Curriculum Vitae
Museum Representation
SOUTH AFRICA
- Pretoria Art Museum, Pretoria
- Ellerman House, Bantry Bay, Cape Town
GERMANY
- Glasmuseum Lette, Ernestine Stifftung, Lette
- Glasmuseum Frauenau, Frauenau
- Glasmuseum Hadamar, Hadamar
USA
- Corning Museum of Glass, Corning N.Y.
Memberships
- Glass Art Society, International
- Association of Arts, Pretoria, South Africa
- Friends of the South African National Gallery, South Africa
- Glasspool e.V., Germany
- Bundesverband Kunsthandwerk, Germany
Gallery Representation
- Bellart Gallery, Vienna, Austria
- Schürenberg Kunsthandel, Aachen, Germany
- Chesterfield Gallery, New York, NY USA
- The Edge Glass Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
- Ebony, Franschhoek, South Africa
- Dawid M. Ras, Johannesburg
Awards, Acknowledgements & Publications
2022
- Commission of the kykNET Silwerskermfees sculpture, “Carving Light” with interviews and making-process documentary:
2021
- edg2020 Gallery, Launch Exhibition – Viewing through a lens
2020
- University of Johannesburg, The Pandemic Project
2019
- Corning Museum of Glass, USA – Pocket Lens, Contemporary Glass Collection
- Glasmuseum Frauenau, Germany – Skull – Lion, Contemporary Glass Collection
- Glasmuseum Lette, Germany – Dot #1, Contemporary Glass Collection
- Artsy – Published works with Bellart Galley, Vienna
- Elected Committee Member of the Association of Arts, Pretoria 2019-2020
2018
- New Glass Now, 40th Anniversary of New Glass Review, Publication and exhibition of juried works at the Corning Museum of Glass, USA (May 2019 – January 2020)
- Arts & Crafts Design Award – Online juried publication
- Elected Committee Member of the Association of Arts, Pretoria 2018-2019
2017
- New Glass Review 38, Schiesheim Session,Annual Juried publication of International Glass Art, Corning Museum of Glass, USA
- Elected Committee Member of the Association of Arts, Pretoria 2017-2018
2016
- Pretoria Art Museum’s new acquisitions and permanent collection with There’s an Animal in here…
- Glass Art, 112 Contemporary International Artists by Barbara Purchia and E. Ashley Rooney, published by Schiffer Books
- Lothar Böttcher, Artist: Selected Work 2016 by Lothar Böttcher and in the collection of the Rakow Research Library, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, USA
- Donation of Prismatic Gadget to the Glass Art Society’s Auction at the GAS Conference, Corning, USA
2015
- Aesthetica Magazine – Inspector
- Arts & Crafts Design Award – Online publication
2014
- Glasmuseum Hadamar, Germany – Glass Vuvuzela and beaded carry case.
2011
- New Glass Review 32, Annual Juried publication of International Glass Art, Corning Museum of Glass, USA
2010
- Bonhams – South African and Modern African Art Auction, VuvuAfrica (Glass Vuvuzela in beaded wire case)
- Publication of work in Best of Worldwide Glass Artists book
2007
- ABSA L’Atelier Competition 2007, Top 10 Finalist
2004
- FNB Vita Craft Now, Bus Factory, Newtown, Jhb. – Bronze award
2002
- Internationaler Glaskunstpreis 2002, Rheinbach, Germany, 3rd Place Award
- Publication of work in Neues Glas/New Glass Magazine
Solo Exhibitions
2022
- Precious Beasts, Ebony Curated, Franschhoek, Western Cape, South Africa
Recent Group Exhibitions
2022
- Fired Up! – Celebrating Southern African Glass Art, Pretoria Art Museum, Pretoria
- Next Generation, The Viewing Room Art Gallery, Pretoria
- SculptX, The Melrose Gallery, Johannesburg
2021
- edg2020 Gallery, Launch, Midrand
- Annual Members Exhibition, Association of Arts, Pretoria
