BIOGRAPHY
CORLIE DE KOCK
(b. 1977, Stellenbosch)
Corlie de Kock obtained a BA degree in Fine Arts and Philosophy as well as a Master’s degree in Visual Arts from the University of Stellenbosch. De Kock continued her education in Hamburg, Germany, where she studied for two years under the guidance of Prof. Werner Buttner, a leading German New Expressionist. She has worked extensively as an art educator as well as a curator. Her work focuses on art as a visual language- a form of communication. The process and action of creating art plays an integral part in the meaning of her works. She is currently interested in visual images as narratives as well as the impact of the psychological state of the viewer in the interpretation of art works. The inner child and the psychological concept of the becoming child is an important theme in her work as well as space and landscape- interpreted as cultural rather than natural phenomena.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2020
Chiaroscuro, Everard Read, Franschhoek
Knoop, curated by Louis Janse van Vuuren, Woordfees, GUS Gallery, Stellenbosch
2018
The Blushful Hippocrene, Knysna Fine Art, Knysna
The Grand, Rust en Vrede Galery, Durbanville
Kennis, Woordfees curated by Alex Hamilton, Stellenbosch
2017
20th Birthday Celebration, Knysna Fine Art, Knysna
Sanlam Portrait Award, Top 4, Rust-en-Vrede Gallery, Durbanville.
Art for Art Sake, curated by Aidon Westcott at The Gallery at Grande Provence, Franschhoek.
Bosch in Afrika, curated by Sandra Hanekom, Woordfees 2017, Stellenbosch
Genre, curated by Aidon Westcott at Moór gallery, Franschhoek
2016
Women, The Gallery at Grande Provence, Franschhoek.
Playground, curated by Aidon Westcott at Moór gallery, Franschhoek
Plek Plek- Here and There, Festival exhibition for Woordfees 2016, Stellenbosch.
2015
Divas, Daaglikse Dosis, Aardklop National Arts Festival, curated by Alex Hamilton, Potchefstroom.
Signature, curated by Corlie de Kock at The Gallery at Grande Provence, Franschhoek.
Insestral Migration, Rossouw Modern, Hermanus, curated by Aidon Westcott
DIE BURGER 100 JAAR, Suid-Oosterfees,Cape Town – Curated by Sandra Hanekom
Bring your Identity, Read Contemporary, Knysna Fine Arts, Knysna.
Alfabeter, Woordfees, Stellenbosch, curator Alex Hamilton
Frida Kahlo Mashup, Alex Hamilton Studio, Woodstock, Cape Town
2014
MEGA MASH UP, Alex Hamilton Studio, Woodstock, Cape Town
RESTANTE curated by Theo Kleynhans, AARDKLOP National Arts Festival, Potchefstroom.
2013
MASH-UP, Alex Hamilton Studio, Cape Town
PROTOTYPE, D-Street Gallery, Stellenbosch
Morality Monkey, D-Street Gallery, Stellenbosch
Panorama, D-Street Gallery, Stellenbosch
Miniatures, Rust-en-Vrede Gallery, Durbanville
Monochrome, Art B, Bellville
Velvet, curated by Christiaan Diedericks, Klein Karoo National Arts Festival, Oudtshoorn
Summer Sale, Rust-en-Vrede Gallery, Durbanville.
Intersections, Strydom Gallery, George
New Beginnings, Bellville Art Society, Bellville
Pentimenti, Sasol Art Museum, WOORDFEES, Stellenbosch
Hemels, Libertas Gallery, WOORDFEES, Stellenbosch
2012
Summer Show, Strydom Gallery, George
Alter Ego, Rust-en-Vrede Gallery, Durbanville
Flesh, The Art Business, Piketberg
Life, Rust-en-Vrede Gallery, Durbanville
VULEKA Art Competition, ART B, Bellville (Finalist and Special Commendation award)
Woordvrou, Libertas Gallery, Stellenbosch
Die Taal van Teken, Klein Karoo National Arts Festival, Oudtshoorn (Curator and participating artist)
ME, MYSELF AND I, The Art Business, Piketberg
2011
Self Portrait, Rust-en-Vrede Gallery, Durbanville
Ingrid Jonker saam met Cris Chameleon, Rust-en-Vrede Gallery, Durbanville (Curator)
Dinnertime, Rust-en-Vrede Gallery, Durbanville
The Duality of Memory and Forgetting, AVA (Association for Visual Arts), Cape Town
DIE TWEEDELIGHEID VAN ONTHOU EN VERGEET, The Art Business, Piketberg
Interior & Extrerior, The Art Business, Piketberg
2010
A Slice of Life, Liebrecht Gallery, Somerset-West
A CULTURAL BRIDGE, INDIA AND SOUTH AFRICA, Centre for Exposition of World Arts and Culture & Association for Visual Arts Pretoria, Pretoria & India
WEERKAATSING, Rust-en-Vrede Gallery, Durbanville (solo exhibition)
2009
Reflections, Cultivaria Festival: Off the Wall Contemporary Art Gallery, Paarl
The Postcard Exhibition, Off the Wall Contemporary Art Gallery, Paarl
2008
Helderberg Wine Festival, Eikendal Wine Estate, Stellenbosch (Curator)
LOVE STORY, I-Art Gallery, Cape Town
2007
TEKEN X 3, Rust-en-Vrede Gallery, Durbanville
On paper, Off the Wall Contemporary Art Gallery, Paarl
Wine Made Art, Tokara, Stellenbosch
SELECTOR’S CHOICE (Artists and works selected by the AVA board)
David’s Choice- Art on the Karoo, Karoo Arthouse Gallery, Pretoria
WEERSPEEL, Art B, Bellville
David’s Choice, Klein Karoo National Arts Festival, Oudtshoorn
FRAGMENTE, Solo Exhibition, Rust-en-Vrede Gallery, Durbanville
2006
Word Art, Rust-en-Vrede Gallery, Durbanville
Die Opwindendste Tekententoonstelling Ooit, Klein Karoo National Arts Festival, Oudtshoorn
2003
Group Show, Ironic Art Jewellery Gallery, Cape Town
Student Exhibition, Hochschule der Bildenden Künste, Hamburg, Germany
2000
Emergency, Brendon-Bell-Roberts Gallery, Cape Town
1997
The District Six Public Art Project, District Six, Cape Town
BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS
Spies, Lina 2016 Sulamiet. Cape Town: Naledi.
De Villiers, A. 2011. Ek haat en ek het lief. Die gedigte van Catullus in Afrikaans vertaal.
Stellenbosch: SunMedia. (Book cover)
Grobbelaar, C, 2008. Dog Sense: Behaviour and Training. (Guide for dog training; private publication) (Illustrations)
Spies, L. 1999. Sy Sien Webbe Roer: ’n Keuse uit die werk van Afrikaanse digteresse. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau. (Book cover)
Rode, L. and Bodenstein, H. 1996. Another Kind of One Nation: Young South African Writing. Cape Town: Kwela Books. (Drawing published)
Spies, L. 1995. Die Merkwaardige Verwantskap tussen Elizabeth Eybers en Emily Dickenson. Cape Town: Quellerie.
PUBLICATIONS
Freelance writer: NOIR/BLACK – Bastille Day exhibition in Franschhoek. 17 July 2014. (LITNET)
Freelance writer: Interview with Lucinda Mudge – 25 April 2014 (LITNET)
Freelance writer of art reviews and articles (DIE BURGER 30 May 2012: Klankbeeld – uitstalling deur Clare Menck)
Freelance writer for DIE MATIE (Student Newspaper, Stellenbosch University) (1996)
