Gallery guide April 2012

ART TIMES | GALLERY BUZZ In Living Colour at The Barnard Gallery, CT

Exhibiting Artists Lonwabo Kilani & Ndikhumbule Ngqinambi / Artists Elise Vossgatter and Gabriel Clark-Brown / Asola Goqwana,Wanesila Albert, Ziyana Lategan

Claudia Gurwitz exhibition entitled: Rooted at The Irma Stern Museum, Rosebank, CT

UCT Irma Stern Gallery Director Christopher Peter / Christopher Peter, Estelle Jacobs, Lorraine Gurwitz, John Lofty-Eaton, Claudia Gurwitz, Harry Gurwitz / Lourens Jacobsz & Nico de Kock Guy Thesen at Cape Pallette, George

Guy Thesen and Doris and Leander Brand

Arno Carstens opens at The Lovell Gallery, CT

Beezy Bailey & Arno Carstens, Lovell Gallery, Woodstock, CT.

Andries Gouws opens at the KZNSA Gallery, Durban

Andries Gouws’s Walkabout at KZNSA

Below Top : Chad Rossouw: A History of Failure Brundyn + Gonsalves, CT . Below centre and Bottom: Arno Carstens Solo Show at The Lovell Gallery, CT

SOUTH AFRICAN

GALLERY GUIDE Keith Calder’s Vindicta Sculpture unwrapping, Alphen Hotel, Constantia

John Maytham (Guest Speaker), Keith Calder (Artist) / Debra Calder; Chris Barnard; Kim Highfield / Tania & Nick Atkinson; Sally Leslie Vernissage IV 2012 - “Ons skrik vir niks”! Show Stephan Welz & Co. Johannesburg Office

Upbeat: Stephan Welz & Co Johannesburg Office

Critics: from Vernissage IV 2012 - “Ons skrik vir niks”! Show

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design | books and catalogues | large format graphics | archiving | specialised retouching | installations | exhibition displays | digital scanning

ART TIMES | AROUND THE GALLERIES Elise Vossgatter: Sternteler AVA Gallery, CT

Elise Vossgatter: Let them eat cake

The Imperfect Librarian: Michaelis Galleries, UCT, CT

Brenton Maart: Engin from The The Imperfect Librarian, Michaels Galleries

Pieter van Straten shows at Knysna Fine Art

The Room Gallery, Johannesburg

Rhett Martyn, Mine, Room Gallery, Jhb Infecting the City, CT

Peter van Straten fans are in for a treat with Peter’s latest show see: www.petervanstraten.co.za Everard Read Gallery Johannesburg

Slee Gallery, Stellenbosch

see more at: www.infectingthecity.com Salon 91, CT

Herman Neibuhr at The Everard Read Jhb, Torso Front, by Talitha Deetlefs, Slee Gallery www.slee.co.za / Linsey Levendall The march to nowhere Salon 91 CT

AROUND THE GALERIES | ART TIMES ABSA L’Atelier 2012 - The selection of works attached is no way an indication of preference for a certain work but is rather a selection of pictures of work included in the top 100

East London: Mark Ross Farmer, Taryn King ABSA L’Atelier 2012

Johannesburg: John Brophy, Lehlogonolo Mashaba 2 Port Elizabeth: Bamanye Ngxale, Bantu Mtshiselwe and Siyabonga Ngaxi Absa KKNK 2012 Hanging Gardens

Marlies Keith Grounded‘The Hanging Gardens’ at the Absa KKNK. /

KZNSA Gallery, Durban

Grace Knotze on her show Thaw currentlyshowing at The KZNSA Gallery, Durban

South African Belgian International Art Expo SABEX, Tulbagh

Work by Jan Vermeiren & Leon de Bliquy to be seen at:South African Belgian International Art Expo (SABEX)

The Whitehouse Gallery

GILLIAN AYRES MARC CHAGALL

DAVID HOCKNEY

ANDY WARHOL

11 THRUPPS ILLOVO CENTRE, Oxford Road ILLOVO P.O. Box 496, Melrose Arch 2076 Tel : 27 11 268-2115 ¹ Fax : 27 11 268-2129 WEBSITE : www.thewhitehousegallery.co.za EMAIL : alan@whg.co.za : melanie@whg.co.za

MON-FRI 09.30am - 17.00pm THURSDAY EVENING 17.00pm - 21.00pm SATURDAY FROM 9.30am - 12.30pm SUNDAY FROM 12.00pm - 3.00pm

Anton Kannemeyer

UNISA Recent Acquisition Art Exhibition

new lithographs

Colleen Alborough,Animation (still)

21 April to 31 May 2012 Enquiries: (012) 441 5683 / ukun1@unisa.ac.za Gallery viewing hours: (Tuesday to Friday) 10H00 - 16H00

Moulinsart Lawyers I. Hand printed lithograph, 76 x 57 cm. Edition 20.

The Artists’ Press

Unisa Art Gallery,Kgorong Building Ground Floor, Main Campus Preller and Ridge Street, Pretoria, 0003 Email: ukun1@unisa.ac.za Tel: (012) 441 5683

Box 1236, White River, 1240 7HO 013 751 3225 PDUN#DUWLVWVSUHVV FR ]D ZZZ DUWSULQWVD FRP

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FREE STATE, GAUTENG | GALLERY GUIDE

Free State Bloemfontein Oliewenhuis Art Museum Until 30 April, “Face Value: old heads in modern masks” an etching series by Malcolm Payne.

17 Feb - 9 April in the Main Building, “Faena” by Nandipha Mntambo (Standard bank Young Artist) a body of new work encompassing sculpture, works on paper and video.

27 March – 13 May, “Christ and the other Person” a series of paintings by Father Frans Claerhout.

20 April – 3 June: “Rendezvous Art Project: Focus Painting”(Main Building) a travelling exhibition of works by 60 artists which uses painting as a medium.

16 Harry Smith Str, Bloemfontein. T.051 447 9609 karen.marais@nasmus.co.za www.nasmus.co.za

Clarens Art & Wine Gallery on Main 6 – 23 April, exhibition by Aviva Maree.

279 Main Str, Clarens T. 058 256 1298 or Anton Grobbelaar. C. 082 341 8161 anton@artandwine.co.za www.artandwine.co.za Blou Donki Art Gallery A vibrant contemporary art gallery, housing a wide variety of contemporary artworks, functional art, steel sculptures, bronzes, handmade glass and specializing in photography.

Windmill Centre, Main Str, Clarens T. 058 256 1757 manager@bloudonki.co.za www.bloudonki.co.za Johan Smith Art Gallery The gallery permanently exhibits a wide variety of classical and selected contemporary art works featuring Johan Smith, Elbè van Rooyen, Elga Rabe, Graham Carter, Nicole Pletts, Gregoire Boonzaier, Otto Klar, and various others. Specializing in ceramics, the gallery supports artists such as Hennie Meyer, Karen Sinovich, and Heather Mills, among others. Collectable bronzes and handmade glass

by David Reade also available.

Windmill Centre, Main Str, Clarens T. 058 256 1620 manager@bhm.dorea.co.za www.johansmith.co.za

Gauteng Johannesburg

Christie’s International Auctioneers.

Gillian Scott Berning, Independent Consultant.

T 031 207 8247 Gillian.gsb@mweb.co.za www.christies.com CIRCA on Jellicoe 3 April – 5 May, “Drawing clouds in the Karoo”

by Strijdom van der Merwe. 2 Jellicoe Ave. T. 011 788 4805 gallery@circaonjellicoe.co.za www.circaonjellicoe.co.za Everard Read Jhb 8 March - 7 April, “City Chromatic” by Hermann Niebuhr featuring recent landscape paintings of Johannesburg.

6 Jellicoe Ave, Rosebank, Jhb. T. 011 788-4805 gallery@everard.co.za www.everard-read.co.za Gallery 2 24 March – 14 April, Gallery 2 will be exhibiting work by various artists including Regi Bardavid, Karin Daymond, Sam Nhlengethwa, Lauren Palte and Jenny Stadler.

