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By Andries Loots 11 June 2000 |
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Edoardo Villa ( 1920 - ) |
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Born 31 May 1920 in Bergamo,
Italy. Came to South Africa as an Italian Prisoner of War in 1942. A sculptor of anthropomorphic images with an African theme. Works in steel, brass, copper and bronze. He played a vital part in establishing the awareness of sculpture by South African artists like Sydney Kumalo, Ezrom Legae and Lucas Sithole, through his teachings at the Polly Street Art Centre. Studies: He received most of his art education at the Andrea Fantoni Art School in Bergamo Italy, but also attended some classes in Milan and Rome. Exhibitions: 1947 - First solo-exhibitions in South Africa, Johannesburg Public Library 1933 - Two man exhibition at Vanguard Booksellers, Johannesburg 1953 - Vanguard Booksellers, Johannesburg ( Quadrennial Exhibitions ) 1964 - Pretoria Art Museum, open-air exhibition 1965 - Solo-Exhibition, Durban Art Gallery 1965 - Solo-Exhibition, Pretoria Art Museum ( works between 1960-70 ) 1970 - Solo-Exhibition, Pretoria Art Museum ( works between 1960-70 ) 1970 - Solo-Exhibition, Johannesburg Art Gallery 1976 - Solo-Exhibition, Rand Afrikaans University 1977 - Guest Artist, Metalart Competition 1980 - Guest Artists Metalart Exhibition 1980 - Retrospective Exhibition, Rand Afrikaans University 1981 - Republic Festival Exhibition 1982 - Cape Town Triennial, Cape Town 1984 - Solo-exhibition, University of the Witwatersrand 1985 - Touring exhibition of South African art, South Africa and West Germany 1985 - Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg 1986 - Amadlozi Art Centre, Johannesburg 1988 - Johannesburg Art Gallery, Vita Art Now 1988 - Grahamstown, Standard Bank Festival of the Arts, 1820 Settlers National Monument, Guest Artist. 1989 - Pretoria Art Museum 1990 - Solo-Exhibition, Standard Bank Art Gallery, Johannesburg 1992 - Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg 1993 - National Museum, Taipei 1995 - Veme Biennale for sculpture, Monte Carlo 1995 - Solo-Exhibition, University of Pretoria, Edoardo Villa Museum 1995 - Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg 1997 - Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg Numerous group exhibitions from 1947 in South Africa, Italy, Brazil, USA, UK, Greece, Zimbabwe and Chile Awards: 1959 - First Prize, Artists of Fame and Promise, Lawrence Adler Gallery, Johannesburg 1965 - Silver Medal, Transvaal Academy, Johannesburg 1966 - Silver Medal, South African Breweries Exhibition, Cape Town 1969 - Gold Medal, Chamber of Mines Award and Olivetti First Prize, Transvaal Academy, Johannesburg 1979 - Gold Medal, " Suid Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns " 1987 - Vita Quarterly Award Winner |
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Represented: Durban Art Gallery SASOL Collection SANLAM Collection Hester Rupert Art Museum, Graaff-Reinet Johannesburg Art Gallery King George VI Art Gallery, Port Elizabeth National Gallery, Harare, Zimbabwe Pietersburg Collection Pretoria Art Museum Standard Bank of South Africa Collection Rand Afrikaans University Sandton Municipal Collection Suid Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns South African National Gallery, Cape Town University of Natal University of South Africa University of the Witwatersrand. |
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Public Commissions: |
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- The Collectors Guide to Art
and Artists of South Africa, Tai Collard, Twenty Two Press, ISBN. 0 620 23309 54 - Art at Auction in South Africa, 1969 - 1989, Stephan Welz, ISBN. 0 86852 100 1 - Art in Online, An introduction to South African art, Merle Huntley, Oxford University Press, ISBN. 0 19 570670 6 - The Dictionary of South African Painters and Sculptors, Grania Oglivie, Published Everard, ISBN 0 620 12663 9 - Art & Artists of South Africa, Esme Berman, ISBN 1 86812 345 6 |
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