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Cyril Coetzee
PUBLIC COMMISSION: Commissioned by the University of the Witwatersrand to execute a 28 square metre canvas for the William Cullen Library. Unveiled by Judge William Goldstone on 18 February 1999. A large format art book (“T’kama Adamastor: Inventions of Africa in a South African Painting”, ed. Ivan Vladislavić; ISBN: 1-86838-281-8) focussing on the painting, was published in 2000, elaborating on the themes, the commissioning and related works. ONE-PERSON RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITIONS: 1993: A one-person retrospective exhibition at the invitation of the University of South Africa, Pretoria, entitled - Cyril Coetzee: Paintings and Drawings 1975 – 1993, showing 30 paintings and 96 drawings. A colour illustrated brochure, with a text surveying the principle thematic concerns of the exhibited works, and a series of public lectures and workshops were sponsored by the University. 1993: A similar retrospective exhibition at the University of the Witwatersrand (Gertrude Posel Gallery), Johannesburg. This exhibition received a Vita Quarterly Award. SELECTION OF WORKS IN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS: Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada. Presidential Offices, Union Buildings, Pretoria, South Africa. Standard Bank (entrance foyer) – London, United Kingdom. Johannesburg Art Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa. Durban Art Gallery, Durban, South Africa. Sanlam, Cape Town, South Africa. Telkom, Johannesburg, South Africa. BKS Engineering, Pretoria, South Africa. South African Broadcasting Corporation (Boardroom Collection), Johannesburg, South Africa. William Humphries Art Gallery, Kimberley, South Africa. Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa. University of the Witwatersrand (Council Chamber), Johannesburg, South Africa. University of the Witwatersrand (Gertrude Posel Gallery), Johannesburg, South Africa. University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa. Sasol Collection, Johannesburg, South Africa. University of Natal (Council Chamber), Durban, South Africa. University of Pretoria (Council Chamber), Pretoria, South Africa. Bloemfontein University, Bloemfontein, South Africa. | |||||
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