Madelize van der Merwe

Madelize van der Merwe is the Technical Officer in the Printmedia Section, Michaelis School of Fine Art. She has a passion for printmaking and its procedures, specifically because it deals with attention to detail, methodology and precision.

Madelize obtained her B-tech Fine Art Degree from Nelson Mandela University, with distinctions in Printmaking, Painting, Sculpture and Art History. While studying she taught Arts and Culture part-time and travelled after her studies where she taught Creative Development to special needs learners in the UK. In 2009 she started working at Carinus Art Centre where she had a long career as the Printmaking Facilitator. She has run very successful art programmes with vulnerable youth focussing on the transformative role of art: stimulating development, fuelling imagination, nurturing self-esteem and building valuable life skills.

Education

2018: Attended Art workshops, NAF, “Colour Woodblock Printing” with Ian Tainton, " Zen and the Art of the Painted Clay Bowl" with Graeme Germond, "The Art of Etching on Aluminium Plate", by Mimi van Der Merwe

2013: Two month Internship course at Warren Editions, Cape Town

2011 PGCE Visual Art + Design, Rhodes University, Grahamstown

2005: Degree: B-Tech Fine Art Degree, Nelson Mandela University, Distinctions in Printmaking, Painting, Sculpture

2000: Secondary Education: National Senior Certificate, Hudson Park High School,ZA

Artistic Career

2019:

Facilitation of Printmaking Workshop, NAF

Curatorship = Group Exhibition @ National Arts Festival

2018:

Start Printmaking classes for Adults= offer 8 x week course per printing medium

Facilitation of Printmaking Workshop, NAF

Curating Group Exhibition ‘Expressions’ at NAF

Participant in group exhibition ‘Summertide’ @ National Festival gallery

2017:

Facilitation of Printmaking and Creative Expression Workshops at Dakawa Art Centre

Curating Art Exhibition, Longtable, National Arts Festival

2016:

Workshop with Raphael centre youth, “Blue Tree, Green Tree, Your Tree My Tree” exhibition and auction, NAF

2015:

Workshop with youth from Raphael Centre ‘My Town” Exhibition and Auction at NAF

Workshops with youth from Dakawa Art Centre

2014:

Environmental awareness workshop with youth from Raphael Centre. Exhibition during NAF “Finding Beauty” and participation in Festival parade.

Curated an exhibition during NAF @ Longtable ‘Surface Interest’

2013:

Internship for two months at Warren Editions, Cape Town, SA

Group exhibition, Port Elizabeth

Presented an Art Workshop at ARTFACTORY, National Arts Festival, Grahamstown

Started a Creative Workshop Programme at Raphael Centre and curated exhibition of their artwork during National Arts Festival, Grahamstown “Ingaphakati”

Curated an exhibition at Longtable, National Arts Festival, Grahamstown, SA

2012:

Curation of group exhibition at Long Table, Grahamstown Art’s Festival, SA

2011: 

Curated and took part in group Exhibition at the Long Table Restaurant during National Arts Festival, Grahamstown, SA

2010:

Artwork selected for Nelson Mandela Biennale Exhibition, Port Elizabeth

Exhibition during National Arts Festival, called “Echo”, Cube Gallery, Albany Science Musuem, Grahamstown, SA

Attended Colour Colloquium workshop hosted by Rhodes University and took part in group exhibition, “Colour”, Albany History Museum, Grahamstown

Took part in Absa Le ‘Atelier, exhibited at Anne Bryant Gallery in East London, SA

2009:

Participant in exhibition “Loss” at the Albany History Museum, Grahamstown, SA

2006:

Exhibition during Grahamstown Festival, called “Transcend”, SA

2003:

Attended and exhibited at the 4th International Printmaking Conference in Cape Town, South Africa. Took part in” Salted Lines” exhibition which travelled to Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town and Port Elizabeth, SA

2003/4

Printmaking Technician, Buffalo City FET College, South Africa

2001-2005

Took part in various Group Exhibitions at the Grahamstown Festival, Anne Bryant Art Gallery, Vincent Park Art gallery and pop up art exhibitions while still a student

Permanent Collection

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Museum: A3 Etching called “Desolation”

Various artwork in Private collections