As a middle class white female, I was brought up with the “Woman stayed at home and men worked” mentality. Hence most of my artwork is primarily male dominated starting with a “men at work” theme a few years ago which threads a continuous pattern through my work today. My subdued tonal paintings seem to play havoc with people’s perception of me as a person. They see me as bright and bubbly – and find the work I produce out of character. People seem to enjoy putting a label on artwork or on the artist. I don’t spend time analysing or questioning why I paint what I do, or why I use muted colours (especially brown as it is my singularly most disliked colour in the every respect – and yet it is the colour I use most). I am acutely aware of images around me and constantly keep a camera on hand in order not to miss any opportunities. |
EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS
· 2001 – 2020 Committee of Arts Interactive
· 2009 Professional Practice Course – KZNSA
· 2009 Composition Workshop – KWAZUNVA
· 2009-2016 KZNSA Exhibition Committee
· 2007-2016 KZNSA Council Member
· 2006/2016: KZNSA Members Committee
· 2006: Judging Workshop 2 – KWAZUNVA
· 2005: Judging Workshop 1 – KWAZUNVA
· 2004 / 2006 Executive Committee – KWAZUNVA (Kwa-Zulu Natal Visual Arts).
· 2002 to date Oil paint – Chandler Studio
· 1997 to 2005 Watercolour tuition by Thelma Buzzard,
SOLO/JOINT AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
· 2020 – Rust-en-Vrede - Familiar Awakenings
· 2019 Passage – Rossouw Modern – Nicole Pletts & Corné Eksteen
· 2019 En-route – Green Gallery – Group Exhibition
· 2004 – 2019: KZNSA Members Exhibition
· 2018 Finalist – Tollman Bouchard Finlayson Art Competition
· 2018 Ten of Ten – Green Gallery Exhibition
· 2017 KZNSA – Exhibition – New Work II – with Pascale Chandler and Marianne Meijer
· 2017 Green Gallery Exhibition
· 2016 Essence Festival – ICC Centre – Beyond Binaries (invited)
· 2016 Beyond Binaries Exhibition – Durban Art Gallery
· 2016 Solo Exhibition – The Space – Rossouw Modern – Hermanus – Its Personal
· 2015 Solo Exhibition – The Space – Rossouw Modern – Hermanus – 5933 Miles
· 2015 Green Gallery Exhibition
· 2014 Finalist – Tollman Bouchard Finlayson Art Competition
· 2014 Green Gallery Exhibition
· 2012 Camberley Wine Estate – Image of my painting on 2012 Shiraz Red Wine label.
· 2012 Green Gallery – A Splash of Red – Exhibition with Ian Van Zyl and Owen Llowellyn Davies
· 2011 Elizabeth Gordon Gallery – Durban – A city for all Seasons – Group exhibition
· 2011 ArtSide In – Art in the Vines – Group Exhibition
· 2011 Casa Labia – Exhibition – Muizenburg Cape Town
· 2011 Commission – Mt Edgecombe Country Club –
Members Bar, Kingfisher Room and Weavers Nest
· 2011 KZNSA – New Work – by Pascale Chandler, Nicole Pletts and Marianne Meijer
· 2010 ArtSpace – group exhibition
· 2009 Finalist in SASOL New Signatures Pretoria Art Museum
· 2009 KZNSA – PPC Group Exhibition
· 2007 KZNSA – Marks on Paper.
· 2006: Finalist – Jabulisa. Exhibited at Tatham Art Gallery, Pietermartizburg
AWARDS/PUBLICATIONS:
· 2018 Finalist – Tollman Bouchard Finlayson Art Competition
· 2015 Published – Poetry book by Mrs Ra Hee-Duk – Her
· 2015 Finalist – Tollman Bouchard Finlayson Art Competition
· 2014 – Roadworks 1 – Acquisition by the Durban Art Gallery
· 2014 Finalist – Tollman Bouchard Finlayson Art Competition
· 2009 – Catalogue – Sasol New Signatures
· 2006 – Catalogue – Jabulisa – The art and Craft of Kwa-Zulu Natal.
· 2005 – Best on Show – WSSA KZN – 2005