Cirriculum Vitae
Diek Grobler
obtained his BA Fine Arts degree from the University of Pretoria in 1987 and
his Masters Degree in Fine Arts from the University of the Witwatersrand in
1996. He has exhibited professionally since 1988 and his work is included in
several major public and corporate collections. Grobler is involved in avant
garde theatre, and has his own performance company, Fopspeen Live Art. He has
also been involved in public art projects, and organised and curated the
Artwall Metrorail Art Gallery, a public mural project which received two
Business and Arts South Africa awards in 2001. Diek Grobler work in a variety
of media and disciplines: Ceramic sculpture, oil, and gouache paintings,
scraperboard drawings.
He also works
in time based disciplines: Performance art, computer aided 2D animation and
stop-motion animation. He lives and works in Pretoria.
Solo- and Two-person Shows
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2005
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Gordart. Mellville, Johannesburg
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2004
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The Tina Skukan Gallery, Pretoria
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2003
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The Art Space, Johannesburg.
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2001
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Chelsea gallery, Wynberg, Cape Town
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1999
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Gencor Gallery, Rand Afrikaans
University and Millenium Gallery, Pretoria.
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1998
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· Two-person show
at the Johannes Stegman Gallery, University of the Orange Free State,
Bloemfontein.
· Two-person show
at the Dorp Street Gallery, Stellenbosch.
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1997
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· The Thompson
Gallery, Johannesburg
· Two-person show
at James Colman Fine Art, London.
· Arts
Association Pretoria
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1995
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Two-person show at Dorpstraat
Gallery, Stellenbosch
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1994
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Gallery on Tyrone, Parkview,
Johannesburg.
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1993
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Gallery on Tyrone, Parkview,
Johannesburg.
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1992
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Two-person show at Gallery 709, Cape
Town.
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1990
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Two-person show at SAAA Gallery ,
Pretoria
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1989
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Two two-person shows in February and
December, at The Gallery on the Market, Newtown, Johannesburg
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1988
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First professional Exhibition:
Two-Person show at Aleta Michaletos Gallery, Pretoria
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Selected Group exhibitions
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2005
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Part of the South African Delegation
to the Delphic Games, Kutching, Malaysia.
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2004
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· Nine
Dragonheads environmental art symposium, Cheong Ju City, South Korea
· Gallery 88,
Sasolburg
· International
Olympic Comitee art exhibition, Geneva, Switzerland
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2003
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· Hope Box/
Weather Report international art project run by Dutch artist Rienke Enghart.
· "In the
Mind's i" Rand Africa University gallery, Johannesburg
· "Om die
Bosch gelei" Mind's i art space, Pretoria.
· "Fine
Line" drawing exhibition, Mind's i art space, Pretoria.
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"Edition" printmaking exhibition, Mind's i art space,
Pretoria.
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2002
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· Group
Exhibitions with the Korean Society of Illustrators in Prague and Peking.
· Solar Eclipse
Exhibition at Mind I art space in collaboration with
the Foundation for Education, Science and Technology.
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1998
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Exhibition of South African
Contemporary Art in the SASOL Collection: Klein Karoo National Arts Festival,
Oudtshoorn.
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1996
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· World
Environment Day exhibition: Pretoria Art Museum
· Little Show of Drawers?University of
Pretoria Art Gallery
· 13 Annual Open
Exhibition of the Royal Over-Seas League: Over-Seas House, London and Royal
College of Art, Edinburgh.
· El Gezirah
Sheraton Hotel, Cairo: SAAA International Project.
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1995
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· World
Environment Day exhibition: Pretoria Art Museum.
· Annual Wits
Masters in Fine Art exhibition, Gertrude Posel Gallery.
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1991
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Love, Landscape, and Lonely escape:
Gallery on the Market, Newtown.
