Residencies
2023 Frans Masereel Centrum, lithography print residency in Kasterlee, Belgium
Awards
2022 Merit Award Winner, Parkin Drawing Prize, New Zealand.
2019 Finalist. Waikato Museum National Contemporary Art Award
2012 Ampersand Fellowship, New York (taken in April – May 2014)
2005 Finalist, Absa L’Atelier Competition
2003 Finalist, Sasol New Signatures Competition
2002 Finalist, Sasol New Signatures Competition
2001 Finalist, ABSA Atelier Competition
2001 Finalist, Sasol New Signatures Competition
1998 Bickerton – Widdowson Trust Memorial Scholarship, NZ
Publications
2018 GIF IV Artists book published by The Artists’ Press. (Collection of the Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC, USA; Collection of The Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK)
Solo Exhibitions
2023 Hold Time, curated by Yuka O’Shannessey, Public Record, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand
Sentinels, curated by Nina Dryer, Depot Artspace, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand
2022 God’s Away On Business, curated by Anthea Buys, Forms Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
2019 News from another world, curated by Christiaan Barnard & Alastair Whitton. Barnard Gallery, Cape Town, SA
2017 Paradise Lost, curated by Alastair Whitton. Barnard Gallery, Cape Town, SA
The Map is not the Territory, curated by Roxy Kaczmarek . David Krut Workshop Maboneng, Johannesburg, SA
2016 Cloud of Unknowing. David Krut Projects Jan Smuts, Johannesburg, SA
2015 Cumulus, curated by Elzette de Beer. David Krut Projects Jan Smuts, Johannesburg, SA
2013 Echo, curated by Luke Crossley. David Krut Projects Jan Smuts, Johannesburg, SA
2012 Exit, curated by Claire Zinn & Luke Crossley. David Krut Projects Jan Smuts, Johannesburg, SA
2011 Pretty World, curated by Taryn Hackett. David Krut Projects Arts on Main, Johannesburg, SA
2009 The Brutal Year, curated by David Brodie. Brodie/Stevenson Gallery, Johannesburg, SA
Group Exhibitions
2022 Time Is A Broken Umbrella, curated by nine artists as a curatorial experiment, Supported by FORMS Gallery, AVA Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa – KwaZulu Natal Society of Arts Gallery, Durban, South Africa
Cape Town International Art Fair, 50ty/50ty booth, CCTC, Cape Town, South Africa
2021 Turbine Art Fair. Forms Gallery, Johannesburg, SA
The Closest Thing I Have To A Voice Of Reason. Public Record, Auckland, NZ
2020 The Less Good Idea – The Long Minute. The Centre for The Less Good Idea Instagram Page (online)
Turbine Art Fair. 50ty/50ty & David Krut Workshop, Johannesburg, SA
The Lockdown Extension Collection. The Lockdown Collection (online)
A Kind of Blue. David Krut (online)
Hopes and Dreams III. Barnard Gallery (online)
Homework. Barnard Gallery (online)
Unlimited. The Proof Project, Johannesburg, SA
Cape Town art Fair. Barnard Gallery Booth & 50ty/50ty booth, CCTC, Cape Town, SA
2019 Barnard Collective, curated by Alastair Whitton. Barnard Gallery, Cape Town, SA
The Waikato Museum National Contemporary Art Award, Hamilton, NZ
Johannesburg Art Fair. 50ty/50ty booth, Sandton, SA
Turbine Art Fair. David Krut Workshop, Johannesburg, SA
Nano 1.3, curated by Alastair Whitton. Barnard Gallery, Cape Town, SA
2018 Barnard Collective, curated by Alastair Whitton. Barnard Gallery, Cape Town, SA
Nano 1.2, curated by Alastair Whitton. Barnard Gallery, Cape Town, SA
The Invisible exhibition. TMRW Digital Gallery, Johannesburg, SA
Cape Town art Fair. Barnard Gallery Booth, CCTC, Cape Town, SA
Turbine Art Fair. David Krut Workshop, Johannesburg, SA
New Romantics, curated by Mary Corigall. Barnard Gallery, Cape Town, SA
2017 Barnard Collective, curated by Alastair Whitton. Barnard Gallery, Cape Town, SA
Centre for The Less Good Idea, curated by Bronwyn Lace, Johannesburg, SA
nano 1.1, curated by Alastair Whitton. Barnard Gallery, Cape Town, SA
AKAA Paris Art Fair. Barnard Gallery booth, Paris, FR
Fluid – Perspectives in Painting, curated by Alastair Whitton. Barnard Gallery, Cape Town, SA
Natural Selection, curated by Jeanne-Maré Du Bois for Klein Karoo Nationale Kunste Fees 2017, Outshoorn, SA
Booknesses: South African Artists’ Books, curated by David Paton. FADA Gallery, University of JHB, Johannesburg, SA
Cape Town Art Fair. Barnard Gallery booth, CTCC, SA
Turbine Art Fair. David Krut Workshop, Johannesburg, SA
/ˈatməsˌfir/, curated by Lauren Krukowski. David Krut Projects New York, NYC, USA
2016 Barnard Collective, curated by Alastair Whitton. Barnard Gallery, Cape Town, SA
Air: Inspiration – Expiration, curated by Cyril Coetzee. The Standard Bank Gallery, Johannesburg, SA
Inch x Inch, curated by David Krut Projects. David Krut Projects Johannesburg, SA
Johannesburg Art Fair. DKW booth, Sandton, SA
Cape Town Art Fair. DKP booth, CTCC, SA
Turbine Art Fair. David Krut Workshop, Johannesburg, SA
