BIOGRAPHY
CORLIE DE KOCK (b. 1977)
EDUCATION
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2003 |
MA Visual Arts, Stellenbosch University |
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(Research and practical work focused on the visual depiction of the South African |
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landscape over a period of three centuries, as well as the political and ideological |
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implications of these visual images. Drawings are interpreted as text – a form of communication. |
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Aufbaustudium, Hochschule der Bildenden Künste, Hamburg, Germany |
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(Exchange student) |
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1999 |
BA Visual Arts, Stellenbosch University (parallel major in Philosophy) |
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1995 |
Senior Certificate, Stellenbosch High School (An A aggregate) |
AWARDS
2017 Sanlam Portrait award top 4
2012 Vuleka – merit award
EXHIBITIONS
2023 COLLIDE, Feather Stone gallery, Marthas Vinyard, USA, curated by Kara Taylor
2023 IMPRIMATA, Woordfees 2023, Stellenbosch
2023 OPENING EXHIBITION, The Gallery Steyn City, Johannesburg
2022 SEEING FAR, Glen Carlou Gallery, Franschhoek, curated by Trent Read and Corlie de Kock
2021 SOUTH AFRICAN PORTRAIT AWARD TOP 100, Rupert Museum, Stellenbosch
2020 CHIAROSCURO – solo exhibition Everard Read, Franschhoek
2020 KNOOP, curated by Louis Janse van Vuuren, Woordfees, GUS Gallery, Stellenbosch
2018 THE BLUSHFUL HIPPOCRENE, Knysna Fine Art, Knysna
2018 THE GRAND Rust en Vrede Galery, Durbanville
2018 KENNIS, Woordfees curated by Alex Hamilton, Stellenbosch
2017 20 TH BIRTHDAY EXHIBITION. Knysna Fine Art, Knysna
2017 SANLAM PORTRAIT AWARD TOP 40. Rust-en-Vrede Gallery, Durbanville.
2017 ART FOR ART SAKE, curated by Aidon Westcott at The Gallery at Grande Provence, Franschhoek.
2017 BOSCH IN AFRIKA curated by Sandra Hanekom, Woordfees 2017, Stellenbosch
2017 GENRE, curated by Aidon Westcott at Moór gallery, Franschhoek
2016 WOMEN, The Gallery at Grande Provence, Franschhoek.
2016 PLAYGROUND, curated by Aidon Westcott at Moór gallery, Franschhoek
2016 PLEK PLEK – HERE AND THERE, Festival exhibition for Woordfees 2016, Stellenbosch.
2015 DIVAS, DAAGLIKSE DOSIS, Aardklop National Arts Festival, curated by Alex Hamilton, Potchefstroom.
2015 SIGNATURE, curated by Corlie de Kock at The Gallery at Grande Provence, Franschhoek.
2015 INSESTRAL MIGRATION, Rossouw Modern, Hermanus, curated by Aidon Westcott
2015 DIE BURGER 100 JAAR, Suid-Oosterfees,Cape Town – Curated by Sandra Hanekom
2015 BRING YOUR IDENTITY, Read Contemporary, Knysna Fine Arts, Knysna.
2015 ALFABETER, Woordfees, Stellenbosch, curator Alex Hamilton
2015 FRIDA KAHLO MASH UP, Alex Hamilton Studio, Woodstock, Cape town
2014 MEGA MASH UP, Alex Hamilton Studio, Woodstock, Cape town
2014 RESTANTE curated by Theo Kleynhans, AARDKLOP National Arts Festival, Potchefstroom.
2013 MASH-UP, Alex Hamilton Studio, Cape Town
2013 PROTOTYPE, D-Street Gallery, Stellenbosch
2013 MORALITY MONKEY, D-Street Gallery, Stellenbosch
2013 PANORAMA, D-Street Gallery, Stellenbosch
2013 MINIATUTES, Rust-en-Vrede Gallery, Durbanville
2013 MONOCHROME, Art B, Bellville
2013 VELVET, curated by Christiaan Diedericks, Klein Karoo National Arts Festival, Oudtshoorn
2013 SUMMER SALE, Rust-en-Vrede Gallery, Durbanville.
2013 INTERSECTIONS, Strydom Gallery, George