140 Jan Smuts Ave, Parkwood. T. 011 447 0155 joe@gallery2.co.za www.gallery2.co.za Gallery AOP 24 March - 11 April, “Fun and Games ...” drawings by Jaco van Schalkwyk.

14 April - 13 May, “Self-Organized Systems” drawings

by Neil le Roux.

44 Stanley Ave, Braamfontein Werf (Milpark) Johannesburg. T. 011 726 2234. info@artonpaper.co.za www.galleryaop.com Gallery MOMO 15 March – 16 April, Joël Mpah Dooh’s “Let’s Take a Walk!”

52 7th Avenue, Parktown North, Jhb. T. 011 327 3247 info@gallerymomo.com www.gallerymomo.com Goodman Gallery 29 March - 21 April, Carla Busuttil.

163 Jan Smuts Ave, Parkwood, Johannesburg T. 011 788 1113 jhb@goodman-gallery.com www.goodman-gallery.com Gordon Institute of Business Science 15 March - 15 April, a majestic exhibition of art by Richard John Forbes GIBS, 26 Melville Road, Illovo, Johannesburg. forumadmin@gibs.co.za www.gibs.co.za

Absa Art Gallery 23 March – 12 April, Absa L’Atelier Regional exhibition.

Absa Towers North, 161 Main Street, Jhb. T. 011 350 5139 artgallery@absa.co.za www.absa.co.za

Grahams Fine Art Gallery 29 March – 29 April, “Essential Marks” by André Van Vuuren.

Unit 46, Broadacres Lifestyle Centre, Cnr Cedar & Valley Rds, Broadacres, Fourways, Jhb. T. 011 465 9192 sarah@grahamsgallery.co.za www.grahamsgallery.co.za

Alice Art 1 – 15 April, the Ernst de Jong Academy of Fine Art Exhibition. The weekend of 21&22 April, Glendine and 28&29 April, Giorgio Trobec.

217 Drive Str, Ruimsig. T. 083 331 8466/ 083 377 1470 aliceart@global.co.za www.aliceart.co.za

16 Halifax Works by Michael Heyns, Leon Muller, Braam van Wijk, Marina Louw, Mimi van der Merwe and other artists can be viewed by appointment in Johannesburg at 16 Halifax Str, Bryanston. Dana MacFarlane 082 784 6695 dana@16halifaxart.co.za www.16halifaxart.co.za

Bag Factory 30 March – 5 April, “S A S” an exhibition by visiting artists Fiona Flynn, Kate Tarratt Cross, Mark Thomann, Victoria Udondian and the winner of the 2012 David Koloane Award Jarrett Erasmus.

10 Mahlatini Street, Fordsburg. T. 011 834 9181 info@bagfactoryart.org.za www.bagfactoryart.org.za

In Toto 1 March – 10 April, “Creation” by James Delaney will feature his oil and acrylic aerial views of landscapes, as well as his lithographs produced at the Artist’s Press.

Opening 12 April, “Translations: Art into Jewellery” Top South African artists: Karel Nel, Senzeni Marasela, Walter Oltmann, Diana Hyslop, Loren Kaplan, Norman Catherine, Michael Frampton, Faiza Galdhari, Dylan Lewis, Marco Cianfanelli, Wayne Barker and Don Searle have collaborated with the Schwartz Jewellers to create art-inspired jewellery that is to be displayed alongside artworks by these highly acclaimed artists.

6 Birdhaven Centre, 66 St Andrew Str, Birdhaven.

T. 011 447 6543 www.intotogallery.co.za

Bailey Seippel Gallery 18 Feb – 22 April, “Call and Response” by Cedric Nunn show-cases iconic images from 30 years of his career.

Arts on Main, 260 cnr Fox & Berea, CBD Johannesburg C. 071 227 0910 www.baileyseippel.co.za

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Isis Gallery Leading Art Gallery in Rosebank showcasing today’s most Modern Contemporary Artists.

Shop 163, The Mall of Rosebank.

Contact Daniel Erasmus T. 011 447 2317 info@isisgallery.co.za www.isisgallery.co.za Johannesburg Art Gallery 29 Jan – 8 April, “A Fragile Archive” an exhibition of works Gladys Mgudlandlu (1917-1979) as well as works by other women artists.

26 Feb – 22 April, “Transference” with participating artists: Vumelani Sibeko and Senzo Shabangu.

King George Str, Joubert Park, Jhb. T. 011 725 3130 tinym@joburg.org.za www.joburg.org.za Manor Gallery 17 March – 14 April, The first combined exhibition of the WSA (Watercolour Society Africa), which is the 87th watercolour exhibition of the society, and the first all media exhibition of the ASA (Art Society Africa). Top South African artists will participate. Come and see paintings of the highest standard. Manor Gallery, Home of the Watercolour Society of South Africa. Norscot Manor Centre, Penguin Drive, Fourways, Gauteng. T. 011 465 7934 gallery@wssa.org.za www.wssa.org.za Market Photo Workshop 29 Feb – 25 April, “Tracing Territories” a group show.

T. 011 834 1444 info@marketphotoworkshop.co.za www.marketphotoworkshop.co.za Russell Kaplan Auctioneers Auctioneers of Fine Art, Antiques and Collectables.

Ground floor, Bordeaux Court, Corner of Garden & Allan Roads, Bordeaux.

T. 011 789 7422 or 083 675 8468 rka@global.co.za www.rkauctioneers.co.za Sandton Auctioneers Fine Art, Furniture, Carpets & Collectables.

Showroom: No 8 Burnside Ave, Craighall Park, Jhb. T. 011 501 3360 sandtonauctioneers@telkomsa.net www.sandtonauctioneers.com Standard Bank Gallery 7 Feb - 5 April, the Goethe-Institut South Africa, Standard Bank Art Gallery and Goodman Gallery present the new exhibition “Extra!” featuring video installation & visual art by acclaimed South African artist Candice Breitz.

Cnr of Simmonds & Frederick Str.’s, Jhb. T. 011 631 1889 sue.isaac@standardbank.co.za www.standardbankarts.co.za Stephan Welz & Company 24 – 26 April, Auction of Decorative & Fine Arts, Ceramics, Silver, Furniture, Jewellery & Books.

13 Biermann Avenue, Rosebank, Johannesburg.

T. 011 880-3125 jhb@stephanwelzandco.co.za www.stephanwelzandco.co.za Stevenson Johannesburg 1 March - 6 April, “Black Lines” sculpture, painting and installation by Serge Alain Nitegeka.

4 April - 18 May, “Land Of Cockaigne” 10 large new and recent paintings by Deborah Poynton.

62 Juta Street, Braamfontein, Jhb. T. 011 326 0034 jhb@stevenson.info www.stevenson.info Strauss & Co. Fine Art Auctioneers & Consultants.

Country Club Johannesburg, Corner Lincoln Rd & Woodlands Drive, Woodmead. T. 079 407 5140 jhb@straussart.co.za www.straussart.co.za

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GALLERY GUIDE | GAUTENG, MPUMALANGA UJ Art Gallery 11 – 25 April, “Drawings” a solo exhibition by Louise Hall.

Cnr Kingsway & University Rd, Auckland Park, Jhb. T. 011 559 2099 aedempsey@uj.ac.za www.uj.ac.za/artscentre The White House Gallery The gallery has a wide ranging portfolio featuring renowned masters such as Chagall, Marini, Miro, Moore, Portway, Pasmore, Stella, Picasso, Dine & Hockney - to name a few.

Also the more affordable works of up and coming artists in Britain and France, along with globally acclaimed South African artists. Shop G11 Thrupps Centre,Oxford Road, Illovo,Johannesburg. T. 011 268 2115 alan@whg.co.za www.thewhitehousegallery.co.za

Pretoria Alette Wessels Kunskamer The Alette Wessels Kunskamer operates as an Art Gallery and Art Consultancy, specialising in South African art as an investment, dealing in Old Masters, and selected contemporary art. Maroelana Centre, 27 Maroelana Str, Maroelana, Pretoria. T. 012 346 0728 alette@artwessels.co.za www.artwessels.co.za Association of Arts Pretoria 21 March - 11 April, “In Transit” an exhibition of fine art photography by Alet Pretorius, Liza van Deventer, Theana Breugem and Lisa Hnatowicz. Walkabout: Saturday 31 March at 11h00.

