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| 2009 | Penelope & The Cosmos CIRCA, Johannesburg 3 November – 15 December, 2009 This exhibition launches the public programme at Johannesburg's new CIRCA building on Jellicoe Avenue, designed and built by architect Pierre Swanepoel. Karel Nel and Willem Boshoff, fellow South African artists, have been invited to create installations and other works specially for this remarkable space, based on their complementary interest in stars and mythology. Nel takes his work with the COSMOS Project to an even greater scale, following his exhibition at Art First in 2008 called The Brilliance of Darkness, while Boshoff, in 'Children of the Stars' explores the Genesis myth through a series of sculptures inspired by the heritage site known as the Cradle of Humankind. |
| 2008 | The Brilliance of Darkness, Art First, London |
| 2007 | Lost light: fugitive images from deep space, Standard Bank Gallery, Johannesburg |
2005 |
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2004 |
Leslie Sacks Fine Art, Brentwood, Los Angeles |
2003 |
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2002 |
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2000 |
Volcanic Texts, Art First, London |
1999 |
Solo Journeys, Standard Back Gallery, Johannesburg |
1998 |
Images of Paradise and Death, Leslie Sacks Fine Art, Los Angeles |
1996 |
View on the Inner House, Art First, London |
1995 |
Isles and the Inner House, Leslie Sacks Fine Art, Brentwood, Los Angeles |
1994 |
Inner Province, Art First, London |
1990 |
Recent Work, Standard Bank Gallery, Johannesburg |
1986 |
Quite Lives, Gertrude Posel Gallery, University of Witwatersrand |
1983 |
Recent Drawings and Guest Artist, Johannesburg Art Gallery |
1980 |
Drawings, Olivetti Gallery, Johannesburg |
Selected Group Exhibitions
| 2009 | ZOOM – Looking Back/Looking Forward, Art First, London |
| 2008 | Angaza Afrika, African Art Now, October Gallery, London |
| Dialogue, Art First, London | |
2005 |
The London Art Fair, Islington |
| 2004 | Ten Years of Democracy, South Africa National Gallery, Cape Town |
2003-4 |
Place, Galerie Asbaek, Copenhagen and Kastrupgardsamlingen, Kastrup, Denmark, Touring to Pretoria Art Museum and Oliwenhuis Art Museum, Bloemfontein, South Africa |
2001 |
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2000 |
The Shachat Art Collection, SASOL Art Museum, Stellenbosch, South Africa |
1999 |
Claiming Art/Reclaiming Space: Post Apartheid Art from South Africa, Smithsonian, Washington DC |
Emergence, Standard Bank National Festival of the Arts,, Grahamtown and touring exhibition |
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1998 |
Divided City Installation, In Nearer than Bronze Exhibition, Sandton Civic Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa |
1997 |
Art '97, The London Contemporary Art Fair with Art First |
1996 |
Art '96, The London Contemporary Art Fair with Art First |
Three Years On, Art First, London |
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'Insights', Wright Gallery, New York |
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'Vita Art Today', Johannesburg Art Gallery |
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1995 |
Terminos Installation, Johannesburg Art Gallery for the Johannesburg Biennale |
Common and Uncommon Ground, South African Art to Atlanta, City Gallery East, Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
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'Art '95', The London Contemporary Art Fair with Art First |
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1994 |
'Art '94', The London Contemporary Art Fair with Art First |
'Artists Under the Southern Cross', Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam |
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Giholte-Baard-Breda Fonden, Copenhagen, with Doris Bloom and Marlene Dumas |
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1993 |
Resident Artist, Standard Bank National Festival of the Arts, Grahamstown |
'Art '93', The London Contemporary Art Fair, Islington |
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'Affinities', Contemporary South African Art, Venice Biennale (and Rome) |
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1992 |
Institute of Contemporary Art, Johannesburg |
'Art Meets Science', Grahamstown Festival of the Arts |
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1991 |
University Art Museum, University of California, Berkeley |
Three South African Artists: A Contemplative View, Midlands Contemporary Art, Birmingham |
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1988 |
Cape Town Triennial |
Fort Worth Ryder Gallery, University of California (prizewinner) |
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1987 |
'Vita Art Now', Johannesburg Art Gallery |
National Drawing Competition Exhibition, Standard Bank National Festival of the Arts, Grahamstown |
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Valparaiso Biennale, Chile |
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Tapestries , Linda Goodman Gallery, and tour to South Africa National Gallery |
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1986 |
'Selections From a Century', Johannesburg Art Gallery |
1985 |
'Tributaries A View of Contemporary South African Art , BMW Exhibition, touring Germany and Europe |
Cape Town Triennial |
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Paperworks Group Show (prizewinner |
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1983 |
Tatham Gallery, Pietermaritzburg Association of Arts, Natal |
1982 |
Cape Town Triennial (Gold Medallist) |
1980 |
Durban Arts '80 |
'Young Artists', Olivetti Gallery |
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'Sculpture '80', University of Pretoria |
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1977 |
University of Witwatersrand |
Commissions
2004 |
Oval Carpet, South Africa House, London |
1999 |
ABSA, Johannesburg, Place of Nurture (Entrance Mural) |
1997 |
B/M/D Headquarters, Cape Town, Signs of Fire (Drawings) |
1996 |
The Way of Stone, Reunion, Indian Ocean |
1995 |
Four ‘Core Tapestries’ for the Mining Group Gencor, Johannesburg |
1992 |
Grahamstown Festival of the Arts: Three Lithographs |
1988 |
Anglo Vaal: Panel |
African Oxygen: Tapestry for new Hospital Complex |
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1986 |
Johannesburg Art Gallery: ‘Intact’ - Graphic |
1984 |
Anglo American: ‘Trance Atlantic’ - Drawing |
Sandt Du Plessis Theatre, Bloemfontein: ‘Inner Dance’ - Drawing |
Awards
| 2004 | Brett Kibbel Award |
2003 |
Residency, Louisiana Museum, Copenhagen |
1991 |
The Old Mutual Vita Award: Overall Winner |
The Simpson Fellowship, University of California, Berkeley |
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1989 |
Art Gallery Founders Prize of the University of California, Berkley |
1987 |
Fulbright Placement (University of California, Berkley) |
University Council Fellowship (University of the Witwatersrand) |
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1986 |
The Volkskas Atelier Award (and 1987,1988) |
1982 |
Olivetti Travel Grant |
1981 |
Almaks Prize |
1979 |
Montagu White Travel Grant |
1978 |
Montagu White Bursary |
Afrox Prize: Open Category |
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1977 |
Afrox Metal Art Sculpture Annual Competition (Student Award) |
