Photo by Jurie Potgieter
Born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1975. Lives and works in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Solo Exhibitions
2024
- Red Runs Through, Galerie Les Filles Du Calvaire, Paris, France.
2023
- Altered States, SMAC Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa.
2022
- Ecstasy, Galleri SPECTA, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2021
- Summer Focus: Frances Goodman, Galleri SPECTA, Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Transmogrified, Richard Taittinger Gallery, New York, USA.
2020
- Uneventful Days, SMAC Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa.
- Viewing Room, SMAC Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa.
2019
- CHART Art Fair (Gallery Specta), Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark.
- MiArt (SMAC Gallery), Fiera Milano City, Milan, Italy.
2018
- Offstage, SMAC Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa.
- Dallas Art Fair (SMAC Gallery), Fashion Industry Gallery, Dallas, USA.
- Spit/Swallow, Galleri SPECTA, Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Giant Nails, Indigo Hotel, New York City, USA.
2017
- Beneath Her, Richard Taittinger Gallery, New York City, USA.
2016
-Degreened, SMAC Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa.
2016
- Solo Booth (Richard Taittinger Gallery), 154 Art Fair, Brooklyn, USA.
- Rapaciously Yours, Richard Taittinger Gallery, New York, USA.
2015
- Lick it, Walmart Art Windows, ArtCenter South Florida, Miami, USA.
- Let Down Your Hair, Art in Buildings, Manhattan, New York, USA.
2014
- Nail Her, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa.
- The Sweetest Ride, TM Projects, Geneva, Switzerland.
2013
- Sub Rosa, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa.
- Cars and Girls, Whatiftheworld, Cape Town, South Africa.
2012
‐ Touched, (Art)Amalgamated, Chelsea, New York, USA.
2011
- Goodman Garage, Westdene, Johannesburg, South Africa.
- Forever, NSA Gallery, Durban, South Africa.
- Till Death Us Do Part, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa.
2010
- Keeping Up Appearances, Aeroplastics, Brussels, Belgium.
2009
- Morbid Appetites, Goodman Gallery Cape, Cape Town, South Africa.
2008
- Careless Whispers, Gallery Specta, Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Young Guns, Project Space, Aeroplastics, Brussels Art Fair, Brussels, Belgium.
2007
- Wishful Thinking, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa.
2005
- Petite Mort, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa
2004
- Wanting, KULAK, University of Kortrijk, Belgium
- David, Gallery in the Round, SA National Festival of the Arts, Grahamstown, South Africa.
2003
- Intimate/Inanimate Moments, Solo Project, The Process Room, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland.
2000
- Two-person exhibition with Moshekwa Langa at the Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Group Exhibitions
2024
- (Upcoming) I Hit You with a Flower, Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, Schiedam, The Netherlands.
- (Upcoming) Frieze Sculpture, (Gallery Specta), London, UK
- (Upcoming) Failure, Gallery Les Filles Du Calvaire, Paris, London.
- She Suffers So Much More, Gallery SPECTA, Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Investec Cape Town Art Fair (SMAC Gallery), Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), Cape Town, South Africa.
- Art Herning (Gallery Specta), Herning, Denmark.
2023
- Untitled, (Gallery Les Filles Du Calvaire), Miami, USA.
- FNB Joburg Art Fair (SMAC Gallery), Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa.
- Detour: Can Creativity Change the World, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK.
- CHART Art Fair, Galleri Specta, Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Latitudes Art Fair (SMAC Gallery), Shepstone Gardens, Johannesburg, South Africa.
- The Kilbourn Collection, Norval Foundation, Cape Town, South Africa.
- Art Paris (Gallery Les Filles Du Calvaire), Paris, France.
- Persona, Gallery Les Filles Du Calvaire, Paris, France.
- Investec Cape Town Art Fair (SMAC Gallery), Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), Cape Town, South Africa.
- BRAFA (Bernier Eliades Gallery), Brussels, Belgium.
