Born in 1960 in South Africa
EXHIBITIONS
SOLO SHOWS
| 2014 |
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"Migration", artSPACE durban, Durban. |
| 2012 |
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"Fine Lines",
University of Johannesburg Art Gallery, Johannesburg; KZNSA, Durban; Grande
Provence, Franschhoek. |
| 2007 |
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Exhibition of paintings and drawings, Irma Stern Museum, Cape Town. |
| 2006 |
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Exhibition of paintings and drawings, artSPACE durban, Durban. |
| 2005 |
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Exhibition of MAFA body of work, consisting of paintings and drawings, Jack Heath Gallery, UKZN. |
| 2000 |
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Exhibition of drawings and paintings, Tatham Art Gallery, Pietermaritzburg and Bayside Art Gallery, Durban. |
| 1990 |
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Exhibition of drawing, collage and prints, Grassroots Gallery, Westville. |
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2013 |
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"New Beginnings", Franschhoek. |
2013 |
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"Fabulous Picture Show", Tatham Art Gallery. |
2011 |
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"New Identity", Grande Provence, Franschhoek. |
2011 |
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"Memories", Artisan Contemporary Gallery, Durban. |
2010 |
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Jabulisa 2010 - Natal Arts Trust juried exhibition, opening at the Tatham Art Gallery, and touring KwaZulu-Natal and the rest of the country. |
2010 |
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"Big is Beautiful", artSPACE durban, Durban. |
2010 |
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William Humphreys Art Gallery, Kimberley. |
2010 |
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"Exhibition of Works on Paper and Ceramics", John Milton Art
Gallery, St. Paul's School, London. |
2009 |
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"outofthebox", Jack Heath Gallery, Pietermaritzburg. |
2009 |
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"Contemporary Reflections", Tatham Art Gallery, Pietermaritzburg. |
2009 |
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"Creating Minds", joint performance/exhibition with Christopher Duigan, Pietermaritzburg. |
2009 |
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Kwanyoni group exhibition, Hilton. |
2009 |
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"Fabulous Picture Show", Tatham Art Gallery, Pietermaritzburg. |
2008 |
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CVA staff and Post graduate exhibition, Jack Heath Gallery, Pietermaritzburg. |
2007 |
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CVA staff and Post Graduate exhibition, Carnegie Art Gallery, Newcastle. |
2007 |
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Kwanyoni group exhibition, Hilton. |
2006 |
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Jabulisa 2006 - Natal Arts Trust juried exhibition, Tatham Art Gallery, Pietermaritzburg and Durban Art Gallery, Durban. |
2005 |
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"Walk and Squawk" exhibition of prints – a collaborative programme between UKZN and the University of Michigan, USA. |
2003 |
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Natal Biennial – Natal Arts Trust juried exhibition, Tatham Art Gallery, Pietermaritzburg. |
2002
2003 |
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Staff and post graduate student exhibition, Jack Heath Gallery, CVA, UNP. |
2001 |
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Tribute to Nancy Nielsen-Baker, Tatham Art Gallery, Pietermaritzburg. |
1999 |
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"Past Graduates" Exhibition, Jack Heath Gallery, UNP. |
1998 |
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"15 Graduates" Exhibition, Jack Heath Gallery, UNP. |
1990 |
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Volkskas Exhibition, Durban. |
1989 |
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Human Rights Exhibition, Durban. |
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Ellerman House Contemporary Collection, Cape Town.
Tatham Art Gallery, Pietermaritzburg.
Natal Law Society, Pietermaritzburg.
