Scholarships, Grants & Awards/ Prizes
Scholar at UCT

• BA Art Class medal, Studio-work 1981
  
• Michaelis Prize, for the best body of work produced by a student in the final year of study. BAFA 1982                                               
  

Scholarships and awards for MFA (1983)

• Coca Cola
  
• Irma Stern
  
• Hugh and Win Walker
  
• UCT Research Scholarships
  
• HSRC research scholarship      

Whilst at the TWR/ UJ

• Research Travel Grant 1991. Paris. Foundation for Research Development ( FRD)
• Merit Cash Bonus TWR, 1994.
  
• ResearchTravel Grant TWR/FRD 1996, Art and Design Conference Helsinki, No Guru No Method, Paris 1996.
  
• Ceramic Merit Award, Association of Potters of SA  (APSA) 
• International Ceramics Bienalle 1998 Johannesburg, Sandton Civic Art Gallery Exhibition.
  
• Research Travel Grant, Doctoral Education in Design, OhioConference, 1998 TWR
  
• Jewellex Collection Awards 2000 Finalist The Annual jewellery Council of SA jewellery awards.
  
• International Liaison Award (CIA @ TWR) 2003
  Trip to India to established links with NIFT, NISTADS and NID
  

Collections. 

Corobrik Collection, South African National Gallery, Johannesburg Art Gallery, Durban Art Gallery, TWR Permanent Collection, Sandton Civic Art Gallery, Altech collection and numerous private collections in South Africa, New York, Spain, London and Paris.

Commissions

• Lesley Boyd Library for Technology Information, TWR Brick murals.  Completed in October 1990. Designer and manager of project,
• Wits Business Person of the Year Award; Trophy year 2000- 05.  Designer and producer of end product for the University of the Witwatersrand.

Committees, Societies. Professional Bodies

• Co-Founder of the Craft Council of South African (CCSA) 1990
  
• Joint co-ordinator of the CCSA 1991-1995
  
• Consultant, FNB Vita Crafts Now Awards Exhibitions 1991- 2001
  
• Founder member of the Institute of Contemporary Art. 1992
  
• Chairman, South African Ceramic Society Council 1999 – 2000.
  
• DTI’s Small Producers Export Council; including the Education and Training Sub-Committee 1999.
  
• TWR Art Advisory Committee, Chair 1999 – 2005.
  
• TWR,  Managements Representative on the Engagement Forum 2001 -  2004.
  
• Technikon / UJ Research Committee 1999- 2006.
  
• TWR/UJSpace co-ordinating Committee 2002 – 2006.
  
• Johannesburg Art Gallery Committee 1999- 2006.
  
• UJ Space Planning Committee 2005 and 2006.
  
• UJ Strategic Task Team 2005 and 2006.
  
• UJ Disability Committee (Dean’s Representative) 2006.
  
• UJ Executive Committee for Quality Assurance - Senate Sub Committee. 2006.

Art Judge, Publications and Project Co-ordination and Community Development work

• Co-ordination of FNB Vita Crafts Now competitions since 1991 -2000
• Africa's Biennale Advisory Committee, Early developments.
• External Examiner at Technikons, 1992 and 1993and the Free State University of Technology , 2004 and 2005.
• Arts Alive, Visual Arts Advisory Committee and Consultant.
• Consulting Editor; Revue Noire, African Contemporary International Art Magazine.
• Co-ordinator Revue Noire, Issue No 11 South Africa: Visual Art, photography and literature including Sponsorship for the project.
• Crafts Council, Crafts Alive Fair, Co-ordination Committee 1994.  Museum Africa.
• Judge of numerous Art and Craft competitions.  Including APSA, Jewellex, Anglo Gold Regional and National Exhibitions.
• Craft’s Representative at the Curriculum Policy for Arts Education Seminar.
• Liberty Life Foundation. Visual Arts; Funding support advisor. 1995-1996
• SERTEC; National accreditation Committees, Ceramic Design Programmes. Two rounds.
• Numerous workshops and presentations APSA, Art Historians Associations of SA, Friends of JAG etc.

Research and Development work

• Executive Research and Research Committees TWR, 1989 – 2005
• TWR/ UJ Higher Degrees Committee 2000 - 2006
• Chairman:  FRD/TWR Technikon Programme Research Task Group.  Strategic Plan specific to the FRD/HSRC. 1996-2001.
• Referee for Art, Design and Crafts, CSD Centre for Science Development.
• Activity Leader: Design Materials and Manufacture. TWR/FRD Technikon Program 2000 – 2004
• DACST, Government Department of Arts and Culture - sponsored Hollow Gold Jewellery Project 1998 – 2005; Design Coordinator with Stefano Ricci; Studio Ricci (Italy).
• Faculty Representative:  TWR/UJ Research Committee 1994 –2007

Academic career

• Teaching experience, TWR Lecturer 1986-1989. 
• Programme Leader Ceramic Dept. 1990-1999.
• HoD Dept Three Dimensional Design- Jewellery, Industrial design & Ceramics. 1999.
• Acting Dean, FADA 2000
• Executive Dean, FADA 2001 - 2006
• Senior lecturer Ceramic Design 2007 -

Exhibitions and commissions projects

1985
First Solo exhibition. Michaelis School of Fine Art Gallery.
Group show at the Association of Arts Cape Town.
1986
Participated in Volkskas Atelier, Association of Arts. Pretoria
1987
Style Design a Light competition.
1988
Solo Exhibition, Installation. Ceramic Sculptures, Market Gallery.
Two person Show, Cassirer Fine Art Gallery. Expressive Ceramic Plates.
1990
Murals, 6 panels designed and carved in raw-brick, Leslie Boyd Library TWR.
1991
Three months at the Cite; Artist in Residence.  Preparatory pen drawings.
1992
“Africa Erotica show”, Artists Co-operative, Midrand.
1993
Group Ceramic Exhibition, Linda Goodman.
1994
FNB Ceramic Bienalle, (APSA) Sandton Gallery
1996
Solo exhibition, exhibition Sandton Civic Art Gallery.
1997
“Nearer than Bronze” Group Exhibition, Ceramic paper incorporating preparatory ballpoint drawings. (Transfers) & Gallery, Cape Town; Group Exhibition. Transfer Designs  Tableware.
1998
Paper Exhibition: Sandton Civic Art Gallery curator Peter Schutz - Group Exhibition.
APSA International Ceramic Biennale Sandton Civic Art Gallery Merit Award Winner.
Gallery on the Bay, Durban: Group Exhibition.
Gallery Elsbeth Burkhalter: Group Exhibition
2000
SA Jewellery Council Collection Awards Exhibition, Gallagher Estate. Finalist
2004
Coordinator of Ceramic Exhibition @ Rau Gallery (The Long Road to…) and exhibitor.
“Oppitafel Exhibition III” at the Artspace - Group Exhibition.
2007
“Homage to Nesta Nala” – jointly curated exhibition at FADA Art Gallery. Univ of JHB.
2008
Gallery Tompson - Group Exhibition.
2009
“Oppitafel Exhibition at the Artspace - Group Exhibition.