Christiaan
Diedericks • Curriculum Vitae
We have always come to ourselves as a rich raw material for creation. The idiosyncratic, everyday person is a subject, with no act or feeling too intimate, too trivial to be shaped into biography; or autobiography. Chris Diedericks takes the Self in all its vagrancy and after reworking it, illustrates it anew – a saturated wilderness of mystery and beauty, epic memories, bitter struggles and exhilaration. From this vantage point are vistas never seen or revealed before.
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born
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address | Cape Town , South Africa
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| Contact Information |
| chrisdiedericks@gmail.com
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| Further Information |
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www.chrisdiedericks.co.za/indigoboy
www.chrisdiedericks.co.za
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educational
background |
1982
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Matric - Potchefstroom Gimnasium
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1986 | BSc - Potchefstroom University |
1992 | BA(fine arts) Cum Laude - Potchefstroom University |
2000 | MA(fine arts) Practical Cum Laude - University of Pretoria |
2007
| Reading for PhD |
projects |
1997/8
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Invitation to stay & work at the Ccité International Des Arts, Paris, France
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1998 | National Printmaking Conference, Rhodes University, Grahamstown
Freelance design work for Nampak (cuddlers) |
1998/9 | Educational sojourn to Egypt to attend the 7th Cairo Biennale
Educational sojourn to Ethiopia & Kenya |
1999 | Non-toxic printmaking workshop at Fairview College, Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada |
2001 | Photoshop 6 & Freehand 9 courses at Vega, Sandton, Johannesburg |
2004 | Educational sojourn to the Cite Internationale, Paris, France |
2005 | Educational sojourn to Croatia, Venice, Ghana & Zanzibar |
2006 | CD sleeve design for Justin Egling, Sandton, Johannesburg
Educational sojourn to New York City
Educational sojourn to Zanzibar |
2007 | Educational sojourn to Paris, Spain and Morocco
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exhibitions
south africa |
1990
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New Signatures - Pretoria
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1991 | Rolfes Impressions - Bloemfontein
New Signatures - Pretoria
Arts & Drama Festival - Pretoria |
1992 | Pan Africa - Potchefstroom |
1993 | Volkskas Atelier - Pretoria
Momentum - Pretoria
Reconcilliations 2 - Potchefstroom
PPC Young Sculptor Award - Pretoria |
1994 | Volkskas Atelier - Johannesburg
Kempton Park Fine Arts Award - Johannesburg |
1995 | Johannesburg Biennale Fringe - WSSA - Pulse of Africa - Johannesburg
Kempton Park Fine Arts Award - Johannesburg |
1996 | Volkskas Atelier - Pretoria
26th National Exhibition of Contemporary Art - Strydom Gallery, George |
1998 | ABSA Atelier - Pietersburg |
1999 | ABSA Atelier - Pretoria |
2000 | French-African Connection - Pretoria |
2001 | Gallery 88 - Sasolburg
Merely Mortal - Kiteworks - Johannesburg
Art on Paper (a decade of collaboration) – Melville |
2002 | Edge - staff & industry exhibition , Vega, Sandton |
2003 | Ekurhuleni Fine Arts Award – Johannesburg
Sasol Wax Art Competition – Sasolburg
Brett Kebble Fine Art Award – Cape Town |
2004 | Ekurhuleni Fine Arts Award – Johannesburg |
2006
| Ekurhuleni Fine Arts Award – Johannesburg |
international |
1994
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Salle Edouard Sandoz, Cité Internationale Des Arts - Paris - France
Graffinova ‘94 - 6th annual triennale of prints & drawings - Vaasa - Finland
