The 10 best living artists in South Africa

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The 10 best living artists in South Africa. 11 By Andries Loots 4 June 2000 This week artist John Meyer is featured.

John Meyer ( 1942 - )

Born in 1942 in Bloemfontein in South Africa, a painter of realistic landscapes and portraits.
Profile : 1961 - 1966 Works in advertising 1967 - 1969 Lives and works in London 1970 - 1984 Works from studio in Johannesburg Various travels to U.S.A., Europe, Africa, Asia and Canada 1984 - 1988 Lives and works in Incline Village, Lake Tahoe, U.S.A. Since 1986 works from studio's in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Lake Tahoe
ONE-MAN EXHIBITIONS 1972 Pieter Wenning Gallery, Johannesburg 1975 Pieter Wenning Gallery, .Johannesburg 1977 Pieter Wenning Gallery, Johannesburg 1978 Stremmel Galleries, Nevada, U.S.A. 1981 Crane Kalman Gallery, London 1982 Yaneff Gallery, Toronto, Canada 1983 Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg 1985 Stremmel Galleries, Nevada, U.S.A. 1985 David Findlay Jr., New York, U.S.A. 1987 Schmidt Bingham Gallery, New York, U.S.A. Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg 1989 Schmidt Bingham Gallery, New York, U.S.A. 1991 Schmidt Bingham Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS 1973 - Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa Stremmel Galleries, Nevada, U.S.A. 1981 - Stremmel Galleries, Nevada, U.S.A. 1984 - "Light: Different Angles on the Landscape", David F. Findlay Jr., New York, U.S.A. 1986 - " Landscape, Seascape, Cityscape 1960 -1985 - Contemporary Arts Centre, New Orleans, and The New Academy of Art, New York, U.S.A. "Ten Contemporary Realists", Alice Bingham Gallery, Memphis, U.S.A. "America. New Vistas", Summer Exhibition, Schmidt Bingham Gallery, New York, U.S.A. "Character Revealed. Faces and Figures", Schmidt Bingham Gallery, New York, U.S.A. "Hadassah Annual Exhibition", Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, U.S.A 1988 "The Face of the Land", Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Loretto, PA, U.S.A. 1989 - " Women ", Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg " The South African Landscape " , Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg 1990 - " Drawn from Nature : Seven Contemporary Landscape Painters " Stremmel Galleries, Nevada, U.S.A. 1991 - " The artist's Response to Nature "Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis, U.S.A. " Introductions '91 " Montgomery Gallery, San Francisco, U.S.A. " Paintings of South African Landscape, " Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg
SELECTED COLLECTIONS Angle American Corp., Johannesburg, South Africa ARA Services, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A. Barlow Rand, Johannesburg, South Africa Blue Circle, Johannesburg, South Africa Cargill Incorporated, Minneapolis, MN, U.S. Certified Collateral Corporation, Chicago, Il U.S.A. Deloitte, Haskins and Sells, New York, NY, U.S.A. De Beers, Johannesburg, South Africa E. F. Hutton, New York, NY, U.S.A. JCI, Johannesburg, South Africa Mass Financial, Boston, MA, 17.S.A. Mid-Atlantic Bank, NJ, U.S.A. NYNEX, Westchester, NY, U.S.A. Pacific Bell, CA, U.S.A. Porsche Cars North America, Reno, NV, U.S.A. Sack Properties, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A. Sanlam, Cape Town, South Africa Standard Bank, Johannesburg, South Africa State Mutual Assurance Company of America Denver, CO, U.S.A. Sasol, Johannesburg, South Africa US West, Denver, CO, U.S.A.