2015 Johannesburg Art Fair. DKW booth, Sandton, SA
Carved, Relief print group exhibition, curated by David Krut Projects. David Krut Projects Johannesburg, SA
2014 The Benediction of Shade II, curated by David Krut Projects. David Krut Projects Johannesburg, SA
Postcard Show, curated by Clare Cooper. Art First Projects, London, UK
Equinox – New editions/unique works 2014, curated by David Krut Projects. David Krut Projects Johannesburg, SA
Johannesburg Art Fair. DKP booth, Sandton, SA
Elective Affinities, curated by Elena Abbiatici & Valentina Gioia Levy, Rome, IT
2013 Johannesburg Art Fair. DKP booth, Sandton, SA
Shimmering, Artists unearth light, curated by Julia Meintjes, Stellenbosch, SA
DKW 2013 Review, curated by Luke Crossley, David Krut Projects Johannesburg, SA
2012 Johannesburg Art Fair. DKP booth, Sandton, SA
Cross-currents, curated by Jacqueline Nurse, Cape Town, SA
Coming of Age – Artists Proof Studio 21 Years, curated by Kim Berman, Bevan De Wet & Robyn Nesbitt. Johannesburg Art Gallery, Johannesburg, SA
Landscape re-orientation, curated by Jacqueline Nurse, DKP Cape Town, SA
2011 Imprint, curated by Alastair Whitton. DKP Cape Town, SA
Johannesburg Art Fair. DKP booth, Sandton, SA
2005 Sasol New Signatures 2005 Finalist. Pretoria Art Museum, Pretoria, SA
2003 ABSA Atelier 2003 Finalist. ABSA Gallery, ABSA Towers, Johannesburg, SA
2002 Sasol New Signatures 2002 Finalist. Pretoria Art Museum, Pretoria, SA
2001 Sasol New Signatures 2001 Finalist. Pretoria Art Museum, Pretoria, SA
ABSA Atelier 2001 Finalist. ABSA Gallery, ABSA Towers, Johannesburg, SA
2000 Weft and Warp, sponsored by MTN, curated by Justine Lipson. Johannesburg Civic Gallery, Braamfontein, SA
1999 True Stories, curated by Warren Feeney. COCA Centre of Contemporary Art, Christchurch, NZ
1998 A4, curated by department staff and students. Elam School of Fine Arts, Auckland University, NZ
A4, co-curated the exhibition with peer, Pip Robertson. Ilam School of Fine Arts, Canterbury University, NZ
1997 Sofa Show, curated by the Painting and Sculpture Departments. Ilam School of Fine Arts, Canterbury University, NZ
Teaching
2023 Creative Matters, Art Teacher, Auckland, New Zealand
Selwyn Community Centre, Art Teacher, Auckland, New Zealand
West Auckland Home Schooling Community, Art Teacher, Auckland, New Zealand
Studio One Toi Tū, Art Teacher, Auckland, New Zealand
2022 Creatives in Schools Programme, The Good Shepherd School Mural created with 200 junior school children, Auckland, New Zealand
Studio One Toi Tū, Art Teacher, Auckland, New Zealand
2021 9 words and one more for South African artist William Kentridge’s website
2000 – 2020 Private Art Teacher to students aged 3 years and older, Online & in Jhb, South Africa
2013 – 2017 Education Curator and Facilitator for The Turbine Art Fair, Jhb, South Africa
Outreach Project: instructed my private students so that they could docine art talks for children
2013 – 2014 Outreach Project: The Hope School (for children with physical disabilities), Curator and facilitator Art Workshops & instructed my private students so that they could teach art to children
2015 St. Katharine’s School – Junior School Art Teacher (Grades 1 – 7), Jhb, South Africa
2014 LYT Architects – curator and facilitator for 12 week drawing workshops for architects culminating in a curated exhibition of works produced
Outreach Project: Childhood Cancer Foundation (CHOC) Curator and facilitator art workshop as therapy for children with cancer, Soweto, South Africa
2013 University of the Witwatersrand Art Museum Temporary Children’s Education Curator and facilitator, Jhb, South Africa
2012 – 2019 Strange Blue Duck Animations Co-Owner and facilitator of stop frame animation workshops for children and corporate workshops
2012 The Ridge School – Junior School Art Teacher (February – March), Jhb, South Africa
2011 University of the Witwatersrand Drawing lecturer – First year (2nd Semester), Jhb, South Africa
2010 Roedean School – Junior School Art Teacher (September – December), Jhb, South Africa
2009 Outreach Project: SOWETO Orphanage Curator and facilitator Art Workshops & instructed my private students so that they could assist me in teaching art to children, Soweto, South Africa
1997 – 1998 Private Art Tutor to foreign students wanting to gain access to Ilam & Elam School of Fine Arts, New Zealand
Education
1991
South African National Senior Certificate (with exemption)
The National School of Art Ballet Drama and Music, Braamfontein, South Africa
1994
Degree commenced:
BAFA (Honours), University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
1998
Degree conferred:
BFA, majoring in painting, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
2007-2009
Studied:
BA (PSYCH), for non-degree purposes, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg