Second Skin No.5

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Hennie Meyer
Medium:
Black Earthenware and Light Purple Glaze, 2019
Dimensions:
16cm x 38cm x 32cm
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ABOUT HENNIE MEYER
Hennie Meyer is a ceramic artist who uses the concept of repetition to cross over into the realm of installation. He makes use of multiples to create larger pieces. Conceptually he is interested in the diverse roles played by individuals in groups.
“Clay is a passion and obsession. Working with clay allows me to think. Observing a group of jugs in my studio sparked my first large scale installations in 2008. An invitation to make a number of extensive ceramic works for Qunci Villas, a boutique hotel in Lombok, Indonesia took these ideas further.”
-Hennie Meyer
The concept of repetition and variation are central to the successful Ukusela eKapa project that formed part of Cape Town as the 2014 World Design Capital. Hennie studied ceramics in Australia and South Africa. He exhibits extensively, both locally and overseas. His work has been included in numerous permanent collections and international publications. Hennie and Heleen and their two sons live in Durbanville, Cape Town.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019 ‘THE TWELFTH LANGUAGE’, EBONY/CURATED, BORDEAUX HOUSE, FRANSCHHOEK, SOUTH AFRICA
2019 ‘X’, US WOORDFEES, STELLENBOSCH, SOUTH AFRICA
2017 ‘FULL CIRCLE’ EBONY/CURATED, FRANSCHHOEK, SOUTH AFRICA
2017 ‘AFTER THE PARTY’, RUST EN VREDE GALLERY, DURBANVILLE, SOUTH AFRICA
2015 ‘SOLAR’, TIM ANDREWS GALLERY, DEVON, UNITED KINGDOM
2014 ‘DIE GRAS IS ALTYD GROENER …’, ABSA KLEIN KAROO NASIONALE, SOUTH AFRICA
2012 ‘QUINCI INSPIRED’, RUST EN VREDE GALLERY, DURBANVILLE, SOUTH AFRICA
2010 ‘FORM AND DESIGN’, SHANGHAI, CHINA
2008 ‘VEELVOUD’, ABSA KLEIN KAROO NASIONALE KUNSTEFEES, OUDTSHOORN, SOUTH AFRICA
2008 ‘STRIPPED’, ART.B GALLERY, BELLVILLE, SOUTH AFRICA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019 SELECTED PARTICIPANT IN THE 2019 KOREAN INTERNATIONAL CERAMIC BIENNALE, KOREA
2017 EXHIBITOR AT THREE WOORDFEES (UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH)
2017 EXHIBITIONS INCLUDING: ‘BOSCH IN AFRICA’, SOUTH AFRICA
2016 COROBRIK CERAMIC BIENNALE, DURBANVILLE, SOUTH AFRICA
2016 ‘HUISGENOOT 100’, CURATED BY SANDRA HANEKOM FOR KKNK, OUDTSHOORN, KUNSTEFEES, OUDTSHOORN, SOUTH AFRICA
2013 ‘WORLDLY GOODS’, MAJLIS GALLERY, DUBAI
2010 CERAMIC CONVERSATIONS.- EXHIBITION WITH CLEMENTINA VAN DER WALT AT UCT IRMA STERN MUSEUM, STELLEBOSCH, SOUTH AFRICA
2008 1ST SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL MODERN POT ART BIENNALE EXHIBITION, CHINA
2005-2010 EXHIBITOR AT CERAMIC ART LONDON, ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
HIGHLIGHTS
2018 CURATOR OF COROBRIK NATIONAL CERAMIC BIENNALE, RUST EN VREDE GALLERY, DURBANVILLE, SOUTH AFRICA
2017 INVITED ARTIST IN RESIDENCE AT KHOLIA17, CERAMIC SYMPOSIUM IN ESTONIA
2016 COROBRIK ACQUISITION AND HIGHLY COMMENDED AWARD NOMINATED FOR A WOORDFEES 2016 WOORDTROFEE FOR CURATING THE CERAMIC EXHIBITION: GEBAK
2016 CAPE TOWN WORLD DESIGN CAPITAL PROJECT, UKUSELA EKAPA
2011 COMMISSION OF OUTDOOR CERAMIC ARTWORK IN LOMBOK, INDONESIA
2009 WORK SELECTED FOR 5TH WORLD CERAMIC BIENNALE, KOREA
2005 HONOURABLE MENTION AT THE THIRD WORLD CERAMIC BIENNALE IN KOREA
2004 WINNER OF MERIT AWARD AT THE CERAMICS SOUTHERN AFRICA NATIONAL EXHIBITION, PRETORIA
2003 WINNER OF MERIT AWARD AT THE ALTECH CERAMICS TRIENNIAL CAPE TOWN
2002 WORK SELECTED FOR PUBLICATION IN TWO CERAMIC BOOKS INTENDED FOR INTERNATIONAL RELEASE BY LARK BOOKS
2001 WINNER OF A MERIT AWARD AT THE APSA NATIONAL EXHIBITION
2000 SELECTION JUDGE FOR ALTEC INTERNATIONAL CERAMIC BIENNALE
2000 WORK SELECTED FOR THE FNB VITA NOW CRAFT AWARDS
2000 RECEIVED THE CPS STERLING AWARD FOR THE BEST ENTRY AT THE APSA WESTERN CAPE REGIONAL CERAMIC EXHIBITION
1999 WINNER OF A MERIT AWARD AT THE APSA NATIONAL EXHIBITION
1999 WORK PURCHASED FOR THE COROBRIK CERAMIC COLLECTION
1998 SELECTED EXHIBITOR AT THE ALTEC INTERNATIONAL CERAMIC BIENNALE, SANDTON CIVIC GALLERY
1998 WORK PURCHASED FOR THE COROBRIK CERAMIC COLLECTION
1998 SELECTED EXHIBITOR AT THE FNB VITA NOW CRAFT AWARDS
1997 FINALIST IN THE VOLKSKAS ATELIER COMPETITION.
1997 SELECTOR AND JUDGE AT THE APSA WESTERN CAPE REGIONAL CERAMIC EXHIBITION
1996 SELECTED EXHIBITOR AT THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK CERAMIC BIENNALE
1996 RECEIVED THE CONTEMPORARY DESIGN AWARD AT THE APSA WESTERN CAPE CERAMIC EXHIBITION
1995 RECEIVED A HIGHLY COMMENDED AWARD FOR SCULPTURE AT THE APSA WESTERN CAPE CERAMIC EXHIBITION
1995 WORK ACQUIRED FOR THE CERAMIC COLLECTIONS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN CULTURAL HISTORY MUSEUM AND THE DURBANVILLE CLAY MUSEUM.
1994 RECEIVED THE HANDBUILT AWARD AT THE APSA WESTERN CAPE CERAMIC EXHIBITION.
1994 SELECTED EXHIBITOR AT THE SOUTH AFRICAN CERAMIC AWARDS
1993 RECEIVED A HIGHLY COMMENDED AWARD AT THE APSA WESTERN CAPE CERAMIC EXHIBITION