| BRONWEN FINDLAY - Curriculum Vitae | ||
| QUALIFICATIONS | ||
| 1992 - 1994 | Master of Arts in Fine Art (Cum Laude) University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg | |
| 1988 - 1989 | BA Honours (Fine Art) (Cum Laude) University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg | |
| 1981 | Higher Diploma in Education University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg | |
| 1978 - 1980 | Bachelor of Arts Majored in History and Art History University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg | |
| 1972 | Matriculated Epworth High School | |
| EMPLOYMENT | ||
| 2010 | Part time Drawing and Design Lecturer at Wits University School of Arts. Arts Facilitator at Ekupholeni, Natalspruit Hospital. Trainer and Facilitator for mosaic art work at LEBONE 11 College of the Royal Bafokeng. | |
| 2009 | Part time Drawing Lecturer University of Johannesburg, Visual Arts Lecturer, PGCE Course, University of Witwatersrand Arts Co-ordinator for Women's project, Ekupoleni, Natalspruit Hospital, Katlehong. | |
| 2008 | Part time Drawing Lecturer University of Johannesburg and Visual Arts Facilitator for Women and Violence Project, CDP,Johannesburg Arts and Culture Workshops for Foundation, Intermediate and Senior Phase Teachers | |
| 2007 | Drawing lecturer, first and second year, University of Johannesburg. Visual Arts Facilitator for Women and Violence Project, CDP, Johannesburg. | |
| 2005 - 2006 | Contract Employment at the University of Johannesburg Course Leader of the First and Second Year Drawing Programmes and the Teacher Training course. Involved in Third Year Studio Practice. | |
| 2004 | Contract Employment at the Wits School of Arts, University of the Witwatersrand Co-ordinator of the Third Year Fine Arts programme and lecturer in the Visual Literacy Foundation course. Part time lecturer in the Visual Literacy course in the Arts and Culture programme for the A.C.E. teachers organized by the C.D.P. and held at the Johannesburg College of Education. Taught second year drawing at the Wits Technikon. | |
| 2002 - 2003 | Contract employment at the University of Witwatersrand. Taught Education, Visual Literacy, Painting and Drawing and Design. Involved in supervision of Masters students. Acted as a consultant for the Curriculum Development Project (CDP) and the Wits School of Arts Partnership project. | |
| 2001 - 2002 | Self employed – involved in Mosaic projects, Art workshops and taught part time lecturing at various institutions. | |
| 2000 - 2001 | Leave replacement lecturer in the Printmaking and Drawing departments at the University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg. | |
| 1993 - 2000 | Lecturer at the University of Durban-Westville. Appointed as printmaking lecturer and taught painting, drawing and printmaking and Art theory. Was employed at UDW until the closure of the Arts Drama and Music departments. | |
| 1992 | While on study leave from Brettonwood High School (completing my MAFA) was employed as a part time lecturer in the fine Art departments at the Natal Technikon and the University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg. | |
| 1989 - 1993 | Employed as the Art teacher at Brettonwood High School, Durban. | |
| 1982 - 1988 | Employed as the Art teacher at Mansfield High School, Durban. Taught History and Art until the closure of the school in 1988. | |
| 1977 | Gave private art classes, Pietermaritzburg | |
| COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT Extensive involvement with informal community-based art programmes, including: | ||
| 2010 | Continued involvement with art programmes at Ekupholeni, Natalspruit hospital. Mosaic skills training at Phokeng with artists from the Royal Bafokeng community. | |
| 2007 | Facilitated “Paper Prayers” workshop at Artist Proof studio for teachers. | |
| 2004 | Worked with Churchill Madikda at Constitution Hill, organized mural painting project to celebrate Women’s Day and the opening of Constitution Hill | |
| 2004 | Worked with Churchill Madikda at Constitution Hill, organized mural painting project to celebrate Women’s Day and the opening of Constitution Hill. | |
