Archive of Previous Art Exhibitions in South Africa - Closed June 2007
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ART EXHIBITIONS IN WESTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA
'after-images' at João Ferreira Gallery
Date: 6 - 30 June 2007
Venue: João Ferreira Gallery, 70 Loop Street, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
t: +27 21 4235403 f:+27 21 4232136, info@joaoferreiragallery.com, www.joaoferreiragallery.com
Gallery Hours: Tues - Fri: 11am - 6pm Sat: 11am - 3pm
An exhibition of silk screens and paintings by Mark Hipper - Art Exhibition Press Release
Monique Pelser at Bell-Roberts
Date: Opens: May 30 Closes: June 23
Venue: Bell-Roberts Contemporary, 89 Bree Street, Cape Town
Tel: (021) 422 1100, Fax: (021) 423 3135, Email: suzette@bell-roberts.com, www.bell-roberts.com
Hours: Mon - Fri 8.30am - 5.30pm, Sat 10am - 2pm
Monique Pelser sought out and photographed a range of South African vocational archetypes: the builder, the mechanic, the petrol attendant, the nurse, the airline steward, the bored suburban security guard. Pelser however complicated these unceremonious portraits of the mundane by inserting herself into every frame, inhabiting - quite literally - the dress (clothes, shoes, jewellery, spectacles) of her subjects, who in turn wore her clothes and took her picture.
Damien Schumann at what if the world.../Art Space
Date: Opens: June 6 Closes: June 23
Venue: what if the world.../Art Space, Unit E102, The Old Biscuit Mill, 373 Albert Road, Woodstock
Tel: (021) 448 1438, Email: info@whatiftheworld.com, www.whatiftheworld.com
Hours: Mon - Fri 9.30am - 5.30pm, Sat 9am - 4pm
Damien Schumann's documentary series 'Dialogues' deals with people and families affected by tuberculosis (TB).
Steph Venter and Jules Morgan at Exposure
Date: Opens: June 6 Closes: June 24
Venue: Exposure Gallery, Shop E101, The Old Biscuit Mill, Albert Road Woodstock
Tel: (021) 447 4124, Email: exposuregallery@zsd.co.za
Hours: Mon - Fri 9am - 4.30pm, Sat 9.30am - 4pm
Photographers Steph Venter and Jules Morgan turn the lens onto Africa for this exhibition.
Conrad Botes and Claudette Schreuders at Michael Stevenson
Date: Opens: May 3 Closes: June 2
Venue: Michael Stevenson Gallery, Hill House, De Smidt Street, Green Point
Tel: (021) 421 2575, Fax: (021) 421 2578, www.michaelstevenson.com
Hours: Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm, Sat 10am - 1pm
Conrad Botes presents new work for this show: large scale pieces in diverse media - including an installation of carved and painted sculptures titled Satan's Choir at the Gates of Heaven.
Alan Alborough at João Ferreira
Date: Opens: May 2 Closes: June 2
Venue: João Ferreira Gallery, 70 Loop Street, Cape Town
Tel: (021) 423 5403, Fax: (021) 423 2136, Email: info@joaoferreiragallery.com, www.joaoferreiragallery.com
Hours: Tue - Fri 11am - 6pm, Sat 11am - 3pm
Alan Alborough holds steadfastly onto his enigmatic reputation and continues to puzzle art aficionados, most recently by refusing to release either title or image from his upcoming solo show at João Ferreira.
ART EXHIBITIONS IN GAUTENG, SOUTH AFRICA
pre-Crapalite Brotherhood at David Krut Projects
Date: 23 June
Venue: David Krut Projects,142 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood, Johannesburg
Tel 011-447 0627, www.davidkrutpublishing.com
David Krut Projects is bracing for their next exhibition of art and performance by the pre-Crapalite Brotherhood of
Robert Whitehead and Johan Engels - Art Exhibition Press Release
L O S T at Fried Contemporary Art Gallery & Studio
Date: 9 - 30 June 2007
Venue: Fried Contemporary Art Gallery & Studio, 430 Charles, Street, Brooklyn, Pretoria 018, South Africa
t./f. +27 12 346 0158, info@friedcontemporary.com, www.friedcontemporary.com
gallery hours mondays to fridays 14h00 - 19h00
saturdays 10h00 - 14h00
Art exhibition by Willem Boshoff, Jan van der Merwe and Johan Conradie - Art Exhibition Press Release
Robyn Magowan at The Premises Gallery at the Johannesburg Civic Theatre
Date: Opens: June 15 Closes: June 23
Venue: The Premises Gallery at the Johannesburg Civic Theatre, Loveday Street, Braamfontein, Johannesburg
Tel: (011) 403 8358 or (011) 339 2785, Email: thepremises@onair.co.za, www.onair.co.za
Hours: Tue - Sat 10am - 5pm
Robyn Magowan presents a show entitled 'Social Masquerade' at the Premises Gallery. In the works Magowan endeavours to address the failure of masquerade to avert battery of women in the private domain.
