Curriculum Vitae

             Born 1957,former Western-Transvaal

Profile

Philip Badenhorst is well known for his rich impasto, colourful and expressionistic oil paintings. He uses human figures, surrounded by flowers, foliage, bouquets, dark forests and water. Although the artist’s work is not devoid of social realities, the viewer enters his inner-world with the leitmotif being the artist’s own history, his own fears and life. The viewer is seduced by the surface of the paintings and discovers layers of content beyond the more obvious qualities, for example the disarming sense of vulnerability that creates an almost uneasy sense of voyeurism. Badenhorst’s works can be viewed  at his own studio in Pretoria.

Experience

Lecturer, Department of Fine Arts, Potchefstroom; 1985 - 1993

Appointed as lecturer in Painting at the University the year after completion of studies at the university.

Acting Head of Department, Department of Fine Arts, Potchefstroom; 1992-1993

Senior Lecturer, Department of Fine Arts, Pretoria; 1994 - to 2007

Accepted a position as Senior Lecturer that was offered to him by the University of Pretoria

Resigned 2007 - full-time artist to date

Education

University Potchefstroom: University for Christian Higher Education, Potchefstroom.

Degrees received1984:  BA (Fine Arts) majoring in painting and graphic design

1990: MA (Fine Arts) with distinction

Solo Exhibitions

1983-2011:  38 Solo exhibitions

1983:      Iris Street, Potchefstroom,

         Nedbank, Potchefstroom

1984:       Potchefstroom Museum

1985:       Department of History of Art, PU for CHE Potchefstroom

1986:      Water colours exhibition “Tribute to Battiss”, PU for CHE

1987:       MA(FA) exhibition, PU for CHE, South African Arts Association (NTvl), Pretoria

         Hout Bay Gallery, Cape Town

         Department of History of Art, PU for CHE

1989:      SAAA (NTvl), Pretoria

         Karen McKerron Gallery, Bryanston, Johannesburg

         Potchefstroom Museum

1990:      NSA Gallery, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal

         Karen McKerron Gallery, Bryanston, Johannesburg

         SAAA (NTvl), Pretoria

1991:      Studio exhibition, Ben Pienaar Street, Potchefstroom

         Johannes Stegmann Gallery, Bloemfontein

1992:      SAAA (Western Cape), Cape Town

         Art Gallery, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch

1993:      Karen McKerron Gallery, Bryanston, Johannesburg

         Studio exhibition, Ben Pienaar Street, Potchefstroom

1994:      Quid Novi Gallery, Heidelberg, Germany, Guild Gallery, Pretoria

1995:      Karen McKerron Gallery, Bryanston, Johannesburg

1996:      Karen McKerron Gallery, Bryanston, Johannesburg

1998:      “Addicted to painting”, Open Window, Contemporary Art Gallery, Pretoria

1999:      Association of Visual Arts, Metropolitan Gallery, Cape Town

         Aardklopfees, Potchefstroom Museum

2000: “Repainting 99”, Open Window Art Academy Art, Gallery, Pretoria

2001:       Kahn Gallery, Naples, Floria, V.S.A

2003:       Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg

         2005: “The Missing Year” Fried Contemporary Gallery, Pretoria 

         2006:”an-other beginning”,South African Association of Ars, Pretoria

          2007:”A cicle had closed;another had opened again”Absa Gallery, Johannesburg                                 

          2010:”My Shadow and I” Absa-Gallery, Johannesburg

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

         1981-1984:  Participated in student art exhibitions,

                  Department of Fine Arts, PU for CHE,Potcefsroom

         1982:           National Fine Arts Student Exhibition,Gertrude Posel Gallery  University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