- Art Herning (Gallery Specta), Herning, Denmark.
2022
- I Only Have Eyes For You, Gallery SPECTA, Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Women, Richard Taittinger Gallery, New York, USA.
- The Naughty Aughties, SMAC Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa.
- Artissima (SMAC Gallery), Oval Lingotto Fiere, Turin, Italy.
- FNB Joburg Art Fair (SMAC Gallery), Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa.
- Art Brussels (SMAC Gallery), Brussels, Belgium.
- MiArt (SMAC Gallery), Milan, Italy.
- Investec Cape Town Art Fair (SMAC Gallery), Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), Cape Town, South Africa.
- Detour 2.0: A Journey Through Creative Catalysts, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France.
- Norval Sovereign African Art Prize, Norval Foundation, Cape Town, South Africa.
- Investec Cape Town Art Fair (SMAC Gallery), Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), Cape Town, South Africa.
2021
- Ubuntu, a Lucid Dream, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France.
- Summer Exhibition, Rarity Gallery, Mykonos, Greece.
- In Conversation, Everard Read, Cape Town, South Africa.
2020
- Romancing the Mirror, MOCA Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
- MY BODY, MY RULES, PAMM, Miami, USA.
- CHART Decentralised, Galleri Specta, Copenhagen, Denmark.
- A Show of Solidarity, SMAC Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa.
- Matereality, Iziko South African National Museum, Cape Town, South Africa.
- Investec Cape Town Art Fair (SMAC Gallery), Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), Cape Town, South Africa.
- Making of Ourselves, BKhz, Johannesburg, South Africa.
- Proto, A4 Art Foundation, Cape Town.
2019
- Africa Alive, Galerie Osenat, Paris, France.
- Artissima (SMAC Gallery), Oval Lingotto Fiere, Turin, Italy.
- FNB Art Joburg (SMAC Gallery), Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa.
- Hoping, Longing, Dreaming, Gallery SPECTA, Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Ampersand Foundation Award 21 Years Celebration Exhibition, University of Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG), Johannesburg, South Africa.
- Roosevelt Private Views, Aeroplastics, Brussels, Belgium.
- 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair (Richard Taittinger Gallery), New York City, USA.
- Delicate Industry, Richard Taittinger Gallery, New York City, USA.
- I Am... Contemporary Women Artists of Africa, National Museum of African Art Smithsonian Institution, Washington, USA.
- Material Insanity, Museum of African Contemporary Art Al Maaden (MACAAL), Marrakech, Morocco.
- GrowBox Art Project, African Artists for Development (AAD) Incubator Programme, Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (MOCAA), Cape Town, South Africa.
- Investec Cape Town Art Fair (SMAC Gallery), Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), Cape Town, South Africa.
2018
- Communicate, Galleri Specta, Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Wish You Were Here, SMAC Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa.
- FNB Joburg Art Fair ( SMAC Gallery), Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa.
-I SEE YOU, SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia, USA.
- OFF-SPRING, 21C Museum, Lexington, USA.
-artmonte-carlo (SMAC Gallery), Grimaldi Forum Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco.
- Investec Cape Town Art Fair (SMAC Gallery), Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), Cape Town, South Africa.
-The Red Hour, curated by Simon Njami, Dak’Art: African Contemporary Art Biennale Dakar, Senegal.
-The Future is Female, 21C Museum Hotel Cincinnati, Cincinnati, USA.
-Not A Single Story, Nirox Winter Sculpture Exhibition, Nirox Foundation SA in collaboration with Wanås Foundation Sweden, Nirox Sculpture Park, South Africa.
2017
-1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair (SMAC Gallery), Somerset House, London, UK.
-All Things Being Equal, Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (MOCAA), Cape Town, South Africa.
- X: Part III, SMAC Gallery, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
-Beauty and its Beasts, Durban Art Gallery, Durban, South Africa.
