SAREL PETRUS

Sarel Petrus

Qualifications

 2004 B-Tech Fine Art Degree, Practical with distinction, Technikon Pretoria.

 2003 B-Tech Fine Art Degree, Theory, Dissertation: Similarities between Western 

           Art and African ritual artefacts, Technikon Pretoria.

 2001 National Diploma Fine Arts, Technikon Pretoria, majoring in Sculpture and 

           Ceramics.

 1995  Matriculated at Pro Arte Alphen Park High School, Pretoria.

Lecturing

 2017  University of Pretoria, Part time lecturer, 24 April – 12 May

          Sculpture 1^st year,

2018 University of Pretoria, Part time lecturer, 2 March – 28 March

         Sculpture 1^st year.

 2019 University of Pretoria, Part time lecturer, 11 Feb – 21 Feb

         Sculpture 2^nd year.

 2022 University of Pretoria, Part time lecturer, 21 April-13May

         Sculpture 2^nd year.

 2023 University of Pretoria, Part time lecturer, 20 March - 11 August,      

         Sculpture 1^st and 2^nd  year.

 Solo Exhibitions

 2016 Talisman, solo exhibition, Fried Contemporary, Pretoria, 27Okt-26Nov.

 Milestone, solo exhibition, IS-Sculpture, Delicatessen at Tokara, Helshoogte, Stellenbosch, November - February

Awards

 2014

Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards, Sculpture Merit Award, Coen Scholtz   

                                                           Re-creation Centre, Eukereleni.20Sept-12Okt.

2007

ABSA  L’atelier Art Competition, Top ten finalist, ABSA gallery, Johannesburg,

                                                           19 July.

Group exhibitions

2023

Heads and Tails, ArtSoko, Cape Town, 11Feb-18March.

Save the artist, The viewingroom gallery, Pretoria, 25Feb-26April.

Broader line, IS Art Stellenbosch, 6May-30May.

Without breaking the bank, Johan van Heerden Gallery, Pretoria, 4-28 June.

Equilibrium, IS Art Stellenbosch, Mid June-End July.

+Minus, Ark Contemporary, Rosendal, July-September.

Pieces and the world they inhabit, Pretoria Association of Art, 4-26 August.

Bubble, Stellenbosch City Hall, Teresa Lizamore, 7-12 Oct.

Affie 100 fund, exhibition and auction, Afrikaans Hoër Seunsskool, 1-14 Oct.

Season of feathered friends, Pretoria Association of Art, 1-14 December.

Off the wall, The viewing room Gallery, Brooklyn, 9 December-27 January.

 2022

You've been served, Fynarts Festival, La Pentola restaurant, Hermanus, 10-19June.

The grand 6,  Rust en Vrede, Durbanville, 25June-23July.

40-69, Association of Arts Pretoria, 2-23Sept.

Cuaderno, Art B, Bellville, 3-30Sept.

You've been served, ArtBox, Pretoria, 3-30Sept.

Sculpture, Is Art, Paul Roos Gymnasium, Stellenbosch, 21Oct

Hintblue, Leonore Kruger, Johannesburg, 28Oct-25Nov.

Secret, ArtBox, Pretoiria, 12-29Nov.

Parts of me, University of Pretoria staff and students, Future Africa Campus, 22-23Nov.

Smalls, ArtBox gallery, Pretoria, 03-15Dec.

Textured surfaces, University of Pretoria Staff, Pretoria Art Museum, 10Dec - 28Feb.

 2021

Birds, ArtBox, Pretoria, 16Jan-28Feb.

Trifecta, Rust-en-Vrede Gallery, Durbanville, Cape Town, 20 April-19May.

Searching for Utopia, ArtBox Gallery, Pretoria, 07-31 August.

SculptX, Melrose Arch, Johannesburg, 3 Sept-24 Oct.

Clamor Bellicus, ArtBox, Pretoria, 4-28Sept.

Art and About, Lizamore and associates, 8 Merchant place Sandton, 22 Sept - 25 Nov.

Lente Golf, Respek, Pretoria, 24Sept-30Oct

Rooftop X, Viewing room art gallery, Pretoria, 9Oct-22Nov.

The ground besides us, Trent Gallery, Pretoria, 12-19Nov.

Red right hand, ArtBox Gallery, Pretoria, 27Nov-7Jan.