| 2003 | "Azibuye Emasisweni" Cultural and Environment heritage project. Silethukukhanya High School, Khula Village, Dukaduka. Worked with David Andrew and Joni Brenner – Teacher Training and Community Development workshop at Phutijhaba. | |
| 2002 | Co-ordinated and taught painting classes for Velobala group. Administered by the African Art Centre, Durban and held at the Natal Technikon. | |
| 2001 | Conducted a training programme for Embo craft with a group of rural, unemployed women in the Shongweni Valley. | |
| 1999 | Facilitated a series of workshops for seventeen schools in Kwa Zulu Natal as part of the “Upward Bound” programme, University of Durban Westville. | |
| 1998 | Mural Facilitator for murals at new Welfare and Pensions office, Umbumbulu. Designed and painted murals, assisted by students – Niven Anghar, Asiya Swaleh and Geeta Ramparsad. Architect: Jenny Whitehead. Contractors: Allen Brothers. Crafts Council Fair. Fabric painting techniques – slideshow and workshop, Durban Exhibition Centre. | |
| 1996 | Co-ordinated and painted interior and exterior of container to be used as a pre-primary school for street children, Makabongwe School (corner of Brook and Victoria street) Printmaking workshop for African art centre held at Natal Technikon, sponsored by S.I.D.A. Fabric painting workshop – Ladysmith, University of Durban Westville Outreach programme. | |
| 1995 | Fabric painting classes for the Saturday art workshop for the African art centre. Winter School fabric painting workshop held at the University of Durban Westville. | |
| 1994 | Co-ordinated and taught Saturday school art classes for the African art centre. The classes wee sponsored by the Swedish International Development Aid. | |
| 1993 | Mural mosaic at Brettonwood High School with the school pupils Mural painting project at St Lawrence School, Valley of a Thousand Hills. Joint project between university students and school children. Part of the University of Durban-Westville Outreach Programme. Sponsored by the Bartel Arts Trust. | |
| 1992 | Art classes in a children’s ward at Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg. Decorated the ward at Christmas time. Fabric painting workshop held in Xihoko in the then Northern Transvaal. Tsonga-Shangana women who are members of the Xihoko workshop embroider cloths which are sold to earn a living wage. The possibility of combining embroidery with fabric painting was investigated. | |
| 1988 | Co-ordinator of children’s art classes held at Natal Technikon under the auspices of the Natal Society of Arts (N.S.A.) | |
| 1987 | Children’s art classes sponsored by the Durban Arts Association. The children took part in the Life in the Park festival. | |
| 1986 | Co-ordinator of art programme for street children. Worked in association with Natal Society of Arts and Community Arts Workshop. | |
| 1984 - 1980 | Council member of Natal Society of Arts. | |
| 1984 | Founder member of the Community Arts Workshop set up in the old station buildings in Durban. Gave Saturday art classes at the Community Arts workshop. | |
| EXHIBITIONS | ||
| 2009 | Exhibition of large and small paintings matter and treasure and paint at The South African National Arts Festival, Grahamstown. 3000 HOURS - An exhibition of paintings and textiles by BRonwen Findlay and Merle Payne at Kalk Bay Modern Gallery. | |
| 2008 |
TURN AGAIN Exhibition of paintings and prints held at the Tamasa Gallery, Durban Exhibition of monotypes and paintings FLOATING AND FALLING at David Krut Projects, Johannesburg. | |
| 2007 | Exibition of prints LUCKY BEANS AND LACE CURTAIN at Artist Proof Studio, Newtown, Johannesburg. SPIER Contemporary. | |
| 2006 | "EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY" Exhibition of paintings and prints held at the Substation, University of Witwatersrand and KwaZulu Natal Society of Arts, Durban. "ALL ABOUT EVERYTHING" Exhibition held at the Standard Bank Gallery, Johannesburg. | |
| 2005 | Exhibition of prints at the David Krut print workshop. "A BLANKET STORY" Exhibition at 'TOKARA', Stellenbosch, curated by Julia Meintjes. | |
| 2002 | “FLOORS AND FLOWERS” Solo exhibition held at the Tamasa Gallery, Durban
Nominated for FNB Vita Awards Prize. Exhibition held at Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg. Work then shown at Potchefstroom Art Festival | |