31 March - 18 April, “Governing bodies” an exhibition of three dimensional works in mixed media by Erica Schoeman. Walkabout: Saturday 14 April at 11h00.

173 Mackie Str, Nieuw Muckleneuk, Pretoria.

T. 012 346 3100 artspta@mweb.co.za

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www.artsassociationpta.co.za Fried Contemporary 17 March - 14 April, “Terra nullius: no-man’s land” Tribute artist: Willem Boshoff. Pieter Swanepoel, Sarel Petrus, Pauline Gutter, Christiaan Harris & Lisa Allen.

28 April - 26 May, “Terra incognita: unknown territories” Tribute artist: Minnette Vári. Frikkie Eksteen, Eric Duplan, Celia de Villiers, Christiaan Harris & Berna Thom.

9 June - 7 July, “Terra pericolosa: dangerous grounds” Tribute artist: Diane Victor. Diek Grobler , Gwenneth Miller , Carolyn Parton , Sybrand Wiechers, Keith Dietrich, Karin Preller & Paul Cooper.

430 Charles St, Brooklyn, Pretoria. T. 012 346 0158 art@friedcontemporary.com www.friedcontemporary.com Front Room Art Viewing by appointment in April. Works by a wide variety of artists, including new work by Lucas Bambo, Laurel Holmes and Braam van Wijk. 116 Kate Ave Rietondale.

Jennifer Snyman 082 451 5584 Jennifer@frontroomart.co.za www.frontroomart.co.za Gallery Michael Heyns The Gallery has moved to 194 Haley Str, Weavind Park, Pretoria. T. 012 804 0869 michael@michaelheyns.co.za www.michaelheyns.co.za Pretoria Art Museum 27 March - 29 July in the Henry Preiss Hall, “Lady Michaelis Bequest” a selection of 17th-century Dutch paintings from the Michaelis Bequest will be on view.

Until July in the North Gallery “Resistance Art & Landscape Art” A selection of artworks by Resistance artists such as Magadlela, Martins, Dumile, Hodgkins and Kentridge are on display in the North Gallery. Also on display is a broad selection of landscape art by artists such as Pierneef, Bat-

tiss, Wenning, Barker and Boonzaaier.

Until December in the South Gallery, “A Story of South African Art” a selection of artworks from the permanent collection of the Museum.

Until December in the East Gallery, “Abstract Art” a selection of abstract artworks from the permanent collection of the Museum.

Until December in the Glass Gallery, “Corobrik Collection” a selection of ceramics, representing the development of studio ceramics and the work of traditional rural potters of South Africa over the past 30 years is on display.

Until December, “Study Collection” art media and techniques are illustrated in the Information Centre.

Cnr Schoeman and Wessels Str, Arcadia Park, Arcadia, Pretoria.T.012 344 1807/8 art.museum@tshwane.gov.za www.pretoriaartmuseum.co.za Sandton Auctioneers Fine Art, Furniture, Carpets & Collectables.

Showroom: 367 Lynnwood Rd, Menlo Park, Pretoria.

T. 012 460 6000 sandtonauctioneers@telkomsa.net www.sandtonauctioneers.com St Lorient Fashion and Art Gallery 25 Feb – 10 April, a group exhibition entitled “Kaleidoscope: The Energy of Colour” 492 Fehrsen Street, Brooklyn Circle, Brooklyn, Pretoria.

T. 012 4600284 anastasi@iafrica.com www.stlorient.co.za UNISA Art Gallery 13 March – 5 April, “Messages and Meaning” a touring exhibition of selected artworks from the MTN Art Collection.

Kgorong Building, Ground Floor, Main Campus, Preller Str, Pretoria.T. 012 441 5683 ukun1@unisa.ac.za www.unisa.ac.za/gallery

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NORTH WEST, MPUMALANGA | GALLERY GUIDE

North West

Mpumalanga

Potchefstroom

Dullstroom

NWU Gallery 22 March - 11 May “Playpen by Roger Ballen” Photography and installation by Roger Ballen.

North-West University Gallery, Building E7, NWU Potchefstroom Campus, Hoffman Str, Potchefstroom.

T. 018 299 4341 email: 20061374@nwu.ac.za NWU Botanical Gardens Gallery 22 March - 11 May, “Miniatures Exhibition” Group show.

North-West University Botanical Gardens Gallery T. 018 299 2753 email: 20049830@nwu.ac.za

Send your listings to: show@arttimes.co.za

Art @ sixty seven A selection of fine art, ceramics and blown glass art pieces, by well-known local artists.

Shop no9, 67 Naledi St, Dullstroom, Mpumulanga.

T. 013 254 0335 mikek@boardwalkmanor.co.za www.shopat67.com

White River The Artists’ Press Professional collaboration, printing and publishing of original hand-printed artists lithographs, by the Artists’ Press. Also artists books, monotypes & letterpress prints, particularly for artists working in SA.Waterfield Farm near White River, T. 013 751 3225 www.artists-press.net

Dimitrov Art Gallery Lifestyle Complex, shop no.4 on Cnr. Teding Van Berkhout & Hugenote/ Naledi Street, Dullstroom, Mpumalanga T. 013 254 0524 C. 082 679 5698 info@dimitrovartgallery.co.za www.dimitrovartgallery.co.za

The Loop Art Foundry & Sculpture Gallery A collaboration and network for the avid art patron and collector as well as a full service facility for the artist. This is the place where you will find a unique and superior item or have something commissioned that you have always envisioned. Casterbridge Complex Corner R40 & Numbi Roads White River T. 013 758 2409 theloop@worldonline.co.za www.tlafoundry.co.za

The New Dimitrov Art Gallery Situated in the Trams Alley shop no.1, along the R 540 ( Naledi Drive ). Opening exhibition “Expression of Freedom” by renowned artist Dimitrov. info@dimitrovartgallery.co.za www.dimitrovartgallery.co.za

The White River Gallery 24 March – 12 April, “Going Home” paintings and photographic landscapes by Vanessa Berlein. Casterbridge Centre, R 40 Cnr. of Hazyview & Numbi Gate Rd, White River. C. 083 675 8833 whiteriverg@gmail.com

Coming of Age: 21 years of Artist Proof Studio 6th May 2012 : A public lecture by William Kentridge 2:00 - 3:00pm / Opening reception at 3:30pm by Sibongile Khumalo Coming of Age is a retrospective exhibition of Artist Proof Studio (APS) which celebrates 21 years of printmaking in Newtown. The exhibition will open on 6th May 2012 at the Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG). This event will be a unique opportunity to experience the talent and energy of the artists at Artist Proof Studio as well as other established artists who have supported the studio’s growth over the last 21 years.

Artist Proof Studio, a community based printmaking studio, partners with corporates, patrons, foundations, artists and individuals to create an environment in which talented young artists are

offered the space and opportunity to reach their full potential. Editions of historic and current Artist Proof Studio artists will be showcased in 18 uniquely curated spaces within the Johannesburg Art gallery. The exhibition will include the works of Philemon Hlungwane, Nelson Makamo, Lehlogonolo Mashaba, Lucas Nkgweng, Kim Berman and many emerging talents. New releases of editions from collaborating artists include William Kentridge, Diane Victor, Wim Botha, Norman Catherine, Paul Edmunds, Gerhard Marx, Colbert Mashile, Chris Diedericks, Kudzanai Chiurai and others. Please join us on Sunday the

6th May for a public lecture by William Kentridge at 2pm, followed by the opening of the exhibition

by Sibongile Khumalo. APS looks forward to hosting members of the public at various events during the exhibition and will hold a series of lectures, printmaking demonstrations, and walkabouts during the month of May at the Johannesburg Art gallery and at Artist Proof Studio.

There will be regular updates on the website: www.artistproofstudio.co.za or for more info contact Tiny at tinym@joburg.org.za or Noli at admin@artistproofstudio.co.za.

