BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES
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| 1949 |
Born 30 September, in East London, South Africa |
| 1967/8 |
Studied at East London Technical College Art School |
| 1970/1 |
Worked as a commercial artist in Johannesburg |
| 1972 |
Became full-time fine artist |
| 1973 |
Began participation with Prof. Walter Battiss on the Fook Island Project |
| 1975 |
Began building home, Fook Manor, at Hartbeespoort Dam designed by Stanley Saitowitz |
1981 |
Worked for R.O. Blechman, New York on animation project, Stravinsky's "La Histoire du Soldat" |
1984/5
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Spent a year in New York & Los Angeles |
| 1995 |
Graphic Novel, The Legend of Memo the Hierophant, created with Allan Cameron, published by Orion Books, UK |
| 1999 |
Married Janet Walker after 33 years together |
| 2000 |
Monograph: ‘Norman Catherine’ published by Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg |
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
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| 1969 |
Herbert Evans Gallery, Johannesburg |
| 1970 |
Motif Gallery, East London |
| 1970 |
N.S.A. Gallery, Durban |
| 1971 |
Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg |
| 1972 |
Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg |
| 1973 |
Goodman-Wolman Gallery, Cape Town |
| 1974 |
Gallery 21, Johannesburg |
| 1976 |
No 13 Abel Road Gallery, Johannesburg |
| 1977 |
Kunsthandel SIAU,Amsterdam, HOLLAND |
| 1978 |
1979 Gallery 21, Johannesburg |
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Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg (Retrospective exhibition 1969-1979) |
| 1980 |
Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg |
| 1982 |
Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg |
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Gowlett Gallery, Cape Town |
| 1984 |
S.A. Association of Arts, Windhoek, NAMIBIA |
| 1985 |
Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg |
| 1986 |
Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg (Fook Island - Walter Battiss Commemoration Exhibition) |
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S.A. Association of Arts, Pretoria |
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Gallery 21, Johannesburg (100 works from Pelmama Collection) |
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Area-X Gallery, New York, USA |
| 1987 |
Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg |
| 1991 |
Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg |
| 1994 |
Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg |
| 1995 |
Espace XL, Luxembourg, LUXEMBOURG |
| 2000 |
Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg |
| 2002 |
Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg |
| 2004 |
Urban Mutations, Moba Art Gallery, Brussels |
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Now & Then Retrospective, Pretoria Art Museum |
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Now & Then Retrospective, Oliewenhuis Art Museum, Bloemfontein |
| 2005 |
Now & Then Retrospective, University of Stellenbosch Art Museum |
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Past to Present, 34 Long Street Fine Art, Cape Town |
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Now & Then Retrospective, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum, Port Elizabeth |
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Now & Then Retrospective, Durban Art Gallery |
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Now & Then Retrospective,Polokwane Art Gallery |
| 2006 |
Now & Then Retrospective, Johannesburg Art Gallery |
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'Dualities', Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg |
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
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| Numerous in South Africa to date |
| 1972 |
Galleria d’Arte L’Orizonte, Senigallia, Italy |
| 1973 |
Galerie Daniel Gervis, Paris, France |
| 1975 |
Art Basel 6' 75, Switzerland |
| 1981 |
Art Expo, San Francisco, USA |
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Art Expo, Los Angeles, USA |
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Defense Art Gallery, Paris, France |
| 1985 |
Soker-Kaseman Gallery, San Francisco, USA |
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Tributaries Exhibition, Johannesburg & Germany (Touring) |
| 1986 |
Area-X Gallery, New York, USA |
| 1987 |
Art 18 ' 87, Basel, Switzerland |
| 1989 |
Art 20' 89, Basel, Switzerland |
| 1990 |
Stuart Levy Gal., New York, USA (Anti-Apartheid) |
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Oxford Museum, Oxford, England (Touring) |
| 1993 |
Venice Biennial, Venice, Italy |
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Graphica Creativa, Jyvaskyla, Finland |
| 1994 |
Cuban Biennial, Havana, CUBA & Ludwig Forum, Aachen, Germany |
| 1995 |
Seven Stories about Modern Art In Africa, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, UK |
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On The Road, Delfina Studio Trust Gallery, London Mayibuye i Afrika, Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London, UK |
| 1996 |
Modern Konst i Afrika, Malmö, Sweden |
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Common and Uncommon Ground, Atlanta, USA |
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Chicago Art Fair, Chicago, USA (May) |
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Adelson Galleries, New York, USA |
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Art 27’96, Basel, Switzerland |
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Colours, Zeignössische Kunst aus Südafrika, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany |
| 1997 |
South Africa, Kohn Turner Gallery, Los Angeles, USA |
| 2000 |
Zeignössische Kunst aus Südafrika, Bayer AG, Leverkussen, Germany |
| 2002 |
L’humour dans i’art contemporain, Espace Belleville, Paris, France |
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Passport to South Africa, Centro Culterale Trevi, Bolzano, Italy |
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Natural Born Painters, Galerie W, Paris, France |
| 2003 |
Brett Kebble Awards, Cape Town |
| 2004 |
'Identity - The ID of South African Artists' Exhibition Scheveningen |
| 2006 |
'1er Salon d'Art Contemporain Africain', Brussels, Belgium |
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
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| S.A. National Gallery, Cape Town |
| Johannesburg Municipal Art Gallery, Johannesburg |
| Pretoria Art Museum, Pretoria |
| Durban Art Gallery, Durban |
| Ann Bryant Art Gallery, East London |
| Sandton Municipal Art Gallery, Sandton |
| Oliwenhuis Art Museum, Bloemfontein |
| University of South Africa, Pretoria |
| Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg |
| University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg |
| University of Natal, Durban |
| Walter Battiss Museum, Somerset East |
| Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum, Port Elizabeth |
| Roodepoort Public Library, Roodepoort |
| Department of National Education |
| Carnegie Art Gallery, Newcastle |
| Gauteng Legislature, Johannesburg |
| Tatham Art Gallery, Pietermaritzburg |
| Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA |
| Reserve Bank of South Africa |
| University of Stellenbosch Art Museum |
CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
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| Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, USA |
| Mobil Court Art Collection, Cape Town |
| Volkskas Bank, Pretoria |
| Everite Ltd, Johannesburg |
| Premier Milling Co, Johannesburg |
| Trust Bank, Johannesburg |
| Bankorp, Johannesburg |
| Standard Bank, Johannesburg |
| Sasol Art Collection |
| World Bank, Johannesburg |
| BHP Billiton, Johannesburg |
| World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland |
| Union Bank of Switzerland, Sandton |
| Telkom, Johannesburg |
| Absa Bank, Johannesburg |
| Pelmama Art Collection, Basel, Switzerland |
| Vodacom, Cape Town |
| Berardo Foundation, Portugal |
| Sanlam Ltd., Bellville |
| Fortis Circustheatre, Scheveningen, Holland |
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