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PERSONAL PARTICULARS;

NAME; KARIN SAKS

(B.A.F.A - U.C.T. majoring in painting and photography – ask for certificate)

 

EXHIBITIONS;

 

 1986-2000:   Sold various paintings on a private commission basis and through a number of galleries.

1987-1989:    Exhibited and sold paintings through Hetsie Geldenhuys, sole agent of The Little Waterfront Gallery, Hermanus.

1988: Participated in group exhibition at Sand du Plessis, Opera House, Bloemfontein.

1993: Participated in 3 group exhibitions at The Artist's Co-operative, Midrand.

1998: One person exhibition at Jargonelle's , Johannesburg.

1999: Group exhibition at Em's Cafe, Pretoria.

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Above: Me working on a painting about Extinction and our symbiotic relationship with nature:

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2001; Exhibited with a group of wild life artists in Groot Constantia Cape Town.

2001- Exhibition of paintings at Madiba’s Tide in Knysna.

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Below: A blurb about The Waterfront Gallery with manager Hetsie Geldenhuis and one of my paintings published in Art, Design and Architecture (ADA).

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OTHER;

1980-1981 ; Layout artist , Art Department , Pretoria News (and in 1985, Maister Directories). This included designing and layout of adverts, liasing with reproduction houses and typesetters and using the bromide camera.

.1991. Commissioned by Tusk to design record covers.

1992; Illustrator for South newspaper in Cape Town

1993- 98; Worked for Art Africa and Rica Designs - designing  and executing hand painted African Batik fabrics.

-         Executed twenty paintings for “Golden Lost Souls” – a project with Gareth Patterson about his work with lion rehabilitation.

-         Sold and created decoupage products (clocks, furniture, suitcases etc.) at various Johannesburg Flea markets.

- Hand- painted 2000 waist coats on commission.

-         2000 on; created and distributed hand painted t-shirts in Knysna and Plettenberg Bay. Trained women at Simunye Centre, Kranshoek to paint them.

-         Designing of music album covers: “Information” Cover- (booklet, inlay, cover, cd label)

 

 

Album Cover: Acrylic paint on canvas. See details of music here: https://itunes.apple.com/za/album/songs-in-the-key-of-africa/id694855192

 

Acrylic painting on canvas for music album. Art and the Dollar by the band Wired to the Floor. Their site is as follows:  http://gavinminter.co.za/wired.htmlOTHER;