Closing 6th July 2012

the loop art foundry

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BARBARA TYRRELL / ARTIST PROFILE | ART TIMES

Barbara Tyrrell and The Quest For The ‘Unfathomable’ Make sure that you log onto: www.ezakwantu.com to view more of Barbara’s most amazing life. All artwork from the Campbell Collection

By Lloyd Pollak There could be no more eloquent testimony to the tragedy of colonialism’s devastating assault upon the indigenous tribal cultures of our country than the work of Barbara Tyrrell who recorded a world that has now been almost completely obliterated.

Drive the length and breadth of our land, and never will you chance upon anyone clad in the tribal attire she rescued from oblivion. Today her watercolor records of the vanished glories of African costume seem like the scenographic fantasies of some brilliant, Surrealist stage designer. Take ‘Ndebele Bride, Middelburg, Transvaal’ for example. Here the body and head disappear behind a blanket and a heavily beaded hood, and the one anatomical detail that we can still discern, a diminutive hand, supports a purely ornamental black umbrella. The mundanity of this prosaic object, and the weird extravagance of the costume, create an unforgettable juxtaposition in which cultures and continents collide. Is this not the kind of wildly exotic and bizarre caprice that Leon Bakst might have dreamt up for les Ballet Russes?

Tyrell’s brush reveals the same passion for unexpected combinations of dazzling colors and the riotous visual intricacy of pattern piled on pattern as the great Russian’s, and, although she intended her work to be no more than a painstakingly accurate record of traditional tribal clothing, her artistry is everywhere apparent.

The way she floats her figures upon the ground, the perfect balance between solids and voids and the spatial play whereby heads, arms and feet constantly erupt their confining borders, give her sitters vitality and a decisive silhouettesque impact. Nothing is allowed to interfere with her masterful delineation of attire.

Although her titles always cite the name of the sitter, as in “Bushveldt Blonde, Singceni, Swaziland”, the blonde is not allowed to upstage her dress, for these are likenesses, rather than portraits, and her sitters are given the dreamy vacancy of a window-dresser’s dummy With rare exceptions, the artist depicts only single figures, and these are isolated within a void, with no cast shadows, and no suggestions of a setting beyond the occasional tuft of grass.

The result is that Singceni’s costume positively resplends. The colors assume a blazing intensity, and the yellow red and black checker board patterns of her robes, fall around her body in folds, setting up a hypnotic Op-art shimmer and vibration.

Carol Kauffmann, curator of African art at the SANG claims that “the thoroughness and precision of Tyrell’s representations of tribal dress” make her “unprecedented and without parallel in South Africa.” What elevates her oeuvre far above the conventional ethnographic record is her complete avoidance of scientific aridity. Her love for her sitters and their culture shine forth from every image. As a young woman, Tyrrell studied fashion in London, and this educated her eye, sensitizing her to nuance and detail, and enabling her to inject the panache of a gifted fashion illustrator into

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her watercolors. She infused dry ethnology with a verve and glamour that immediately captured the public imagination.

What made Barbara so aware of the physical beauty of black people and the splendor of their material culture when most South African whites viewed ‘natives’ with disdain?

Participation in the ceremonies of the Zulu people, a superb command of their language, and a close familiarity with their culture, were an established Tyrrell family tradition. During the Zulu king, Cetshwayo’s state visit to Queen Victoria in 1882, her grandfather acted as his interpreter, and he also wrote a serious study of the indigenous tribes, their lore, customs and beliefs. Her father too excelled at the language, and, for a time, he worked as an interpreter in the Department of Native Affairs. Barbara was raised amidst the Zulu, and she insists that “Zulu was our family language, the first I learned, and something I spoke every day with my siblings, parents, the servants and the people living nearby.”

Her parents moved in circles well disposed to the indigenous tribes, interested in their history, and keen to honor their customs and etiquette, and it was to this end that her father insisted his children expressed themselves in an impeccably pure and formal Zulu, employing all the appropriate verbal courtesies and honorifics. Barbara confided that, now that she is living in the Cape, what she misses most about Natal is “the music of the language, its dignity, warmth, softness and flow.”

The artist vividly remembers the war dance her father arranged in honor of the visiting Prince of Wales when she was but a toddler. The colonial audience was covered up from ankle to chin in elaborate Edwardian formal attire more appropriate to a Mayfair drawing room, than the sweltering Zululand sun. Fierce ululations, booming drums and the pounding feet of the Zulus warriors made the dust fly, and the climax came when the entire impi charged forward brandishing kieries, spears and shields, and causing many a terrified spectator to take flight. This vision of the mystery of darkest Africa imbued Barbara with an intense yearning to fathom the ‘unfathomable’, and plumb the mysteries of the Zulu psyche.

After studying Fine Art and a stint of journalism, Barbara realized that she had a vocation, and the purpose of her life became the recording of traditional tribal apparel at the eleventh hour - before the pressures of westernization and Nationalist political interference caused them to entirely disappear. She soon found a mentor in Alfred Duggan-Cronin, an authority on African anthropology, and befriended Dr Killie Campbell, the notable collector of tribal Africana, who became her stalwart patron. The travel writer, T.V. Bulpin also came within Barbara’s orbit, and this was the set amongst whom she chose to move rather than the torpid suburban Durbanites basking in the sunshine of the Raj. The artist converted a Chevrolet van into a mobile home, and for decades she defied convention by travelling alone all over South Africa and beyond, document-

ing the garb of over twenty-five different tribes. A photograph reveals her standing beside her beloved caravan, a dashing, trousered blonde presenting her long legged self with the fastidious elegance of a Vogue model on safari.

The adventurous Barbara was indeed a mould-breaker and tear-away. Although she married and bore a son, nothing deflected her from her task. Her deep respect for African culture and profound familiarity with Zulu language and customs enabled her to win the confidence of her sitters who readily divulged how costume silently relayed copious information about the rank of her sitters, their marital status, age, gender, occupation and economic condition. This sartorial language relayed copious classificatory information. In the case of women, it identified the tribe they belonged to, whether they were pubescent or pre-pubescent, ready for courtship, of marriageable age, or betrothed, brides, married, mothers, mature matrons or widows.

I visited the artist in her Fish Hoek home, and discovered that – far from being a daunting grande dame – Barbara is an entrancingly droll and whimsical centenarian with a sense of fun so infectious that we constantly dissolved into unseemly fits of giggling.

When the worthy burghers of Eshowe learned that she accepted Zulu hospitality, spent time in kraals, participated in rituals, and even - horror of horrors - danced with them, her mother was admonished for “condoning such bad form”, and roundly told that such familiarity with blacks was “letting down the side” and “just not cricket”.

Back in the patriarchal mid 20th century, there was strong prejudice against women, particularly in the unenlightened backwaters of the Empire, and Barbara was patronized by professional anthropologists and ethnographers. “To these learned men, I was neither a doctor, nor an MA, just another ‘little woman’. They did not take me, or my work, seriously, and felt I should have rather stayed at home tending to my household duties.”

Those unfortunate enough to move amidst academics will be familiar with their purse-lipped elitism and dismissiveness. Until about six years ago scholars and curators sniffily dismissed Barbara Tyrrell as a mere draftswomen devoid of any artistic skill. No Amazonian feminist art historian gallantly leapt to her defense, no Boadicea at UCT, no Valkyrie from Wits. Barbara only ceased to be a trespasser in the groves of Academe when Haydon Proud, saluted her aesthetic strengths in a few brief, but pithy, words in his seminal “Revisions: Expanding the Narrative of South African Art” in 2006.

This set off a trend. The Constitutional Court acquired some of her work in 2006: the order of Ikhamanga was bestowed upon her in 2008, and now her new found status as an artist, rather than a mere illustrator, has been commemorated by the current SANG exhibition which opened on her hundredth birthday. As she left the gathering in her wheelchair surrounded by an adoring retinue of near and dear, I saw her smiling with delight that, at last, she had been granted the secure niche in history that she had so long deserved.

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Barbara with School friends, B began drawing from a young age, she explains her passion was so strong, that it invariably annoyed boyfriends in high school. B working as an illustrator, London.