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1991-1998
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Volkskas Atelier Competition
exhibition
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1989
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Vita Art Now: Johannesburg Art
Gallery
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1988-1989
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Volkskas Atelier Competition
exhibition
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1988
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CLAY + : Unisa Art Gallery
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1985-1988
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Annual New Signatures Competition
exhibition: South African Association of Art, various locations.
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1988
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Merit award for Sculpture, New
Signatures Competition.
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1993
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Merit Award in Volkskas Atelier
Competition
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1995
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Merit Award in Volkskas Atelier
Competition
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1996
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Work selected for 13th Annual Open
Exhibition of the Royal Over-Seas League, London
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1999
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De Kat Herrie- Award ,Klein Karoo
National Arts Festival, Oudtshoorn
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2003
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Chosen as the winner, Graphic arts
section, of the South African leg of the International Olympic committee art
Competition.
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2004
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"Small Song", at the Nine
Dragonheads environmental art symposium, Cheong Ju City, South Korea
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2002
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"Stories of sunlight and
shadow" - a programme of three performances by Fopspeen Live Art as part
of the Solar Eclipse project by Mind's i art space, in collaboration with the
Foundation for Education, Science and Technology.
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2001
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"Pachipodium Namakwanum" a
Performance conceived in collaboration with Fopspeen Live Art, performed at
the Moonbox, Pretoria
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2000
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"Ararat" as part of the
main festival program at the Klein Karoo National Arts Festival. The
performance was created in co-operation with singers and dancers from the
Oudtshoorn community.
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1999
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· Presents
"Die Lang Pad na Ninev? at the Klein Karoo National Arts Festival, as
well as the "Jong Afrikaner Anargiste" project.
· Receives the De
Kat Herrie-award with the two productions.
· "Die Lang
Pad na Ninev? enjoys two runs in Pretoria, and is presented at arts festivals
in Durban and Potchefstroom.
· Organizes and
presents a Live Art Festival at the Capitol Theatre, Pretoria.
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1998
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· Establish
'Fopspeen' Live Art Company
· Creates and
presents "Sewe Dae in Babel" at the Klein Karoo National Arts
Festival, and at the Pretoria City Hall.
· Presents
"Populier/Poplar" at various venues, including the Universities of
Pretoria, Bloemfontein and Unisa.
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1997
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Compile a Performance Art Show,
"Boe of Baa", with works by four artists for the Klein Karoo
National Arts Festival.
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1993-1997
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· Presents
various pieces at the FNB Vita Dance umbrella
· Participate in
the Baesement Theatre projects organised by Pinto Ferreira, TOM performance
company.
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2000
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Animated Music Video for Karin
Hougaard, broadcast on SABC2
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2001
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· Independent Art
animations - 'Idea' 4min 50sec
· "le
Voyage, or Herr D?er's dog is barking up the wrong tree again' 4 min
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2002
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· 'Die onmerkwaardige
reis van Juffrou Visser' 12 min
· "Without
Title" 4 min
· Curate the
'Absolut Insig Animation Festival' for KKNK and Aardklop arts festivals.
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2003
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Animated title and inserts for comedy
program "Blikskottel" on Kyknet (South African TV station)
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2004-2005
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Working on anna Garden?an animated television series for children.
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May 2005:
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· anna Garden?is selected into competition for Anifest Trebon
2005 , Czech Republic.
· Zlin
International animationa festival, Czech Republic, and Cortoons on the Bay
International animationa festival, Positano, Italy, and KROKfest 2005,
Ukraine.
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Art Collections
Diek Grobler work is represented in the following public and
corporate collections:
· Pretoria Art
Museum
· Tatham Gallery,
Pietermaritzburg.
· Durban Art
Gallery
· University of
South Africa Art Collection.
· University of
the Orange Free State
· RAU Collection
· SASOL Art
Collection
· ABSA collection
·
GENCOR-collection
·
TELCOM-collection
· SANLAM art
collection
· Gauteng
Legislature
· Rand Merchant
Bank
His work is
also included in various private collections in South Africa and Europe.
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