i have this quote in my notebook ...
“ My life has been like travelling up a river. Every now and then i would hear singing around the bend and so around the bend i would go and become occupied with living."
1973
BA Fine Arts degree - University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
1974
Higher Education Teachers' Diploma, Johannesburg College of Education - developed practical projects for art education in schools.
1975
Art Music and Ballet School, Johannesburg - developed and taught programmes in Fine Art, History of Art, painting and design
1976-88
Workshops: adults - drawing, painting, art appreciation and art criticism children - perceptual awareness through art-related activities
1979
King David High School, Linksfield Johannesburg - std. 6 to matric, Art Education programme
1981
Johannesburg College of Education - high school teacher training programme Participated in Junction Avenue Theatre work-shops FOSATU Conference, Milner Park, Johannesburg - initiated and co-ordinated, co-jointly children's art work-shop
1982
Art Technikon, Ramat Hasharon, Israel - studied painting and art criticism
1985
Centre for Continuing Education, University of the Witwatersrand - developed painting programme for adult education
1987
The Women's Art Festival - Fuba Gallery, Newtown, Johannesburg - organized exhibition of 30 women artists
1989
Initiated and chaired committee to endeavor to establish Visual Artists Centre, Bree Street, Newtown, Johannesburg
1990
Member of Artists Alliance working groups: Policy and planning committee, Exhibitions Committee, Art Education and Therapy working group Co-organized collection of work for Mall Art Postcard Exhibition by South African women artists. Works exhibited in 1990 in Soho Gallery, New York Participated in the collection of work for exhibition of "Contemporary Visual Culture in South Africa' - curated by David Elliot, Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, England
1991
Art Foundation - initiated painting programme for children
1992
University of Pretoria - lecturer, Department of Fine Art St Johns College, Johannesburg - part-time teacher, Art Department
1993
University of Pretoria - lecturer, Department of Fine Arts Participated in the Art Educators' Association (AEA) with emphasis on teacher-training projects in the future FUBA, Johannesburg - co-ordinated Fine Art Programme Katlehong Art Centre (now Visual Art & Craft Academy) (VACA) - art education programme for Matric certification.
1994
Initially participated on Education Committee - proposal for Africus-Biennale Katlehong Art Centre (VACA)
1995
Katlehong Art Centre (VACA)
1996
Lived and worked in the Netherlands
1997
Moved to Cape Town
EXHIBITIONS
1979
Solo exhibition - Market Gallery, Johannesburg - 25 Faces of 25 Friends
1981
Solo exhibition - Crake Gallery, Johannesburg - Peace Around Tables
1983
Exhibited in a group shows in Israel -Herzlia Museum, Herzlia Putuach
1985
Group exhibition - Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg
1986
Solo exhibition - Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg -Woman and Interior
1987
Group Exhibition - Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg
1988
Participated in the Vita Art Now exhibition, Johannesburg Art Gallery Solo exhibition - Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg - Private and the Public
1989
Participated in the Vita Art Now exhibition, Johannesburg Art Gallery Solo exhibition - Gallery on the Market, Johannesburg - In Search of (her)Self Exhibition Solo exhibition - Gallery International, Cape Town - To Whom? Exhibition - Bloemfontein University, Bloemfontein - Confused State
1990
Group Exhibition - Michaelis School of Fine Art - Six Johannesburg artists, six Cape Town artists Group exhibition - Junction Night Club, Johannesburg - Artists from Famous International Gallery (FIG) - Breaking the Wall Group exhibition - Association of Arts, Pretoria - Klapperkop Group exhibition - Jacob Liknaitsky Gallery, Cape Town Group exhibition - corner Jeppe & Troye Street, Downtown Johannesburg opens the FIG
1991
Group exhibition - Primart, Cape Town Group exhibition - Gallery on the Market, Newtown, Johannesburg - Love, Landscape and Lonely Escapes Group exhibition - Newtown Gallery, Johannesburg Johannesburg Mayoral Arts "Ball" Installation - Eight Place Table Setting Cape Town Triennale - South African National Gallery, Cape Town
1992
University of Pretoria - Two Lecturers from the Department show their workÖ Group exhibition - Standard Bank Centre Gallery, Johannesburg - The Banquet
1994
Group exhibition - Standard Bank Centre Gallery, Johannesburg - The Banquet
1995
Solo exhibition - Gallery Poleo, Cologne, Germany - The Complexity of those Feelings
1997
Installation - District Six Public Sculpture Project, Cape Town - Dislocation/Relocation, 25 x 1m, 299 portraits on vinyl, 299 telephone directories Group exhibition - Association for Visual Arts, Cape Town - Committees Choice Group exhibition - Association for Visual Arts, Cape Town - Absolut Vodka Fundraiser
1998
Solo exhibition - Mark Coetzee Fine Art Cabinet, Cape Town - installation of oil paintings on industrial glass
1999
Solo exhibition - Open Window Contemporary Art Gallery, Johannesburg - and the hurly-burly of City Life
2000
Collaborative exhibition with Dale Yudelman - Association for Visual Arts, Cape Town - ONE
