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Curriculum Vitae
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ART EDUCATION
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Thomas More School, Kloof, KZN; BA Fine Arts, UCT (1981); BA Honours (History of Art), UCT (1991)
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JOINT EXHIBITIONS (including installations and public events)
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Art Pop Militants (with Oliver Schmitz), Watershed Gallery, Cape Town (Jan. 1980).
East Side Steppers (with Anthony Chase), Strictly Roots, New York City (3 July & 25 Aug. 1983); and Overground, NYC (c. Sept. 1983). Bush Bam Boo to Zim Zam Zoo (East Side Steppers), The Pyramid Club, NYC (16 – 22 Aug. 1983).
Dandy Lion (with Vheke Kruger), Gallant House, Johannesburg (Oct. 1986).
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GROUP EXHIBITIONS
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[Opening exhibition],Gallant House, Johannesburg (June 1986).
Arts and Militarism, Michaelis School of Fine Art, UCT (Sept. 1988).
Visual Arts Group exhibitions,UCT Centre for African Studies; and Uluntu Centre, Guguletu (1990). VAG travelling exhibitions at Zolani Centre, Nyanga East; Manenberg Peoples Centre; Uluntu Centre; and Centre for African Studies (March-July 1991). VAG traveling exhibitions at the Mayibuye Centre, University of the Western Cape; Uluntu Centre, Guguletu; South African Association of Arts Gallery, Church Street, Cape Town; and UCT Centre for African Studies (1992). VAG exhibition, Community Arts Project (December 1993).
Group exhibition at launch of the Cape Town City Councils Arts & Culture Policy, City Hall (January 1997).
ReCenter, Look Out Hill, Khayelitsha, Cape Town (24 March - 15 April 2007).
africa south, AVA, Cape Town (2007). |
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Arts of Revolution, Saba Cultural and artistic Institute, Tehran, Iran (12 Feb. - 7 April 2007). Urban Rituals, anonymous? Productions [installation by East Side Steppers], Dancetaria, New York, USA (4 November 1983). |
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COLLECTIONS
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Private collections (South Africa, USA, Portugal, Mauritius)
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COMMISSIONS
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Anonymous? Productions, NYC (1983). The Pyramid Club, NYC (1983)
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PUBLICATIONS [artwork]
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Staffrider (1991 and 1992), South (1991), Cape Times (1979), New Nation (1986)
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POSITIONS HELD
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Producer, Cape Africa Platform (June-November 2006, six month contract)
Curator, Botaki Exhibitions 1-4, Old Mutual Asset Managers (2004-2005)
Guest lecturer, history of art, University of Stellenbosch (2004, 2005). Part-time and guest lecturer, University of Cape Town (1987-1990, 1992, 2005). Part-time Slide Custodian, History of Art, UCT (1988-1990).
Contemporary African Database Assistant Researcher, Africa Centre, London (2001-02). Project Manager, Artists Residency Project, Africa Centre (1999-2000).
Director, Community Arts Project(CAP), Cape Town (Oct 1996- 30 June 1999). Education Convenor, CAP (1994-Oct 1996). Visual Arts & Crafts Project Coordinator, CAP (Feb 1993-1994).
Coordinator, Arts NGO’s Accreditation Lobby (ANGOAL) & representative of the SA NGO Coalition on the National Standards Body for Culture & Arts (1998/9). Member of various advisory bodies to the Adult Basic Education & Training sub- directorate of the Western Cape Education Department (1994-1998)
General Secretary of the Arts & Culture Forum of the City of Cape Town(1998-99). General Secretary of the Arts & Cultural Development Network (1994). Founder member, executive member & general secretaryof the Cultural Workers Congress, western Cape(1988-93). Executive member & chairperson of the Visual Arts Group (1989-93). Regional visual arts editor, Staffrider (1990-91). Founder member and Media Convenor, Gardens Youth Congress (1987-1990).
1979-81 Founder member of the Modern Dance (aka Scratch) (1979-81). Club DJ, Cape Town, Johannesburg, and New York (1979-83, 1985-90). Radio DJ and co-producer, Reggae Routes, Bush Radio (2003-04)
1976-77 Secretary and later Chairperson (1977) of theStudents Representative Council, Thomas More School.
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OTHER
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Advanced Diploma for Educators of Adults, University of the Western Cape (2000).
Writing on visual arts, music and public figures published in numerous print & internet publications since 1982
- Art South Africa, Artthrob, African Art Centre, Big Issue, Cape Times, Centre for African Studies, Die Suid Afrikaan, DV8, South African Association of Art Historians, & ThisDaySA, (South Africa);
Africa Centre, Africa Book Centre, Cloudband, Gargamel, Museum of Modern Art/Oxford, & Third Text (UK);
East Village Eye, & Polvo (USA);
Zulu Nation (Holland); Global Education Centre (New Zealand); Geometry online learning centre (UK, USA, Germany & Japan)
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CURRENT
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Founder & project director, Africa South Art Initiative (2005, appointed managing director in March 2008)
Consulting Editor, Critical Interventions (since 2006)
Honorary Research Associate, Dept of Historical Studies, UCT (June 2006-May 2011)
Project manager & general editor, Visual Century project (since August 2007).
Member, visual arts advisory panel, National Arts Council (since 2007)
Member, advisory council, Third Text (from 2009)
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