| 2001 | Curated and co-ordinated exhibition "PAINTING, PRINTING, STITCHING – The work of Bronwen Findlay, Daina Mabunda, Faiza Galdhari" The exhibition was held at the N.S.A Gallery in Durban after which it was shown at the Grahamstown Arts Festival and then at the Standard Bank Gallery in Johannesburg. The Johannesburg show included new work and was renamed "THREADS". | |
| 1998 | "BRINGING UP BABY – Artists survey the reproductive body"
Exhibition curated by Terry Kurgan. The exhibition was held at the Castle in Cape Town, at the Grahamstown Standard Bank Arts Festival and at the Wits Art Galleries. '30 S X 31E' Four Durban Artists: Bronwen Findlay, Jeremy Wafer, Aidan Walsh, David Haigh. Lipschitz Gallery, Cape Town. Solo Exhibition. The 1999 South African Women’s Arts Festival. Sponsored by the Playhouse Company and Transnet | |
| 1997 | Exhibition with Jeremy Wafer at the Natal Society of Arts Gallery, Durban. Solo exhibition at the Walsh Marais Gallery, Durban. | |
| 1996 | Solo exhibition at the Elizabeth Gallery, Durban. | |
| 1995 | "TRANSITIONS: Contemporary art from the Republic of South Africa" - A touring exhibition presented by Bath Festivals Trust Contemporary Art programme in association with O.V.A. | |
| 1994 | M.A exhibition held at the Jack Heath Gallery, University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg. | |
| 1989 | Solo exhibition at the Elizabrth Gordon Gallery, Durban. | |
| 1987 | Exhibition with Aidan Walsh, Gallery International, Cape Town. Exhibition with Jeremy Wafer, Clive van den Berg, Andries Botha, Bonnie Ntshalinshali and Fee Halstead at the NSA Gallery, Durban. | |
| 1986 | Exhibition with Jeremy Wafer and Virginia Mackenny at the NSA Gallery, Durban. Solo exhibition at Café Geneve, Durban | |
| 1985 | Exhibition with Andrew Verster and Clive van den Berg at the Association of Arts, Pretoria. | |
| 1983 | Solo exhibition at the Natal Society of Arts, Durban. | |
| SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS | ||
| 2010 | 10 YEARS - 10 ARTISTS - Tamasa Gallery, Durban. MINOR MATTERS - An exhibition curated by Janine Allen at the University of the Freestate. | |
| 2004 | Brett Kebble Art Awards exhibition, Cape Town | |
| 2002 | "UNTOLD TALES OF MAGIC:ABELUMBI", Curated by Jill Addleson, Durban Art Gallery. | |
| 2001 and 2005 | "BREAK THE SILENCE" Artists for Human Rights. HIV/Aids Billboard and Print Portfolio project. | |
| 2001 | "SELF" - an exhibition of life-size linocuts, Karoo Festival, Oudtshoorn | |
| 2000 - 2001 | "THE HOUR GLASS PROJECT" - A print collaboration, The Caversham Press, Natal. The exhibition held at the Standard Bank festival in Grahamstown, Atlanta, USA, Tatham Art Gallery, Pietermaritzburg. | |
| 1998 | "UTSAV" - An exhibition of artists from India and South Africa, Durban Art Gallery. Exhibition held in honour of Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela. Exhibition curated by Uma Prakash. "MUSIC AND IMAGE" - Standard Bank Festival, Grahamstown. A collaboration with the Caversham Press. "JABULISA: The art of KwaZulu Natal" - Exhibition held in Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Johannesburg. | |
| 1995 | "PANORAMAS OF PASSAGE: Changing landscapes of South Africa" -
Touring exhibition organized by Meridian International Centre, Washington DC in association with the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. "SIYAWELA: Love, Loss and Liberty" - Africa ‘95 - Curated by Colin Richards and Pitika Ntuli from Wits University.University of the Witwatersrand and Birmingham City Art Museum. "OBJECTS OF DESIRE" - The Thompson Gallery, Johannesburg. | |
| 1992 | "ART MEETS SCIENCE: Flowers as image" - Grahamstown festival and national travelling exhibition. | |
| 1989 | Volkskas Atelier Exhibition, Association of Arts, Pretoria. | |
| 1988 | Volkskas Atelier Exhibition, Association of Arts, Pretoria. | |
| 1987 | Volkskas Atelier Exhibition, Association of Arts, Pretoria. | |
| 1986 | Volkskas Atelier Exhibition, Association of Arts, Pretoria. "DURBAN ARTISTS" - Elizabeth Gordon Gallery, Durban. End Conscription Campaign Exhibition, Durban. | |
| 1985 | National Paper Works Exhibition, Natal Society of Arts, Durban. | |
| AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS | ||
