2009

VANSA
I presented a workshop on professional artistic development, to young and mid-career artists.
Department of Fine Arts, UFS, Bloemfontein, South Africa.

2007

Up Your Game
This was a workshop presented by VANSA - Free State (of which I had been a committee member at the time) on promoting professional artistic practice. Other guest speakers included Suzette Bell-Roberts from the Bell-Roberts Art Gallery and Publishing house. I also designed the promotional material for the workshop.
Oliewenhuis Art Museum, Bloemfontein, South Africa.

2003

Macromedia Flash
Animation and concurrent programming workshop presented at Planet Pixl School of Advertising and Photography, for professional graphic designers.

2001-2006

Advanced Certificate in Education
Visual Art workshops presented at Qwa-Qwa, Welkom and Bloemfontein, to teachers enrolled in the ACE course at the University of the Free State.

1999

Figure drawing
Presented at the UFS to members of the public as part of an initiative by the curator of the Johannes Stegmann Art Gallery.
Department of Fine Arts, UFS, Bloemfontein, South Africa.

2008

Interactive digital art
Practical interactivity for visual artists, using Max/ MSP/Jitter, presented by Tegan Bristow from the Digital Arts Department, Wits School of Arts, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
Department of Fine Arts, UFS, Bloemfontein, South Africa.

2006

Arc welding
Professional development for students and lecturers from the Department of Fine Arts, UFS.
Department of Fine Arts, UFS, Bloemfontein, South Africa.

2004

Old Masters' Techniques
Making paint and manufacturing mediums presented by Lambert Kriedemann.
Studio of Lambert Kriedemann, Cape Town, South Africa.

2001

Unit Standards Writing
Presented by the UFS, Bloemfontein, South Africa for professional educational development.
Motheo FET College, Bloemfontein, South Africa.

1998

Land Art
Presented by Strijdom v/d Merwe, renowned South African land artist, on location at Philipstown, South Africa.

1997

Woodblock printmaking
Presented by Phillippa Hobbs, renowned South African printmaking artist.
Department of Fine Arts, UFS, Bloemfontein, South Africa.

Paper sculpture
Presented by Peter Schutz, renowned South African Sculptor and lecturer from the Fine Arts Department, Wits School of Arts, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
Department of Fine Arts, UFS, Bloemfontein, South Africa.

1996

Traditional grass weaving
Presented by traditional grass weavers at the Basotho Cultural Village, Qwa-Qwa.

2018-2022 Teaching and learning committee, Humanities, UFS.

2018-2022 Faculty Committee, Humanities, UFS.

2001-2023 Faculty Board, Humanities, UFS.

2018-2023 Quality Control Committee, Humanities, UFS.

2001-2023 Marketing Committee, Humanities, UFS.

2001-2023 Web Managers, UFS.

2010-2021 Johannes Stegmann Art Gallery management committee.

2006-2007 VANSA Free State.

2000-2002 SANAVA Free State.

1997-1998 Chairperson, Student Committee, Department of Fine Arts, UFS.

1995-1997 Student representative, HappenArt committee, sub-committee of the Programme for the Arts Committee, UFS.

2001-2023 (as a staff member)

Student exhibitions, Dept. Fine Arts, UFS, Johannes Stegmann Art Gallery.

2003-2004

Curator, exhibition of student work, Planet Pixl School of Advertising and Photography, Reservoir, Oliewenhuis Art Museum

2001

Curator, exhibition of student work, Bloemfontein (Motheo) College, Boet Troskie Centre, Technikon Free State

1998

Museum project. Curating exhibition as part of the final year (BA FA) History of Art course, Johannes Stegmann Art Gallery

1995-1998 (as a student)

Student exhibitions, Dept. Fine Arts, UFS, Johannes Stegmann Art Gallery

2019

Lyrene Kuhn-Botma. Sites, Games and Melancholy Objects , MAFA exhibition, Johannes Stegman Art Gallery, Bloemfontein, South Africa.

2006

Louisa Mellet-Pretorius. MAFA exhibition, Oliewenhuis Art Museum, Bloemfontein, South Africa.

2005

Fractal Young Artists Exhibition. Oliewenhuis Art Museum, Bloemfontein, South Africa.

2004-2005

Planet Pixl School of Advertising and Photography exhibitions. Oliewenhuis Art Museum and CUT Art Gallery, Bloemfontein, South Africa.

2001

Motheo FET student exhibition. Motheo College, Bloemfontein, South Africa.

1999

Kimberley Art Centre exhibition. William Humphreys Art Museum, Kimberley, South Africa.

Various

BAFA student exhibitions. Johannes Stegman Art Gallery and UFS Centenary Gallery, Bloemfontein, South Africa.

2001-2023

Lecturer (appointed as full lecturer in 2001, although not full-time initially)

Department of Fine Arts, UFS.

