Deon Venter - CV and Exhibitions
Education & Appointments
1976 Fine Arts Diploma Hon. – Port Elizabeth School of Art and Design.
1983 – 1986 Lecturer Port Elizabeth School of Art and Design – Head of Ceramics.
1986 – 1989 Lecturer University of Fort Hare – Head of Sculpture Department.
1983 – 1986 Lecturer Port Elizabeth School of Art and Design – Head of Ceramics.
1986 – 1989 Lecturer University of Fort Hare – Head of Sculpture Department.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2020 San Juan Islands Museum of Art, Friday Harbour, Washington, USA (upcoming spring 2020)
2019 Mayberry Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2012 Robin Relph Contemporary, London, UK – Paradigm Shift
2012 Elliott Louis Gallery, Vancouver – Selected Work
2011 Robin Relph Contemporary, Wimbleton, UK – Olympia
2010 Robin Relph Contemporary, Zug, Switzerland – Selected Work
2010 Galerie Orange, Montreal – Missing/Flight 182
2009 Buschlen Mowatt Gallery Vancouver – Missing II.
2008 Toronto International Art Fair – Missing / Flight 182 Solo exhibition
2008 Buschlen Mowatt Gallery Vancouver – Missing / Flight 18 2
2007 Buschlen Mowatt Gallery, Palm Desert – The Order of Things
2007 William Traver Gallery, Seattle – Sarcophagi
2006 Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto – New Work
2006 Buschlen Mowatt Gallery, Vancouver – New Work
2005 Parisian Laundry, Montreal – Last Supper Series, Headlines Series, Evidence Series
2005 Buschlen Mowatt Gallery, Palm Desert – New Work
2004 Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto – New Work
2004 Buschlen Mowatt Gallery, Vancouver – Headlines
2003 Ballard Lederer Gallery, Vancouver – New Work
2003 Vortex Gallery, Saltspring Island – Founders Series
2002 Ballard Lederer Gallery, Vancouver – Founders Series
2002 Vortex Gallery, Saltspring Island – Evidence Series
2001 Ballard Lederer Gallery, Vancouver – Wound, Scab, Scar
2000 Vortex Gallery, Saltspring Island – Altars, Offerings and Sacrifices
1999 Vortex Gallery, Saltspring Island – Under the Volcano
1998 Vortex Gallery, Saltspring Island – Bosnian Stillife
1997 Diane Farris Gallery, Vancouver – Riders
1996 Vortex Gallery, Saltspring Island – New Work
1995 Latitude 53 Gallery, Edmonton – Extra Ecclesium Nulla Salus
1994 Vortex Gallery, Saltspring Island – Extra Ecclesium Nulla Salus
1993 Port Angeles Fine Art Center, Wa. U.S.A. – Shadow
1992 Vortex Gallery, Saltspring Island – New Work
1991 Vortex Gallery, Saltlspring Island – Requiem
1990 Diane Farris Gallery, Vancouver – New Work
1989 Diane Farris Gallery, Vancouver – Requiem
1988 Gallery International, Cape Town – New Work
1988 University of Fort Hare, Republic of the Ciskei, South Africa – New Work
1987 Gallery International, Cape Town, South Africa – Blue Object
1986 University of Pretoria, South Africa – Extract
1986 Gallery International, Cape Town, South Africa – New Work
1985 Gallery International, Cape Town, South Africa – New Work
1985 Port Elizabeth School of Art and Design, South Africa
1984 Beuster Skolomowski Gallery, Pretoria, South Africa
1983 Beuster Skolomowski Gallery, Pretoria, South Africa
1982 Port Elizabeth Fine Arts Gallery, South Africa – Y-U-Vooz
1981 Port Elizabeth Fine Arts Gallery, South Africa – Y-U-Vooz
1980 Port Elizabeth Fine Arts Gallery, South Africa – Y-U-Vooz
2019 Mayberry Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2012 Robin Relph Contemporary, London, UK – Paradigm Shift
2012 Elliott Louis Gallery, Vancouver – Selected Work
2011 Robin Relph Contemporary, Wimbleton, UK – Olympia
2010 Robin Relph Contemporary, Zug, Switzerland – Selected Work
2010 Galerie Orange, Montreal – Missing/Flight 182
2009 Buschlen Mowatt Gallery Vancouver – Missing II.
2008 Toronto International Art Fair – Missing / Flight 182 Solo exhibition
2008 Buschlen Mowatt Gallery Vancouver – Missing / Flight 18 2
2007 Buschlen Mowatt Gallery, Palm Desert – The Order of Things
2007 William Traver Gallery, Seattle – Sarcophagi
2006 Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto – New Work
2006 Buschlen Mowatt Gallery, Vancouver – New Work
2005 Parisian Laundry, Montreal – Last Supper Series, Headlines Series, Evidence Series
2005 Buschlen Mowatt Gallery, Palm Desert – New Work
2004 Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto – New Work
2004 Buschlen Mowatt Gallery, Vancouver – Headlines
2003 Ballard Lederer Gallery, Vancouver – New Work
2003 Vortex Gallery, Saltspring Island – Founders Series
2002 Ballard Lederer Gallery, Vancouver – Founders Series
2002 Vortex Gallery, Saltspring Island – Evidence Series
2001 Ballard Lederer Gallery, Vancouver – Wound, Scab, Scar
2000 Vortex Gallery, Saltspring Island – Altars, Offerings and Sacrifices
1999 Vortex Gallery, Saltspring Island – Under the Volcano
1998 Vortex Gallery, Saltspring Island – Bosnian Stillife
1997 Diane Farris Gallery, Vancouver – Riders
1996 Vortex Gallery, Saltspring Island – New Work
1995 Latitude 53 Gallery, Edmonton – Extra Ecclesium Nulla Salus
1994 Vortex Gallery, Saltspring Island – Extra Ecclesium Nulla Salus
1993 Port Angeles Fine Art Center, Wa. U.S.A. – Shadow
1992 Vortex Gallery, Saltspring Island – New Work
1991 Vortex Gallery, Saltlspring Island – Requiem
1990 Diane Farris Gallery, Vancouver – New Work
1989 Diane Farris Gallery, Vancouver – Requiem
1988 Gallery International, Cape Town – New Work
1988 University of Fort Hare, Republic of the Ciskei, South Africa – New Work
1987 Gallery International, Cape Town, South Africa – Blue Object
1986 University of Pretoria, South Africa – Extract
1986 Gallery International, Cape Town, South Africa – New Work
1985 Gallery International, Cape Town, South Africa – New Work
1985 Port Elizabeth School of Art and Design, South Africa
1984 Beuster Skolomowski Gallery, Pretoria, South Africa
1983 Beuster Skolomowski Gallery, Pretoria, South Africa
1982 Port Elizabeth Fine Arts Gallery, South Africa – Y-U-Vooz
1981 Port Elizabeth Fine Arts Gallery, South Africa – Y-U-Vooz
1980 Port Elizabeth Fine Arts Gallery, South Africa – Y-U-Vooz
Selected Group Exhibitions
2019 Government House, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria House Tour, Victoria, BC, Canada
2018 Winchester Galleries, Victoria, BC. With Kathy Venter
2011 Elliott Louis Gallery, Vancouver
2010 Toronto International Art Fair – Galerie Orange
2009 Galerie Orange, Montreal,
2008 Buschlen Mowatt Gallery, Vancouver
2007 Buschlen Mowatt Gallery, Palm Desert
2006 Parisian Laundry, Montreal
2006 Toronto International Art Fair, Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto
2006 Palm Beach III, Miami International Art Fair. Buschlen Mowatt Gallery.
2005 Cologne International Art Fair. Buschlen Mowatt Gallery.
2005 The Armory Show, New York, Mira Godard Gallery.
2004 Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto
2004 The Armory Show, New YorkMira Godard Gallery.
2004 Toronto International Art Fair -Mira Godard Gallery, Buschlen Mowatt Gallery
2004 Buschlen Mowatt Gallery, Vancouver – Western Perspectives
2003 Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto
2003 Toronto International Art Fair, Mira Godard Gallery
2003 Ballard Lederer Gallery, Vancouver
2002 Ballard Lederer Gallery, Vancouver
2002 Vortex Gallery, Saltspring Island
2001 Ballard Lederer Gallery, Vancouver
2000–1992 Vortex Gallery, Saltspring Island
1995 Latitude 53 Gallery, Edmonton – Out of Canada Displaced
1991 Diane Farris Gallery, Vancouver
1990 Diane Farris Gallery, Vancouver
1989 Diane Farris Gallery, Vancouver
1989 Los Angeles International Art Fair, Diane Farris Gallery
1988 University of Fort Hare, Ciskei, South Africa
1988 Gallery International, Cape Town, South Africa – Ecca
1988 Grahamstown Art Festival, South Africa – Ecca
1988 National Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa – Operation Hunger
1987 Gallery International, Cape Town, South Africa
1987 Anne Bryant Gallery, East London, South Africa – Five Artists from Ciskei
1987 G.A.P. exhibition, Port Elizabeth Town Hall, South Africa
1986 G.A.P. exhibition, Grahamstown Settlers’ Monument, South Africa
1986 Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa
1986 Gallery International, Cape Town, South Africa.
1986 University of Fort Hare, Ciskei, South Africa – Ecca
1986 Port Elizabeth School of Art and Design – Staff Exhibition
1985 Gallery International, Cape Town, South Africa
1985 University of Orange Free State, South Afriaca
1985 Beuster Skolomowski Gallery, Pretoria, South Africa
1985 University of Pretoria, South Africa – Hans Marensky Award
1985 Port Elizabeth School of Art and Design, South Africa – Staff Exhibition
1984 G.A.P. exhibition, City Hall, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
1984 Gallery International, Cape Town, South Africa.
1984 Port Elizabeth School of Art and Design, South Africa – Staff Exhibition
1984 Beuster Skolomowski Gallery, Pretoria, South Africa
1984 National Gallery of South Africa, Cape Town
1983 Port Elizabeth School of Art and Design, South Africa – Staff Exhibition
1982 King George V Art Museum, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
1981 King George V Art Museum, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
1980 Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
1979 King George V Art Museum, Port Elizabeth, South Africa – Centennial Exhibition
1978 King George V Art Museum, Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
1977 Port Elizabeth School of Art and Design, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
2018 Winchester Galleries, Victoria, BC. With Kathy Venter
2011 Elliott Louis Gallery, Vancouver
2010 Toronto International Art Fair – Galerie Orange
2009 Galerie Orange, Montreal,
2008 Buschlen Mowatt Gallery, Vancouver
2007 Buschlen Mowatt Gallery, Palm Desert
2006 Parisian Laundry, Montreal
2006 Toronto International Art Fair, Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto
2006 Palm Beach III, Miami International Art Fair. Buschlen Mowatt Gallery.
2005 Cologne International Art Fair. Buschlen Mowatt Gallery.
2005 The Armory Show, New York, Mira Godard Gallery.
2004 Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto
2004 The Armory Show, New YorkMira Godard Gallery.
2004 Toronto International Art Fair -Mira Godard Gallery, Buschlen Mowatt Gallery
2004 Buschlen Mowatt Gallery, Vancouver – Western Perspectives
2003 Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto
2003 Toronto International Art Fair, Mira Godard Gallery
2003 Ballard Lederer Gallery, Vancouver
2002 Ballard Lederer Gallery, Vancouver
2002 Vortex Gallery, Saltspring Island
2001 Ballard Lederer Gallery, Vancouver
2000–1992 Vortex Gallery, Saltspring Island
1995 Latitude 53 Gallery, Edmonton – Out of Canada Displaced
1991 Diane Farris Gallery, Vancouver
1990 Diane Farris Gallery, Vancouver
1989 Diane Farris Gallery, Vancouver
1989 Los Angeles International Art Fair, Diane Farris Gallery
1988 University of Fort Hare, Ciskei, South Africa
1988 Gallery International, Cape Town, South Africa – Ecca
1988 Grahamstown Art Festival, South Africa – Ecca
1988 National Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa – Operation Hunger
1987 Gallery International, Cape Town, South Africa
1987 Anne Bryant Gallery, East London, South Africa – Five Artists from Ciskei
1987 G.A.P. exhibition, Port Elizabeth Town Hall, South Africa
1986 G.A.P. exhibition, Grahamstown Settlers’ Monument, South Africa
1986 Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa
1986 Gallery International, Cape Town, South Africa.
1986 University of Fort Hare, Ciskei, South Africa – Ecca
1986 Port Elizabeth School of Art and Design – Staff Exhibition
1985 Gallery International, Cape Town, South Africa
1985 University of Orange Free State, South Afriaca
1985 Beuster Skolomowski Gallery, Pretoria, South Africa
1985 University of Pretoria, South Africa – Hans Marensky Award
1985 Port Elizabeth School of Art and Design, South Africa – Staff Exhibition
1984 G.A.P. exhibition, City Hall, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
1984 Gallery International, Cape Town, South Africa.
1984 Port Elizabeth School of Art and Design, South Africa – Staff Exhibition
1984 Beuster Skolomowski Gallery, Pretoria, South Africa
1984 National Gallery of South Africa, Cape Town
1983 Port Elizabeth School of Art and Design, South Africa – Staff Exhibition
1982 King George V Art Museum, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
1981 King George V Art Museum, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
1980 Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
1979 King George V Art Museum, Port Elizabeth, South Africa – Centennial Exhibition
1978 King George V Art Museum, Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
1977 Port Elizabeth School of Art and Design, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Collections
Department of External Affairs, Ottawa, Canada.
Granite Club, Toronto, Canada.
Harbor Green One, Vancouver.
Aldo Collection, Montreal.
Jacob Collection, Montreal.
Michael Kedar/Eva Seidner collection, Toronto
John Le Febvre collection, Malibu, Salt Spring Island
Robin Relph collection, London, U.K.
National Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa.
South African National Museum, Pretoria, South Africa.
King George V Art Museum, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
University of Fort Hare, Ciskei, South Africa
Port Elizabeth School of Art and Design, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Hans Marensky Sculpture Award, University of Pretoria, South Africa.
Numerous private and corporate collections in Canada, South Africa, U.K. and U.S.A.
Granite Club, Toronto, Canada.
Harbor Green One, Vancouver.
Aldo Collection, Montreal.
Jacob Collection, Montreal.
Michael Kedar/Eva Seidner collection, Toronto
John Le Febvre collection, Malibu, Salt Spring Island
Robin Relph collection, London, U.K.
National Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa.
South African National Museum, Pretoria, South Africa.
King George V Art Museum, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
University of Fort Hare, Ciskei, South Africa
Port Elizabeth School of Art and Design, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Hans Marensky Sculpture Award, University of Pretoria, South Africa.
Numerous private and corporate collections in Canada, South Africa, U.K. and U.S.A.
Selected Publications
Numerous publications, reviews and interviews amongst others:
Article – Vie des Arts – John Grande
Art Allsorts – John Grande
Art Allsorts II – John K. Grande
Global TV interview
Catalogue – Headlines – Parisian Laundry
Catalogue – Last Supper – Parisian Laundry
Catalogue – Headlines – Buschlen Mowatt Gallery
Globe and Mail – Gary Michael Dault
Vancouver Sun
CBC radio Quebec, Canada.
South African Broadcasting Corporation
Sgraffiti Magazine
Panarama Magazine
Dictionary of South African Artists
Sotheby’s Catalogue
Pretoria News
Oosterlig
Eastern Province Herald
Die Burger
Evening Post
Sunday Times
Die Beeld
Latitude 53 Magazine
Times Colonist
Article – Vie des Arts – John Grande
Art Allsorts – John Grande
Art Allsorts II – John K. Grande
Global TV interview
Catalogue – Headlines – Parisian Laundry
Catalogue – Last Supper – Parisian Laundry
Catalogue – Headlines – Buschlen Mowatt Gallery
Globe and Mail – Gary Michael Dault
Vancouver Sun
CBC radio Quebec, Canada.
South African Broadcasting Corporation
Sgraffiti Magazine
Panarama Magazine
Dictionary of South African Artists
Sotheby’s Catalogue
Pretoria News
Oosterlig
Eastern Province Herald
Die Burger
Evening Post
Sunday Times
Die Beeld
Latitude 53 Magazine
Times Colonist