Awards and Recognition within the Ceramics industry:

1989: Member of CSA (Ceramics South Africa)

1990:  Style Magazine Design awards. Tea  Set Competition.  Won the ‘Ethnic  Category’.

1990:  Won the Pentagraph Award for Best Student of Design.

1992: Won First National Bank Prize for “Decorative Ware” at the 1st Corobrik Ceramic Exhibition.

1992: Article in National Ceramics Quarterly magazine, featuring my ceramic work.

1996: Highly Commended Award from Cape Gallery for Ceramic vases at Western Cape Regional Ceramics Exhibition.

1996: “Your Family Magazine” article August 1996, “Creative Ceramist”.

1997: Ceramic Work accepted for Permanent Collection at South Africa Iziko Cultural Museum in Cape Town, South Africa.

2012: Won International Teapot Competition with Maritime theme, in Portugal, called “Seapots”.

2012: Winning “Fish Teapot” part of permanent art collection at the South African Embassy in Lisbon.

2014: Article in CSA magazine (Ceramics Southern Africa) on “Whimsical Waves”, a solo exhibition of my ceramics.

2016: Highly Commended Award for Sculpture at the National Ceramics Corobrik Biennial exhibition in Johannesburg, South Africa

Exhibitions:

I have had 4 solo exhibitions:

1992: Ferguson Fine Art Gallery, Rosebank, Johannesburg, South Africa.

1996: Pottershop Gallery, Kalk Bay, Western Cape, South Africa.

1997: Pottershop Gallery, Kalk Bay, Western Cape, South Africa.

2014: Art In The Forest, “Whimsical Waves”, Constantia Nek, Cape Town, South Africa.

Group Exhibitions:

1996-2017

Both Nationally (SA)  and Internationally (New York, Germany, Malaysia.)

Work History and Teaching Experience:

1991: Teaching Adults Pottery Classes at Kim Sacks Pottery Studio in Johannesburg, South Africa.

1991: Teaching Mould-Making workshops to members of CSA (Ceramics South Africa), Johannesburg, South Africa.

1992: Worked as a decorator for “Jan’s Jungle”, Johannesburg, South Africa.  Painting   ceramic  African animals for Export.

1993: Overseas in UK travelling and doing a Christian Discipleship Course. (DTS YWAM, Scotland)

1995: Travelled and worked in North India. Taught   pottery at  Woodstock  International School in Mussoorie, India, for 4 months.

1996-1997: Worked at The Pottershop studio and Gallery producing ceramic work for International Trade fairs.  ( Hamburg  and  Frankfurt in Germany, Malaysia, New York).

1997  December : TEFL course , completed.

1998-2001: Returned to Northern India (Mussoorie). Invited by Church Organisation to set up a creative employment project (Jayanti Crafts), specialising in Designing Paper-maché crafts for export as well as teaching the local Indians and Nepalis mould-making skills as well as decorative designs and techniques.  Managing the project and also marketing the paper-maché crafts in Northern India.

2002: Worked in Boston MA, USA at “Feet of Clay” studio in Brookline Village, producing Ceramic Teapots for a USA collector of my work.

2003: Married

2004-2013: Overseeing the Children’s Ministry and training up volunteers to teach lessons at All Nations Church in Worcester, South Africa.

2008: Teaching Life Skills part-time for Grade 3-4 at Worcester Primary School.

2010: Teaching Art lessons (Still-life drawing) to underprivileged farm workers’ children.

2014-2016: Teaching Primary School Art (Grade 1-7) at Ambleside School of Hout Bay, Cape Town, South Africa. Implemented new USA based Art Curriculum. ( Mona Brooke’s method).

2016: Self-Employed, Producing Ceramics for Solo exhibition and orders for local shops and Galleries.

2017: 140 Hr TEFL course completed   ( i-to-i TEFL )

Education:

1986:  Matriculated.  School of Art, Ballet, Drama and Music, Braamfontein,   Johannesburg, South Africa. Distinctions  and awards for Graphic Art and Design.

1987-1990: Technikon Witwatersrand, (now called University of Johannesburg.)  Studied   Ceramic Design.

1990: Graduated with ND diploma and a distinction in Studio Ceramics.

1990-1992:   NHD in Ceramic Design at University of Johannesburg. 

1992: First Solo Exhibition of Ceramic work.