REVIEWS/ BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Gunter, Elizabeth. "powerful, violently tender" Grand Provence, September 30, 2012. Link: Read more |
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Meijer, Marianne. It's Expressive, Large and Sombre. The Mercury, June 28, 2012. |
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Durban is Yours: Link: Louise Hall |
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Sinkins, Estelle. Relax, Browse and Buy, The Witness, September 17, 2009. |
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Coan, Stephen. Creating Art – Its Hard but not Impossible, The Witness, August 20, 2009. |
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Sinkins, Estelle. Creating Minds, The Witness, June 23, 2009. |
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Sinkins, Estelle. Exploring “out of the box”, The Witness, April 14, 2009. |
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Arts Editor. Maintaining Creativity, The Witness, January 22, 2009. |
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Von Klemperer, Margaret. From Marks on Paper to Money in the Bank, Art is a Challenge, The Witness, November 22, 2006. |
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Sudheim, Alex. Keep it Kinetic, Mail & Guardian, November 17 – 23, 2006. |
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Meyer, Marianne. New Season, New Inspiration, The Mercury, November 17, 2006. |
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Bell, B. & Venter, K. (eds.) Jabulisa 2006: the art and craft of KwaZulu-Natal, Natal Arts Trust. 2006. |
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Von Klemperer, Margaret. Celebrating the Human Form, The Witness, August 16, 2005. |
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van Niekerk, Natasha. The Highway Mail, August 2000. |
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Coan, Stephen. Swimming Beneath the Surface of Things, The Natal Witness, June 13, 2000. |
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Arts Editor. Graduates at Jack Heath, ArtSmart, September 15, 1999. |
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Highway mail reporter. Collage arrives at Grassroots, Highway Mail, April 13, 1990. |
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
ART TEACHING
| 2010 |
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Artists' Workshops on creative literacy facilitated jointly with Terri Broll, VANSA, Cape Town. |
| 2009 |
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Artists' Workshops on creative literacy facilitated jointly with Terri Broll, KwaNyoni, Hilton. |
| 2009 |
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Supervised PGCE students for visual language module, Education, UKZN. |
| 2008 |
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Supervised Honours Painting students, CVA, UKZN. |
| 1996, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2008 |
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Lectured painting and drawing modules at CVA, UKZN. |
| 1991 - 2001 |
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Taught adult art classes from home studio. |
| 1991 - 1997 |
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Facilitated workshops on drawing and painting for children and adults, Tatham Art Gallery and Midlands Arts and Crafts Society (MACS), Pietermaritzburg. |
| 1986 - 1988 |
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Girls' Collegiate School, Pietermaritzburg (senior art teacher). |
| 1984 - 1986 |
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Danville Girls' High School, Durban North (senior art teacher). |
RESEARCH
| 2001 |
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 Published Drawing Our Lives, a resource guide outlining DWEBA's use of visual language as a participatory methodology (see points below). |
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| 1998 - 2001 |
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Louise and two other women formed a non-government organisation (NGO), The Development of Dynamic Women's Enterprise in Business and Art (DWEBA), a development and skills training NGO aimed primarily at rural craftswomen in KwaZulu-Natal. DWEBA worked with crafters from Gannahoek, Muden, Esithumba, Rorke's Drift, with The Lubombo SDI Craft Programme and other NGO's. |
| 1995 - 2001 |
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Applied and developed a visual language-based, gender-sensitive and participatory methodology which had been developed through research conducted through The Institute of Natural Resources (INR), UNP (1989 -1991) with groups of rural KZN craftswomen. |
| 1995 - 1997 |
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Worked with Gannahoek Women's Income Generating Project (GWP), through The Association of Rural Advancement (AFRA), Pietermaritzburg. |
| 1989 - 1991 |
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Research with rural craftswomen and development of a framework for a gender- sensitive, participatory training methodology with visual language at its core, INR, UNP. |
ILLUSTRATOR
| 1998 |
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Information Studies, UNP Resource Centre Directory cover. |
| 1990 |
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Cover design December edition Nu Focus, University of Natal. |
| 1990 |
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Farmer's Support Group Annual Report. |
EDUCATION
| 2013 |
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Practice-led PhD, CVA, UKZN. |
| 2007 |
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MAFA cum laude, CVA, UKZN. |
| 1983 |
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HDE PG (SEC) University of Cape Town (UCT). |
| 1982 |
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BAFA, University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg (UNP). |
SCHOLARSHIPS AND BURSARIES
2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009: Rita Strong Scholarship.
2008, 2009, 2010: National Research Foundation (NRF).
Louise lives in Pietermaritzburg with her husband, human rights and environmental lawyer, Ilan Lax and their two daughters, Hannah and Sarah. |
