Andries Gouws
Curriculum vitae/Resume
BORN: Johannesburg, South Africa, 1952
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS (*Solo)
2009
JOBURG ART FAIR. KZNSA booth.
GREEN. KZNSA Members' Exhibition - First Prize
2008
EKURHULENI ART AWARDS, Kempton Park (Winner of Merit Award for
Painting)
IS THERE STILL LIFE? CONTINUITY AND CHANGE IN SOUTH AFRICAN
STILL LIFE PAINTING. Curated by Prof. Michael Godby. Sanlam Art Gallery,
Bellville
MUSE 08, KKNK National Arts Festival, Oudtshoorn
STIL, KKNK National Arts Festival, Oudtshoorn
MUSE 08, iArt Gallery, Cape Town
SPIERCONTEMPORARY Finalists' exhibition, Johannesburg Art Gallery
2007
SPIERCONTEMPORARY Finalists' exhibition, Spier Estate, Stellenbosch
SUMMER EXHIBITION, Strydom Gallery, George
IS THERE STILL LIFE? CONTINUITY AND CHANGE IN SOUTH AFRICAN
STILL LIFE PAINTING. Curated by Prof. Michael Godby. Old Town House, Cape
Town
*HIDING BEHIND SIMPLE THINGS, KZNSA, Durban
*HIDING BEHIND SIMPLE THINGS, Pretoria Art Museum
2006
*HIDING BEHIND SIMPLE THINGS, University of Stellenbosch Art Museum
*HIDING BEHIND SIMPLE THINGS, University of Johannesburg Art Museum
*HIDING BEHIND SIMPLE THINGS, Aardklop Arts Festival, Potchefstroom
*HIDING BEHIND SIMPLE THINGS, Oliewenhuis Museum, Bloemfontein
*HIDING BEHIND SIMPLE THINGS, Grahamstown National Arts Festival
PORTRAITS. KZNSA Members' Exhibition
2005
AFFORDABLE ART SHOW, artSpace Durban
SUMMER EXHIBITION, Strydom Gallery, George
PAEAN TO PAINT, artSpace Durban
EKURHULENI ART AWARDS, Kempton Park (One of 15 finalists)
*IN SEARCH OF THE EVERYDAY, Association for Visual Arts, Cape Town
SENDEROS MEXICANOS: PATHS TO MEXICO AND BACK [PART II]. Museo
Regional de Michoacan, Morelia, Mexico
*BEPEINSINGE OOR DIE ALLEDAAGSE, KKNK, Oudtshoorn
CENTENARY MEMBERS' EXHIBITION, Natal Society for the Arts, Durban (Third
prize)
2004
AFFORDABLE ART SHOW, artSpace Durban
TWO NATIONS, ONE HEART, Umoja Gallery, Boulder, Colorado
ROSE KORBER'S ART SALON IN THE BAY, Bay Hotel, Cape Town
TREVOR MAKHOBA HERITAGE EXHIBITION, BAT Centre, Durban
FINALISTS' EXHIBITION, BRETT KEBBLE ART AWARDS, Cape Town
International Convention Centre
LANDSCAPES, RAU Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa
OPENING SHOW, Umoja Gallery, Boulder, Colorado
GESCHEIDLE BOOTH, SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL ART
EXHIBITION, January 2004
2003
*MEDITATIONS ON THE EVERYDAY. Gescheidle Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
FINALISTS' EXHIBITION, BRETT KEBBLE ART AWARDS, Cape Town
International Convention Centre
*MEDITATIONS ON THE EVERYDAY. NSA Gallery, Durban, South Africa
RECENT ACQUISITIONS. Durban Art Gallery
MINIATURES. NSA Gallery, Durban
2002
THE GIFT OF ART. Cecile Moochnek Gallery, Berkeley, California
ABOUT LOOKING AT THINGS. Gescheidle Gallery, Chicago, Ill.
UNTOLD TALES OF MAGIC. Durban Art Gallery, Durban, South Africa. Curated by
Jill Addleson. (Exhibition travelled to 10 other museums and galleries in South
Africa)
DOODLES: AN EXHIBITION OF SERIOUS DRAWINGS. NSA Gallery, Durban
WINE. NSA Gallery, Durban. (First prize for work in traditional medium)
2001
JABULISA 2000: THE ART OF KWAZULU-NATAL. Durban Art Gallery.
(Exhibition travelled to 9 other museums and galleries in South Africa)
"30X30 cm". NSA Gallery, Durban
STORYBOARD. NSA Gallery, Durban. Curated by Storm Jansen van Rensburg
2000
JABULISA 2000: THE ART OF KWAZULU-NATAL. Tatham Art Gallery,
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
NATAL ARTS TRUST BIENNALE. Technikon Natal Art Gallery, Durban
MEMBER'S EXHIBITION. NSA Gallery, Durban
1999
"BLOOM" EXHIBITION. NSA Gallery, Durban. Curated by Bren Brophy
MEMBER'S EXHIBITION. NSA Gallery, Durban
*SOLO EXHIBITION. NSA Gallery, Durban
1998
CHRISTMAS EXHIBITION. NSA Gallery, Durban
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
DURBAN ART GALLERY, Durban.
CARNEGIE ART GALLERY, Newcastle.
OLIEWENHUIS ART MUSEUM, Bloemfontein.
JOHANNES STEGMANN GALLERY, University of the Free State
UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL, Durban.
AWARDS AND HONOURS
2009
FIRST PRIZE at the KwaZulu-Natal Society for the Arts Members' Exhibition

and Competition
2008
MERIT AWARD FOR PAINTING, Ekurhuleni Art Awards, Kempton Park
2007
FINALIST for SpierContemporary Awards
2005
FINALIST for Brett Kebble Art Awards
2005
FINALIST for Ekurhuleni Art Awards, Kempton Park
2005
Solo show "Bepeinsinge oor die alledaagse" NOMINATED FOR PRIZE FOR

