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Born
1920 Dulwich, London, England.
Visited SA in
1938, Resided in
SA from 1953
A
painter and graphic artist of figures and urban life. Works in
oil, acrylic, water colour and in various graphic media. Since 1959 a
series entitled " UBU, variations on Alfred Jarry's character
"
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| Studies
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1947-50
part-time,
1950-53 full-time at the Goldsmith's College of Art, University of London, gaining a National Diploma in Design
(Painting).
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| Solo
Exhibitions:
(in |
| 1956 |
Lidchi Gallery, Johannesburg, first
of over 20 solo exhibitions |
| 1958 |
Lidchi Gallery,
Johannesburg |
| 1959 |
Association
of Arts, Pretoria |
| 1960 |
Lidchi Gallery,
Johannesburg |
| 1986 |
Retrospective
Exhibition, Standard Bank Gallery, Johannesburg |
| 1987 |
Goodman
Gallery, Hyde Park, Johannesburg |
| 1990 |
Goodman
Gallery, Hyde Park, Johannesburg |
| 1992 |
Goodman
Gallery, Hyde Park, Johannesburg |
| 1995 |
Goodman
Gallery, Hyde Park, Johannesburg |
| 1998 |
Goodman
Gallery, Johannesburg |
| 2000 |
Goodman
Gallery, Johannesburg |
| 2001 |
Joćo Ferreira Fine Art, Cape Town
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| 01-02 |
Robert
Hodgins : 50 Years a Painter, Potchefstroom, Sasol
Museum, Stellenbosch, Johannesburg and Pietermaritzburg |
| 2002 |
Goodman
Gallery, Johannesburg |
| 2002 |
Joćo Ferreira Fine Art, Cape Town
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| 2004 |
Simon
Mee Gallery, London
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| 2005 |
Goodman
Gallery, Johannesburg
Joćo Ferreira Fine Art, Cape Town
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| 2006 |
Simon
Mee Gallery, London
34LONG, Cape Town - From Private Collections
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| Group
Exhibitions:
(info. provided by
www.vgallery.co.za) |
| 1954
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Transvaal
Art Today, Pretoria Centenary Exhibition
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| 1961
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Gallery
10I, Johannesburg, joint exhibition with Ernst de Jongh
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| 1970
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Lidchi Gallery,
Several joint exhibitions with Jan Neethling
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| 1975
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Goodman
Gallery, Hyde Park, Johannesburg
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| 1978
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Market
Gallery, Johannesburg
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| 1979
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Cape
Town Biennial
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| 1980
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Gertrude
Posel Gallery, Wits University, Johannesburg
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| 1983
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Carriage
House Gallery, Johannesburg
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| 1984
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Four
Johannesburg Painters, a touring exhibition
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| 1985
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Tributaries,
touring S.A and West Germany
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| 1985
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Cape
Town Triennial
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| 1986
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Grahamstown
Festival
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| 1987
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Joint
exhibition with Deborah Bell and William Kentridge
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| 87-88
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Johannesburg
Art Gallery, Vita Art Now
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| 1991
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Little
Morals Series, Casserer Gallery, Johannesburg
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| 92-93
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Goodman
Gallery, Johanneburg
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| 1993
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Goodman
Gallery, Johanneburg
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| 1994
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Northwestern
University, Illinois
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| 1995
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Bernard
Jacobson Gallery, London
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| 1997
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Michel
Luneau Gallery, Nantes, France
University of the Witwatersrand
Association for Visual Arts, Cape Town
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| 1999
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Rewind/Fast Forward, Van Reekum Museum of Modern Art,
Appeldoorn,
Netherlands
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| 1999
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Artery, Joćo Ferreira Fine Art, Cape Town
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| 2001
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Art
on Paper Gallery, Johannesburg
Touring exhibition - Atlanta, Charlotte and Roswell
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| 2004
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Art
Basel, Switzerland
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| 2005
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Art
on Paper, Johannesburg
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| Awards: |
1955
- Transvaal Art of Today Best Young Artist Award, Pretoria,
Centenary Exhibition
1986 - Vita Quarterly Award Winner |
| Represented: |
Johannesburg
Art Gallery
Pretoria Art Museum
University of South Africa
University of the Witwatersrand
Humphreys Art Gallery, Kimberley
SASOL
Limited, Johannesburg
South African National Gallery, Cape Town
King George VI Gallery, Port Elizabeth
Rembrandt Van Rijn Collection, Stellenbosch
South African Breweries Collection, Johannesburg
South African Broadcasting Corporation, Johannesburg
SANLAM, Cape Town
MTN Collection
Billiton, Johannesburg
Durban Art Gallery, Durban
Tatham Art Gallery, Pietermaritzburg
Vodacom, Cape Town
Robert's work is also in numerous private collections in South
Africa and abroad. |
| Publications:
(info. provided by
www.vgallery.co.za) |
| GIVON
L, & DUNDAS N., 2002. Robert Hodgins. Cape
Town :Tafelberg Publishers, (ISNB 0 624 04065 8) |
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