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The 10 best living artists in South Africa. 9

By Andries Loots 1 May 2000

This week  artist Norman Catherine is featured.

Norman Catherine ( 1949 -  )
 

Norman was born in East London, in 1949.

 An extremely versatile artist working in various media and  different styles. Works in oil,  acrylic, watercolour, gouache,  ink,  wood,  fiberglass,  airbrush,  wire,   metal and various graphic media. He uses strong,  bright colours and symbols.


Studies:
1967 - 69 East London Technical Collage

Exhibitions:
He has participated in numerous group exhibitions from 1969 held throughout South Africa, Italy,  Switzerland,  France,  UK,  West Germany and the USA
1969 Herbert Evans Gallery,  Johannesburg first of 19 Solo-exhibitions consisting of oil paint on found objects like bone, wire and wood.
1979 Rand Afrikaans University,  Ten Year Retrospective Exhibition
1981 Republic Festival Exhibition
1985 Cape Town Triennial
1985 Tributaries touring South Africa and West Germany
1987 - 1988 Johannesburg Art Gallery,  Vita Art Now
2000 - Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg

Awards :
1973 Cambridge Shirt Award,  Art SA Today,  Durban
1981 Graphic Award,  Republic Festival Exhibition



Represented :
Boksburg Town Council Collection
Ann Bryant Gallery,  East London
Walter Battiss Museum,  Somerset East,  Cape
Durban Art Museum
Johannesburg Art Museum
Pretoria Art Museum
King George Art  VI Gallery,  Port Elizabeth
National Museum,  Bloemfontein
Pietersburg Collection
Potchefstroom Museum
All University Collections in South Africa
South African National Museum, Cape Town
Wiliam Humphreys Art Gallery,  Kimberley

" Sangoma " one of the earlier Sculptures, 1987

 

One of his latest Sculptures at the Goodman Gallery Exhibition

" Bird Man ",  Oil on Canvas
  		" Bilderkasten ",  Mixed Medium

 

After an absence of nearly five years artist Norman Catherine is back in mainstream circulation with an amazing Solo exhibition at the Goodman Gallery,  Johannesburg.  ( until 6 May 2000 ) The exhibition coincided with a launch of a book entitled " Norman Catherine ". There are three different issues of the book available: The Standard, De Luxe and Collectors editions. All consist of 184 pages with 183 full colour illustrations.

Text written by Hazel Friedman with foreword by David Bowie and preface by Ashraf Jamal.

The Collectors Issue of the book.
The Collectors Issue of the book
" Norman Catherine "

 


Profile:
 1973 Began collaboration on Fook Island concept with the late Walter Battiss
Between 1982 and 1986 spent two years working in New York and Los Angeles,   USA.

Through the years his style as well as content changed considerably. 
" I'm just inventing another world of creatures and the human face " - The Artist

  
The Dictionary of South African Painters and Sculptors, Grania Oglivie, Published Everard Read Gallery, ISBN, 0 620 12663 9
Art and Artists of South Africa, Esme Berman, ISBN 1 86812 345 6
Resistance Art in South Africa, Sue Williamson, ISBN 1 85287 061 3
 Revue Noir, South Africa, Art and Literature, 11 Des 1993 - Feb 1994
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