Deuxieme Triennale Mondiale Díestampes Petit Format, Chamalieres - Auvergne - France
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1995 | Art '95 - Bardonia - New York - USA
18th International Independant Exhibition Of Prints - Kanagawa - Japan
21 Leipziger GrafikbˆRse - Leipzig - Germany |
1996 | Show With Stanislav Marijanovic - Isle Of Krk, Croatia |
1997 | Quatrieme Triennale Mondiale Díestampes Petit Format - Chamalieres - Auvergne, France
7th International Biennale Of Portrait Drawings & Graphics - Tuzla - Republic Of Bosnia & Herzegovina
Artistas De Líatelier Torben Bo Halbirk, Museo Nacional Del Grabado - Buenos Aires - Argentina |
1998 | Graffinova '98 - 7th Triennale Of Prints & Drawings - Vaasa - Finland |
1999 | Mini Print Internacional Cadaques - Barcelona - Spain |
2000 | Cinquieme Triennale Mondiale Díestampes Petit Format, Chamalieres - Auvergne - France
International Print Triennial 2000 - Cracow - Poland
International Print Tiennale - Nürenberg - Germany |
2001 | Address Redress Print Collection, Cultureel Centrum - Leper - Belgium
Address Redress Print Collection - Co Art Foundation - Ostend - Belgium
Breaking The Silence Print Collection, Human Rights Convention - Geneva - Switzerland |
2002 | Breaking The Silence: The Hiv/Aids Billboard & Print Portfolio
National Art Gallery Of Namibia
UCLA Fowler Museum, USA
Palais De Nation, Geneva
Tatham Art Gallery, Pietermaritzburg
University Of Dundee, Scotland
Dakar Biennale, Senegal
Asian Biennale, Bangladesh
South Africa House, London |
2003 | 4th International Graphic Triennial, Bitola, Macedonia (Special Mention) |
2004 | Caixanova Engraving Biennial, Spain |
2005 | Galerie Gora, Montrèal, Canada |
2006 | New York, that is, Brooklyn Arts Council, Dumbo, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Lilly Oncology on Canvas, Royal College of Art, London, England
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selected
group exhibitions |
1993-96
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Participated In Numerous (More Than 40) Group Shows In Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town, Durban, Potchefstroom, Grahamstown, George, Sasolburg & Boputhatswana
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1993 | South African Arts Association - Pretoria |
1995 | Pretoria Art Museum With Michael Heyns & Friends |
1996 | Gala Opening Of The Open Window Contemporary Art Gallery - Pretoria
Squared Art - Cafè Palette - Pretoria Art Museum
Masters Exhibition - NSA - Durban
Artists Working In Collaboration With The Artistís Press - Saaa - Volkskas Bank Centre - Pretoria |
1997 | The Open Window Art Gallery - Pretoria
Erotic Art Exhibition - Thompson Gallery - Melville
Annual Exhibition - Strydom Art Gallery - George
The Art Circle - Potchefstroom |
1998 | Gallery 88 - Sasolburg
Johannes Stegman Art Gallery - Bloemfontein
Nsa - Durban With Diane Victor & Deanne Donaldson
Campus Gallery - Printmaking 2 - University Of Pretoria |
1999 | Gallery 88 - Sasolburg |
2000 | African French Connection - Pretoria |
2001 | Written On The Body - Millennium Gallery With Jaco Benade & Errol Westley - Pretoria
Flush - The Open Window Art Gallery With Hanneke Benade, Annelise Bowker-Marais & Maja Pfeiffer - Pretoria
Nerve - Vega Staff Exhibition - Sandton
Official Opening Of The Millennium 2 Gallery - Rosebank, Johannesburg |
2002 | Chance Encounters, The Art Space, Johannesburg
88 Artists, Gallery 88 Sasolburg
Erotic Exhibition, Merely Mortal, Hyde Park
Edge, Vega Staff Exhibition, Johannesburg
Chance Encounters, Artspace Gallery, Johannesburg
Male Order, Durban Art Gallery, Durban |
2003 | Love In A Time Of Ambivalence, Sanava Gallery, Pretoria
Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, Rosebank, Johannesburg
Design Exhibition, Merely Mortal Gallery, Johannesburg
Erotica Exhibition, Sanava Gallery, Pretoria
Male Order, Pretoria Art Museum