Jan 1944. Barbara’s first unaccompanied trip to the amaNgwane, a Zulu speaking clan living along the Drakensberg. As fuel was rationed, she would set up camp for a month. B with mask.

(Above B on a field trip, (Right) Banukile with B, Barbara explains that she owes more to Banukile then any other person, as it was Banukile who exposed her to Africa and its ‘Tribal People’.

(Above) Barbara would make hundreds of drawings while on field trips, she would also pay her sitters which was unusual at the time. ‘First Born’ Xhosa type. Peddie Area 1948

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Drakensberg - Natal - driving For the most part Barbara travelled alone, seldom slept under a roof, but always camped nearby one. Trading stores were ideal campgrounds because they offered security and were great meeting places for the natives. There she would hear of special events such as weddings, funerals, and initiations, which afforded her many opportunities to draw and paint ceremonial costume. (Bottom left and right) Barbara married Pete Jurgins, and engineer who assisted Barbara with her career. Their Caravan was the obvious choice for a wedding car! (Top right) Bushveld blond,Singceni – Swaziland, 1949 Watercolour. Campbell Collections, UKZN.

Kweta Boy. Xhosa Type. Peddie.1948. Barbara on a field trip.

Male witchdoctor. Xhosa type. Peddie area 1948. Barbara, Pete (Barbara’s son) and Ottie (the dog) 1954

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Top: Barbara with Banukile (right) “who became my friend who taught me much about her people. I thank her - for always. She introduced me to many interesting parties and other occasions. We had fun together. She could have written many books - was a fountain of knowledge - but could not write. Banukile - I thank you for your happy friendship and for all the information passed onto me - and for the shared fun. Banu - bless you wherever you are.

Top: Left X‘MavikindukuNyawuza’ Pondo Matron, gala dress.W. Pondoland, 1946.

Top Right: Barbara with Hugh Tracey 1954, Below Left: Barbara in her house in Muizenburg Below Right Fooling around with Pete - Livingstone, Zambia 1950

Below top:Ndebele Bride.Middleburg Tvl.1950. Left below: Kweta Boy, Xhosa Type. Peddie.1948.

Middle: Hlonipha Attitude, Amangwane Bride.Winterton. 1949 Below Right: John Mafani’ Xhosa manhood.Peddie area, 1948

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(Top and right) Barbara’ big day Thursday 15 March: her 100th Birthday and her opening of her retrospective show at the SA National Gallery.

(Below): Barbara’s 100th Birthday cake and well wishers who heartfully sang her Happy birthday in Zulu and English.

Hanlie Kotze

Hanlie has been painting professionally for fifteen years. The daughter of an artist and gallery owner grew up in Aliwal North and started writing poetry at school. She has always been fascinated by the interpolation of her word art and her visual art.

Her work is a mixture between surrealistically naive and expressionistic art. She favours symbolism in her paintings to blend with the poetry she creates.

Her work requires an extraordinary concentration and dedication. “My work is primarily the product of my imagination. Art is essentially an expression of mood and when you combine

poetry with painting, the result becomes even more so.”

Hanlie composes the occasional phrase or a word coupling, just to help her capture the mood she wants to convey by the painting. “Painting and poetry say the same thing”, she says. “I feel both are a reflection of your creative abilities and the marriage of the two is very natural.

She is now rated among the pantheon of well known South African artists who can hold their own anywhere in the world. Hanlie Kotze is also co-owner of the Alice Art gallery in Hartbeespoort.

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Western Cape Cape Town Absolut Art Gallery Permanent exhibition with the best Masters and Contemporary artists. Namely : JH Pierneef, Gerard Sekoto, Hugo Naude, Adriaan Boshoff, Frans Oerder, Maurice Van Essche, Tinus De Jongh, Gerard Bhengu, Ephraim Ngatane, Cecil Skotnes, JEA Volschenk, Conrad Theys, William Kentridge, to name a few.

Shop 43 Willowbridge Lifestyle Centre, Carl Cronje Drive, Tyger Valley, Bellville. T. 021 914 2846 info@absolutart.co.za www.absolutart.co.za.

Art b 14 March – 11 April, Absa L’Atelier Regional Exhibition.

02 May – 18 June, Selected prints from the CAP Collection.

The Arts Association of Bellville, The Library Centre, Carel van Aswegan Str, Bellville. T. 021 918 2301 info@artb.co.za www.artb.co.za/gallery.htm Artvark Gallery On show in April, Watercolours by Fawa Conradie of Karoo landscapes. Open 7 days a week 9-6.

48 Main Rd, Kalk Bay Tel 021 788 5584 artvark@iafrica.com www.artvark.org AVA Opening 10 April @ 6pm, “Dripping Away Unattended into Shadows” a series of bold and compelling paintings by Odette Marais and “Wired World” a photographic exploration by Catherine Sassoon as well as “Inja Elele” is a photography exhibition produced through the Iliso Labantu project. Iliso Labantu is a not-for-profit organisation started

by Photographers who live and work in townships around Cape Town. On show until 4 May. Association for Visual Arts, 35 Church Str, CT. T.021 424 7436 art@ava.co.za www.ava.co.za The Avital Lang Gallery New at the gallery Shannon Phillips, Rhona Kestan, Adele Golding and many more. The gallery is also available for new up and coming artist to come in and display their work, we also continue to do our ceramic painting classes.

Two Oceans House, Surrey Place, Mouille Point, CT. (Next to Newport Deli) T. 021 439 2124 avital.artistinc@gmail.com www.avitallang.com Barnard Gallery 14 March – 11 April, “In Living Colour” by Ndikhumbule Ngqinambi & Lonwabo Kilani.

Opening 18 April, “Just a Matter of Time” a solo exhibition

by Jaco van Schalkwyk. 55 Main St, Newlands.

T. 021 671 1666 gallery@barnardgallery.com www.barnardgallery.com Blank Projects.

Opening 12 April @ 18:00, Paintings by Jan-Henri Booyens on show until 12 May. 113-115 Sir Lowry Rd, Woodstock, CT. C.072 507 5951 info@blankprojects.com www.blankprojects.com Brundyn & Gonsalves (formely iArt) 20 March - 2 May, “A History of Failure” a variety of media, including lithographs, sculpture and found objects by Chad Rossouw. 71 Loop Str, CT. T. 021 424 5150 info@brundyngonsalves.com www.brundyngonsalves.com Cape Gallery 25th March - 14th April, a group exhibition of works by Ariadne Petousis, Rosie Sturgis and Teresa Decinti showing their sense of ‘African-ness’ Each artist has close ties to this land, the flora and fauna contained with it.

Opening on Sunday 15th April at 4.30 p.m. “Bright Horizons - Inspiration: Cape Town” a solo exhibition of recent work by Sybille Lampe, on show until 5 May.

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Juliet Lomberg, Independent Consultant. T. 021 761 2676 jlomberg@iafrica.com www.christies.com Christopher Møller Art 29 March – 12 April, a solo exhibition for artist M.J Lourens entitled “Peninsula” will feature scenes in and around Cape Town. 7 Kloofnek Road, Gardens, C T. T. 021 422 1599 Info@christophermollerart.co.za www.christophermollerart.co.za Erdmann Contemporary & Photographers Gallery za 21 March – 28 April, “Chinese Paper-Cuts” paper cutting from Shaanxi a group exhibition of 51 works.

63 Shortmarket Street, CT. T. 021 422 2762 galleryinfo@mweb.co.za www.erdmanncontemporary.co.za Everard Read CT 22 March – 5 April, “Morning, Noon & Night” Scenes of Cape Town and the beautiful Western Cape painted en plein air by UK painter Nick Botting.

Opening Thursday 19 April @ 18:30, new works by David Bromley until 3 May. 3 Portswood Rd, Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, CT. T. 021 418 4527 ctgallery@everard.co.za www.everard-read-capetown.co.za 34 Fine Art 27 March – 28 April, “Between Ourselves” a Solo Exhibition

by Jade Doreen Waller.