10th year anniversary, IsSculpture, Tokara Delicatessen, 28Nov-30May

 2020

Pythonesque, Johan van Heerden Gallery, Pretoria, 12Jan-15Feb

Fashion fair and trade show, Rosebank, Johannesburg, 1-7 March.

Knoop X, Gallery University of Stellenbosch, Slee Gallery and IS-Art,        

                  Woordfees festival, 22 Feb-14March.

1000 small wonders, Group exhibition, Art-Box,  Pretoria. 22Aug-26Sept

Artvark, online charity auction, Artvark.org, 4-6 Sept

Elsinore,  Dot the eye online gallery, Fringe-Grahamstown       

                  National Arts Festival, 25June-5July

Beyond, group exhibition, Dawid Ras Gallery, 10-31October.

Crossing 2020, group exhibition, Respek Coffee shop, Pretoria, 18Oct-15Nov.

Birds, group exhibition, IS-Art @ Tokara, Helshoogte, 6 Dec-31March.

Farewell/Hamba kahle, group exhibtion, IS-Art Stellenbosch, 28 Nov-31Jan

2019

Raam dit met die son, Group exhibition, Boskazi Gallery, Bashewa, Pretoria, 29-31March.

Jan Cilliers Art Exhibition, Laerskool Jan Celliers, Johannesburg, 13-18May.

Living depth, comprehension,  Dyman Gallery, Stellenbosch, 31May-20 July.

Stil, group exhibition, Respek, Pretoiria, 22 Aug-7 September.

2018

In the public domain, Group exhibition, Pretoria Art Museum, 16 May-24 June.

Snake eyes III, Group exhibition, Fried Contemporary Art Gallery, Pretoria, 17 May-16

                          June.

Outdoor sculpture exhibition, Group exhibition, Pridwin Preparatory School, 

                                                    Johannesburg, 27 May.

Bronze, steel and stone III, Group exhibition, Everard Read London, June 7-July 7.

Turbine Art Fair, Millenium Gallery, Johannesburg, 12-15 July

Spring Salon, Lizamore and Associates, Johannesburg, 30 Aug – 29 Sept.

Scope, Carol Lee Fine Art, Mellville Johannesburg, 1 – 9 September.

A beautiful mind NPO, silent auction, Diep in die Berg, Pretoria, 1 September.

Art Angels, charity auction,  Ellerman House, 180 Kloof Road, Bantry Bay, 18 October.

Ghosts, thieves and poets, Aardklop north west university gallery1-19 October

2017

Saadjies, group exhibition, Durbanville Hills wine estate, Cape Town, 3-12 March.

Exhibition with Margaret Mckean, Dawid Ras Gallery, 18 Silvela Road, Sandown Estate,    

                                                              Johannesburg, 5-22March.

Dawid’s choice @ Art.B Gallery, group exhibition, Bellville Library Centre, Bellville,

                                                        29 March – 12 April.

Jan Cilliers Uitstalling, group exhibition, Laerskool Jan Cilliers, Parkview, Johannesburg,

                      3-7April.

Platform, group exhibition, Carol Lee Fine Art, Upstairs@Bamboo, Mellville, 

                  Johannesburg, 6-14May.

Contemporary South African Art, group exhibition, Linteloo showroom, Zeist,

                                                           The Netherlands, 27 May.

A beautiful mind, NPO group exhibition and auction, 012 Central, Pretoria, 10 June.

Turbine Art Fair, Carol Lee Fine Art, Johannesburg, July 13-16.

Snake eyes 2, group exhibition, Found Collective, Aardklop Arts Festival, Potchefstroom,

                       1-9 October.

Sticky time, Rooftop 9, group exhibition, St. Lorient Fashion and art gallery, Brooklyn,

                                         Pretoria, 8 October.

Intersection, group exhibition, Carol Lee Fine Art, Johannesburg, 10 Nov – 19 November.

Summer Sculpture Show, group exhibition, Everard Reed and Circa Gallery, Johannesburg,          

                                            30 November – 30 January.

2016

Hannes van Zyl and various sculptors, group exhibition, Dawid Ras Gallery, 18 Silvela

                                                                       Road, Sandown Estate, Sandton, 6Feb-26Feb.