         1984:           SASOL New Signatures exhibition, SAAA (NTvl), Pretoria

         1985:           Impressions ’85 exhibition, Johannesburg Art Gallery

         1986:           Grahamstown Art Festival exhibition

                  Lecturers’ exhibition, SAAA Klerksdorp

         1987:           Beuster-Skolimowski Gallery, Pretoria

                  Corona del Mar Young Artists’ Award, Uvongo, KwaZulu-Natal

                  Potchefstroom artists, Potchefstroom

                   Works on paper, Etienne Rousseau Theatre, Sasolburg

                   Retrospective Students’ exhibition, Total Gallery, Johannesburg

                   Cadres d’Esprit, Cape Town

         1988:           Lecturers’ exhibition, Annandale Gallery, SAAA, Lichtenburg

                   Volkskas Atelier exhibition, SAAA (NTvl), Pretoria

                   Atelier exhibition, Baxter Gallery, Cape Town

                   Göhrde Galerie, Gienou, Germany

                   “Focus on Humans”, Human Science Research, Council, Pretoria

         1989:           Gallery 88, Sasolburg

                   Lecturers’ exhibition, SAAA Klerkdorp

                   Volkskas Atelier exhibition, SAAA, Pretoria

                   Lavrington Hall, Cape Town

                   Strydom Gallery, George, Cape

         1990:           Volkskas Atelier exhibition, SAAA, Pretoria

                   Atelier exhibition, Everard Read Gallery, Rosebank, Johannesburg

                   Gallery 88, Sasolburg

                   Strydom Gallery, George, Cape

                   SAAA (NTvl), Thaba Monaté, Gauteng

       SAAA (NTvl), Harward Art Works, Pretoria

         1991:           Cape Town Triennial, Rembrandt Group

                   Strydom Gallery, George, Cape

                   Lecturers’ exhibition, Gallery 88, Sasolburg

        1992:   Alliance Francaise, Durban

                   Strydom Gallery, George, Cape

        1993:            Momentum Art Competition, Pretoria Art Gallery

                   Strydom Gallery, George, Cape

                   Guild Gallery exhibition, Chile

        1994:  “Trees and Angels”, SAAA (NTvl), Pretoria

                   ABSA Bank Gallery, ABSA Towers, Johannesburg

                   Guild Gallery exhibition, Philadelphia, USA

                   Strydom Gallery, George, Cape

                   Lecturers’ exhibition, Campus Gallery,

                   Dept of Visual Arts and History of Art, University of Pretoria

                   Lecturers’ exhibition, Elizabeth Gordon Gallery, Durban

       1995:    Artists from the Greater Pretoria Region, ABSA Gallery, Johannesburg

                   “Contemporary Views”, Gallery 88, Sasolburg

                   Trust Bank Pavarotti evening, Johannesburg Civic Theatre, Braamfontein

                   Strydom Gallery, George, Cape

                   Pretoria Artists, Unisa Gallery, Pretoria

                   Fine Arts competition, Municipal Art Gallery, Kempton Park

                   Stellenbosch Art Gallery, Van Reineveld Plaza, Stellenbosch

       1996:  Gala opening, Open Window Art Academy, Pretoria

                   Lecturers’ exhibition, Campus Gallery, University of Pretoria

                   Collaborative exhibition with André Naudé, Campus Gallery, University of Pretoria