- assist with post-graduate supervision

- B.Ed. Hons modules (art)

- AAM609 arts administration and management

- XBDK4808 fine arts

- XBKE4808 fine arts research

- XBDK3708 fine arts

- XTKN3708 drawing

- XGD309 communication design strand of printmaking

- XBHK2505 sculpture

- XGFK2505 printmaking

- XSKN2505 painting and installation

- XTKN2505 drawing and new media

- XGK205 communication design strand of printmaking

- XBHK1505 sculpture

- XGFK1505 printmaking

- XSKN1505 painting and installation

- XTKN1505 drawing and new media

- XGK105 communication design strand of printmaking

- Advanced Certificate in Education (ACE) modules

2018-2021

Programme Director (tasked with all matters related to the academic programme in the department)

Department of Fine Arts, UFS

2002-2004, 2007, 2009-2010

Lecturer

Planet Pixl School of Advertising &Photography, Bloemfontein, South Africa.

- First and second year communication design (graphic, multi-media and web design)

- First and second year computer applications (programs) instruction

- First and second year drawing and illustration for design

2001

Lecturer

Motheo FET College, Bloemfontein, South Africa.

- N4 drawing and printmaking

- N3 drawing and printmaking

- N2 drawing and printmaking

1999

Art educator

Kimberley Art Centre, Kimberley, South Africa.

- painting and history of art, grades 11 and 12

- printmaking, grade 10

- art as school subject, grades 8 and 9

- art classes, grades R and 1

2000-

Numerous Graphic Design/Communication Design projects on a freelance basis. These projects include Website Design for Afriway Safaris, Arts Programme of the UFS and the Learning &Knowledge project of the Department of Arts and Culture. All of these websites were created using HTML and PHP. Other projects include Corporate ID Design for Childline Free State, Radio Rosestad etc., Brochure and Catalogue Design for numerous art exhibitions, Multi-media presentations for OFM radio station etc. and various other Communication Design projects such as advertisements, flyers and banners.

1997

Librarian. Music Library, UFS.

1996

Gallery assistant. Johannes Stegman Art Gallery.

1995

Student assistant. Department of Fine Arts, UFS.

Art forms, Concepts, Art Theory, Visual Culture, Landscape, Trauma

Digital Art, Animation, Video Art, Net Art, Film, interactive Art, Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Photography, Bookbinding, Sculptural Installation

I generally create artworks categorized as 'landscape' art. Since my undergraduate studies, these landscapes have taken on myriad forms and subsequently cover a vast range of media, from traditional drawing, painting, printmaking, and sculpture to advanced computer-manipulated compositions. These include works on paper and canvas, graphic art prints, artist books and book-objects, photographs, computer-manipulated drawings, animations, video, digital-interactive, and internet artworks.

Through a visual language developed in relation to various aspects of landscape—particularly human land processes such as land acquisition, reclamation, dissemination, and assimilation juxtaposed with natural processes—I critically explore themes relating to national, social, and personal ideologies, alongside trauma.

My affinity for landscape art began as an art student and has continued ever since, although my passion for the natural environment has likely always been present. The subject matter of my artworks predominantly features the Free State landscape.

South African history is marked by traces left on the physical and cultural landscapes through the processes of land division and reclamation. Families, groups, and cultures have been unnaturally divided and segregated due to various political, religious, and nationalist ideologies. Superficially, my work might be read as an attempt to highlight these processes. However, I am more concerned with unearthing cultural history—peeling back layers of ideology to uncover the "truth" and addressing the related trauma.

In recent years, my focus has shifted towards a more personal investigation of my own history, particularly a history of trauma. I am exploring the intersection of trauma and art, investigating to what extent artworks can mediate trauma. As part of this research, I have undergone extensive psychoanalysis and therapy, and have also walked solo through the Negev and Judaean deserts in Israel as a means of connecting my interests in landscape with the concept of trauma.

While the interpretation of the term "drawing" in visual art is often open-ended and generalized, I will—for clarification—refer to my work as drawings. Drawing as an art form offers myriad creative possibilities: various mediums can be explored, and modes of expression are not limited. It can simultaneously manifest as both 'traditional' and 'contemporary.'

My drawings cover a wide spectrum of media. These include, among others, charcoal, ink, paint, and sand, as well as computer-generated drawings that take the form of large-format prints (either pigment or photographic), animations, interactive art, and net-art. Many of the computer-generated drawings contain traces—wholly or partially—of scanned physical drawings and/or monotypes. I often incorporate photographic material as part of these computer-generated drawings, either as a starting point or as a principal visual element.

After completing high school in 1992, he enlisted for military service and became a Gunner in the South African Defence Force and SANDF, attached to 1 Parachute Battalion and 4 Artillery Regiment ; and a unit member of the SA Army RDF, tasked with peace-keeping operations during the transition to democracy in South Africa. He had been assigned duty by both the South African Army Artillery and Infantry Formations and took orders from the Witwatersrand, Orange Free State and North Western Commands as well as the Lohatla Army Battle School. Administratively, he is assigned to the SA Army HQ. He received the Unitas Medal in 1994.