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Woodstock. T. 021 462 7573/4 cpt@goodman-gallery.com www.goodman-gallery.com Hout Bay Gallery New artworks by Sarah Danes Jarrett, David Kuijers, Koos De Wet and many more. Open 7 days a week.

71 Victoria Ave, Hout Bay. T. 021 790 3618 F. 021 790 3898 info@houtbaygallery.co.za www.houtbaygallery.co.za Infin Art Gallery A gallery of work by local artists.

Wolfe Str, Chelsea Village, Wynberg.

T. 021 761 2816 & Buitengracht Str. CT. T. 021 423 2090 gallery@infinart.co.za www.infinart.co.za Irma Stern Museum 17 March - 11 April, “Rooted” featuring paintings by Claudia Gurwitz. Cecil Rd, Rosebank, CT. T. 021 685 5686 irmastern@uct.ac.za www.irmastern.co.za Iziko SA National Gallery Until 10 April 2012, Renowned British conceptual and land artist, Richard Long, presents a solo exhibition of works made in southern Africa over the last 50 years.

Until 13 May, “Listening to Distant Thunder: The Art of Peter Clarke” 16 March – 8 July, A Centenary Celebration of the Life and Work of Barbara Tyrrell.

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Buitenkant Str, opposite the Grand Parade, CT. T. 21 464 1262 kmooney@iziko.org.za www.iziko.org.za Johans Borman Fine Art Currently showing a selection of works by SA Masters Walter Battiss, Erik Laubscher, Peter Clarke, Cecil Skotnes, Pranas Domsaitis and Sydney Kumalo, as well as new works by contemporary artists Hussein Salim, Walter Meyer, Hennie Niemann Jnr, Jacobus Kloppers and Jaco Sieberhagen.

16 Kildare Road, Newlands, CT. T. 021 683 6863. art@johansborman.co.za www.johansborman.co.za

The Framery Art Gallery 25 March - 15 April, “Sea the Point Darling” an exhibition and auction of paintings by performing artists! This exhibition is co-curated with performer Godfrey Johnson and will benefit The Darling Trust and Art department of Sea Point High School. Participating artists include Evita Bezuidenhout, Karen Jayne, Roland Perold, Godfrey Johnson, Fiona du Plooy, Godfrey Johnson, Megan Furniss, Didi Moses, Emile Minnie among others.

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Kalk Bay Modern Opening Thursday 6:30 pm 12 April, a solo exhibition of recent works by Nicolaas Maritz, titled “Lucky Packet No.2” on show until 12 May. 1st Floor, Olympia Buildings, 136 Main Rd, Kalk Bay. T.021 788 6571 kbmodern@iafrica.com www.kalkbaymodern.com

Gill Allderman Gallery The Gill Allderman Gallery is dedicated to promoting some of South Africa’s valuable talent. Having moved into cyber space, but based in Kenilworth, Cape Town, the gallery will be specialising in home and corporate visits.

C.083 556 2540 gallery@new.co.za www.alldermangallery.co.za

The Lovell Gallery 1 March – 14 April, “Arno Plus+” Arno Carstens brings his long lost love for painting to the fore and to the public for the first time in his first solo exhibition held at The Lovell Gallery in Woodstock. Visitors to the gallery can enjoy Carstens’ visual as well as vocal talent in a unique “art plus music; Arno plus friends” experience.

24 April – 19 May: Tanisha Bhana, ‘Transience’. Her work employs a fascination in deliberately destroying digital images in order to create aged, dreamlike visions of futuristic landscapes, to place the viewer in the position of looking

Goodman Gallery Cape 10 March – 14 April, “Throwing the Floor” paintings by Lisa Brice. 3rd Floor, Fairweather House, 176 Sir Lowry Rd,

Lindy van Niekerk Art Gallery A large selection of artworks by new and prominent South African artists and SA old Masters.

31 Kommandeur Rd, Welgemoed, Bellville.

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CAPE TOWN / WESTERN CAPE | GALLERY GUIDE back at our future. The reception evening will be on 26 April and all are welcome.

139 Albert Rd, Woodstock. T. 021 820 5505 info@lovellgallery.co.za www.lovellgallery.co.za Martin Osner Fine Art Gallery 16 March – 10 April, “Collaborative Exhibition” featuring three artists: Klaus Tiedge, wildlife photographer extraordinaire, will be unveiling his latest 2012 Pride Of Africa collection; Sandy Mclea has broken new boundaries with his work of dramatic seascape imagery shot along the shores of Whales and Cape Town; and Martin Osner will be showcasing a new body of work which he photographed in Namibia last year where he presents simplistic high impact imagery portraying derelict windswept structures.

Shop A14, Cape Quarter Piazza, 72 Waterkant Str, Green Point, CT. T. 021 790 6494 info@martinosner.com www.martinosner.com Red! The Gallery Derric van Rensburg is rated as one of South Africa’s top practising artists. His son Ryan Van Rensburg is a successful artist in his own right. The gallery will host both father & son at a Paint Jam style exhibition on Tuesday 3 April @ 7pm. Three course seated dinner in the gallery.

R200 per head.Also Thursday 10 May @ 7pm, Joint exhibition featuring Michael Waters & David Kuijers. The gallery will exhibit a great new body of work by these two great artists. It will be a live Paint Jam style exhibition with a seated dinner in the gallery.R200 per head for a three course meal.

Steenberg Village shopping centre ,Reddam Avenue, Tokai.

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Rose Korber Art 1 – 30 April, extension of ‘Recent Works’ by leading, contemporary South African artists. A comprehensive and varied overview, covering the spectrum of what is currently being produced. Includes works by William Kentridge, Richard Smith, Robert Slingsby, JP Meyer, John Kramer, Deborah Bell, Penelope Stutterheime, Pamela Stretton and Georgia Lane.

Hours: Monday-Friday: 9 am – 5 pm. Weekends and public holidays by appointment. 48 Sedgemoor Rd, Camps Bay, CT. T. 021 438 9152 C.082 781 6144 roskorb@icon.co.za www.rosekorberart.com

South African Print Gallery A wide selection of fine art prints by South African masters and contemporary printmakers.

31 March- 26 April, John Moore exhibition.

28 April-24 May, Theo Paul Vorster exhibition.

109 Sir Lowry Rd, Woodstock, CT. T. 021 462 6851 info@printgallery.co.za www.printgallery.co.za

Rudd’s Auctioneers Antique, Fine and Decorative Art. 87 Bree Street, CT. T.021 426 0384 info@rudds.co.za www.rudds.co.za

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Rust-en-Vrede Gallery 3 April – 3 May, In Salon A & B: Izak Vollgraaff and friends: Odds & Ends, in Salon C: Hermien van der Merwe: Still Life exhibition and In The Cube: Ceramics by Ralph Johnson & students.

10 Wellington Rd, Durbanville. T.021 976 4691 rustenvrede@telkomsa.net www.rust-en-vrede.com Salon 91 4 – 21 April, “The River” by Louis Minnaar & Maaike Bakker. These two Pretoria visual artists present a twisting narrative exhibition of collaborative visual works.

26 April – 26 May, “The Man of Dust” a solo exhibition of paintings by Paul Senyol.91 Kloof Str, Gardens, CT. T 021 424 6930 info@salon91art.co.za www.salon91.co.za

SMAC Art Gallery, Cape Town 1 April - 30 May, “Collection 16” a group show.

In-Fin-Art Building,Buitengracht Str, CT. T. 021 422 5100 info@smacgallery.com www.smacgallery.com

Stephan Welz & Company Auctioneers of Decorative and Fine Arts.

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Oh yes we have a Heaven Pizza Delivery business, ready with a hardgrounded plate and the tools to go, if you want to eat and draw in. We will deliver & collect your drawing and etch it, as well as proof it, and deliver it. To artists sitting making art is like Heaven, hence: Heaven Press For more inspiration go to: www.heavenpress.co.za SA ART TIMES. April 2012

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GALLERY GUIDE | WESTERN CAPE/ OVERBERG Stevenson Cape Town 4 April - 12 May, a group exhibition “Trade Routes over Time” Ground Floor, Buchanan Building, 160 Sir Lowry Rd, Woodstock, CT. T. 021 462 1500 cpt@stevenson.info www.stevenson.info Strauss & Co. Fine Art Auctioneers & Consultants.