Gordart Gallery, Melville, Johannesburg |
2004 | Residue, Ava, Cape Town With Andrè Naudè
Art.Co.Za Group Exhibition, Johannesburg
Bonolo Botshelo (Fragile Life), Museum Africa, Johannesburg
Art LP, Gordart Gallery, Melville, Johannesburg
T-Shirt Show, Supreme Guardian Council, Johannesburg
Residue 2, Waterkloof, Pretoria
Davidís Choice, Dorp Street Gallery, Stellenbosch
Studio Show With Andrè Naudè, Waterkloof, Pretoria
Ani(Male), Artspace, Johannesburg
Points & Pixels, Nsa, Durban
Post – Pop, Moja Modern, Johannesburg
Cheap Scate, Moja Modern, Johannesburg
Oppitafel, Artspace, Johannesburg
Christmas Show, Gordart Gallery, Johannesburg |
2005 | Group Show, Ava, Cape Town
Miniature Art, Gordart Gallery, Johannesburg
Cube, Carfax, Johannesburg
Porn Again, Merely Mortal & Gordart Gallery, Johannesburg
Appletiser Art Commission, Studio Gesso, Johannesburg
Smirnoff Fridge Commission, Atlas Studios, Johannesburg
Now Is The Time, Moja Modern, Parktown, Johannesburg
Beelspraak, Exhibition In The Beeld Newspaper (Co-Curator With Gordon Froud)
Man, Rust & Vrede Gallery, Stellenbosch
Ansisters, Constitution Hill, Johannesburg
When Joburg Is Asleepö, Moja Modern Gallery, Parktown, Johannesburg
Gallery Voir, Brooklyn Square, Pretoria
Artists In Conversation, Pretoria Art Museum, Pretoria
Oppitafel, Artspace, Johannesburg
Splat!, Gordart Gallery, Melville Johannesburg |
2006 | 40 X 40 X 40, Kknk, Oudtshoorn
40 X 40 X 40, Melville, Johannesburg
Corpus Colossus With Merwelene Van Der Merwe & Angus Taylor, Gordart Gallery, Melville
Group Portrait Show, Ava, Cape Town
18 Years, Gallery 88, Sasolburg
Chapter One (2003 – 2006), Gordart, Snowflake Building, Aardklop Festival, Potchefstroom |
2007 | Boerekitch, KKnK, Oudtshoorn
CT24, Focus Contemporary, Cape Town
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solo
exhibitions |
1991
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Cosmos Gallery - Potchefstroom
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1993 | Potchefstroom Museum |
1994 | Salle Edouart Sandoz - Citè Internationale Des Arts - Paris - France
Potchefstroom Museum
SAAA - Pretoria |
1995 | Melville - Johannesburg
Forest Town - Johannesburg
The Visual Art Gallery - Melville |
1996 | The Open Window Art Gallery - Pretoria
Potchefstroom Museum
Orange Grove - Johannesburg |
1997 | The Open Window Art Gallery - Pretoria |
1998 | NSA Galleries - Durban
The Visual Art Gallery - Melville |
1999 | Graceland - Secunda |
2000 | Brother (Masters Degree Exhibition)- Millennium Gallery – Pretoria |
2002 | (Dis)Obedience: The First Icarus & Pandora Dialogue, Merely Mortal, Hyde Park |
2003 | Bitter Love, Artistís Book Launch & Show At Merely Mortal, Johannesburg
Studio Exhibition, Craighall, Johannesburg |
2005 | Mavericks, Magicians & Immortals 1, Moja Modern, Johannesburg
Secrets & Lies: Her Majestyís (Ivory) Tower, Gesseau Art, Craighall |
2006 | Secrets & Lies: Her Majestyís (Ivory) Tower, KKnK, Oudtshoorn
Crash, Artspace Gallery, Johannesburg
Corpus Colossus, Gordart Gallery, Johannesburg
Desiderium: Recens Cosmicos, KWV Emporium, Cultivaria Festival, Paarl
Selected Work, Memories Of Zanzibar Gallery, Stonetown, Zanzibar, Tanzania |
2007 | The Eye Does Not See Itself, upstairs at the AVA, Cape Town
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Collections |
Louise Bradford Private Collection - Texas - USA
Potchefstroom Museum - South Africa
Potcheftroom University - South Africa
Ostrobothnian Museum - Vaasa - Finland
Citè Internationale Des Arts - Paris - France
Museum Of Contemporary Art - Chamalieres - Auvergne - France
SAAA - Head Office - Pretoria - South Africa
Biblioteque Nationale - Paris - France
The Artists Press - Newtown - Johannesburg - South Africa
The Robert Loder Private Collection - Johannesburg - South Africa
Telkom Sa Bpk - Johannesburg - South Africa
Investec Bank - Cape Town - South Africa
