(1949 – )
Norman Catherine was born in East London, South Africa in September 1949.
In 1969 he held his first solo exhibition consisting of oil paintings on wood, bone, wire and an assortment of found objects. His art has since undergone several metamorphoses, from the pristine airbrush paintings of the 70s to the frenzied, ritualistic mixed media works of the early and mid 80s; the wire sculptures and tin can works of the late 80s, and the primitive-futuristic paintings of the early 90s which provided the seeds for his pre-millennial menagerie of anthropomorphic beasts. In the thirty years spanning his past and present output, Catherine’s visual trademarks have included rough-edged comical and nightmarish forms, rendered in brash cartoon colours. His idiosyncratic vision – a combination of dark cynicism and exuberant humour, as well as his innovative use of everyday materials, has secured his place at the forefront of South African contemporary art.
1949
Born 30 September, in East London, South Africa
1967 – 1968
Studied at East London Technical College Art School
1970 – 1971
Worked as a commercial artist in Johannesburg
1972
Became full-time fine artist
1973
Began participation with Prof. Walter Battiss on the Fook Island Project
1975
Began building home, Fook Manor, at Hartbeespoort Dam designed by Stanley Saitowitz
1981
Worked for R.O. Blechman, New York on animation project, Stravinsky’s “La Histoire du Soldat”
1984 – 1985
Spent a year in New York & Los Angeles
1995
Graphic Novel, The Legend of Memo the Hierophant, created with Allan Cameron, published by Orion Books, UK
1999
Married Janet Walker after 33 years together
2000
Monograph: ‘Norman Catherine’ published by Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg
Solo Exhibitions
2013
Incognito, Circa Gallery, Johannesburg
2006
Dualities, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg
Now & ThenRetrospective, Johannesburg Art Gallery
2005
Now & ThenRetrospective, Polokwane Art Gallery
Now & ThenRetrospective, Durban Art Gallery
Now & ThenRetrospective, Nelson Mandela Metro Art Gallery, Port Elizabeth
Now & ThenRetrospective, Stellenbosch Art Gallery
2004
Urban Mutations, Moba Art Gallery, Brussels
Now & ThenRetrospective, Oliewenhuis Art Museum, Bloemfontein
Now & ThenRetrospective, Pretoria Art Museum
2002
Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg
2000
Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg
1995
Espace XL, Luxembourg
1994
Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg
1993
Spot-On Gallery, Windhoek, Namibia
1991
Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg
1987
Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg
1986
Area-X Gallery, New York, USA
Gallery 21, Johannesburg (100 works from Pelmama Collection)
SA Association of Arts, Pretoria
Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg (Fook Island – Walter Battiss Commemoration Exhibition)
1985
Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg
1984
SA Association of Arts, Windhoek, Namibia
1982
Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg
Gowlett Gallery, Cape Town
1980
Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg
1979
Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg (Retrospective exhibition 1969-1979)
1978
Kunsthandel SIAU, Amsterdam, Holland
Gallery 21, Johannesburg
1977
No 13 Abel Road Gallery, Johannesburg
1976
Gallery 21, Johannesburg
1974
Goodman-Wolman Gallery, Cape Town
1973
Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg
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Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg
1971
NSA Gallery, Durban
1970
Motif Gallery, East London
1969
Herbert Evans Gallery, Johannesburg
Selected Group Exhibitions
2013
It’s New, It’s Now, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minnesota, USA
2012
Impressions from South Africa: 1965 to Now, Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA
2011
Entre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona, Spain
Water – the [Delicate] Thread of Life, Standard Bank Gallery, Johannesburg
Art Monaco ’11, Grimaldi Forum, Monaco
2010
Translations: Art in Jewellery, Standard Bank, Johannesburg
2007
Local Racism, Global Apartheid, CCCP, Barcelona, Spain
2006
1er Salon d’Art Contemporain Africain, Brussels, Belgium
2004
Identity – The ID of South African Artists Exhibition, Scheveningen, Holland
2003
Art 34, Basel, Switzerland
2002