Lizamore@Clairvaux – outdoor sculpture gallery launch, group exhibition, Clairvaux Wine

                                                                   Estate, Robertson, Western Cape.  Saturday 27 Feb.

Fin Feather Fur, group exhibition, In Toto Gallery, Birdhaven, Johannesburg, 17 March.

Jan Celliers Art Exhibition, group exhibition, Jan Celliers Primary School, Johannesburg,

                                                30March – 2April.

Turbine Art Fair, group exhibition, Carol Lee Fine Art and In Toto Gallery, 14-17July.

I object, group exhibition, Art it is gallery, Parkwood, Johannesburg, 30 July – 21 Aug.

Skull, group exhibition, Fried Contemporary, Pretoria, 18Aug-17Sept.

The awesome woman exhibition, group exhibition, with Shenaz Mohammed, Pretoria Arts

                                                        Association, 26Aug – 17Sept.

Saadjies, group exhibition, Cool Capital Biennale, Anton van Wouw museum, Pretoria,

                 22-25Sept.

Interlude, group exhibition, Carol Lee Fine Art, Mellville Johannesburg, 10-18September.

Respek(t), group exhibition, Respek coffee shop and Studio 55, Shop 6a, Moulton Centre, 

                   Waverly, Pretoria, 25Nov-10Des

2015

Capital – Present, Group exhibition, Fried Contemporary, Pretoria, 24Jan-21Feb.

Winter is Coming, Group exhibition, Equus Gallery, Cavalli Estate, 13 April

Between the lines, Group exhibition, IS Art Gallery, Franschhoek, 9May-6June.

Terra, Group Exhibition, Oliewenhuis Art Museum, Bloemfontein, 28 May -25 July.

Spirituality in materiality, Group exhibition, Lizamore and associates, Jan Smuts Drive,     

                                              JHB, 4June-28June.

Cache III, mixed group exhibition, In Toto Gallery, Birdhaven JHB, 24 June–20 July.

Technikon, Group exhibition, View, Smelt Glass Studio, Norwood JHB. 26 June–26 August.

Turbine Art Fair, Carol Lee Fine Art, Newtown JHB, 16 – 19 July.

Transitions, Group Exhibtion, Old Transvaal Postoffice, 20 Solomonstreet Braamfontein,

                       1-8 October.

Bronze Steel and Stone, Group exhibition, Everard Read Gallery, 6 Jellicoe Ave, 

                                         Johannesburg, 12Nov-6Jan.

Four Horsemen, Group Exhibtion, Equus Gallery, Cavalli Estate, Stellenbosch, 13             

                             December – 31 January.

 2014

Crossing Paths, with Maria Patrizi, 13 th March 2014 – 5th May 2014, In Toto Gallery

                              6 Birdhaven Centre, 66 st. Andrew Street, Birdhaven, Johannesburg.

Group exhibition and Auction, Stephan Welz and Co. with ABSAbank, At KKNK,

                                                      Oudtshoorn, National Arts Festival,                                                        

                                                      29 March – 5 April.

Fried Autumn Art Fair, Awarded Second Prize, Fried Contemporary Art Gallery,

                                         Justice Mahomed Street, Pretoria.  26April- 17May.

Morfform, Terra Collective group exhibition, Fried Contemporary Art Gallery.

                    21June-26july.

Fried Contemporary, at the Turbine Art Fair, New Town, Johannesburg

                                     17-20July.

Group Exhibition, for the opening of the new space for Is-art Gallery, Franschoek.

                                 25July

Exhibition with Olaf Bisschoff, Dawid’s Choice Gallery, Sandton, Johannesburg.

                                                      13Sept-28September

Repertoire, group exhibition, Carol Lee Fine Art, Upstairs@Bamboo, Mellville, JHB,

                     19 sept – 28 sept.

Play, group exhibition. NIROX Sculpture Park, 12Okt-31Dec.

Cache II, group exhibition, 4 Dec – 26 Jan, In Toto Gallery, Birdhaven, Johannesburg.

2013

3 Avenue Marina, group exhibition, Curated by Ilse Schermers, Cape Town.

Interface, group exhibition, Carol Lee Fine Art, Upstairs@Bamboo, Melville, 2-10March.

Group exhibition, Arts on Long Street, Cameo Framers, Waterkloof, Pretoria, 5-14March.

