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. |