Pretoria Technikon - Pretoria - South Africa
Technikon Natal - Durban - South Africa
Sasol - Johannesburg - South Africa
Medunarodna Galerija Portreta - Tuzla - Republic Of Bosnia & Herzegovina
Muceo Nacional Del Grabado - Buenos Aires - Argentina
Durban Art Museum - Durban - South Africa
Absa Bank – Johannesburg - South Africa
Rand Merchant Bank – Johannesburg - South Africa
Spier Collection – Stellenbosch - South Africa
Sanlam Collection – Cape Town - South Africa
Mtn Collection – Johannesburg - South Africa
Joburg Art Bank – Johannesburg - South Africa
Department: Art & Technology, – Pretoria - South Africa
Sasol Gas – Johannesburg - South Africa
New York Public Library Print Collection, - Mid Town, New York City
Leslie/Lohman Foundation, - Soho, New York City
Ampersand Foundation Studio Collection, - New York City
Johannesburg Art Gallery, - Johannesburg - South Africa
Gallery 5 + 5, - Brooklyn, New York City
Dept of Science and Technology, CSIR, - Pretoria, South Africa
RMB Academy - Johannesburg, South Africa
ChemCity, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Artists'
Books |
1995
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I Have Not Forgotten My Heart - Atelier Torben Bo Halbirk - Paris, France
Natal Technikon Print Exchange '95 - Durban
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1998 | Rhodes University Print Exchange - Grahamstown |
2000 | Address/Redress - Bloemfontein National Museum Print Exchange - Bloemfontein
(Re)Creation - Artistís Portfolio - Johannesburg
Breaking The Silence - Artists For Human Rights Portfolio (Gold Medal In Geneva 2001) - Durban Technikon |
2003 | Bitter Love , Artistís Book , Merely Mortal, Spier, Jack Ginsberg, Johannesburg |
2004 | Residue, Artistís Book, Ava , Cape Town |
2005 | MTN X10, Ten Years Of Democracy, Artistís Portfolio Exchange |
2006 | Crash – The Photographic Works, Johannesburg |
2007 | Gentle Wind – artist’s book, New York City
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Publications |
Anon. 1996. 'n Meester In Ons Midde, Tempo '95: Communication Journal Of The Vaal Triangle Technikon:16
Anon. 2004. Residue 2 In Pretoria, Beeld Plus. Saterdag 1 Mei: 4
Anon. 2004. Kyk Na Vroue Wat Plesier Ervaar, Rapport Gauteng Leefstyl. Sondag 24 Oktober: 10
Donaldson, E. 1997. Watch This Artist. Style, September: 88-91
Du Plessis, W. 2005. Stylloos. Dekat Man, Somer: 1-3
Botha, S. 2005. Onsterflik. Dekat, Herfs: 118 - 121
Cook, D. 1998. Good Work At The Nsa. Sunday Tribune: The Other Mag, Sunday 12 April:9
Coulson, M. 1998. Reflections Of Beauty. Financial Mail, October 23
Coulson, M. 2002. Disobedient Wit. Financial Mail, September 13
Coulson, M. 2006. Crash Of Cultures. Financial Mail, May 19: 110
Du Plessis, B. 1996. Diè Kragtoer Transformeer. Beeld Kalender, Vrydag 14 Junie: 6
Du Plessis, W. 2005. Dekat Man: Stylloos. Dekat, Somer: 83 - 5
Cronjè, S. 1995. Plaaslike Kunsdosent Se Droom Om Oorsee Uit Te Stal Word Waar. Vaal
Cronjè, F. 2006. Reviews: Chris Diedericks & Musha Neluheni. Art South Africa Vol 5.1. Spring: 83
Donaldson, A. 1996. The Fine Art Of Collecting. Style, April: 40-46
Donaldson, E. 1997. Watch This Artist. Style, September: 88-91
Du Preez, A.2000. Anderkant Van Manwees. Beeld Kalender. Dinsdag 23 Mei: 3
Engelbrecht, T. 1997. Kuns Oor Duik, Liefde En Suiwering. Beeld Kalender, Donderdag 23 Mei: 2
Erasmus, S. 2005. Kuns In Gesprek Oor Kreatiwiteit. Beeld Plus, Woensdag 4 Mei: 5
Erasmus, M. 2001. Chris Diedericks: The Thigh Of The Beholder. Rush, Volume 2 Issue 6: 8-9
Gurney, K. 2006. Reviews: KKNK 2006. Art South Africa Vol 04 Issue 04. Winter: 70 - 1
Johnson, A.. 2002. Encounters Of A Very Different Kind. Business Day, Tuesday July 16
La Grange, B. 2006. Preutsstroper Trots Om Afrikaans Te Wees. Krit, Saterdag 8 April: 8
Lambrecht, B. 2002. Minnaars Van Die Gees, Nie Van Die Lyf Nie. Beeld, 22 September