BEST SHOW at the KKNK, Oudtshoorn
2005
THIRD PRIZE at Natal Society for the Arts's Centenary Exhibition and

Competition
2004
FINALIST for Brett Kebble Art Awards
2003
FINALIST for Brett Kebble Art Awards
2002
FIRST PRIZE for work in traditional medium, "Wine" exhibition, NSA Gallery,

Durban
1971
ROME PRIZE of the Internationale Sommerakademie, Salzburg, Austria
REVIEWS AND ARTICLES ON MY WORK
2009
THE FASCINATION OF DIRTY PRETTY FEET. Steve Kretzmann. SA Art

Times, December 2008/January 2009
2007
VULNERABILITIES. Prof. Deborah Posel, WISER. Catalogue to the

SpierContemporary 2007 Art Awards finalists' exhibition, p. 24-27.
2007
ANDRIES GOUWS. 2 page spread, ClassicFeel, March 2007, p. 70-71
2007
EK VERBERG MY AGTER EENVOUDIGE DINGE, SODAT JY MY SAL

VIND. Kirby van der Merwe. 2 page spread, Beeld, 10 Feb 2007. Subsequently

also in Die Burger & Die Volksblad.
2007
THE ART OF LESS IS MORE. Craig Canavan. The Weekender, 10-11 February

2007.
2006
IMPROVISASIES OP 'N TREK MET STUTTAFORDS. Prof. Marlene van

Niekerk, University of Stellenbosch. 2 page spread; Burger, 2 December 2006,

subsequently also in Beeld & Die Volksblad
2006
DIE GEWONE AS SNELLER VIR DIE VLUG. HIDING BEHIND SIMPLE

THINGS - ANDRIES GOUWS & DRAWING IS - INGRID WINTERBACH.

Bettie Lambrecht: Beeld, 20 October 2006
2006
LIVED TIME: ANDRIES GOUWS' SOLITARY PAINTINGS. Dr. Gerhard

Schoeman, University of the Free State. Art South Africa (Volume 5, Issue 2,

2006)
2005
ANDRIES GOUWS: HIDING BEHIND SIMPLE THINGS. Alex Sudheim.

Art South Africa (Volume 4, Issue 2, 2005). One of 18 painters featured in

special issue on "Painting in South Africa"
2003
INTIMATE AND PERSONAL REVELATION. AN EXHIBITION OF NEW

WORKS BY ANDRIES GOUWS. Marianne Meijer. Artsmart website,

September 2003.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE IN THE ARTS
PAINTING WORKSHOPS at University of Stellenbosch Art Gallery, Oliewenhuis Art Museum, Bloemfontein, University of Johannesburg Art Gallery, 2006; University of The Free State, 2008.
DEPARTMENT OF CREATIVE ARTS, UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH, South Africa. Taught Philosophy of Art and History of Art, 1988-1990.
ART EDUCATION
RIJKSACADEMIE VOOR BEELDENDE KUNST, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1973-74.
STAATLICHE KUNSTAKADEMIE DÜSSELDORF, Düsseldorf, Germany, 1972-73.
EMILIO VEDOVA, Venice, Italy, 1971.
INTERNATIONALE SOMMERAKADEMIE, Salzburg, Austria, 1971. ROME PRIZE.
KONINKLIJKE ACADEMIE VOOR BEELDENDE KUNST, 'sHertogenbosch, Netherlands, 1971.
MICHAELIS SCHOOL OF FINE ART, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, 1970.
PHILOSOPHY EDUCATION
Ph.D., UNIVERSITY FOR HUMANIST STUDIES, Utrecht, Netherlands, 1998.
Drs.Phil., (cum laude), UNIVERSITY OF UTRECHT, Netherlands, 1979.
B.A., (cum laude), UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA, 1973.
PUBLICATIONS ON ART AND CULTURE
2008
Looking at paintings. (Educational supplement to my Hiding behind simple

things exhibition catalogue)

"Ingrid Winterbach as skrywer en as beeldende kunstenaar - enkele

beskouings". Stilet, March 2008, pp. 8-41.
2007
"Nought for your pleasure, nought for your desire" text in Johann Louw

midcareer retrospective exhibition catalogue
2006
"Visceral intelligence" review of Janine Allen exhibition at the KZNSA, Durban.

ArtSA, Winter 2006.
2004
"El Greco in New York". Fragmente 12/13, p. 88-95.
2002
"One and a half cheers for theory - a subjective view." NewSArt, May 2002.
2001
Review of Sue Taylor: Hans Bellmer: The Anatomy of Anxiety.

Metapsychology website.
1988
"The Post-Modernist"s Progress, or: Bluff your way in Post-Modernism",

J. Literary Studies 4 (3), Sept. 1988, p. 314-326.