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About Jan
Jan van der Merwe: (1977 - 2015).
Awards
1982: New Signatures, SA Association of Arts, Pretoria.
First Prize: Mixed Media (Van Schaik Award).
Merit Prize: painting (Arts Association).
1998: Kempton Park Tembisa Fine Arts Award. Second Prize.
Technikon Pretoria. Honorary colours-International recognition.
1999: Sasol Scifest '99. First Prize: Trip to Paris - Sponsored by the French Embassy and Institution for Research Development, Grahamstown. Competition theme: Art and Technology Newsmaker of the year 1999 at Technikon Pretoria
2000: Kempton Park Tembisa Fine Arts Award. Second Prize winner
Rector's Award 2000 - Technikon Pretoria
2001: Trophy for service from 1989-2001 - Department of Entertainment Technology, Arts Faculty - Technikon Pretoria
Merit Prize - Newsmaker of the year 2001, Technikon Pretoria
2003: Olympic Art Competition, National Winner (Sculpture Category) 2003 (Paid attendance at the senior Delphic Games 2005)
2004: Olympic Sport and Art Contest. International 4th Prize for sculpture category. Diploma of Recognition - additionally, work will be exhibited at the Olympic Museum Lausanne, Switzerland, until June 2004 and then to Athens for display during the Olympic Games in August 2004
2005: Special Delphic Award for outstanding presentation in the discipline of art installation - 7 Sept 2005, 2nd International Delphic Games held in the city of Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Helgaard Steyn Award for outstanding sculpture for the installation: "Showcase" (part of the permanent collection of the Oliewennhuis Art Museum, Bloemfontein), awarded on 17 October 2005 at the University of North West.
Nominations
2000: Jakkals Award - Klein Karoo National Arts Festival (DeKat).
Newsmaker of the Year - Technikon Pretoria.
FNB Vita Awards 2001
Top 10 Aardklop, Potchefstroom, (Spat newsletter)
2002: Klein Karoo National Arts Festival, SASOL-Kanna for Visual Arts
2008: Festival Artist - Aardklop 2003 - Potchefstroom
Semi finalist Sasol Wax 2008
Collections
Tshwane University of Technology
Several Private Collections.
Memorias antimas Marcas Collection
Pretoria Art Museum
UNISA
National Cultural History Museum Pretoria
SASOL
Potchefstroom University
Feniks-Unite, Belgium
SANLAM
ABSA Bank
Harrie Sieresema Collection
Oliewenhuis Museum Bloemfontein
Shamwari Townhouse, Port Elisabeth
University of Johannesburg
Price Range
US$ 40-40
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Exhibitions
Latest Exhibitions (complete CV available on request
2009: Two installations (Guests, 2000 and Unknown, 2004) included in the exhibition entitled Decade (highlights from 10 years of collecting for the Sanlam art collection), University of Johannesburg Art Gallery, 5 March - 23 April). This exhibition traveled the Grahamstown Arts Festival (26 June - 5 July). Curator: Stefan Hundt.
• Semi - finalist, Sasol Wax Art Competition 2008.
• Solo exhibition entitled It's cold Outside - selected installations from 1999 to 2008, iart gallery (Investment Art), Cape Town, opening on 16 July until 31 October 2008.
•Group exhibition: Intervention 13 Sept - 17 Oct 2008, UNISA Art Gallery, Pretoria, curator: Koos van der Watt
2009
•Two installations (Guests, 2000 and Unknown, 2004) included in the exhibition entitled Decade (highlights from 10 years of collecting for the Sanlam art collection): Sanlam Art Gallery , Belville (22 July 2008 - 16 Jan 2009), IArt Gallery, Cape Town (27 Feb - 12 March 2009), Oliewenhuis Museum, Bloemfontein (21 Apr - 28 May 2009), Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Gallery, Port Elisabeth ( 4 June - !9 July 2009), George Museum (date to be confirmed), Durban Art Gallery (9 Nov - 25 January 2010, curator: Stefan Hundt)
•Group Exhibition, IArt Gallery, Cape Town, Joburg Art Fair 2009, Sandton Convention Centre, 2 - 5 April 2009 (installation: Uitverkoping/Sale)
•Group exhibition: Dystopia, UNISA Art Gallery Pretoria (23 May - 30 June 2009), Museum Africa, Johannesburg (8 Oct - 15 Nov 2009), Oliewenhuis Museum, Bloemfontein (10 June - 8 Aug 2010), Jan Colle Galery, Gent België (17 Oct - 21 Nov 2010) curator; Elfriede Dreyer
•Group Exhibition: Woordpoort, University of Pretoria (Sept 2009), curator: Hardus Koekemoer
•Solo exhibition; University of Johannesburg Art Gallery: Ontwortel/Uprooted 11 Nov 2009 - Jan 2010
Education
Master's degree in Technology, Fine Art, with distinction, (Tech
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