2020
- The Pandemic Project, an online collaboration with the University of Johannesburg Arts & Culture and UJ Choir
- Around the World in 80 Days, Waldmuseum Zwiesel, Germany
- Affordable Art Exhibition, Association of Arts, Pretoria
- Annual Members Exhibition, Association of Arts, Pretoria
- “Ist das noch Kunsthandwerk?”, Handwerkskammer Düsseldorf, Germany
- “Beyond”, group exhibition by M Dawid Ras, Sandton, South Africa
2019
- SculptX 2019, The Melrose Gallery, Johannesburg
- Ibiza Art Fair 2019, Santa Eulalia del Rio, Ibiza (Bellart Gallery, Vienna)
- Bellart collection, Bellart Gallery, Vienna, Austria
- Grit & Wheels, Schiesheim, Germany
- Star Sailors, 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing, The Viewing Room, Brooklyn, Pretoria
- New Glass Now, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY, USA
- VitroFestival Romont, Vitromusée, Romont, Switzerland (Bellart Gallery, Vienna)
- World Art Day, Association of Arts, Pretoria
- Murmurs Of Earth, Art On Avenues, Somerset West
- Blow Your Sculpture, Pretoria Art Museum, Pretoria (Curator & Participant)
- Annual Members Exhibition, Association of Arts, Pretoria
2018
- See Art – Contemporary Drawing, Gallery 2, Johannesburg. Curated by Derek Zietsman.
- Back to the Future – Contemporary Glass Inspired by the Past, Association of Arts, Pretoria. (Curator & Participant)
- Individual Voices, Art Box Gallery, Pretoria. A group exhibition of TUT Alumina curated by Jan van der Merwe.
- The Spring Art Collective, Mall of Africa, Johannesburg. Curated by Julie Miller Art Institute.
- SculptX, The Melrose Gallery, Johannesburg Indestructible, Trent Gallery, Pretoria. Curated by Anna Liebenberg.
- In The Forests Of The Night, Circa on Jellicoe, Johannesburg
- Assumption, Trent Gallery, Pretoria. Curated by Anna Liebenberg.
- Snake Eyes 3.0, in collaboration with Christo Niemandt, Fried Contemporary, Pretoria. Curated by Found Collective.
- See Art – Contemporary Abstract, Gallery 2, Jan Smuts Ave, Parkwood, Johannesburg. Curated by Derek Zietsman
- Annual Members Exhibition, Association of Arts, Pretoria
2017
- Stable 2017, The Melrose Gallery, Johannesburg
- Material +Form, Keramikmuseum Westerwald, Höhr- Grenzhausen, Germany
- The George Bizos 90th Birthday Celebration & SAHETI Scholarship Fund Artists Draw Fundraiser, Sponsored two works for fundraiser exhibition.
- 1200 Degrees Celcius, Anecdotes Gallery & Project Space, 1 Eloff St., Joziburg Lane, Johannesburg
- Lothar Böttcher & Sotiris Moldovanos, Dawid Ras Gallery, Sandhurst, Johannesburg
- Snake Eyes 2.0, Aardklop National Arts Festival, Potchefstroom. Curated by Found Collective and collaborated with Christo Niemandt.
- SculptX, The Melrose Gallery, Johannesburg
- Art@ The Clocktower, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town
- Turbine Art Fair, Johannesburg. Represented by Millennium Gallery.
- See Art, Association of Arts, Pretoria, curated by Derek Zietsman.
- Glass Sculpture – Now For Something Completely Different, with Lothar Böttcher and Maxi Pretorius, Julie Miller Investment Art Institute, Mall of Africa, Midrand.
- Vernissage – Group Exhibition, Moor Gallery, Franschhoek.
- Mute Wisdom, Almenkerk Wine Estate, Elgin, Western Cape. Curated by Gordon Froud
2016
- Vernissage – Group Exhibition, Moor Gallery, Franschhoek. Prime Meridian, Trent Gallery, Pretoria, curated by Anna Liebenberg.
- Emil Kováč in Action, Glass workshop and exhibition by Smelt Glass Studio and View Gallery, Norwood, Johannesburg.
