Born 25 February 1989
Raised in Limpopo and Cape Town, South Africa. Currently resides in Western Cape, South Africa.
TERTIARY EDUCATION
2010
BA Fine and Applied Arts, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, SA.
Faculties: Ceramics / Two-Dimensional studies, Major in Sculpture and Printed Image
2006
National N3 Certificate, Business Studies and Office Management, Umalusi FET College, Nylstroom, SA.
AWARDS / PROGRAMS
2021
Meta Foundation Professional Practice Artist literature workshop, hosted digitally, based in SA.
2020
Ubiciko Artist Professional Development Programme in association with Pareto Limited and the Arts & Culture Trust, South Africa.
AAI / ZERO1 Alumni Awarded team for sustainability project – where Art, Science & Tech meet.
2019
Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards Finalist in top 100 selection, Ekurhuleni, SA.
AAI / American Art Incubator selected Participant to aid Arts Social Projects utilising AR for community upliftment, headed by Ram Devineni. In association with the KZNSA Gallery, ZERO1, U.S. Consulate Durban, the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
2018
RMB Talent Unlocked in partnership with Assemblage and Rand Merchant
Bank. Six-month Mentorship and Professional Practice Program, lead
mentor Lawrence Lemaoana
2017
SASOL New Signatures Finalist in top 100 Selection.
2013
ABSA L’Atelier, Finalist in top 100 Selection, Absa Towers, Johannesburg, SA.
CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
ABSA Group Limited / Hogan Lovells (South Africa) Inc. / Into Africa Film Productions
EXHIBITION RECORD
2023
Forthcoming / African Philosophers Fundraising Art Auction, coordinated by Space Mecca Studios, Johannesburg, Gauteng, SA.
2021
When Life throws you Lemons collaboration, Origin Art, Johannesburg, SA.
Look Me in the Eye, RK Contemporary, van Riebeeck Kasteel, Cape Town, Cape, SA.
2020
Investec Cape Town Art Fair, Association of Visual Arts featured artist, Cape Town, Cape, SA.
The Home(lands) Series, AVA Gallery running parallel with the Nando’s Creative Exchange Program during 2019 / 2020, Cape Town, SA
2019
Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards Finalist, Coen Scholtz Recreation Centre, Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, SA
Group Exhibition, The Viewing Room, St Lorient, Tshwane, Gauteng, SA.
South African Annual Print Art Fair, Johannesburg, Gauteng, SA.
American Arts Incubator Exhibition, KZNSA Gallery, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, SA.
Association of Arts Members Exhibition, Tshwane, Gauteng, SA.
2018
RMB Talent Unlocked, Turbine Art Fair, Turbine Hall, Johannesburg, Gauteng, SA.
Pretoria Art Museum Group Exhibition, Tshwane, Gauteng, SA.
Allen & Overy War Child charity auction participating artist, Berman Contemporary, Johannesburg, Gauteng, SA.
2017
South African Print Fair, GIBS, Johannesburg, Gauteng, SA.
Sasol New Signatures Finalists Exhibition, Pretoria Art Museum, Tshwane, Gauteng, SA.
2013
Golder Associates International Orphans fund Art Auction, Midrand, Gauteng, SA.
Alice Touring Exhibition, curated by Gordon Froud, Toured SA provinces.
Collaboration Exhibition, Meet me at the White Door, Clarens, Free State, SA.
Collaboration Exhibition, 4D Gallery, Tshwane, Gauteng, SA.
2012
Collaboration Show, Crimson Studios, Tshwane, Gauteng, SA.
Limited Edition Prints Group Exhibition, Trent Gallery, Tshwane, Gauteng, SA.
2011
South African International Trade Exhibition, E5 Creations, Gallagher Estate, Johannesburg, Gauteng, SA.
BFA Final Year Exhibition, Unisa, Tshwane, Gauteng, SA.
2010
Politics, Group Exhibition, HAPP Gallery, Tshwane, Gauteng, SA.
2009
Local Artist Collaboration, ArtWise, Tshwane, Gauteng, SA.
Selected undergraduate Bachelor Student Collaboration Show, Pretoria Art Museum, Tshwane, Gauteng, SA.
PROJECTS
2020
TRAILS AAI Sustainability Project, KZNSA Gallery, funded by ZERO1 and the
American Arts Incubator, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, SA.
2019
American Arts Incubator in South Africa community upliftment program contributing artist, collaboration between ZERO1, the US Consulate Durban & KZNSA Gallery, facilitated by Ram Devenini, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, SA.
2018
Commissioned Artist, Hogan Lovell’s Corporate Collection
Collaborating Artist, Workshop linking Youth to the Arts, St Vincent School for the Deaf, Johannesburg, SA.
2012
Artist commissioned for ABSA head offices project, Soft Touch Art Advisory, Johannesburg, SA.
2011
Concept Development and Sketch Artist for the mobile library imagery for the State Department of Education, Impact Designs, Pretoria, SA.
Sketch Artist on set for BBC Film Productions for the documentary of the life story of Leonardo da Vinci, Into Africa Film Productions, Johannesburg, SA.
Sketch Artist, A & DI Creative Company, Pretoria, SA.
PUBLICATIONS
Forthcoming – Revolve:R edition 4
Initiated in 2011 by Sam Treadaway and Ricarda Vidal
Revolve:R publications explores a transmission of ideas through collaborative forms of communication, from the physical and tactile to the digital and intangible, and includes visual art, poetry, film, soundscapes and music. The complete works of each Revolve:R edition is published as a limited-edition bookwork, most recently Revolve:R, edition three (Arrow Bookworks & Intellect Books Bristol, UK / Chicago, USA, 2018).
Revolve:R editions feature in public collections worldwide, including:
Tate Artist Book Collection, Tate Britain, London, UK / MoMA Artist Book Collection, New York City, New York, USA / Glasgow School of Art, Scotland, UK / Goldsmiths, London, UK / The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, USA / California Institute of the Arts, San Francisco, California, USA / The British Library, London, UK / Choisi Gallery, Lugano, Switzerland, CH / and within various other collections both public and private.
PRESS AND PUBLICATIONS
KZNSA Gallery 2020, KwaZulu-Natal Society of Arts [accessed 16 September 2020]
<https://www.kznsagallery.co.za/Exhibitions/View/981/trails>
AVA Gallery 2020, Association for Visual Arts [accessed 13 December 2019]
<https://www.ava.co.za/exhibitions/jessicamichelleleroux>
FAP 2017, South African Print Art Fair [accessed 10 June 2017]
<https://safineartprintfair.com/2017-exhibitors.html>
Sasol New Signatures 2017, Sasol Chemicals Company [accessed 10 December 2017]
Zola Phoswa 2019, Rising Sun Overport [accessed 20 May 2019]
<https://risingsunoverport.co.za/73205/american-arts-incubator-inspires-artists>
Artsmart 2020, Artsmart publications [accessed 14 September 2020]
<http://news.artsmart.co.za/2020/09/new-exhibitions-at-kznsa.html>
Lidija Kostic Katchatourian 2020, Art and About Africa Organisation
[accessed 20 March 2020]
<https://en.calameo.com/read/006369302c65200cf7869>