VISUAL ART
MASTER STUDENTS
The NSA will host the Master Students Exhibition from September 17 to October 6 as a novel way
of unearthing and displaying the wealth of creative talent which exists in the various art and fine art departments in
tertiary institutions.
Apart from showing their work, students and educators an given the opportunity to share work and
ideas with others in similar situations and the broader public. To encourage the widest input the NSA has offered the
gallery free of charge.
JANE WILES EXHIBITION
The Spookhouse presents a exhibition of oil and watercolours, landscapes and seascapes by artist Jane
L Wiles which will be opened on September 8 at 18h00 by Brendan Bell, director of the Tatham Art Gallery in
Pietermaritzburg. The exhibition runs to September 29.
Jane Wiles spends her life in the male-dominated academic world in an environ-ment of socio-political
tension. This is perhaps why her painting reflects the simple, and the emotional - even the old fashioned. Phone Gis‚le
on 44-5871 to view this work. Spookhouse is situated at 45 Vausedale Crescent, Escombe.
SPRING ART FESTIVAL
On page 1 you will see an example of some of the delightful work that children produce in the annual
Durban North Spring Art Festival. From September 2 to 6 artworks by pupils attending junior and
senior primary schools in the Durban North area will be on display in the Virginia Preparatory School hall.
AFRICA GALLERY
Africa Gallery in Umhlanga Rocks has a superb collection of nude drawings by its featured artist this
month, Jan Visser.
A painter and graphic artist of land-scapes, seascapes, still life, architectural themes, animals and
symbolic land-scapes, Jan Visser works in oil, gouache, pencil, charcoal, pastel and various graphic media using the
Pointillist technique. Born in 1933 in Windhoek and a qualified lawyer, Visser is repre-sented in major collections
in South Africa. He was a founder member of the Artists Guild in Cape Town.
BAISSAC ART
The Alliance Francaise of Durban is holding an exhibition by Jean Claude Baissac titled This
Side of the Hemisphere at its headquarters at 22 Sutton Crescent, Morningside, from September 13 to 27.
This Side of the Hemisphere
was showing at the BAT Centre last month.
Born in Mauritius, Jean Claude Baissac came to Durban to study fine art before moving to Europe.
Back in South Africa he started writing and illustrating books for children, continued to paint and exhibited in various
galleries in Durban.
The Gallery is open Monday to Friday: 08h30 to 12h30 and 14h00 to 17h30.
ART BY THE SEA
The open-air art exhibition Art by the Sea will be held on September 8 and 22 at
the Old Pavilion Site on the Snell Parade. Proceeds to Durban Child Welfare Society. Contact 23-8743.
SPRING SALE
The Elizabeth Gordon Gallery's Spring Sale offers discounts from 20 to 50% to
make way for new stock. On sale are posters, prints, framed pictures and mirrors including a wide selection of
botanicals and Audubon animal prints. Exclusive to the gallery from Germany is a range of prints including a set of
standard-bearers of the 13 old Cantons from the 15th century.
During the sale the gallery offers 10% discount on all framing.
Elizabeth Gordon Gallery is situated at 66 Windermere Road. Tel: 309-4370.
SANDILE ZULU
Exhibiting in the Upstairs Gallery at the BAT Centre from September 2 to 25 is Johannesburg-based
artist Sandile Zulu who creates multi-media paintings using a range of styles and is well-known for his technique of
using fire to create his images. Sandile studied art at Rorkes Drift Art School, Technikon Natal and Wits University.
His works have been exhibited at the Indingilizi Gallery in Swaziland, Umlazi, the Rembrandt Gallery and the Market
Theatre.
SILENT MOMENTS
Well-known photographer Adam Welz is exhibiting a range of black and white photographs taken
while in Grahams-town at the Durban Centre for Photo-graphy at the BAT Centre. Titled Silent Moments from
G'town Days, the exhibition runs until September 22.