Group exhibition, Artspace, Laerskool Jan Celliers, Parkview, Johannesburg, 13-18March.

Fried Autumn Art Fair, Group exhibition, Fried Contemporary Art Gallery, Duncanstreet,

                                          Pretoria, 16March-13April.

Tom Waits for no Man, group exhibition, University of Johannesburg Art Gallery,    

                                        Kingsway Campus, Auckland Park, 8-29May.

4x6=24, group exhibition, The Association of Arts Pretoria, 173 Mackie Street, 14 June – 3 

               July.

Sasol new signatures, Group exhibition, Pretoria Art Museum, 28Aug-13October.

Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards, Group exhibition, Coen Scholtz recreation centre,

                                                           Ekureleni, 21Sept- 13Oktober.

Montage, Group exhibition, Carol Lee Fine Art, Melville, Johannesburg, 14Sept-22sept.

Sculptors @ Fried, Group exhibition, Fried Contemporary Art Gallery, Pretoria, 26Sept-   

                                 19Oct.

Pegdown/Vaspen, with Rina Stutzer, IS-Art @ La Quartier Francais, Franschoek, 3 Nov -3  

                                Dec.

Orchard Walk, group exhibition, IS Sculpture @ Tokara delicatessen, Stellenbosch,

                             December.

2012

Group exhibition, group exhibition, IS-Art @ La Quartier Francais, Franschoek, 19feb- 

                                16apr.

Scene, group exhibition, Carol Lee Fine Art, Upstairs@Bamboo, Melville, 3-11March.

Terra Nullius, group exhibition, Fried Contemporary, Charles street Pretoria, 17 March –

                         14 April.

Engage, World art day group exhibition, the Association of arts Petoria, 15 april – 2 may.

TUT Alumni Exhibition, group exhibition at the Tswane University of Technology gallery  

                                           at the arts-campus, 14 April – 18 May.

Touches and tastes, Group exhibition, IS-Art @ La Quartier Francais, Franschoek, to

                                  coincide with the Franschoek literary festival, 22 April – 11 June.

The painted word, group exhibition, the project room@grande provence, Grande provence 

                                Estate, Franschoek, 6May-6June.

Pointure, group exhibition, University Of Johannesburg Art Gallery, Aug8-Aug29.

Walk this earth alone, group exhibition, The Gallery at Grande Provence, Franschoek,

                                       12 August – 26 September.

Episode, group exhibition, Carol Lee Fine Art, Upstairs@Bamboo, Melville, Johannesburg,

                15 September – 23 September.

Re-sample, group exhibition, ABSA gallery, Johannesburg,11 November – 24 January.

Tshayile!, group exhibition, Studio Vertel, Rietondale, Pretoria, 22Nov-2Dec.

2011

Collaboration , group exhibition, Upstairs@Bamboo, Carol Lee Fine Art, Johannesburg,

                           5 March – 13 March

Franschoek Literary Festival, group exhibition, The Gallery at Grande Provance, 1May – 

                                                    25 May.

Map – South Africa, group exhibition, University of Johannesburg Art Gallery, 11May-

                                    15June.

Arts Alive 2011, group exhibition, Waterkloof House Preparatory School, Pretoria, 21-      

                          25 June.         

Altered Pieces, Group exhibition, Thompson Art Gallery, Melville, Johannesburg. July.

                                                        Pandora Art House, Pretoria, August.

Specturm,  Group exhibition, Carol Lee Fine Art, Upstairs@Bamboo, Melville, 23-31July.

Both sides of the track, group exhibition, The Alex Hamilton Studio Gallery, Cape Town,

                                        11 August – 9 September.

Roommates, Goup exhibition, Potchefstroom University Gallery, July.

                                                   University of Johannesburg Gallery, August.

Sasol New signatures, Art Competition exhibition, Pretoria Art Museum, August – 4Oktober

Alchemy, Group exhibition, Carol Lee Fine Art, Upstairs@Bamboo, Mellville, Johannesburg

                  16 September – 25 September.

Eukereleni, Art competition exhibition, Scholtz Recreation Centre,  Kempton Park                      

                     September 24 

IS-sculpture, group exhibition, Tokara Delicatessen, Franschoek, October-January 2012

360 degrees Johannesburg, group exhibition, Artspace, Johannesburg,

                                               3 Dec 2011- 28 Jan 2012                                                                                  

Touches and Tastes, group exhibition, IS-Art at Le Quartier Francais, Franschoek,

                                    10 Des – 31 Jan 2012.

Angels 6, group exhibition, The Gallery at Grande Provence, Franshoek, 11 Des – 3 Feb2012

Marvellous World, group exhibition, Seven Arches, 57 Church street Prince Albert,

                                  16 Des 2011 – 16 Jan 2012

2010

Marvelous World, Collateral, group exhibition, Fried Contemporary Gallery,  

                                                    Pretoria, 18 March-18 April.

