EDUCATION
1997 - 1999 University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa M.A.F.A by research (cum laude)

1991 - 1994 Rhodes University, South Africa B.A.F.A (with distinction)

           
ACHIEVEMENTS

Winner (honorary mention) 2009 Lark Gallery juried show

Finalist 2009 Target gallery (Torpedo Art Center) juried show

Finalist 2009 Manifest Gallery juried show

Merit Award Winner (2008 ArtKudos International Juried Show)

Finalist (2007 31st Annual International Open Exhibition of the North East Watercolor Society)

Finalist (2007 24th annual Artist's Magazine Competition, Experimental category)

Winner in the Manhattan Arts International "Her Story 2007" juried exhibition

Finalist (2007 National Painting Drawing Printmaking competition PBCC)
Finalist (2006 23rd annual Artist's Magazine Competition, Portrait/Figure category)
Finalist (2006 South African Department of Science and Technology National Art Competition)
Placed (2006 National Art Show "REALISM" Guests Gallery, U.S.A.)
Winning finalist (Abstract EXPOsure Juried Show, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.)
Honourable Mention (N. Kitsap Arts & Crafts Juried Show, WA., U.S.A.)
Exchange Visitor Programme Award in Arts (C.S.I.R., New York, U.S.A.)
Postgraduate Merit Scholarship (University of the Witwatersrand) x 2
Degree of M.A.F.A with distinction (University of the Witwatersrand)
Kempton Park/Tembisa Fine Art Award (Johannesburg)
Postgraduate Merit Award (University of the Witwatersrand) x 3
Postgraduate Scholarship (merit) (Centre for Scientific Development)
Postgraduate Merit Scholarship (offered by Rhodes University)
Rowney Prize (Best Fourth-Year Painting Student) (Rhodes University)
Half Colours (academic) (Rhodes University)
Degree of B.F.A with distinction (Rhodes University)
Tuition Scholarship (double first-class pass 1993) (Rhodes University)
Award Best Second-Year Painting Student (Rhodes University)
Award Best First-Year Painting Student (Rhodes University)
Award Best First-Year Student (Rhodes University)
Award Most Promising First-Year Fine Art Student (Rhodes University)
Award Most Outstanding Art Pupil (Matric, Mondeor High School)
Award Outstanding Art Pupil (Standard 9, Mondeor High School)

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2009 Phantom Galleries, Los Angeles, USA

2009 Lark Gallery online, USA

2009 Target Gallery, Torpedo Art Center, USA

2009 Manifest Gallery, USA

2009 Bankhead Theater, USA

2009 “Great South African Nudes”, Everard Read Gallery, South Africa

2009 Hodnett Fine Art, Canada

2008 iArt Gallery, South Africa

2008 “South Africans Abroad”, Hodnett Fine Art, Canada

2008 ArtKudos International Juried Show, U.S.A.

2007 31st Annual NW Watercolor Society International Open Exhibition (October 2007)

2007 Autumn Show, Blackheath Gallery, UK

2007 Inaugural Show, new Winsor Gallery, Vancouver B.C.
2007 Manhattan Arts International "Her Story 2007" juried exhibition

2007 National Painting Drawing Printmaking exhibition Jan and Gary Dario gallery Lake Worth, FL
2006 "JUICE" Winsor Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.
2006 South African Department of Science and Technology National Art Competition
2006 National Art Show "REALISM" Guests Gallery, U.S.A.
2005 EAG Juried competition
2005Abstract EXPOsure Juried Show, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
2005 100 Nudes National Juried Show, California, U.S.A.
2004 Blackheath Gallery Summer Exhibition, London, UK
2003 Montserrat Gallery (offer of show), New York, U.S.A.
2002 Pleasanton Art League Juried Show, California, U.S.A.
2001 North Kitsap Arts and Crafts Juried Show, Washington, U.S.A.
2000 (Standard Bank National Watercolour Festival) Structures and Scarifications, Gallery on the Square, Johannesburg
2000 Bottled at Source, Johannesburg Civic Gallery
2000 International Group Exhibition Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg
1999 Babel Tower, Johannesburg Civic Gallery
1999 Kempton park/Tembisa Fine Art Competition Exhibition
1999 Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg
1995 Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg
1993 Momentum's Life Art Competition, Pretoria Art Museum, Pretoria
1991 - 1994 Rhodes University, Grahamstown

SOLO & TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2009 iArt Gallery, South Africa “Tactility: denial and desire” with Cobus Haupt

2000 Exhibition of oil paintings, watercolours and sculptures, The Bill Ainslie Gallery, South Africa
1999 Masters Exhibition, Gertrude Posel Gallery, South Africa
1998 Exhibition of Paintings, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
1994 Exhibition of Drawings, Grahamstown National Arts Festival, South Africa
1992 Exhibition of Paintings, Grahamstown National Arts Festival, South Africa

SELECTED CORPORATE & PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Gauteng Legislature, Johannesburg
Johannesburg International Airport
Ericsson South Africa
Rhodes University Alumni Collection, South Africa
Numerous private collectors in Denmark, Switzerland, UK, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Germany and U.S.A.