2013 NEW BEGINNINGS, Bellville Art Society, Bellville
2013 PENTIMENTI, Sasol Art Museum, WOORDFEES, Stellenbosch
2013 HEMELS, Libertas Gallery, WOORDFEES, Stellenbosch
2012 SUMMER SHOW, Strydom Gallery, George
2012 ALTER EGO, Rust-en-Vrede Gallery, Durbanville
2012 FLESH, The Art Business, Piketberg
201 LIFE, Rust-en-Vrede Gallery, Durbanville
2012 VULEKA Art Competition, ART B, Bellville (Finalist and Special Commendation award)
2012 WOORDVROU, Libertas Gallery, Stellenbosch
2012 DIE TAAL VAN TEKEN, Klein Karoo National Arts Festival, Oudtshoorn (Curator and participating artist)
2012 ME, MYSELF AND I, The Art Business, Piketberg
2011 SELFPORTRAIT, Rust-en-Vrede Gallery, Durbanville
2011 INGRID JONKER SAAM MET CHRIS CHAMELEON, Rust-en-Vrede Gallery, Durbanville (Curator)
2011 DINNERTIME, Rust-en-Vrede Gallery, Durbanville
2011 THE DUALITY OF REMEMBERING AND FORGETTING, AVA (Association for Visual Arts), Cape town
2011 DIE TWEEDELIGHEID VAN ONTHOU EN VERGEET, The Art Business, Piketberg
2011 INTERIOR & EXTERIOR, The Art Business, Piketberg
2010 A SLICE OF LIFE, Liebrecht Gallery, Somerset-West
2010 A CULTURAL BRIDGE, INDIA AND SOUTH AFRICA, Centre for Exposition of World Arts and Culture & Association for Visual Arts Pretoria, Pretoria & India
2010 WEERKAATSING, Rust-en-Vrede Gallery, Durbanville (solo exhibition)
2009 REFLECTIONS Cultivaria Festival: Off the Wall Contemporary Art Gallery, Paarl
2008 THE POSTCARD EXHIBITION, Off the Wall Contemporary Art Gallery, Paarl
2008 HELDERBERG WINE FESTIVAL, Eikendal Wine Estate, Stellenbosch (Curator)
2008 LOVE STORY, I-Art Gallery, Cape Town
2007 TEKEN X 3, Rust-en-Vrede Gallery, Durbanville
2007 ON PAPER, Off the Wall Contemporary Art Gallery, Paarl
2007 WINE MADE ART, Tokara, Stellenbosch
2007 SELECTOR’S CHOICE (Artists and works selected by the AVA board) (Association for Visual Arts Cape Town)
2007 DAVID’S CHOICE – ART ON KAROO, Karoo Arthouse Gallery, Pretoria
2007 WEERSPEEL, Art B, Bellville
2007 DAVID’S CHOICE, Klein Karoo National Arts Festival, Oudtshoorn
2007 FRAGMENTE, Solo Exhibition, Rust-en-Vrede Gallery, Durbanville
2006 WORD ART, Rust-en-Vrede Gallery, Durbanville
2006 DIE OPWINDENDSTE TEKENTENTOONSTELLING OOIT, Klein Karoo National Arts Festival, Oudtshoorn
2003 GROUP SHOW, Ironic Art Jewellery Gallery, Cape Town
2003 STUDENT EXHIBITION, Hochschule der Bildenden Künste, Hamburg, Germany
2000 EMERGENCY, Brendon-Bell-Roberts Gallery, Cape Town
1997 THE DISTRCT SIX PUBLIC SCULPTURE PROJECT, District Six, Cape Town
CURATORSHIP
2022 SEEING FAR, Glen Carlou Gallery, Franschhoek, curated by Trent Read and Corlie de Kock
2019 NWANSATI WA MATIMBA A NGA HELI MONGO- a suite of etchings by Phillemon Hlungwani, Knysna Fine Art and Hermanus Fine Art Festival.
2019 ARTE FACTUM- WOORDFEES, Stellenbosch-
2018 THEBLUSHFUL HIPPOCRENE, Knysna Fine Art, Knysna
2017 20 TH BIRTHDAY EXHIBITION. Knysna Fine Art, Knysna
2016 PLAYGROUND, Moór Gallery, Franschhoek
2015 DIE KUNSTENAAR AS OUTEUR, Klein Karoo National Arts Festival Oudshoorn
2013-2015 CURATOR AND MANAGER, Gallery at Grande Provence, Franschhoek,
SELECTION OF THE BEST OF CONTEMPORARY INVESTMENT ART ( William Kentridge, Phillemon Hlungwani, Deborah Bell, Mbongeni Buthelezi, Jackie Mc Innes, Clare Menk Christiaan Diedericks, Grace da Costa, Aidon Westcott)
- DIONYSUS : Angus Taylor’s casting crew
- NO SAFE PLACE, Leon Vermeulen
- LASERS IN THE JUNGLE, Lucinda Mudge
- A SENSE OF PLACE, Geoff Horne”
- BLACK/NOIR- collaboration with Galleri Medicis in Paris, France.