The Oval, 1st Floor Colinton House, 1 Oakdale Rd, Newlands. T. 021 683 6560 ct@straussart.co.za www.straussart.co.za What if the World Gallery 8 March – 14 April, “The Truth Lies Here” solo exhibition by Dan Halter.

208 Albert Rd, Woodstock, CT. T. 021 448 1438 info@whatiftheworld.com www.whatiftheworld.com

Franschhoek Ebony Exhibition of South African Masters. Gerard Sekoto, Alexis Preller, Maud Sumner, George Diederick During, Gordon Vorster and Ephraim Ngatane.

11 Huguenot Street, Franschhoek. T. 021 876 4477 info@ebonydesign.co.za www.ebonydesign.co.za The Gallery at Grande Provence 11 March – 25 April, “Of Honey Thieves and Egg Eaters”, by well known Cape Town based artist, Jop Kunneke. Also in the Project Room & Cathedral a selection of artworks by eminent South African artists will be on show.

Main Rd, Franschhoek. T. 021 876 8630. gallery@grandeprovence.co.za www.grandeprovence.co.za Holden Manz Collection New Karin Miller collages, Marie Stander charcoals and a set of 43 amazing Cecil Skotnes woodcuts are on show at the moment – well worth a visit!

30 Huguenot Str, Franschhoek T. 021 876 44 02 info@holdenmanz.com www.holdenmanz.com Is Art 19 Feb – 16 April, Group Exhibition with paintings by Deanne Donaldson and Lyn Gilbert, ceramics by Nicolene Swanepoel and sculpture by Sarel Petrus.

16 Huguenot Str, Franschhoek. T. 021 876 8443 isart@lqf.co.za www.is-art.co.za

George Hyatt Regency Oubaai From 1 March, “Transitions” a collection of new sculptures

by Anton Smit. 406 Herolds Bay Rd,George.

T. 044 851 1234 Milissa.els@hyatt.com www.oubaai.regency.hyatt.com Strydom Gallery Opening Sunday, 1 April @ 11h00, two exhibitions: “Circles, Cycles and Seasons” on show until 30 April and “Altered Pieces” on show until 29 April.

79 Market Str, George. T. 044 874 4027 info@artaffair.co.za www.artaffair.co.za

Hermanus Abalone Gallery During April in the Main Gallery: Painting, drawing and sculpture group show with Christo Coetzee, John Clarke, Jackson Hlungwani, Tadeus Jaroszynski, Judith Mason, Lynette ten Krooden, Carl Roberts and Susanna Swart.

In the Annex: 14 April - 20 May: Recent works on canvas and on paper by Louis van Heerden.

2 Harbour Rd, The Courtyard, Hermanus. T. 028 313 2935 info@abalonegallery.co.za www.abalonegallery.co.za

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Art Amble Hermanus Village Ten diverse and unique Galleries all within walking distance in the heart of Hermanus Village. Four resident artists’ studios to visit. Collect your Art Amble Guide at any one of the Galleries in Main Road or at the Hermanus Tourism Office. Contact Terry Kobus on 083 259 8869 originals@hermanus.co.za Originals Gallery The art studio and gallery of Terry Kobus. See the artist at work in his studio and view his latest paintings in an intimate gallery space.

Shop 22 Royal Centre, 141 Main Rd, Hermanus.

T. 083 259 8869 originals@hermanus.co.za www.OriginalsHermanus.blogspot.com Shelley Adams Studio & Gallery A permanent exhibition of artworks by Shelley Adams in her personal studio space. She also offers ongoing art courses, crit classes and workshops.

19A Royal Centre, Main Rd, Hermanus. C. 072 677 6277 www.shelley-adams.com Walker Bay Art Gallery View the wide selection of paintings, sculpture & ceramics by established as well as up and coming South African artists. 171 Main Rd, Hermanus. contact: Francois Grobbelaar 028 312 2928 francois@walkerbayartgallery.co.za www.walkerbayartgallery.co.za

Klein Karoo Sheena Ridley Open Studio and Sculpture Garden Sculptures and Paintings N9 Langkloof near Uniondale, Klein Karoo T. 083 5892881 sheena@ridley.co.za www.ridley.co.za

Knysna Dale Elliott Art Galleries Leaders of the painting course concept in South Africa!

2 Galleries: Woodmill Lane Shopping Centre & The Knysna Mall T. 044 382 5646 dale@daleelliott.co.za www.daleelliott.co.za

Kunstefees. Various galleries participating in and around Oudtshoorn as well as Calitzdorp, Kruisrivier, De Rust and Prince Albert. Tickets available at www.computicket.com For more information contact the Festival Office T. 044 203 8600 info@absakknk.co.za www.absakknk.co.za ArtKaroo Gallery KKNK 2012: The theme for this year is Water, drawing inspiration from this strange element’s mystical properties.

There will be some bizarre installations and beautiful artworks by artists from the Karoo all exploring this theme.

107 Baron van Reede, Oudtshoorn. T.044 279 1093 janet@artkaroo.co.za www.artkaroo.co.za

Paarl Hout Street Gallery The Hout Street Gallery specialises in South African paintings and fine art and offers an extensive range of ceramics, sculpture, creative jewellery, glass, crafts and functional art.

270 Main Str, Paarl. T. 021 872 5030 zetler@icon.co.za www.houtstreetgallery.co.za Piketberg AntheA Delmotte Gallery Opening 15 April @ 11am, “Images from the Platteland” a group show with John Kramer, Clare Menck, Merle de Jager, AntheA Delmotte, Annelie Venter The Old Bioscope, 47 Voortrekkerstr. C. 0732817273 anthea@adgallery.co.za

Plettenberg Bay The White House Opening 2 April at 6pm (Drinks will be served), “Objects of Beauty & Desire” an exhibition of contemporary paintings, sculptures & ceramics on show until Friday 13 April. Opening Times: 10 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Friday, Saturday 9 am to 2 pm. No. 6 Crescent St, Plettenberg Bay. Contact: Jean-Marié 083 412 5211

Stellenbosch

A Different Drummer An on-going exhibition of traditional African artefacts, photographs, ceramics, sculpture, paintings and objets de vertu.

Thesen House, 6 Long Street, Knysna.

T. 044 382 5107 gallery@finearts.co.za

IS Sculpture 8 March – July 2012, an exhibition of sculpture by Ian Redelinghuys and curated by Ilse Schermers Griesel of IS Art will be on show at the Tokara Delicatessen, Helshoogte Road, Banhoek, Stellenbosch. T. 021 876 8443 isart@lqf.co.za www.is-art.co.za

Knysna Fine Art Two Openings on Thursday 5 April: “Long Distance” photography by Obie Oberholzer and “Encounters on the Edge” oil paintings by Peter van Straten.

Thesen House, 6 Long St. T. 044 382 5107 gallery@finearts.co.za www.finearts.co.za

Rupert Museum 28 Sept 2011 – 1 Sept 2012, an extensive selection of works by Willem Strydom consisting of sculptures and unique drawings.

Stellentia Avenue, Stellenbosch T. 021 888 3344 saw@remgro.com www.rupertmuseum.org

Sally Bekker Art Studio Ongoing exhibition “Recent Watercolour and Oil Paintings” Upstairs in the Knysna Mall. C.082 342 3943 sally_ bekker@hotmail.com

Sasol Art Museum 2 March - 21 April, Paul Emsley exhibition.

2 March - 21 April, “Klei-Klank” with works by Laura du Toit & Hannelore Olivier.

Until end October 2012, “20Stellenbosch”: two decades of South African Sculpture (inside sculptures) David Brown, Jackson Hlungwani, Noria Mbasa, Collen Maswanganyi, Samson Mudzunga, Meshack Raphalalani & Philip Rikhotso. 52 Ryneveld Str, Stellenbosch T. 021 808 3691 corliah@sun.ac.za

Langebaan Bay Gallery Bay Gallery supports excellent, local artists, many of whom are members of S.A.S.A. All mediums exhibited.

