ELIZABETH BALCOMB

Elizabeth Balcomb matriculated from Pietermaritzburg Girls High School in 1994 and studied Nature Conservation at Saasveld Forestry College (now the Nelson Mandela Forestry College) where she received her diploma in 1998. Afterwards she spent ten years working in environmental education.

In 2013 Balcomb, a self-taught artist, was invited to South Korea to the Mosan Museum along with Christiaan Diedericks to represent South Africa. She went on to win the Sasol New Signatures award in 2014 and had her first solo exhibition in 2015.

Her work can be found in the Everard Read Galleries in Franschhoek and Johannesburg, and the Knysna Fine Art Gallery. She is currently working towards another Solo Exhibition.

EXHIBITIONS

2023

Sculpt X – The Melrose Gallery – Sculpture Fair

2022

Sculpt X – The Melrose Gallery – Sculpture Fair

Glen Carlou , Group exhibition

Everard Read, Group exhibition

2021

Sculpt X – The Melrose Gallery – Sculpture fair

Everard Read – Franschhoek – Group shows

2020

Everard Read – Knysna – Group shows

Everard Read – Franschhoek – Group shows

The Melrose Gallery – Introspection – Sandton City

2019

Everard Read – Knysna – Group shows

Everard Read – Franschhoek – Group shows

2018

Everard Read – Cape Town – Group show

Everard Read – Knysna – Group show

Everard Read- Franschhoek – Group show

2017

Bosch In Africa, Curated by Sandra Hanekom. Stellenbosch.

Everard Read Franschhoek – Group show

Falmouth Fine Art Gallery – Group show

Art at Almenkirk, Curated by Dirk Dirnez

Everard Read Knysna – Group show

‘Bronze, Steel, Stone’ – Everard Read Johannesburg

2016

‘Wayward Dreams’ Curated by Marke Meyer. Imbizo gallery

DF Contemporary, Elton Faber, Cape Town

Turbine Art Fair – DF Contemporary

Johannesburg Art Fair - Everard Read and Circa Galleries

Between Worlds, Solo show, Studio 3 Durban

Loading bay gallery, curated by Grace Kotze, Durban

2015

‘That Art Fair’, Diedericks Faber Fine Art Collective, Salt River

‘Bring Your Own Identity’, Trent Read, Knysna Fine Art Gallery

Unisa Space Art Gallery, CANSA Association. Pretoria

KKNK, With the Knysna Fine Art Gallery, Oudtshoorn

Imibala Art Gallery, Elske Badenhorst, Somerset West

“Auguries of Innocence” Sasol New Signatures. Solo Exhibition. Pretoria art museum

“Bronze, Steel, Stone” Everard Read Johannesburg

2014

“Exhale” CURATED BY Grace Kotze, Artspace Durban Gallery

Studio Gesso, Mellville Johannesburg

Sasol New Signatures, Pretoria Art Museum

Turbine Art Fair

“Flippin Vlambaar” Curated by Alex Hamilton, Prince Albert

“Anthropology 2” Curated by Grace Kotze

“Anthology” Curated by Carol Lee

Grande Provence Gallery, Franschhoek.

2013

“Velvet” Curated by Christiaan Diedericks, Klein Karoo National Arts Festival (KKNK) Oudtshoorn

“Intersections”, Strydom Gallery, George

“Homosapien” Curated by Grace Kotze, KZNSA

Invited to represent South African sculptors in the 11 International Art and Culture Symposium at the Mosan Art Museum in South Korea with Christiaan Diedericks.

“Angels” Grande Provence, Franschhoek.

2012

“Interrelations”, Artisan Gallery, Durban

“Faces”, Artspace, Durban

Knysna Fine Art Gallery

Ceramic Association Regional Exhibition, Artspace, Durban

2011

“Memories”, Artisan Gallery, Durban

Ceramic Association Regional Exhibition, Artspace, Durban

“Rainbow Nation”, Durban Art Gallery, Durban

2010

“Jabulisa” curated by The Natal Arts Trust Tatham Art Gallery, Pietermaritzburg

Ceramic Association Regional Exhibition, Artspace, Durban

Ceramic Association National Exhibition, Franschhoek Gallery, Franschhoek

AWARDS

2010 - Trailblaizer Award, Ceramic Association

2011 – Premium Award, Ceramic Association

2012 – Merit Award, Ceramic Association

2014 – Winner of the Sasol New Signatures Award

COLLECTIONS

The Cryogenic Industries Group (Cryogenic Industries Inc). California

Sasol Collection, South Africa, First Rand Limited, Pretoria Art Museum

Pretoria Art Museum

Various private collections