- A (L)LEEN, solo exhibition for Shany van den Berg
- SIGNATURE, group show
2012 DIE TAAL VAN TEKEN, Klein Karoo National Arts Festival, Oudtshoorn
2011 INGRID JONKER SAAM MET CHRIS CHAMELEON, Rust-en-Vrede Gallery, Durbanville
2008 HELDERBERG WYNFEES, Eikendal Wine Estate, Stellenbosch
2007 FRAGMENT, An Exhibition of drawings by Corlie de Kock
BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS
Spies, Lina 2016 Sulamiet. Cape Town: Naledi.
De Villiers, A. 2011. Ek haat en ek het lief. Die gedigte van Catullus in Afrikaans vertaal.
Stellenbosch: SunMedia. (Book cover)
Grobbelaar, C, 2008. Dog Sense: Behaviour and Training. (Guide for dog training; private publication) (Illustrations)
Spies, L. 1999. Sy Sien Webbe Roer: ’n Keuse uit die werk van Afrikaanse digteresse. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau. (Book cover)
Rode, L. and Bodenstein, H. 1996. Another Kind of One Nation: Young South African Writing. Cape Town: Kwela Books. (Drawing published)
Spies, L. 1995. Die Merkwaardige Verwantskap tussen Elizabeth Eybers en Emily Dickenson. Cape Town: Quellerie.
PUBLICATIONS
Freelance writer: NOIR/BLACK – Bastille Day exhibition in Franschhoek. 17 July 2014. (LITNET)
Freelance writer: Interview with Lucinda Mudge – 25 April 2014 (LITNET)
Freelance writer of art reviews and articles (DIE BURGER 30 May 2012: Klankbeeld – uitstalling deur Clare Menck)
Freelance writer for DIE MATIE (Student Newspaper, Stellenbosch University) (1996)
TEACHING
2020 CURRO SOUTH AFRICA – Part-Time Tuition for advanced learners – online 10 week programme
2017 Part time design educator Grade 11&12 IEB syllabus, Somerset College, Somerset West.
2016 Subject Head: Visual Arts; Grades 10, 11 and 12: Visual Arts and Visual Cultural
Studies; Grades 8&9: Creative Arts.
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2013 |
Part-time lecturer at Stellenbosch University, Department of Education (Curriculum |
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Studies) |
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Part-time art teacher at PJ Olivier Art Centre, Stellenbosch (General Art: Grade 8, extra-curricular art classes: Grade 1 – Grade 7) |
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2012 |
Part-time lecturer at Stellenbosch University, Department of Education (Curriculum |
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Studies)
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2010 |
Part-time teacher at PJ Olivier Art Centre, Stellenbosch (Sculpture, |
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General Art: Grade 9)
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2008 |
Part-time lecturer in Life-drawing at Elizabeth Galloway Academy for |
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Fashion Design, Stellenbosch
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2007 |
Part-time teacher at Abbotts College, Durbanville:
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History of Art, Photography and Design (Grades 10-12)
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2005-2006 |
Permanent Position at PJ Olivier Art Centre, Stellenbosch: |
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History of Art, Photography, Design, Drawing, Arts and Culture (Grades 4-12) and |
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extra-curricular art classes for pre-school and primary school children (ages 4-13)
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2004 |
Permanent Position at Curro Private School, Durbanville: |
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History of Art, Printmaking and Photography (Grades 10-12)
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2000 |
Assistant Lecturer: Life-drawing, Stellenbosch University, Department of Visual Arts |
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COMMUNITY PROJECTS
2017 & 2016 STELLENBOSCH ART SOCIETY OUTREACH – mixed media workshops in previously disadvantaged communities – school winter programme., Stellenbosch
2015 STELLENBOSCH ART SOCIETY OUTREACH – textile workshops in previously disadvantaged communities - school winter programme, Stellenbosch
2014 STELLENBOSCH ART SOCIETY OUTREACH – painting workshops in previously disadvantaged communities school winter programme, Stellenbosch
2013 STELLENBOSCH ART SOCIETY OUTREACH – mosaic workshops in previously disadvantaged communities school winter programme, Stellenbosch
2012 SASOL ART MUSEUM – community building – Schools United, Stellenbosch
2012 STELLENBOSCH ART SOCIETY OUTREACH – art workshops in previously disadvantaged communities, Stellenbosch