Flow, group exhibition, Upstairs@Bamboo, Carol Lee Fine Art, Johannesburg,

           5June-13June

Paraat, Group exhibition, Platform on 18^th, Pretoria, 10June-3July.

Who, group exhibition, July 2010,  Grande Provance Gallery, Franschoek

Where, group exhibition, August 2010, Grande Provance Gallery, Franschoek

SA salon de refuses, 8 Sept – 13 Sept, group exhibition, Stuart Trent Art, Brooklyn, Pretoria.

Cultivaria Festival, 23-26 September, Group exhibition, Off the Wall, Paarl.

L’Origine du Monde, -this is not a Porn Song-, group exhibition, Aardklop National Arts   

                                                                               Festival, 27 August – 2 September.

Touches and Tastes,  October, Group exhibition, ISart Le Quartier Francais, Franschoek.

Visual Arts staff of the University of Pretoria, group exhibition, 24 November 2010-   

                                     29 January 2011, Fried Contemporary Gallery, Pretoria

2009

Sticks and Stones, group exhibition, 38 Special, Cape town, 6 Feb-6March.

(sub)TEKS, Group exhibition, Universiteit van Stellenbos KunsGallery, Woordfees,

                      7-14 March.

Local Anatomy, Show with Edzard du Plessis, Gordart Gallery, Johannesburg

                            14 March-3April

Presies,  Group exhibition, What if the world, Hope street design studio, Cape town, 

                curated by Dirk de Waal, 24February – 25 April.

From this World, Exhibition at Harrie’s Pancakes, Centurion, 24 April.

History in Rust,  Group exhibition, Platform on 18^th, Pretoria, 14 May- 6June.

Mind the Adjustment, Group exhibition, Magpie Gallery, Centurion, 4 July-17July.

Thami Mnyele Fine Art Award,  Awarded Top 10, Coen Scholtz Recreation Centre,   

                                                        Kempton Park, 27 June-10July.

Scenario, Group Exhibition, Carol Lee Fine Art, Johannesburg, 18July-26July.

An exhibition inspired by poster theft, Group exhibition, iart gallery, Cape Town,   

                                                                   2-17 October.

Beast of burden, Group exhibition, Magpie gallery, Centurion,                                                   

                             26 September – 15 October

Feathered friends, Group exhibition, the Association of arts Pretoria,                                                  

                                24 November – 15 December

2008

From this world,  Exhibition at the Graskop Hotel, 6 December – 18Februarie.

Marvellous World, Group exhibition, Off the Wall Contemporary, Paarl.

Waste Art, Group exhibition, Cresta Shopping Centre, Johannesburg, 1 September -  

                    7 September.

Rendezvous 2008, Focus Wearable Art, Group Exhibition, FADA gallery   

                    University of Johannesburg and Potchefstroom Akademie Aardklop

                    National Arts Festival.

This or us, Group exhibition, Off the Wall Contemporary, Paarl, 7 August – 19  

                    September.

Marvellous World, Group exhibition, The Bag Factory, Johannesburg, 28 June –13 July.

Justified Jotting, Group exhibition, Magpie Gallery, Centurion, 25 July – 15 August.

Marvellous World, Group exhibition, Outlet, Projector room Arts Faculty, Tswane

                     University of Technology, Pretoria, 19 April – 16 May.

Testosterone, Group Exhibition, Magpie Gallery, Centurion 12 April – 1 May.

Transform, Group exhibition, Upstairs @ Bamboo, Johannesburg.

2007

In die bos, Group exhibition, Inniebos Arts Festival, Modern Art Projects.

‘’    ‘’,  Group exhibition, Platform on 18^th, Pretoria.

Nuwe Snorre, Group exhibition, Karoo Art House, Pretoria.