Born in Tshwane (Pretoria), South Africa, 1961

Education
1978 -1980 Bachelor of Arts (Languages), University of Pretoria, South Africa
1988 Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art), University of Cape Town, South Africa 
 
Employment
1983 press photographer, Beeld, Pretoria, South Africa
1997-2003 Part-time lecturer:Michaelis School of Fine Art, Cape Town
 
Residencies, Awards, Scholarships (selection)
2010 kunst:raum sylt quelle, residency, Germany
2005 Nouaison, Pujols, France
2003 San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, U.S.A.
2001 Studio Art center international, Florence, Italy, Visiting artist scholarship
 
Solo Exhibitions  
2009 Parrot Jungle, The Photographer's Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
2006 Amendment, the Photographer's Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
2005 Safari: MC2a, Bordeaux, France
2002 Radio Maria, Cape Town Castle and SACI, Palazzo dei Cartelloni, Florence, Italy
1997-98 Boxing Days, Grahamstown and touring South Africa 
 
SA Group Exhibitions (selection)  
2011  Crossing Boundaries, Contemporary art and artists from South Africa, Virginia Commonnwealth University, Doha, Qatar   
2010  From Pierneef to Gugulective 1910-2010, IZIKO South African National Gallery, Cape Town
2009  Resolution: The power of Innuendo, AVA Gallery, Cape Town 
2008  Beyond the Line, Johannesburg Art Gallery, Johannesburg
Construct: Beyond the documentary photograph, UNISA Art Gallery, Pretoria   
Reality Check: Contemporary South African Art Photography, IZIKO SA National Gallery, Cape Town 
 
International Group Exhibitions
2010 Gegendarstellung: Lose Combo, Skype intervention, Sophiensaele, Berlin
2009 Reflects d'Afrique, Panafricain Festival of Algiers, MOMA
2008 Action, Manifesta Biennal, Trentino, Italy
Kick the carbon habit, Te Papa Tongerewa Museum of New Zealand
2007 Uniform:South Africa's new clothes, Spanierman Modern, New York   
Contemporary Art Photography from South Africa, Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, Berlin and touring   
2006 12 African photographers, Kornhausforum, Bern, Switzerland 
2005 Another World, Bamako Biennale, Mali
L'Ete Photographique de Lectoure, France
2004 Post: Contemporary South African Photography, Tama Art University, Tokyo, Japan
2003 City Hall, San Francisco Arts Commission gallery, U.S.A.
 
Curated Exhibitions
1999 Bloedlyn, Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees, Oudtshoorn and AVA, Cape Town
1994 Photo Works by Women, South African Association of Arts, Cape Town

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