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2009 The Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London 1996 The Way of Stone, Reunion, Indian Ocean
2008 Angaza Afrika. African Art Now, October Gallery, London – Dialogue, Art First, London 1995 Four Core Tapestries for the Mining Group Gencor, Johannesburg
2004 Ten Years of Democracy, South African National Gallery, Cape Town 1992 Grahamstown Festival of the Arts: Three Lithographs
2003/4 Place, Galerie Asbaek, Copenhagen and Kastrupgardsamlingen, Kastrup, Denmark, Touring to Pretoria 1988 Anglo Vaal: Mural
Art Museum and Oliewenhuis Art Museum, Bloemfontein, South Africa African Oxygen: Tapestry for new hospital complex
2001 Art First at 10, Art First, London 1986 Johannesburg Art Gallery: Intact – graphic
2000 The Schachat Art Collection, SASOL Art Museum, Stellenbosch, South Africa 1984 Anglo American: Trance Atlantic – mural/drawing
1999 Claiming Art/Reclaiming Space: Post Apartheid Art from South Africa, Smithsonian, Washington DC Sandt Du Plessis Theatre, Bloemfontein: Inner Dance – mural/drawing
Emergence, Standard Bank National Festival of the Arts, Grahamstown and touring exhibition
1998 Divided City Installation, In Nearer than Bronze Exhibition, Sandton Civic Gallery, Johannesburg, S.A Collections
1996 Three Years On, Art First, London Anglo American Corporation, Johannesburg
Insights, Wright Gallery, New York Barloworld Corporate Collection, Johannesburg
Vita Art Today, Johannesburg Art Gallery BHP Billiton Art Collection, Johannesburg
1995 Temenos Installation, Johannesburg Art Gallery for the Johannesburg Biennale Bloemfontein University
Common and Uncommon Ground, South African Art to Atlanta, City Gallery East, Atlanta, USA Durban Art Gallery
1994 Artists Under the Southern Cross, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam General Electric Company, USA
Giholte-Baard-Breda Fonden, Copenhagen, with Doris Bloom and Marlene Dumas Johannesburg Art Gallery
1993 Resident Artist, Standard Bank National Festival of the Arts, Grahamstown The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Affinities, Contemporary South African Art, Venice Biennale (and Rome) MTN Collection, Johannesburg
1992 Institute of Contemporary Art, Johannesburg National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC
Art Meets Science, Grahamstown Festival of the Arts Pretoria Museum
1991 University Art Museum, University of California, Berkeley, USA Rembrandt Foundation, Stellenbosch Sanlam, Cape Town
Three South African Artists: A Contemplative View, Midlands Contemporary Art, Birmingham South African Broadcasting Corporation, Johannesburg
1988 Cape Town Triennial, SA National Gallery, Cape Town and national tour South African National Gallery, Cape Town
Fort Worth Ryder Gallery, University of California (prizewinner) Standard Bank Collection, Johannesburg
1987 Vita Art Now, Johannesburg Art Gallery Tatham Art Gallery, Pietermaritzburg
National Drawing Competition Exhibition, Standard Bank National Festival of the Arts, Grahamstown Trust Bank, Johannesburg
Valparaiso Biennale, Chile University of South Africa, Pretoria
Tapestries, Linda Goodman Gallery, and tour to South Africa National Gallery William Humphreys Art Gallery, Kimberley
1986 The Volkskas Atelier Award (and 1987,1988) Witwatersrand University, Johannesburg
Selections From a Century, Johannesburg Art Gallery
1985 Tributaries A View of Contemporary South African Art, BMW Exhibition, touring Germany and Europe Awards and residencies
Cape Town Triennial 2004 Artist in residence – the COSMOS Project (ongoing)
Paperworks Group Show (prizewinner) 2003 Gammeldok Copenhagen artists residency
1983 Tatham Gallery, Pietermaritzburg Association of Arts, Natal 1991 The Old Mutual Vita Award (overall winner)
1982 Cape Town Triennial (gold medallist), SA National Gallery, Cape Town and national tour The Simpson Fellowship, University of California, Berkeley
1980 Durban Arts ’80, sculpture exhibition 1989 Art Gallery Founders Prize of the University of California, Berkeley
Young Artists, Olivetti Gallery 1987 Fulbright Placement (University of California, Berkeley)
Sculpture ‘80, University of Pretoria University Council Fellowship (University of the Witswatersrand)
1977 University of Witwatersrand 1982 Olivetti Travel Grant
1981 Almaks Prize
Commissions 1979 Montague White travel grant
2004 Oval Carpet, South Africa House, London 1978 Montague White bursary
2002 Field of Value, Nedbank headquarters, Sandton Afrox Prize (open category)
1999 ABSA, Johannesburg, Place of Nurture (Entrance Mural) 1977 Afrox Metal Art Sculpture annual competition (student award)
1997 B/M/D Headquarters, Cape Town, Signs of Fire (drawings)

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