SELECTED PORTRAITS Because of his unique style John has been commissioned to do portraits for numerous local and international clients. Some of these inlude: Dr. W. J. Busschau, Chancellor Rhodes University SA, 1972 Dr. J. M. Wysiop, Vice Chancellor Rhodes University, SA, 1972 Mr. C. Legge, C.E.O. Watermeyer Legge (Pty) Ltd, 1974 Dr. F. R. Bozzoli, Chancellor, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 1974 Dr. J. De Neckar, C.E.O., Kandbank, 1974 Mr. T. Brown, De Beers, 1974 Dr. F. Hill, Chairman Council, University of the Witwatersrand, 1975 Sir Keith Acutt, Angle American, 1975 Mr. J. Henderson, C.E.O., Sappi, 1976 Dr. E. Rousseau, C.E.O., Foskor, 1976 Mr. E. Hunt C.E.O., Rio Tinto Mining, 1976 Mr. R. Arnold, C.E.O., Blue Circle, 1977 Mr. Linnarson, C.E.O., ASEA Electric, Sweden, 1978 Mr. H. Slack, Angle American Corporation, 1978 Mr. J. Rae, C.E.O., McKechnie, 1978 Mr. N. Oppenheimer, Angle American Corporation, 1978 Mr. D. Roberts, C.E.O., Roberts Construction, 1978 Mr. "Punch" Barlow, C.E.O., Barlow Rand, 1979 Mr. G. A. Macmillian, C.E.O., Rio Tinto Mining, 1979 Mr. H. F. Oppenheimer, C.E.O., Anglo American Corporation, 1980 Mr. H. F. Oppenheimer, C.E.O., De Beers, 1980 Mr. D. Etheridge, C.E.O., Gold Division Angle American Corporation, 1980 Mr. A. Searll, C.E.O., Surdell Invt Corp., 1981 Mr. I. Haggle, C.E.O., Haggle Rand, 1981 Sir A. Robinson Angle American Corporation, 1981 Mr. N. Kirsh, C.E.O., Kirsh Industries, 1982 Mr. and Mrs. Epco Vleck and family, London, 1982 Mr. and Mrs.T. Carven and family, Boston, U.S.A., 1983 Mr. H. Gottlieb, C.E.O., JH Isaacs, 1983 Mr. A. M. Barry, C.E.O., Barclays Rank, 1983 Mr. D. Susman, C.E.O., Wooltru, 1984 Mr. K. Frankel, C.E.O., Tiger Oats, 1984 Dr. van der Horst, C.E.O., Sanlam, 1984 Mr. D. Bolton, C.E.O., Cargo Carriers, 1984 Governor R. List, State Capitol, Nevada, U.S.A., 1984 Mr. G. Vargis, Nevada, U.S.A., 1984 Mr. J. Grembam, C.E.O., Sierra Pacific, Nevada, U.S.A., 1985 Waiter Travis, US Golf Hall of Fame, NJ, U.S.A., 1985 Babe Didrickson Zaharias, US Golf Hall of Fame, U.S.A., 1986 Mr. Gary Player, Johannesburg, 1986 Dr. G. de Koch, Governor, Reserve Bank, 1987 Mr. Jim Rogers, New York, U.S.A. Mr. and Mrs. Koch and son, Boston, U.S.A., 1988 Mrs. Moya Lear, Lear Jet Corp., Nevada, U.S.A., 1988 Vice Admiral Edwards, S.A. Navy, 1989 Mr. J. Maree, C.E.O., Eskom, 1989 Mrs. Jane Angus, London, 1989 Mr. B. Montjiomery, London, 1989 Mr. Stanley Lewis, C.E.O., Foschinj 1989 Mr. Frew McMillan, Bristol, England, 1989 Mr. Graham Beck, Johannesburg, 1990 Mr. and Mrs. P Wharton and children, Johannesburg, 1990 Mr. M. Rosholt, C.E.O., Barlow Rand, 1990 Mr. W. Clewlow, C.E.O., Barlow Rand, 1990 Mr. M. Levett, C.E.O., Old Mutual, 1990 Dr. A. van den Berg, C.E.O., Sanlam, 1990 State President F. W. de Klerk, 1991 Mr. Raymond Ackerman, C.E.O., Pick 'n Pay, 1991.
BIBLIOGRAPHY Hedy O'Biel, " John Meyer ", Arts Magazine, February, 1985, p.16. Theodore F Wolff, " Today's Landscape Painting", The Christian Science Monitor, February 11, 1985, p.29. The Dictionary of South African Painters and Sculptors, Grania Ogilvie. Sunday Times Magazine, January 15, 1984, p.20. " Faces of Power ". Alta van Wyk, " John Meyer the Realist ", South African Panorama, March 1988, p.26. Steve Manheim, " Artists Response to Nature, Second Annual Eiteljong Invitational ", Star Visual Arts, Indianapolis, 1991.

John Meyer, Recent Paintings, Catalogue to exhibition 12 Nov - 3 Dec 1991, The Everard Read Gallery gallery@everard.co.za