of 'Atmosfere Metropolitane', coordiniert von Roberto Pinto. Openspace, Mailand, Italy, Juli 2000. (Katalog)

1999
Dialog 1: Vice Verses. Residency mit Susanne Jirkuff, Ella Raidel und Tracey Rose. Kuratiert von Clive Kellner.
O.K. Centre of Contemporary Art, Linz, Österreich (Katalog)
Channel. Kuratiert von Robert Weinek and Gregg Smith. Association of Visual Arts, Kapstadt.
FNB Vita Art Prize exhibition. Sandton Civic Art Gallery, Johannesburg. (Katalog)
Towards-Transit. Kuratiert von Roger Fischer. Serge Ziegler Gallery, Zürich, Schweiz. (Katalog)
South Meets West. Kuratiert von Bernhard Fibicher, Yacouba Konaté und Yvonne Vera. National Museum. Accra, Ghana, November 1999. (Katalog)

1998
Democracy's Images: Photography and Visual Art After Apartheid. Kuratiert von Rory Bester, Katarina Pierre and Jan-Erik Lundstrôm. Bildmuseet, Umeå Sweden. (Katalog)
Memórias Intimas Marcas. Kuratiert von Fernando Alvim. Museu da Cidade, Lisbon, Portugal. (Katalog)

1997
Unplugged II. Projekt von Kendell Geers. The Rembrandt van Rijn Gallery, Newtown, Johannesburg.
Zone. Mit Jean Brundrit, Jo Ractliffe and Marlaine Tosoni. The Generator Art Space, Africus Institute of Contemporary Art, Newtown, Johannesburg.
Purity and Danger. Kuratiert von Penny Siopis. Wits Art Gallery, Johannesburg. Photosynthesis: Contemporary South African Photography. Kuratiert von Kathleen Grundling. Standard Bank National Arts Festival, Grahamstown; Standard Bank Gallery, Johannesburg; The South African National Gallery, Cape Town. (Katalog)
Purple and Green. Kuratiert von Abrie Fourie. The Pretoria Art Museum. Transversions. Kuratiert von Yu Yeon Kim ,Johannesburg Biennale. Museum Africa, Newtown, Johannesburg. (Katalog)

1996
Unplugged. Projekt von Kendell Geers. The Rembrandt van Rijn Gallery, Newtown, Johannesburg.
The Way West. Mit Anton Karstel. Newtown Galleries, Newtown, Johannesburg.
FNB Vita Art Now 1995 award exhibition. Johannesburg Art Gallery.
Colours: Kunst aus Sudafrika. Kuratiert von Sabine Vogel und Alphons Hug. Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin. (Katalog)
Hitch-Hiker. Kuratiert von Clive Kellner. The Generator Art Space, Africus Institute of Contemporary Art, Newtown, Johannesburg.

1995
Uncommon Thread. Five artists from South Africa, Britain and Zimbabwe. Fringe exhibition at Africus Biennial, The Civic Gallery, Johannesburg.
The Laager. Fringe exhibition at Africus Biennial, Newtown Cultural Precinct, Johannesburg.
Brown & Green. Kuratiert von Abrie Fourie, Marlaine Tosoni, Wayne Barker. The Pretoria Art Museum.
Primavera en Chile (Springtime in Chile).Kuratiert von Ernesto Muños und Wayne Barker, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Santiago, Chile.

1994
FNB Vita Art Now 1993 award exhibition. Johannesburg Art Gallery. (Katalog)
 

Bibliografie (Auswahl)

Bücher
2001
EL ARTE QUE VIENE / THE ART TO COME, Paco Barragán. Subastas, Madrid
1999
GREY AREAS, Representation, Identity and Politics in Contemporary South African Art. Brenda Atkinson and Candice Breitz (Ed.), Chalkham Hill Press, Johannesburg.
1992
GIF 1, BOOK OF ORIGINAL PRINTS. The Artists' Press and FIG Gallery, Johannesburg.
ART IN SOUTH AFRICA, The Future Present. Sue Williamson and Ashraf Jamal, David Philip Publishers, Cape Town.
GENDERED VISIONS, The Art of Contemporary Africana Women Artists. Salah M. Hassan (Hrsg.), Africa World Press, Trenton, New York.

