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PERSONAL DETAILS

SURNAME : Rihlamvu
FIRST NAMES : Sidwell Hluphi
DATE OF BIRTH : 4 October 1978
IDENTITY NUMBER : 781005 5478 083
HOME ADDRESS : P.O.Box 5830
Rivonia, Johannesburg
2128
South Africa
CELL NUMBER : 0793961041 ( Switzerland),
Email : sidwell_rihlamvu@yahoo.co.uk /
rihlamvus@webmail.co.za

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

1996: MATRICULATED Ratshepo High School

1998: COMPUTER DIPLOMA Zodiac Commercial School
2002: FINE ARTS DIPLOMA Funda Community College
2003: ADVANCED DIPLOMA Wits University

EXHIBITIONS
2000: Exhibition with Wits students
2000: Funda Annual Exhibition
2001: Funda Annual Exhibition
2001: Exhibition with St Peter and Paul students (from Liverpool, UK)
2001: Exhibition and Auction, Ruth Prowse in Cape Town
2002: Group Exhibition at Spark Gallery, Johannesburg
2002: One man exhibition, installation at Funda, Soweto
2003: Group Exhibition at Absa Gallery, Johannesburg
2003: Group Exhibition at Sandton Civic Gallery, Johannesburg

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2003: Group Exhibition in Mosaic with ‘CICI’ at Johannesburg Art Gallery
2003: Group Exhibition in Mosaic at Bus Factory
2004: Group Exhibition on Craft at Bus Factory
2004: Group Exhibition at Absa Gallery, Johannesburg.
2004: Exhibition Celebrating S.A ten years of democracy at University of
Pretoria
(Collaboration with Pretoria Arts Association)
2004: Exhibition Celebrating S.A ten of democracy at Absa Gallery,
Johannesburg
2004: Exhibition at the Brett Kebble Art Awards, Cape Town
2004: Exhibition (10cm x 10cm) at gordart gallery, Melville, Johannesburg
2005: Exhibition 20th Absa L’Atelier Awards at Absa Gallery, Johannesburg
2005: Eclectic mixed exhibition curated by Gordon Froud, Absa Gallery, JHB
2005: Gun free South Africa exhibition at Constitutional Hill, Johannesburg
2005: Exhibition, dealt with process at Bag Factory, Fortsburg, Johannesburg
2005: Exhibition Sasol New Signatures 2005 at Pretoria Museum
2005: Exhibition at new Fried Contemporary Art Gallery, Brooklyn, Pretoria
2005: Exhibition with (VANSA) at The Premises Gallery, Braamfontein,
Johannesburg
2006: Exhibition, installation resulting from a module built for a group show at
Cantonal Museum of Fine Arts, Sion
2006: Exhibition celebrating Ten years of Ferme-Asile in Sion, Switzerland
2006: Solo Exhibition in Ferme-Asile astistic and Cutltural Centre, Sion,
Switzerland

Websites : www.art.co.za; Brett Kebble Art Awards 2004

WORKSHOPS
2000: Public Sculpture installed at the Dobson Ville Mall, Soweto
2000: Workshop on Jewelery design with Anglo American
2000: Workshop on Puppet Making, Standard Bank Gallery
2000: Workshop on Printmaking, George Pfruender (from Switzerland)

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2001: Workshop in Advertising with M & C Saatchi Ad Agency and Vega School
of Brand Communication, Sandton, Johannesburg
2001: Workshop with St Peter and Paul Students (from Liverpool, U.K)
2002: Workshop on Photography with Aagie Langelle (from Norway)
2002: Workshop on Sculpture with Abdul Jabbar Gull (from Pakistan)
2002: Workshop on Art Therapy with Esmy Lewinsky (from USA)
2003: Workshop on Performance Art with CICI
2003: Workshop on Mosaic with CICI
2003: Workshop on Sculpture with Walter Oldtman at Wits University
2005: Workshop on JHB city at Bag Factory Studio, Fortsburg, Johannesburg
2005: Workshop on installation with the notion of The Void, with Jean Bernard
Koeman (from Netherlands)
2005: Workshop on Performance Art with Joanna Dudley (from Australia),
working with the body, explore to strengthen and use it as a tool

PROJECTS
2003: Metal Sculpture (Fire Work) with Clive van der Berg at Wits University
2003: Reinholdt Cassier Scholarship, University of the Witwatersrand
2003: Public Art (Mosaic & Mural) in Faraday Market place, Johannesburg
2003: Mural Painting in Jourbert Park with Sipho Mdanda
(Educator/Researcher)
2003: Public Art (Mosaic & Mural) in Harrow Road, Johannesburg
2004: Arts teacher; Johannesburg Art Gallery
2004: Co-ordinator Gerald Sekoto day, Johannesburg Art Gallery
2005: Asset Register Project for heritage artifacts at Johannesburg Art Gallery;
Team Leader
2006: Artist in Reseidence in Ferme-Asile, Sion, Switzerland

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2003: art/southafrica vol 02, issue 01. SRPING 2003; Faraday Market Place
2003: The collectors guide, ART AND ARTISTS IN SOUTH AFRICA

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2004: Sandton Chronicles, announcements of the 2nd Brett Keeble Awards,
Sandton Civic Gallery
2004: Brett Kebble Art Awards 2004
2005: Sasol new signatures 2005
2006: Le Nouvelliste paper, Switzerland

REFERENCES :
• Charles Nkosi (H.O.D) Fine Arts, Funda, (011) 938 1485 / 072 628 6452
• : Walter Oldtman, Wits University, (011) 717 4624 / 072 623 1091
• : Bie Venter, Logistical assistance in art & exhibitions, (011) 403 9411 / 083
728 5606
• : Prof Karel Nel, WitsUniversity, (011) 803 1773 /083 308 1773

PERSONAL STRENGTH: Self motivated person, able to work under pressure

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