-Art Work: An Exploration of Labor, Art-in-Buildings (AiB), Ghent, USA.
- X: Part II, SMAC Gallery, Stellenbosch, South Africa
-. FNB Joburg Art Fair, (SMAC Gallery), Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa.
-Art Rotterdam (Galleri SPECTA), Van Nellefabriek, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
-The ARMORY SHOW (SMAC Gallery), Piers 92 and 94, New York City, USA.
-Contemporary Istanbul (SMAC Gallery), Istanbul Congress Center, Istanbul, Turkey.
-OFF-SPRING: New Generations, 21c Museum Hotel Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City, USA.
-Pop Stars! Popular Culture and Contemporary Art, 21c Museum Hotel Louisville, Louisville, USA.
-CHART Art Fair, (Galleri SPECTA), Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark. Le Jour Qui Vient, curated by Marie-Ann Yemsi, Galerie des Galeries at Galeries Lafayette, Paris, France.
-Cape Town Art Fair (SMAC Gallery), Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), Cape Town, South Africa.
2016
-The Future is Female, 21c Museum Hotel Louisville, Louisville, USA. Herselves, Blueproject Foundation, Barcelona, Spain.
-Summer Show ‘16, SMAC Gallery, Stellenbosch, South Africa
- Forever, BuBox, Belgium.
- DEFILAGES, 100Titres Gallery, Brussels, Belgium.
- SMAC Booth, Cape Town Art Fair, Cape Town, South Africa.
2015
- Lush, SMAC, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
– Princess in the Veld, KKNK Arts Festival, South Africa.
– TWENTY: Contemporary Art From South Africa, Pretoria Art Museum and University of Johannesburg Art Museum, South Africa.
– Money Makes the World Go Round, Gallery SPECTA, Copenhagen, Denmark.
– Nirox Winter Sculpture Fair, Johannesburg, South Africa.
2014
- ArtBasel Miami, Goodman Gallery Booth, Miami, USA.
- The Remarkable Lightness of Being, Aeroplastics Contemporary, Brussels, Belgium.
– Divine Comedy, SCAD, Savannah, Georgia, USA.
- TWENTY: Contemporary Art from South Africa, Turchin Centre, Appalachian University, Boone, North Carolina, USA.
- Divine Comedy, MMK Museum für Mordern Kunst, Frankfurt, Germany.
- Infecting the City, Cape Town, South Africa.
- States of Mind, Maison Particulière, Brussels, Belgium.
2013
- Goodman Gallery Booth, FIAC, Paris, France
- Goodman Gallery Booth, Johannesburg Art Fair, South Africa.
- Goodman Gallery Booth, The Armory, New York, USA.
2012
- Positive Tension, Whatiftheworld, Cape Town, South Africa.
- Fox with Issues, Gallery Specta, Copenhagen, Denmark.
‐ (Art)Amalgamated Booth, Art MRKT Hamptons, New York, USA.
- Open Studios, ISCP, New York, USA.
- Aeroplastics Booth, ArtBrussels, Brussels, Belgium.
- Fireflires, Aeroplastics, Brussels, Belgium.
- ADVANCE/NOTICE… Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa.
2011
- Summer Show, Goodman Gallery Cape, Cape Town, South Africa.
- Goodman Gallery Booth, FIAC, Paris, France.
- Betoverd Bos (The Enchanted Forest), Aalter, Belgium.
- Not Human, Nor Stone, South African National Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa.
- EAT ME, Goodman Gallery Cape, Cape Town, South Africa.
- Horizon, CC Brugge, Bruges, Belgium.
- El Mapa: Cartografias Criticas, Medellin, Colombia.
- Goodman Gallery Booth, Art Dubai, Dubai.
- Goodman Gallery Booth, The Armory, New York, USA.
2010
- The Map to Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia.
- Lust and Vice. The Seven Deadly Sins from Dürer to Nauman, Zentrum Paul Klee and Kunstmuseum Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
- In Other Words, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa.
