Swart, Vernon

Vernon Swart: An artist who lives and works in Stellenbosch, near Cape Town, his unique realist style features evocative nudes and dark, moody landscapes. He exhibits widely throughout South Africa and is included in numerous public and private collections. He has also exhibited in London, New York, Amsterdam, Namibia and The Bahamas.:

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Vernon Swart

Born : 1959 in Stellenbosch, South Africa
1981 B.A. Fine Arts
1982 B.A. Fine Arts (Hons)
1988 M.A. Fine Arts University Of Stellenbosch

Vernon Swart: An artist who lives and works in Stellenbosch, near Cape Town, his unique realist style features evocative nudes and dark, moody landscapes. He exhibits widely throughout South Africa and is included in numerous public and private collections. He has also exhibited in London, New York, Amsterdam, Namibia and The Bahamas.:

Taught painting, drawing and history of art at the Tygerberg Art Centre in Cape Town for three years, and at the P.J. Olivier Art Centre, Stellenbosch, for eight years. Presently living in Stellenbosch and working as full-time Artist.

EXHIBITIONS:

1981 “NEW NAMES” S A ASSOCIATION OF ARTS, CAPE TOWN

1983 “STELLENBOSCH REALISTS” S A ASSOCIATION OF ARTS, CAPE TOWN

1985 EXHIBITION OF MILITARY ART JOHANNESBURG, WINDHOEK,

CAPE TOWN, DURBAN, PORT ELIZABETH

1986 GROUP EXHIBITION: LEEPHY GALLERY, JOHANNESBURG

1987 “ARNISTON” DORP STREET GALLERY, STELLENBOSCH

1988 STELLENBOSCH FESTIVAL EXHIBITION

1988 “ARTISTS BY ARTISTS” S A ASSOCIATION OF ARTS, CAPE TOWN

1989 “NUDE FIGURES” S A ASSOCIATION OF ARTS, CAPE TOWN

1989 NUDE CONTE DRAWINGS, DORP STREET GALLERY, STELLENBOSCH

1989 “CAPE ARTISTS” SPIER GALLERY, STELLENBOSCH

1989 GROUP EXHIBITION, JANE SE KUNSHUIS, PAARL

1989 “BARBETTE’S FEAST” ASHMAN GALLERY, BLOEMFONTEIN

1990 “STELLENBOSCH PERSPECTIVES” DORP STREET GALLERY, STELLENBOSCH

1991/4 GROUP EXHIBITIONS IN STELLENBOSCH AND CAPE TOWN

1995 “S A CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS” P J OLIVIER ART CENTRE

1995 “DRAWINGS AND SCULPTURES” DORP STREET GALLERY, STELLENBOSCH

1995 G A P GROUP EXHIBITION, GRAHAMSTOWN FESTIVAL

1996 GROUP EXHIBITIONS: CAPE TOWN, STELLENBOSCH, FRANSCHHOEK

1997/8 GROUP EXHIBITIONS: CAPE TOWN, STELLENBOSCH, FRANSCHHOEK, JOHANNESBURG, GEORGE, EAST LONDON

1998 “STELLENBOSCH ARTISTS” STELLENBOSCH ART GALLERY

1999 “ALMA MATER EXHIBITION” P J OLIVIER ART CENTRE

1999 “25 STELLENBOSCH ARTISTS” ALTO ESTATE

2000 “GALA EXHIBITION” STELLENBOSCH GALLERY

2000 SOLO EXHIBITION: “MIRAGE” OPEN WINDOW, PRETORIA

2000 OVERBERG EXHIBITION, KAPULA, BREDASDORP

2001 SOLO EXHIBITION: DORP STREET GALLERY, STELLENBOSCH

2002/3 GROUP EXHIBITION: AMSTERDAM

2004 SOLO EXHIBITION: CLOCKWORK APPLE, NEW YORK

2005 SOLO EXHIBITION: PATERNOSTER

2006 GROUP EXHIBITION: “SEVEN DEADLY SINS” RUST EN VREDE GALLERY, DURBANVILLE

2006 ARTWORD EXHIBITION, RUST EN VREDE GALLERY, DURBANVILLE

2007 "MOODS" BORDAEUX STREET GALLERY, FRANSCHOEK

2007 SOLO EXHIBITION: "BEAUTIFUL GHOSTS" GRANDE PROVENCE, FRANSCHOEK