Beezy Bailey ( 1962 - 

 Born 1962, Johannesburg

Studies :
1983 - 1986  Fine Art Degree - Byam Shaw School of Fine Art, London 
Exhibitions: (info. provided by www.vgallery.co.za)
2002 Brian Eno and Joyce Ntobe project( collaboration Beezy Bailey & Zwelethu Mthethwa).
2001 Photographic collaboration with Zwelethu Mthethwa.
Vanessa Branston commission - statues and mural in the U. K.
Ongoing exhibition of graphic works and water colours at the Art Factory and Shop.
2000 Back to the Drawing Board : Pa Kua Gallery, Cape Town
One-person exhibition of ink-on-paper life drawings with live drawing performance on opening night.
1999 Abakwetha - Farmer, Warrior, Statesman : Intervention, Parliament, Cape Town Part of a public sculpture festival to commemorate Heritage Day. The bronze statue of Boer War General Louis Botha outside Parliament was converted into a Xhosa initiate -wearing a traditional blanket and hat, face painted with white clay. 
Ju-ju and the Blue Zulu : Performance at Red Eye, Durban Art Gallery Beezy appeared at the pop-culture event Red Eye as Flying Man San and - naked but for a layer of blue paint, wings, goggles and a propeller hat - painted a self-portrait using an ultra-long brush.
Learning to Fly Again : Beezy Bailey Art Factory, Cape Town
A one-person exhibition of prints and paintings on the theme of a fantastical flying contraption, depicting Flying Man San's "attempts to touch the sky'.
Lee Ping Zing : Performance at Womad music festival, Benoni, South Africa
1998 One-person show : Beezy Bailey Art Factory, Cape Town
Fabric of the People : Street fashion show, Beezy Bailey Art Factory
1996 Collaboration with David Bowie : Daniel Thorens Gallery in Basel, Switzerland
1995 Beezy Bailey and Joyce Ntobe : Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg 
Collaboration with David Bowie : London & New York
Gallery in Cork Street, London
1994 Exquisite Corpses : Chelsea Gallery, Cape Town
Vote for South Africa : South African Association of Arts, Cape Town
Touring print exhibition : Florida State University
1993 Two Collaborations :  Koos Malgas (assistant to Helen Martins at the world-renowned Owl House sculpture garden in the Karoo) and painted photographs in collaboration with Adam Letch, South African Association of Arts, Cape Town
The Incisive Eye : Group show, Arts Association of Bellville, Cape Town
The Cape of Great Hope : Group show, Visual Arts Foundation, Johannesburg
Made in Wood : Group show, South African National Gallery, Cape Town
1992 Landscapes : Exhibition with two artists at The Art Scene, Cape Town
Joyce Ntobe/Beezy Bailey : Market Galleries, Johannesburg
Joyce Ntobe/Beezy Bailey : South African Association of Arts, Cape Town
New Directions - Group exhibition of sculpture, Center for African Studies and Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town
1991 One-person show : Gallery on the Market, Johannesburg
One-person show : Desré Resnic Gallery, Cape Town
One-person show : South African Association of Arts, Cape Town
1989 Artist in residence : South African National Gallery, Cape Town
One-person show : Karen McKerron Gallery, Johannesburg
One-person show : Cadres d'Espirt, Cape Town
1988 Dove of Peace - One-person show : The Art Scene, Cape Town
Harbour Paintings - One-person show : The Art Scene, Cape Town
Cape Town Triennial : South African National Gallery, Cape Town, and Johannesburg Art Gallery
Introducing Beezy Bailey : One-man show, Vanessa Devereux Gallery, London
Live Painting : Performance, 5 Roodehek Street, Cape Town
1987 Landscapes from France and Namibia : Exhibition with two other artists, Karen McKerron Gallery, Johannesburg
Standard Bank Drawing Exhibition : Group show, South Africa
One-man exhibition : Gallery 47, London
One-man exhibition : Gallery International, Cape Town
First SA Solo show : Karen McKerron Gallery, Johannesburg
1986 First one-man exhibition : Art Show Gallery, London
International Contemporary Art Fair : Olympia, London
Represented:
David Bowie Art Collection, London
Getty Family Collection USA
Oppenheimer Art Collection, SA
South African National Art Museum, Cape Town
Sasol, South Africa
B.Z.W. Bank, London 

Beezy's work is also in numerous private collections in South Africa and abroad.

 
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