Sue Pam-Grant at University of Johannesburg Art gallery
Date: Opens: June 6 Closes: June 27
Venue: University of Johannesburg Art Gallery, Auckland Park Kingsway Campus, Cnr Kingsway and University Roads, Auckland Park
Tel: (011) 489 2099, Email: aed@rau.ac.za
Mon - Fri 9am - 6pm, Sat 9am - 1pm
Established artist and theatre and television personality Sue Pam-Grant exhibits a body of work entitled 'Inner Lining' at the UJ Art Gallery.
Carl Roberts at Gallery on the Square
Date: Opens: May 30 Closes: June 23
Venue: Gallery on the Square, Shop 32, Nelson Mandela Square, cnr Fifth and Maude Streets, Sandton Central
Tel: (011) 784 2847/8, Email: gots@mweb.co.za, www.galleryonthesquare.co.za
Hours: Mon - Sat 9am - 6pm
Sculptor Carl Roberts presents a show of work at the Gallery on the Square.
Paul Boulitreau at Artspace Fine Art Gallery
Date: Opens: May 5 Closes: June 2
Venue: Artspace Fine Art Gallery, 3 Hetty Road, Fairland, Johannesburg
Tel: (011) 678 1206, Email: artspace@wol.co.za, www.artspace@wol.co.za
Hours: Tue - Fri 10am - 4pm, Sat 10am - 2pm
French-born Johannesburg-based painter and printmaker Paul Boulitreau presents a show of works entitled 'Facing Distortions' at Artspace Fine Art gallery in Fairland, Johannesburg.
Billie Zangewa at Afronova
Date: Opens: May 2 Closes: June 2
Venue: Afronova, Market Theatre Precinct, cnr Miriam Makeba and Gwiwgi Mrwebi Streets, Newtown, Johannesburg
Tel: 083 726 5906, Email: afronova@tiscali.co.za, www.afronova.com
Hours: Tue - Fri 1pm - 7pm, Sat 1pm - 5pm
Zangewa has been feeding on her experiences and brings a whole new bag of stories revealing her appetite for life and awareness of the world.
ART EXHIBITIONS IN KWAZULU-NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA
'Innovative Threads' at artSPACE durban
Date: Opens: June 18 Closes: June 30
Venue: artSPACE durban, 3 Millar Road (off Umgeni Rd next to Waste Centre), Stamford Hill
Tel: (031) 312 0793, Email: artspace_durban@yahoo.com, www.artspacedurban.co.za
Hours: Mon - Fri 10am - 4pm, Sat 10am - 1pm
'Innovative Threads', currently in its 11th year, opens at artSPACE durban on June 18. The exhibition is held annually and features contemporary, emerging and established textile artists. On view will be the best works from a pool of more than 100 artists.
Sfiso Ka Mkame at the African Art Centre
Date: Opens: June 13 Closes: June 30
Venue: The African Art Centre, Ground floor, 94 Florida Road, Durban
Tel: (031) 312 3804/5, Email: anthea@afri-art.co.za, www.afriart.org.za
Hours: Mon - Fri 8.30am - 5pm, Sat 9am - 3pm
In an exhibition entitled 'Hidden History' artist Sfiso Ka Mkame will be showcasing a new body of works produced using found objects.
'Kucwebezela: To Shine' at the African Art Centre
Date: Opens: May 9 Closes: June 9
Venue: The African Art Centre, Ground floor, 94 Florida Road, Durban
Tel: (031) 312 3804/5, Email: anthea@afri-art.co.za, www.afriart.org.za
Hours: Mon - Fri 8.30am - 5pm, Sat 9am - 3pm
'Kucwebezela: To Shine', an exhibition of ceramics collected by Elizabeth Perrill for her doctoral research dissertation Potters in the marketplace: Isizulu Ceramic Urbanisationin KwaZulu-Natal, provides a snapshot into the lives of artists who are pushing the boundaries of the 'traditional' and exploring what it means to make an aesthetically beautiful Zulu vessel.
Catherine Stempowski at Bean Bag Bohemia
Date: Opens: May 9 Closes: June 16
Venue: Bean Bag Bohemia, 18 Windermere Road, Greyville, Durban.
Tel: (031) 309 6019 Hours: Mon - Sun 11am - late
Catherine Stempowski was born in Tzaneen and grew up on a farm. She was introduced to painting as a young child by her father. She studied art at Wits for two years, leaving to work as a full time artist.