- In Context, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa.
- Lingering Whispers, The Crypt, St Pancreas Church, London, UK.
- US, Iziko, National Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa.
- Aeroplastics Booth, Art Brussels, Brussels, Belgium.
- The Goodman Gallery Booth, Jo’Burg Art Fair, South Africa.
- The Goodman Gallery Booth, The Armory, New York, USA.
2009
- That’s All Folks, Bruges Stadhallen, Bruges, Belgium.
- The Goodman Gallery Booth, Art Basel, Miami, USA.
- To Die For, Tres Bien Shop, Malmo, Sweden.
- Spheres, Galleria Continua, La Moulin, France.
- US, Johannesburg Art Gallery & Goodman Gallery Project Space, Johannesburg, South Africa.
- Beauty and Pleasure, The Stenersen Museum, Oslo, Norway.
- The Goodman Gallery Booth, The Armory, New York, USA.
- The Goodman Gallery Booth, Jo’Burg Art Fair, South Africa.
- Aeroplastics Booth, Art Brussels, Brussels, Belgium.
- Bernier Eliades Booth, Art Brussels, Brussels, Belgium.
- The Goodman Gallery Booth, Art Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
2008
- BB3 Being Here: Mapping the Contemporary, Bildmuseet Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
- Deadly Serious, Exprmntl Gallerie, Toulouse, France.
- Specta Booth, Kopenhagen
- Goodman Gallery Booth, Art Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
- Specta Booth, SWAB, Barcelona, Spain.
- BB3 Being Here: Mapping the Contemporary, Bucharest Biennial, Bucharest, Romania.
- .ZA Young Art From Africa, Palazzo della Papesse, Siena, Italy.
- Aeroplastics Booth, Rottedam Art Fair, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
- Goodman Gallery Booth, Jo’Burg Art Fair, Johannesburg, South Africa.
- Spier Contemporary, Johannesburg Art Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa.
2007
- About Beauty, Goodman Gallery Cape, Cape Town, South Africa.
- Spier Contemporary, Africa Art Centre, Stellenbosch, South Africa
- Goodman Gallery Booth, Art Basel, Miami, USA.
- Gallery Specta Booth, Copenhagen Art Fair, Denmark.
- Rare Essence, Aeroplastics, Brussels, Belgium.
- Making Waves, SABC Collection Exhibition, Cape Town Castle, Cape Town, South Africa
- Lift Off II, Goodman Gallery Cape, Cape Town, South Africa.
- Compulsions, Gallery Specta, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2006
- Women: Photography and New Media: Imaging the Self and Body through Portraiture, Johannesburg Art Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa.
- Goodman Gallery Booth, Art Basel, Miami, USA.
- Farrago, Bernier Eliades Gallery, Athens, Greece.
- Goodman Gallery Booth, Art Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
- Nie meer, de Warande, Turnhout, Belgium.
-" There and Back "/ Africa, Casa Encendida, Madrid, Spain.
2005
- [prologue] reclaiming Europe from a new feminist perspective, Cornerhouse, Manchester, UK.
- Threat Zone, Triangle Project Space, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
- Art out of Place, Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery, Norwich, UK.
- Your Heart is No Match for my Love, The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, USA- Mo(NU)ment@Bornem, Weert, Hingene and Bornem (Klein-Brabant), Belgium
- Double Check Re-Framing Space in Photography: The Other Space, Parallel Histories, Camera Austria, Kunsthaus Graz, Austria
- Goodman Gallery Booth, Basel Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland.
- Show Us What You’re Made Of, The Premises, Johannesburg, South Africa.
- Double Check Re-Framing Space in Photography: The Other Space, Parallel Histories, Gallery of Contemporary Art, Celje, Slovenia
- After Hours, In/Out, Hisk, Antwerpen, Belgium
2003
- Distance of Memory, Nairs House of Culture in Vulpera Tarasp, Nairs, Switzerland.