                   “World Environment Exhibition”, SAAA (NTvl) Pretoria Art Museum

                   Guild Gallery, Germany

                   NSA Gallery, Durban

         1997:  Open Window Contemporary Art Gallery, Pretoria

                   “A Little Big Thing”, Thompson Gallery, Johannesburg

                   “Pretoria Artists”, Tina Skukan Gallery, Pretoria

                   Gallery 88, Sasolburg

                   Strydom Gallery, George, Cape

                   Gala Summer exhibition, Stellenbosch Art Gallery, Stellenbosch

                   “Landscape Art”, ABSA Group Gallery, Johannesburg

                   Millenium Gallery, Pretoria

         1998: “ ABSOLUT Secret 3”, Metropolitan Gallery, Cape Town

                   Strydom Gallery, George, Cape

                   Stellenbosch Art Gallery, Stellenbosch

                   Gallery 88, Sasolburg

                   “The Spirit and Images of Africa”, Association of Arts, Pretoria

                   “Buttons”, Civic Gallery, Johannesburg

                   New works, Tina Skukan Gallery, Pretoria

                   “Landscape: Unity and Diversity”, KKNK, Oudtshoorn, Cape

         1999:          State Theatre Gallery, Pretoria

                   FNB Vitá Awards/Winsor & Newton,

                   Sandton Civic Gallery, Johannesburg

                   Equus Art Gallery, Hatfield, Pretoria

                   “Leonardo Posted”, Association of Arts, Pretoria

                   “Art Alive 99”, Ruddell Theatre, WHPS, Pretoria

                   Strydom Gallery, George, Cape

         2000: “Pretoria Select”,Old Arts Building,University of Pretoria

                “ Contemporary South African Painters”, Galway-Parkviev Gallery, Johannesburg

                   Spring exhibition, Tina Skukan Gallery, Pretoria

                   “Pretoria Select”, Oliewenhuis Gallery, Bloemfontein

                   South African Art, Strydom Gallery, George

         2001:  “Equise”, Association of Arts, Pretoria

                   “Equise”, Dorp Street Gallery, Stellenbosch

                   “Unframed”, Tina Skukan Gallery, Pretoria

                   Lecturer exhibition, Old Arts Gallery, University of Pretoria

                        “Cats Exhibition”,Art ScapeTheater,Cape Town

         2002:  "Fine South African Art", Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg

                   "Inside Out", Carol Lee, Upstairs @ Bamboo, Johannesburg

         2005:  "Art from two Metropolis", opening exhibition:  Fried Contemporary Art

                   Gallery,Pretoria

                   "Badenhorst / Vermeulen / Roos", Tina Skukan Gallery, Pretoria

         2006:  "Celebrating Rembrandt" Association of Arts, Pretoria

                   "Physical self'", Gallery 88, Sasolburg

                   Strydom Gallery, George

                   “Art Alive 2006”, Waterkloof Prep School, Brooklyn, Pretoria

                   “Aardklop”, Snowflake Gallery, Potchefstroom

         2007:  ”4x4”North West UniversityArt galley, Potchefstroom

         2008:  “Collection10” contemporary artists,SMAC art gallery, Stellenbosch                                   

                      Exhibition with Rina Stutzer,Grande Provance ,Franchoek                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

                      Cansa –Exhibition, Pretoria Art Museum,Pretoria

   2010: “.20.06.2010.” with Francois Jonker ,Lizl Roos,Gustav Vermeulen, F Visser.Association of      Arts. Pretoria                                                                         

                  Group exhibition, OudeLibertas Gallery, Stellenbosch

AWARDS

         1983:         Winner, painting division, Kuesta National Arts Festival, Potchefstroom

         1983/1984: Gregoire Boonzaaier Painting Bursary, PU for CHE

         1984:       Second Prize (Painting) SASOL New Signatures exhibition, SAAA (NTvl), Pretoria

         1985:       Merit Award, “Impressions ‘85”, Johannesburg Art Gallery

         1986:       Human Science Research Council Award for MA (FA) degree

         1990:       Foundation for the Creative Arts Award for research at the Cité Internationale

                  des Artes, Paris, France (1991)

COLLECTIONS

National Art Gallery, Cape Town

Johannesburg Art Gallery

Pretoria Art Museum

Durban Art Gallery

University of Stellenbosch

University of Pretoria

Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education

SASOL

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

         Human Science Research Council (HSRC)

SA Reserve Bank

Volkskas Bank

ABSA Bank   

Standard Bank

South African Broadcasting Corporation

SA Art Collection, Klerksdorp

Municipal Art Collection, Potchefstroom

Municipal Art Collection, Edenvale (Commission)

Department of National Education

BMW South Africa

Rand Aksep Bank

Technikon Pretoria

Telkom South Africa

Department of Visual Arts, University of Pretoria

Works represented in private collections in America, Germany, Greece, France and

Italy

COMMISSIONS

1987:       10 Artillery Brigade, Potchefstroom

1990:      North West Command, SANDF, Potchefstroom

1993:      Municipal commission, Edenvale

1999:      ABSA, North Towers, Johannesburg

TELEVISION INTERVIEWS/DOCUMENTARIES

1992:      Radio interview, Radio Port Natal

1993:      Interview: Collage, SABS TV1

1995:      Interview: Collage, SABC TV1

           Documentary: “Blazé”, SABC NNTV

2000:       Documentary: Kunskafee, KykNet

CHARITY AUCTIONS (By invitation)

1990:   Harvard 50, Air Force Museum Fund

       SAAA (NTvl), Pretoria

1991:   Child Welfare, Potchefstroom

1995:   Trust Bank Pavarotti evening, Civic Theater, Braamfontein,Johannesburg                                                                                                   2006:  University of Pretoria Alumni Busary Fund. Stephan Welz&Co.in association with Sotheby’s,      Johannesburg                                                                  

2009: UP Alumni Bursary Fund. Straus& kie, Johannesburg                                                                    2011: UP Alumni Bursary Fund. Straus& Kie, Johannesburg