- Bending Light, with Kleonicki Vanos, North West University Gallery and Aardklop National Art Festival, Potchefstroom.
- Blow Your Sculpture, Pretoria Art Museum (Cool Capital 2016)
- Blow Your Sculpture, Pretoria Botanical Gardens (Cool Capital 2016)
- Out of the Fire, Into the Light – Contemporary South African Glass Exhibition, Art Association Pretoria.
- Non-Place, Moor Gallery, Franschhoek, curated by Elfriede Dreyer
- Beyond the Limit – Sculptural Glass, St. Lorient Fashion & Art Gallery, Brooklyn, Pretoria
- Glass Art Society Conference, Corning, NY, USA – Donated work for Silent Auction
- 1st Jozi Inner City Courtyard Sculpture Exhibition, curated by Gordon Froud, No.1 Eloff St., Johannesburg “Liquid”, group show by Smelt Glass Studio and Friends, at View Gallery, Norwood, Johannesburg
- “it’s an artist’s prerogative!”, group exhibition, Art It Is, Johannesburg
- “Thresholds (in)between Glasses”, group show curated by Thabang Monoa for his masters degree at Art It Is, Johannesburg
- “Ad Hoc”, pop-up group show at the Mince Festival, Cullinan
2015
- FNB Collectors Lounge, Johannesburg Art Fair, curated by Dewald Prinsloo, Ebony Franschoek
- “The Games People Play”, group show curated by Gordon Froud and Yannis John Generalis, Aardklop National Art Festival, Potchefstroom.
- “Betwixt and Between”, South African Glass Artists, curated by Thabang Monoa for Aardklop National Art Festival, Potchefstroom.
- Dawid Ras, Collections a group show, Sandton, Johannesburg.
- Eclectic Group show, Halifax Art, Parkhurst, Johannesburg Jozi(Pty)Ltd., group show at Art It Is, Johannesburg
- Upcycle Chic, group show at Art It Is, Johannesburg
- Jozi Land Art, Autumn show by Site Specific Land Art, Emmarentia Botanical Gardens, Johannesburg
- “Reflections”, group show curated by the Stellenbosch Outdoor Sculpture Trust, Stellenbosch.
Education, Seminars, Workshops & Experience
2022
- Co-coordinator and jury member for the 7 Glass Wonders, with Teresa Palomar for the International Year of Glass 2022.
- Regional Organisation 15 (Africa) coordinating representative for the United Nations’ International Year of Glass 2022.
- Coordinator for the Fired Up! Glass Symposium, held at the Tshwane University of Technology under the banner of the International Year of Glass 2022.
- Curator for Fired Up! – Celebrating Southern African Glass Art under the banner of the International Year of Glass 2022 at the Pretoria Art Museum.
- Pass (it) On – A collaborative project by ‘Lathe Riders’, with the Glass Factory Boda, Sweden for the 50th anniversary Glass Art Society Conference, Tacoma, USA.
2021
- Lathe Riders, Secrets from the Cold Shop – Live virtual presentation for the Glass Art Society annual conference.
- Blow Your Sculpture, Curator & Coordinator for exhibition at Pretoria Art Museum.
2020
- Social Media Marketing, online short course, University of Cape Town
2019
- Glasveredlermeister, Fachrichtung Schliff, Teil I & II, Glasfachschule Zwiesel, Germany
2017
- Ngwenya Glass International Design Workshop, Ngwenya Glass, Eswatini (Swaziland). Directed by Peter Bremers (Netherlands), with Davide Salvatore (Murano, Italy) and other international master blowers.
2016
- Glass Art Society Conference, Corning N.Y., USA
2015
- Roger Ballen Photography Workshop, 1 Fox St., Johannesburg
2003
- Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood WA, USA
2003
- Glass Art Society Conference, Seattle, USA
2000
- Staatliche Glasfachschule Hadamar, Hadamar, Germany – Qualified as Glasveredler, Fachrichtung Schliff (Glass Cutter Journeyman)
1992 – 1997
- Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa.Courses:
- Sculpture
- Glass
- General & Figure Drawing
- Printmaking
- Photography