Lambrecht, B. 2003. Waar Veroordeling Eindig. Beeld Plus, Donderdag 27 Februarie: 13
Lambrecht, B. 2006. Beeldspraak Vee Skeidslyne In Kuns Uit. Beeld Plus, Dinsdag 7 Maart: 3
Lindtveld, A. 2006. Onwaarskynlike Engel. Insig, Augustus: 72 - 3
Meiring, L. 2006. Kunsvonke Spat As Twee Uiterstes Ontmoet. Rapport Tydskrif, Sunday 9 April: 10
Myburg, J. 2005. Diedericks Nou 'mondigí. Beeld Plus, Woensdag 9 November: 9
Myburg, J. 2004. Gesprek Wat Ligweg Vloei Oor Grense. Beeld Plus, Donderdag 27 Februarie: 13
Myburg, J. 2004. Beeldspraak: Die Wíreld Deur Die Oî Van Chris Diedericks. Beeld Plus, Dinsdag 5 April: 2
Myburg, J. 2005. Eerste Stroom-Op Onsterflikes. Beeld Plus, Woensdag 20 April: 5
Mthiyane, T. 2006. Chris Diedericks. Contempo 01, April/May: 14
Le Roux, M. 1995. Anatomie Van Die Liefde. Lantern, November: 67-69
Oíconnor, M. 1993. Herald Kuier By Talentvolle Kunstenaar. Potchefstroom Herald/Herout, Vrydag 26 November: 6
Palmer, R. 2005. Art Immortalises Artists. Star Tonight. Thursday April 14: 5
Paterson, T. 2002. At My Table. Food & Home, Lente: 56-58
Phillips, F. 1994. Werk Van Internasionale Gehalte. Beeld, Dinsdag 6 Desember
Phillips, F. 1995. Sa Kunsman Na Parys-Ateljee Genooi. Beeld Kalender, Vrydag 5 Mei : 4
Phillips, F. 2001. Exploring Relationships Between Abstractions & Reality. Pretoria News Interval, Tuesday May 22: 4-5
Stevens, M. 1996 Technical Excellence Linked To Personal Imagery. Vuka, May: 72-75
Stevens, M. 1996. Works Showcase Exiting Talent. Pretoria News Interval, Tuesday May 28: 3
Talotta, J. 2005. Fame In A Frame. Business Day Wanted, November: 43
Talotta, J. 2005. Fine Art. Sunday Times Lifestyle, Sunday 24 April: 8-9
Van Bosch, C. 2006. Poor Venues Undermine KKNK Art. South African Art Times, May: 4
Van Niekerk, L. 1997. Diedericks Fokus Op Soeke Na Identiteit. Beeld Kalender Plus, Vrydag 5 September: 15
Van Niekerk, L. 1998. Wanneer Is 'n Kunswerk Nou Werklik 'n Belegging. Beeld Kalender. Donderdag 12 Februarie: 15
Van Rooyen, M. 2005. Bekendes Kry Nuwe Status. Die Wíreld: Leefwíreld. Sondag 1 Mei: 31
Venter, S. 2006. Rooiwarm Man: 'n Kop Om In Te Verdwaal. Rooi Rose. Julie: 178 – 9
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Awards,
Scholarships & Grants |
1989
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Eve Prize For Achievement In Painting & Graphic Design - Potchefstroom University
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1990 | Ster Kinekor Bursary - Potchefstroom University
First Prize For Original Poetry - Standard Bank Campus Talent Festival - Potchefstroom University |
1991 | R.B. Hagat Bursary - Potchefstroom University
August Venter Bursary - Potchefstroom University
First Prize For Original Poetry - Standard Bank Campus Talent Festival - Potchefstroom University
First Prize For Fine Arts - Standard Bank Campus Talent Festival - Potchefstroom University |
1996 | FRD Grant For Ma(Fa) Studies At The University Of Pretoria |
1997 | Department Of Art, Culture, Science, & Technology Grant For The Sic Transit Gloria Mundi Exhibition At The Open Window Art Gallery - Pretoria |
1999 | NAC International Bursary For Workshops In Non-Toxic Printmaking - Grande Prairie Regional College - Alberta - Canada |
2001 | Gold Medal For Breaking The Silence Portfolio Of Prints (27 Sa Artists ) At The Human Rights Convention - Geneva – Switzerland |
2003,
2004 | Top 71, Ekurhuleni Fine Arts Award, Johannesburg |
1994,
1995,
1997,
1998,
2004 | Invitation To Stay & Work At The Citè Internationale Des Arts, Paris, France |
2005 | Chosen Artist To Appear On The 13th The Apprentice, SA, SABC3 |
2006 | Ampersand Foundation Fellowship In New York (One Month)
Kanna Award, Best Visual Artist At KKNK, Oudtshoorn
NAC International Bursary, Ampersand Foundation Fellowship, New York |
2007 | Invited curator: flesh! @ KKnK, Oudtshoorn |
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