Marra Square, Bree St., Langebaan.

Contact: Daphne 073 304 8744 baygallery@xsinet.co.za www.baygallery.co.za

Oudtshoorn ABSA KKNK 31 March -7 April, the ABSA Klein Karoo Nasionale

Slee Gallery 15 March – 10 April, “Skin” an exhibition of unique metal sculptures by Talitha Deetlefs.

Opening 12 April @ 18:30, “Wilko Roon and his portrayal of Paternoster People” until 26 April.

101 Dorp Street, Stellenbosch. T. 021 887 3385 gallery@slee.co.za www.slee.co.za

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WESTERN CAPE | EASTERN CAPE | KZ- NATAL | GALLERY GUIDE Spier 8 March – 31 May, Tamlin Blake’s exhibition “Altered Yarns” presents a series of tapestries woven from re-cycled, handspun newspaper.

Spier Wine Tasting Venue, R310, Stellenbosch. www.spier.co.za Stellenbosch Art Gallery An extensive selection of paintings, sculpture, handmade glass & ceramics by selected Western Cape artists are on offer to the discerning buyer.

34 Ryneveld Str, Stellenbosch. T. 021 887 8343 mjg@kingsley.co.za www.stellenboschartgallery.co.za US Art Gallery (University of Stellenbosch) Until 21 April, Paul Emsley, Wordfest 2012 Artist, Retrospective Exhibition.

Weds 11 April @ 13:00 walkabout of the Paul Emsley exhibition, R30 per person.

Cnr of Dorp and Bird Str, Stellenbosch.

T. 021 808 3524/3489 corliah@sun.ac.za

Somerset West Liebrecht Art Gallery 10 - 27 April, “Pilgrimage/Pelgrimstog: Journeys of great spiritual significance” Works in mixed media by Samarie Smith, Johann Burger, Annaliese Brink and Winet Vermaak. 34 Oudehuis Str, Somerset West. T. 021 852 8030 C. 082 304 3859 vineyardartists@gmail.com www.liebrechtgallery.com

Villiersdorp Dale Elliott Art Gallery Leaders of the painting course concept in South Africa!

80 Main Rd, Villiersdorp. T. 028 840 2927 dale@daleelliott.co.za www.daleelliott.co.za www.elliottartonline.wordpress.com

Wilderness Beatrix Bosch Studio Unique works in leather as well as paintings & photography can be viewed at her studio.

57 Die Duin, Wilderness. T. 044 877 0585 www.beatrixbosch.co.za

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Xolile Mazibuko, Prayer, acrylic on canvas from: African Art Centre, Durban.Artist and Crafter of the Year – Welcome Danca and Xolile Ndlovu.

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The African Art Centre Opening 15 April, Artist and Crafter of the Year – Welcome Danca and Xolile Ndlovu.

94 Florida Rd, Durban. T. 031 312 3804/5 africanartcentre@afri-art.co.za www.afriart.org.za

Quin Gallery & Sculpture Garden Enjoy refreshments under the jacaranda tree while enjoying the sculptures of international sculptor Maureen Quin.

5 Suid Str, Alexandria, Eastern Cape, following the signs from the main street.

T. 046 6530121 C. 082 7708000 quin@intekom.co.za www.quin-art.co.za

ArtSPACE Durban 26 March – 14 April, “Inspiration 2” group exhibition inspired

by Durban and surrounds.

16 April – 5 May, Paintings by Mbhekeni Derek Mbili and “Our Space” - an exhibition of painted drawings

by Caroline Birch. 3 Millar Rd, Stamford Hill, Durban.

T.031 312 0793 info@artspace-durban.com www.artspace-durban.com Christie’s International Auctioneers.

Gillian Scott Berning, Independent Consultant.

T 031 207 8247 Gillian.gsb@mweb.co.za www.christies.com The Collective 19 March - 7 April, “Come Out and Play” a Hand-made Toy Exhibition. Artists include Reghardt Grobbelaar, Lanel Van Vuuren and others.

9 April - 21 April, Tattoo exhibition.

48b Florida Rd, (entrance in 4th Avenue) Greyville, Durban.

T. 031 303 4891 thecollectivedurban.blogspot.com Durban Art Gallery 2 March – 24 April, “All Fired Up” conversations between kiln and collection.

Smith Street, Durban CBD. T. 031 311 2264 strettonj@durban.gov.za www.durban.gov.za Tamasa Gallery A small commercial gallery, Tamasa exhibits a broad variety of contemporary KZN artists.

36 Overport Drive, Berea, Durban. T. 031 207 1223

Pietermaritzburg Tatham Art Gallery 9 Feb – 8 April, “People, Prints and Process – Twenty-Five years at Caversham” 8 April @ 17h00 at the Schreiner Gallery, “Possibilities” Terrence Patrick solo exhibition closes. Main Exhibition Room and Main Passage: People, Prints and Process - Twenty Five Years at Caversham closes. KwaZulu Natal Room and adjacent passage: Hats Off! lino prints from Caversham closes.

19 April @18h00 Main Exhibition Room: KZN Midlands Matric Art Exhibition opens and in the Schreiner Gallery “Celebrating Creativity” Spotlight on Russell High School opens.27 April, Freedom Day, the Gallery is open.

Cnr of Chief Albert Luthuli (Commercial) Rd & Church Str. (Opposite City Hall) Pietermaritzburg. T. 033 392 2801 Thulani.Makhaye@msunduzi.gov.za www.tatham.org.za

East London Ann Bryant Gallery 29 March -14 April, Eric Eatwell exhibition in the Coach House.

Opening 19 April at 18h30 in the Coach House charcoal drawings by Valerie Liebenberg and textile art pieces by Audette Jooste. Exhibition concludes Saturday 5th May. 9 St. Marks Rd, Southernwood, East London. T. 043 722 4044 annbryant@intekom.co.za www.annbryant.co.za Malcolm Dewey Fine Art Ongoing exhibition of oil paintings by Malcolm Dewey plus works by a selection of local artists.

60 Darlington Rd, Berea, East London. T. 043 7260421 art@dewey.co.za www.originalart.co.za Vincent Art Gallery The gallery houses an exceptional collection of fine arts, sculptures, blown glass, ceramics, exclusive jewellery and decor items.

2 Donald Rd, Vincent, East London. T. 043 726 4356 vinceart@lantic.net www.vincentartgallery.co.za

Port Elizabeth ArtEC 25 March – 14 April, “Easter Cathedral” a group exhibition

by Marius Lourens and Frans Boekkooi, Alida Bothma, Thys Cilliers, Bev de Lange, Trevor Melville, David Jones, Anthony Keogh, Wehrner Lemmer, Lizo Pemba, BrettonAnne Moolman, Amanda Snyman, Nico Swart, Andrieta Wentzel.

Opening 16 April @ 5.30pm for 6.00pm to 4 May, “New Signatures Exhibition” works by art students and emerging artists in the Eastern Cape.

36 Bird Str, P.E. T. 041 585 3641 gallery@artecpe.co.za www.artecpe.co.za Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum 4 Feb – 13 May, “Process revealed: How artworks are made” See how artworks came to life as we reveal the rough drawings and sketches of Fred Page, Hilary Graham, Joan Write, Norman Blamey, Phil Kolbe and others, alongside their completed work.

3 March – 6 May, “George Milwa Mnyaluza Pemba (19122001)”It is the 100th anniversary of George Pemba’s birth this year and to celebrate this milestone, the South African Post Office has released a set of commemorative stamps.

Be a part of the celebration by coming to the Art Museum and seeing the stamps next to the original artworks.

15 March – 6 May, “Ceramics Southern Africa (Eastern Cape) Annual Regional Exhibition 2012” 1 Park Drive, Port Elizabeth. T. 041 5062000 artmuseum@mandelametro.gov.za www.artmuseum.co.za Ron Belling Art Gallery Opening on 24th of April, an exhibition by Marc Shoul, Stephen Rosin and Graham Jones.

30 Park Drive, P.E. T. 041 586 3973 ronbelling@mweb.co.za www.ronbelling.co.za

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