Biographies
678 records
| Src | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B-0008198 | biography | Gavin Jantjes | 1948 | – |
| B-0008887 | biography | Jacob Hendrik Pierneef | 1886-1957 | – |
| B-0008953 | biography | Eschel Mostert Rhoodie | 1933-1993 | ✓ |
| B-0008124 | biography | Paul Grendon | 1954-2019 | – |
| B-0009195 | biography | Anton van Wouw | 1862-1945 | ✓ |
| B-0149618 | biography | Ebrahim Badsha | 1931-2003 | ✓ |
| B-0095544 | biography | Zimasile Ngqawana | 1959-2011 | ✓ |
| B-0099632 | biography | Samson Ratshilumela Mudzunga | 1934 | ✓ |
| B-0148775 | biography | John Jack Curtis | 1912-2002 | ✓ |
| B-0144669 | biography | George Arthur Heard | 1906 | ✓ |
| B-0099280 | biography | Mandla Langa | 1950 | ✓ |
| B-0008221 | biography | Elsa Joubert | 1922 | ✓ |
| B-0122637 | biography | Abdullah Ibrahim | 1934 | – |
| B-0149589 | biography | Jon Lynton David Hrusa | 1965-2011 | ✓ |
| B-0008000 | biography | Bongiwe (Bongi) Dhlomo-Mautloa | 1956 | ✓ |
Gavin Jantjes
Gavin Jantjes was born in Cape Town in 1948. He studied at the University of Cape Town's Michaelis School of Fine Art until 1969. On 1970,…
Jacob Hendrik Pierneef
Jacobus Hendrik Pierneef was born on 13 August 1886 in Pretoria from Dutch parents. Pierneef started his high school career at the…
Eschel Mostert Rhoodie
Dr. Eschel Rhoodie was born in 1933 and was one of the key players in the 1978-79 ‘Information Scandal’. He served as the Secretary of the…
Paul Grendon
“I am interested in making large-scale paintings that can be used in public places with imagery that is totally accessible to everyone.” …
Anton van Wouw
Anton van Wouw was born in Driedergen, Netherlands on 20 November 1862. He is regarded as the father of South African sculpture. He decided…
Ebrahim Badsha
Ebrahim Badsha was born on 13 March 1931, in Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu Natal). Badsha was one of the pioneer Black artists in Natal. He…
Zimasile Ngqawana
Zimasile Ngqawana affectionately known as ‘Zim’was born in New Brighton a township in Port-Elizabeth on 25 December 1959. He was the…
Samson Ratshilumela Mudzunga
Samson Ratshilumela Mudzunga was born in 1934 in the Nzhelele district of the former Venda ‘homeland’, now Limpopo province. However,…
John Jack Curtis
John (Jack) Curtis was born on 31 August 1912 in Geelong, Australia, the third of nine children. He left school at 14 to start work and…
George Arthur Heard
Journalist George Arthur Heard was the elder son of Arthur Henry Heard, inspector of works in Bloemfontein, and his wife, Millicent Agnes…
Mandla Langa
Mandla Langa was born in Stanger, or KwaDukuza, a town in the Natal Province, now known as KwaZulu-Natal Province. He is the son of a…
Elsa Joubert
Elsabé Antoinette Murray Joubert (married surname Steytler) was born on 19 October 1922 in Paarl where she grew up, and studied at the…
Abdullah Ibrahim
South African musician, Abdullah Ibrahim was born on the 9 October 1934 in Cape Town, South Africa. Born Adolph Johannes Brand, he…
Jon Lynton David Hrusa
Jon Lynton David Hrusa was born in Cape Town on October 24 1965. He matriculated from St Stithians College in the mid-1980’s and went on to…
Bongiwe (Bongi) Dhlomo-Mautloa
Bongiwe Dhlomo was born on 25 June 1956 in Vryheid, KwaZulu-Natal, and grew up in nearby Bergville. Dhlomo matriculated in 1974 from St…