- Opzij van het Kijken, Watou Art and Literature Festival, Watou, Belgium.
- Something About Love, Casino, Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
- Open Studios, Higher Institute of Skone Kunst, Antwerp, Belgium.
2002
- Viper, Basel New Media Festival, Basel, Swizerland.
- Portrait, Sound Space, De Appel, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
- Sensing Sculpture, Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Wolverhampton, UK.
- Fluid, Bonnington Art Gallery, Nottingham, UK; Middlesborough Art Gallery, UK; Howard Gardens Gallery, Cardiff, Wales.
- Unprincipled Passions, John Hansard Gallery, Southampton, UK
- Fluid, Wolverhampton Art Gallery, UK
- JUNCTURE, the Granary, Cape Town, South Africa.
- Body: Rest and Motion, Oudtshoorn Festival, South Africa.
- JUNCTURE, Studio Voltaire, London.
- Emotions and Relations, Sandton Civic Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa.
- Customised Jeans Exhibition, Cinch, London, UK.
- EAST International, Norwich School of Art and Design, Norwich, UK.
- Goldsmiths MA Exhibition, Goldsmiths College, London.
Academic Record and Residencies
Residencies
2021 - EKWC Ceramics Residency, Oisterwijk, Netherlands.
2020 - Awarded Residency at Yaddo, New York, USA. Cancelled due to Covid.2015 -
2015 - The Fountainhead Studios, Miami, USA.
2014 - Art Omi, New York, USA.
- Nirox Sculpture Park, Johannesburg, South Africa.
2013 - Nirox Sculpture Park, Johannesburg, South Africa.
2012 - ISCP (International Studio and Curating Program), New York, USA.
2010 - The Foundation GegenwART Berne, Berne, Switzerland.
2008 - Ampersand Residency, New York, USA.
2005 - Recollets, Recollets International Accomodation and Exchangez Centre, Paris, France.
2002 - Artist’s Work Programme, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland.
Education
2001 – 2003 - HISK (Higher Institute for Fine Art), Antwerp, Belgium.
1999 – 2000 - MA Fine Arts, Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK.
1998 – 1999 - Postgraduate Diploma, Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK.
Undergraduate
1994 – 1997 - BA Fine Arts, Honours, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Curating
2000 - JUNCTURE, The Granary, Cape Town and Studio Voltaire, London.
Teaching
2008- 2012 - BA FA 3rd and 4rh year, University of the Witwatersrand, Gauteng, South Africa.
Awards and Merits
2014 - Cecily Brown Fellowship for outstanding woman artist, USA.
2004 - Werkvbeurzen, Flemish Community, Belgium.
2002 - Ernest Oppenheimer Memorial Trust, Scholarship, South Africa
2000 - Visiting Arts Award for JUNCTURE, Visiting Arts, UK
- Martienssen Prize First Prize Winner, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.
- University of the Witwatersrand, Anya Millman Travel Scholarship, South Africa.
- University of the Witwatersrand Sculpture Merit Award, South Africa
Collections
Fondazione Fiera Milano, Milan, Italy.
Missoni Collection, Milan, Italy.
South African Reserve Bank Art Collection, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (MOCAA), Cape Town, South Africa.
Matthais & Gervanne Leridon Collection, Cape Town, South Africa.
Foundation Sindika Dokolo, Luanda, Angola.
21c Museum Hotels, Oklahoma, USA.
National Museum of African Art at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, USA.
Francis J. Greenburger Collection (The FJGC), New York City, USA.
The Pérez Art museum Miami (PAMM), Miami, USA.
Martin Nielson Collection, Denmark
Rand Merchant Bank Corporate Collection, Johannesburg, South Africa.
South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Art Collection, Johannesburg, South Africa.
University of South Africa (UNISA) Art Collection, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Joseph Kouli Collection, Paris, France.