Minnette
Vári
1968 born in Pretoria
Lives and works in Johannesburg, South Africa
Education
1997 MA(Fine Arts) (University of Pretoria)
1990 BA(Fine Arts) (University of Pretoria)
Solo shows
2007
Serge Ziegler Galerie at Elga Wimmer, New York.
Goodmann Gallery, Johannesburg
Zürich Versicherung, Zurich
CYCLOPS. Serge Ziegler Galerie, DIVA Street, New York.
2006
CHIMERA. (black edition). Exhibition and Workshop Residency.
Victoria H. Myhren Gallery, University of Denver, Colorado.
2005
Aurora Australis, Galerie Renée Ziegler, Serge Ziegler, Zurich
Momo Gallery, Johannesburg
2004
Neues Kunstmuseum Luzern
2003
Jannotta Gallery, Hillyer Hall, Smith College, Massachusetts
CHIMERA,
Art Unlimited, Basel, Galerie Renée Ziegler
Minnette Vári. Corkin / Shopland Gallery, Toronto
THE CALLING.
Bell – Roberts Gallery, Cape Town
2002
Serge Ziegler Galerie, Zurich
2001
Standard Bank Gallery, Johannesburg
Serge Ziegler Galerie, Zurich, Art Chicago 2001
Serge Ziegler Galerie, Zurich
1998
Beyond the Pale. At the invitation of and support by the French Institute of
South Africa.
Galerie d'Alliance Française, Johannesburg
1994
Masters degree (fine arts), at the Centurion Art Gallery, Centurion
Group shows (selected)
2004
LA ALLEGRIA DE MIS SUEÑOS. l Bienal Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo
de Sevilla (C).
PERSONAL AFFECTS: Power and Poetics in Contemporary South African Art. The Museum
for African Art and the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, New York City
(C).
NEW IDENTITIES: Contemporary South African Art. Museum Bochum, Germany. (C)
DIMENSIONE FOLLIA: : Subjectivity, Passion and Excess in Everyday Life. Galeria
Civica di Arte Contemporanea, Trento (C).
VIDEO VILLAGE – World Wide Video Festival, La Triennale di Milano.
2003
BANQUET, Centre of Contemporary Art Palau de la Virreina, Barcelona; ZKM, Karlsruhe;
Conde Duque Cultural Centre, Madrid (C)
TRANSFERTS, Palais des Beauxarts, Brussels
GLOBAL PRIORITY, Herter Art Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
2002
SURVIVRE À L’APARTHEID. DE DRUM MAGAZINE À AUJOURD’UI.
Curated by Caroline Bourgeois. Maison Européenne de la Photographie,
Paris.
DISLOCATION, Image & Identity South Africa. Curated by Daniela Tilkin, Sala
Rekalde, Bilbao
MUSTERFRAU. Curated by Dr. Peter Joch, Kunsthalle Darmstadt
2001
DaimlerChrysler Sculpture Award. Johannesburg
PLATEAU OF HUMANKIND. Venice Biennal, Directed by Harald Szeemann, Venice (C)
World Wide Video Festival 2001. Directed by Tom van Vliet, Amsterdam (C)
2000
SOUTH MEETS WEST. Curated by Bernhard Fibicher, Yacouba KonatÈ and Yvonne
Vera. Kunsthalle Bern, April 2000. (Catalogue)
Selected bibliography /
Books
2004
10 YEARS 100 ARTISTS.
Sophie Perryer (Ed.), Struik and Bell-Roberts Publishing, Cape Town.
2002
BLACK ART: A Cultural History. Richard J. Powell. Thames&Hudson, London
2001
EL ARTE QUE VIENE / THE ART TO COME, Paco Barragán. Subastas, Madrid
1999
GREY AREAS, Representation, Identity and Politics in Contemporary South African
Art. Brenda Atkinson and Candice Breitz (Ed.), Chalkham Hill Press, Johannesburg.
1992
GIF 1, BOOK OF ORIGINAL PRINTS. The Artists' Press and FIG Gallery, Johannesburg.
ART IN SOUTH AFRICA, The Future Present. Sue Williamson and Ashraf Jamal, David
Philip Publishers, Cape Town.
GENDERED VISIONS, The Art of Contemporary Africana Women Artists. Salah M. Hassan
(Ed.),
Africa World Press, Trenton, New York.
Articles
2002
Hug, Catherine: ‘Minnette Vári’, reviews, tema celeste No.
93, Sep/Oct
Dominique von Burg: ‘Minnette Vári’, Kunst-Bulletin, Juli -
Aug
2001
Stein, Lisa: ‘Art Chicago seeks the cutting-edge’, Chicago Tribune,
May 11.
Omlin, Sibylle: ‘Blick aus der Ferne’, Neue Zurcher Zeitung, Feb.
27.
Polzer, B. :’Mediale Zerrbilder’, Kunst, Annabelle, 3/01, Feb. 2.
Mack, G.: 'Geschichte verschlingen', Kulturtipps, Cash Nr. 8, Feb. 23.
2000
Knöfel, U. & Thimm, K. im Gespräch mit Harald Szeemann: 'Kunst
bleibt archaisch',
Spiegler-Gespräch, Der Spiegel, Nr. 45, Nov. 6.
Public Collections
Development Bank of Southern Africa, Midrand, South Africa
Hans Bogatzke Collection of Contemporary African Art, Herdecke, Germany
HSRC (Human Sciences Research Council), Pretoria, South Africa
MUHKA (Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst, Antwerp), Antwerp, Belgium
South African National Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
Public Collections
MUHKA (Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst, Antwerp), Antwerp, Belgium
Billiton SA, Johannesburg, South Africa
Development Bank of Southern Africa, Midrand, South Africa
Gauteng Legislature, Johannesburg, South Africa
Hans Bogatzke Collection of Contemporary African Art, Herdecke, Germany
HSRC (Human Sciences Research Council), Pretoria, South Africa
MTN Art Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa
South African National Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
UNISA (University of South Africa), Pretoria, South Africa
Johannesburg Art Gallery, South Africa
Kunstmuseum Lucerne, Switzerland