Artikel
2001
Stein, Lisa: Art Chicago seeks the cutting-edge, Chicago Tribune, 11.Mai
Omlin, Sibylle: "Blick aus der Ferne", Neue Züricher Zeitung, 27.Feb.
Polzer, B. :'Mediale Zerrbilder', Kunst, Annabelle, 3/01, 2.Feb.
Mack, G.: 'Geschichte verschlingen', Kulturtipps, Cash Nr. 8, 23.Feb.
Kraft, M.: 'Körpergeschichte', Kunst, züritipp, Nr 8/2001, 23.Feb.
2000
Knöfel, U. & Thimm, K. im Gespräch mit Harald Szeemann: 'Kunst bleibt archaisch', Spiegler-Gespräch, Der Spiegel, Nr. 45, 6.Nov.
1999
Frôhling, G.: 'City artist on the cutting edge', Tonight; Pretoria News, 20.April
Delapse, Johannesburg: 'VexQuest' in Insert. Interactive CD Rom Magazine. Winter
Atkinson, B.: 'Flash Art', Elle (SA), August.
1998
Williamson, S.: 'Artbio', Artthrob, Issue no. 7,
http://www.artthrob.co.za http://www.artthrob.co.za Lefebvre, E.: 'Reality is always re-written', Newtown Zebra, no 11, September - Dezember.
Van Rensburg, W.: 'Vári konfronteer jou met jou vrese', Beeld, 17.November Atkinson, B.: 'Morphing Minnette', Electronic Mail & Guardian, 24.November
1997
Friedman, H.: 'Zone of metaphors', The Mail & Guardian, 11.April
Van der Spuy, B.: 'Pta-kaalfoto `nverslapping van sensuur', Beeld, 23.Juni
Vári, M.: 'Hearing the artist's message', in Artspeak, Tonight; Pretoria News, 1.Juli
Geers, K.: 'Planet Art', Elle (SA), Oktober.
Van Niekerk, L.: 'Muti-parfuum ruk masker af', Beeld, 8.Oktober
Berry, O.: 'Message in a bottle', Tonight; Pretoria News, 5.Dezember
1996
Friedman, H.: 'Trapped in the hall of mirrors', The Mail & Guardian, 12.April
Friedman, H.: 'Scratching beneath the surface', The Mail & Guardian, 19.April
Geers, K.: 'The real dangers of fashion in art', Tonight; The Star, 25.April
Burger, L.: 'Duistere waarhede wat die sinne uitdaag', Beeld, 30.April
Vári, M.: '(De)facing the surface', Gallery Page, http://www.up.ac.za/academic/arts/gallery.html.
1994
De Vries, F.: 'Het oproer van de ë White Boys', Elsevier, no. 42, Oktober.
Berry, O.: 'Baring all for art', Tonight; Pretoria News, 22.September
Cultural reporter: 'Vanguardismo de Sudáfrica visita el Museo de Arte Contemporáneo', Cultura;
La Época, Santiago, Chile, 2.November
 

Projects and Presentations

2000
Appointed guest lecturer to undergraduate fine art students at the University of South Africa. Panelist on round-table discussion at the Historical Museum of Bern, on the occasion of the opening of the exhibition South Meets West.
Guest Curator for an exhibition at the Johannesburg Civic Gallery. Entitled Magic Moments, it featured work by Daniel Buetti (Switzerland/France), Mo Diener (Switzerland), Noritoshi Hirakawa (Japan), Tracey Rose (South Africa), Jan van der Merwe (South Africa), Kathryn Smith (South Africa) and Yvonne Vera (Zimbabwe).

1999
February. Public presentation and conference participation at the Association of Visual Arts, Cape Town.
August. Contemporary video practice in a South African context. Lecture to third and final year art students at the University of South Africa.
September. Public presentation of work and walkabout at FNB Vita Art Prize exhibition, Sandton Civic Gallery, Johannesburg.
September. Contemporary video practice in a South African context. Lecture to second, third and final year art students at the University of Pretoria.
September. On(e)Line; Virtual presentations and live webcasts from four continents. Video Conference. GATE Foundation, Amsterdam. http//www.oneline.dds.nl

1998
October. Presentation on recent video work to the public at the Alliance FranÁaise, Johannesburg.

1994-97
Various walkabout talks and short lectures to the public, coinciding with solo and group exhibitions.

1992
March July. Guest lecturer to undergraduate students at the University of Pretoria.