Natural Born Painters, Galerie W, Paris, France
Passport to South Africa, Centro Culterale Trevi, Bolzano, Italy
L’humour dans i’art contemporain, Espace Belleville, Paris, France
2000
Zeignössische Kunst aus Südafrika, Bayer AG, Leverkussen, Germany
1998
United Nations Portfolio:New York – Artists Salure Gerard Schroeder
1997
Fin de Siecle, Michel Luneau Art Gallery, Nantes, France
South Africa, Kohn Turner Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
1996
Colours, Zeignössische Kunst aus Südafrika, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany
Art 27 ’96, Basel, Switzerland
Simunye, Adelson Galleries, New York, USA
Chicago Art Fair, Chicago, USA (May)
Common and Uncommon Ground, Atlanta, USA
Eight from South Africa, Centre of the Arts, Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco, USA
Modern Konst i Afrika, MalmöKonsthall, Malmö, Sweden
1995
USA (Dallas, Atlanta, Detroit and Wilberforce, Ohio)
Panoramas of Passage: Changing Landscapes of South Africa, Meridian Cafritz Galleries, Washington, Touring
Kunsthal, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Mayibuye i Afrika, Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London, UK
On the Road, Delfina Studio Trust Gallery, London, UK
Seven Stories About Modern Art in Africa, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, UK
1994
In Full Color, Les Sacks Fine Art, Los Angeles, USA
Cuban Biennial, Havana, Cuba
Ludwig Forum, Aachen, German
1993
Graphica Creativa, Jyvaskyla, Finland
Venice Beinnial, Venice, Italy
1991
AA Life Vita Art Exhibition, Johannesburg
1990 – 1991
Art from South Afrikca, Zabalaza Festival, Oxford Museum, Oxford, UK (Touring Exhibition)
1990
Voices from South Africa, Contemporary Art against Apartheid, Stuart Levy Gallery, New York, USA
1989
Art 20 ’89, Basel, Switzerland
1987
Art 18 ’87, Basel, Switzerland
1986
Pictures of People, Area-X Gallery, New York, USA
1985
Tributaries Exhibition, Johannesburg and Germany (BMW-sponsored Touring Exhibition)
Soker-Kaseman Gallery, San Francisco, USA
1981
Defense Art Gallery, Paris, France
Art EXPO, Los Angeles, USA
Art EXPO, Sand Francisco, USA
1975
Art 6 ’75, Basel, Switzerland
1973
Galerie Daniel Gervis, Paris, France
1972
Galleria d’Arte L’Orizonte, Senigallia, Italy
Public Collections– South Africa
- Iziko South African National Gallery, Cape Town
- Johannesburg Municipal Art Gallery, Johannesburg
- Pretoria Art Museum, Pretoria
- Durban Art Gallery, Durban
- Ann Bryant Art Gallery, East London
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum, Port Elizabeth
- Sandton Municipality Art Gallery, Sandton
- Oliwenhuis Art Museum, Bloemfontein
- Pelmama Permanent Art Collection, Bloemfontein
- Walter Battiss Museum, Somerset East
- University of South Africa, Pretoria
- Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg
- University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
- University of Natal, Durban
- Roodepoort Public Library, Roodepoort
- Department of National Education
- Carnegie Art Gallery, Newcastle
- Gauteng Legislature, Johannesburg
- Tatham Art Gallery, Pietermaritzburg
- Constitutional Court of SA, Johannesburg
- Reserve Bank of South Africa
Public Collections– International
Public Collection – Switzerland
- The Haenggi Foundation Inc., Switzerland
Public Collection – United States of America
- Museums of Modern Art, New York, USA (MoMA)
Public Collection – United Kingdom
- Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minnesota, UK
Public Collection – United States of America
- Brooklyn Museum, New York, USA
Corporate Collections– South Africa
- Standard Bank, Johannesburg
- Sasol Art Collection
- Bankorp, Johannesburg
- World Bank, Johannesburg
- BHP Billiton, Johannesburg
- Telkom, Johannesburg
- Absa Bank, Johannesburg
- Saronsberg Wine Estate Collection, Tulbagh
- Vodacom, Cape Town
- Sanlam Ltd., Bellville
- Mobil Court Art Collection, Cape Town
- Everite Ltd, Johannesburg
- Premier Group, Johannesburg
- Union Bank of Switzerland, Sandton
Corporate Collections – International
Corporate Collection – Switzerland
- World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland
Corporate Collection – United States of America
- Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, USA
Corporate Collection – Portugal
- Berardo Foundation, Portugal
Corporate Collection – Holland
- Fortis Circustheatre, Scheveningen, Holland
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