JMLR Artist Resume

Resume

artist statement

artist background

artist biography

Born 25 February 1989

Raised in Limpopo and Cape Town, South Africa.

Currently resides in the Garden Route, 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

2023

Art on Track Annual exhibition Winner, The Station, Calitzdorp, Klein Karoo, SA.

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

2025 Forthcoming / African Philosophers Fundraising Art Auction,

coordinated by Space Mecca Studios, Johannesburg, Gauteng, SA.

2024 Plett Arts Festival, Plett, SA.

2023 SCAVA Exhibition at the George Museum, George, SA.

2023 The earth has music for those who listen, Karoo Klassique presented by KKNK

curated by Janet Dixon, Oudtshoorn, Klein Karoo, SA.

2023 Art on Track Annual exhibition Winner, The Station, Calitzdorp, Klein Karoo, SA

2022 Participating artist in Traveling Group Show curated by Mark Swart, Dubai, UAE.

2021 When Life throws you Lemons collaboration, Origin Art, Johannesburg, SA.

2021 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.

2020 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

2019 Group Exhibition, The Viewing Room, St Lorient, Tshwane, Gauteng, SA.

2019 South African Annual Print Art Fair, Johannesburg, Gauteng, SA.

2019 American Arts Incubator Exhibition, KZNSA Gallery, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, SA.

2019 Association of Arts Members Exhibition, Tshwane, Gauteng, SA.

2018 RMB Talent Unlocked, Turbine Art Fair, Turbine Hall, Johannesburg, Gauteng, SA.

2018 Pretoria Art Museum Group Exhibition, Tshwane, Gauteng, SA.

2018 Allen & Overy War Child charity auction participating artist,

Berman Contemporary, Johannesburg, Gauteng, SA.

2017 South African Print Fair, GIBS, Johannesburg, Gauteng, SA.

2017 Sasol New Signatures Finalists Exhibition, Pretoria Art Museum,

Tshwane, Gauteng, SA.

2013 Golder Associates International Orphans fund Art Auction, Midrand, Gauteng, SA.

2013 Alice Touring Exhibition, curated by Gordon Froud, Toured SA provinces.

2013 Collaboration Exhibition, Meet me at the White Door, Clarens, Free State, SA.

2013 Collaboration Exhibition, 4D Gallery, Tshwane, Gauteng, SA.

2012 Collaboration Show, Crimson Studios, Tshwane, Gauteng, SA.

2012 Limited Edition Prints Group Exhibition, Trent Gallery, Tshwane, Gauteng, SA.

2011 South African International Trade Exhibition, E5 Creations,

Gallagher Estate, Johannesburg, Gauteng, SA.

2011 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.

2009 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

2018 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.

2011 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.

2011 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.