| 2007 | Helgaard Steyn Award for painting. Presentation held at North-West University | |
| 2004 | Merit Award for A PAINTING ABOUT A BEDSPREAD, Brett Kebble Art Awards, Cape Town. | |
| 2002 | Nominated for VITA Art Award | |
| PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Stegmann Gallery University of the Freestate | ||
| COMMISSIONS | ||
| 2010 | Mosaic for House Ireton, Parktown North, JOhannesburg. | |
| 2001 | Melrose Arch mosaic project with Jane du Rand and Andrew Verster. Partly responsible for designing and applying 400sq m of mosaic to lift shaft, tower block, interior and exterior walls of a building designed by architects from Omm Design Workshop, Durban. | |
| 2000 | Designed book cover for "Jurisprudence: A South African Perspective" by Johnson, Pete, duPlessis. Painting – "Seeds and Scales" | |
| 1995 - 2000 | Designed covers for "Alternation: Journal of the Centre for the Study of Southern African Literature and languages" | |
| 1994 | Commissioned to paint flower painting for the Botany department, University of Cape Town | |
| 1992 | "Art meets science" - commissioned for the Grahamstown Festival and printed at the Caversham Press. | |
| 1991 | Portfolio of prints commissioned by First National Bank, printed at Caversham Press. | |
| 1988 | Mural for the Malherbe Library, University of Natal, Durban. | |
| 1987 | "Happy birthday Andrew" - Portfolio of prints by different artists commissioned by the Goodman Gallery and printed at Caversham Press. | |
| OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Judged various Art competitions | ||
| 2007 | Winner of the HELGAARD STEYN award for painting. | |
| 2006 | ARTIST TO ARTIST exchange. Awarded by VISITING ARTS, UK. Collaboration with Joy Gregory. Women Artists and Poets Advocate Children’s Rights. Collaboration with Yvette Christianse. A Project of Art for Humanity. | |
| 2005 | Presented a paper "EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY" at University of KwaZulu Natal, Centre of Visual Art, Pietermaritzburg. International Conference "Dress in Southern Africa" | |
| 2004 | Merit award for "A PAINTING ABOUT A BEDSPREAD" Brett Kebble Art Awards exhibition, Cape Town. | |
| 2003 - 2007 | Appointed as external moderator for third and fourth year students from the Fine Art Department at the Vaal University of Technology. | |
| 2006 - 2007 | Appointed as external examiner for the Fine Art Department of the University of the Free State. | |
| 2005 - 2006 | Appointed as moderator at Greenside Design Center, Johannesburg. | |
| 2004 | Appointed as external moderator for B-tech students from the School of Art, Design and Architecture at Witwatersrand Technikon. | |
| 2002 |
Nominee for FNB Vita Art Prize. Judged Martiensen Exhibition with Jeremy Waferat Johannesburg Art Gallery. Opened "SURVEY" at Durban Art Gallery – an exhibition of ten years work by Jeremy Wafer. | |
| 2001 | Presented a paper at the annual conference of the South African Association of Art and Architectural Historians. | |
| 1999 | Artist in Residence, National Arts Festival, Grahamstown | |
| 1998 | "NEW GROUND – COMMON GROUND" = Attended conference and took part in print exchange portfolio, Rhodes University, Grahamstown. | |
| 1997 |
Paper presentation "AFRICAN LANDSCAPE WITH AEROPLANE – Before and After" - Presented at Joseldoff Gallery, University of Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Panel discussion to coincide with exhibition "Panoramas of Passage – Changing Landscapes of South Africa" | |
| 1996 | On the selection panel of the Emma Smith Overseas Art Scholarship, Natal Technikon. | |
| 1995 |
Paper - "PAINTING AND STITCHING – the work of Bronwen Findlay and Daina Mabunda" - The University of Durban Westville, the Centre for the Study of Southern African Literature and Languages. Symposium: "TRANSMISSIONS – Contemporary Art from the Republic of South Africa" - Bath, United Kingdom. Presented a paper on the work of Bronwen Findlay and Daina Mabunda. | |
| 1992 | Paper – "XIHOKO EMBROIDERY" – presented at conference on Crafts in Education.” University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg. | |
| 1987 | Spent four months at the Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris | |