{"id":34,"date":"2023-08-15T18:20:11","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T18:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/patriciafennartist.co.za\/?page_id=34"},"modified":"2026-02-24T15:33:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T15:33:37","slug":"resume","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/patriciafennartist.co.za\/?page_id=34","title":{"rendered":"CURRICULUM VITAE"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Selected Highlights<\/h3>\n

Sanlam Portrait Competition \u2013 Top 40 (2015)<\/p>\n

Three residencies at Cit\u00e9 Internationale des Arts (Paris)<\/p>\n

Works held in private collections across South Africa and Europe<\/p>\n

Education:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Higher Primary Teacher’s Diploma, 1973-1976 (Art and History).<\/p>\n

Michael Pettit School of Art, 1985-1989, (Part-time studies in oil painting).<\/p>\n

Part-time courses\/workshops led by, inter alios, Diane Victor, Estelle Marais, Julia Teale.<\/p>\n

Work Experience:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Teacher,\u00a0Mowbray Primary School, Cape Town, 1977 – 1980<\/p>\n

Co-owner and Director, Harry Goemans Garden Centre, Sunnydale, Cape Town, 1994-2018<\/p>\n

Full-time professional artist since 2010<\/p>\n

Exhibitions:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Solo<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

1998 South African Association of Art Gallery, Church Street, Cape Town<\/p>\n

1997 Wesland Kunsvereniging, Vredendal, Cape Town<\/p>\n

1996 Sports Science Building, University of Cape Town, Cape Town<\/p>\n

1995 Beau Soleil Music Centre, Wynberg, Cape Town<\/p>\n

Group (from)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

2025 Association of Arts, Pretoria<\/p>\n

2025 Cit\u00e9 Internationale des Arts, Paris, France<\/p>\n

2023 Rust-en-Vrede Gallery, Durbanville, Cape Town, Portrait Competition, Top 40 (traveling exhibition)<\/p>\n

2021 Sanlam Portrait Competition, (Rust-en-Vrede Gallery), Rupert Gallery, Stellenbosch – Top 100<\/p>\n

2021 Liminal Hiatus, Gallery One 11, Cape Town<\/p>\n

2020 Observatory Art Group, A5 Group Exhibition of small works, online<\/p>\n

2019 Winter Life Exhibition, The Studio Art Gallery, Simonstown<\/p>\n

2019 Sanlam Portrait Competition, (Rust-en-Vrede Gallery), Association for Visual Arts, Church Street, Cape Town – Top 100.<\/p>\n

2018 Group Exhibition, Sibiu, Romania<\/p>\n

2018 The Grand, Rust-en-Vrede Gallery, Durbanville, Cape Town<\/p>\n

2017 The Grand, Rust-en-Vrede Gallery, Durbanville, Cape Town<\/p>\n

2015 Sanlam Portrait Competition, Rust-en-Vrede Gallery, Durbanville, Cape Town – one in Top 40 and one in Top 100 at Irma Stern Museum, Mowbray, Cape Town<\/p>\n

2015 Vuleka Art Competition, Art b Gallery, Bellville, Cape Town (selected)<\/p>\n

2011 Vuleka Art Competition, Art b Gallery, Bellville, Cape Town (selected)<\/p>\n

2010 Group Exhibition, Ardvark Gallery, Kalk Bay, Cape Town<\/p>\n

Many others dating back to 1985, including:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

2006 Portrait Exhibition, Association for Visual Arts, Church Street, Cape Town<\/p>\n

1989\/1990 “Homeland”, collaboration with Welsh artists and 4 South African artists. Salford Museum and Art Gallery, Wrexham Art Centre, North Wales<\/p>\n

1996 Group Exhibition, Cit\u00e9 Internationale des Arts, Paris, France<\/p>\n

1994 South African Association of Arts, Exhibition of work by Cape Artists (selected)<\/p>\n

1993 Momentum Art Competition, Pretoria Art Museum (selected)<\/p>\n

1991 Drawing Competition, South African Association for Visual Arts, Church Street, Cape Town<\/p>\n

1988 Volkskas Atelier Award, Regional Exhibition (selected)<\/p>\n

Residencies:<\/strong><\/p>\n

2025 Cit\u00e9 Internationale des Arts, Paris, France<\/p>\n

2018 Dacia Gallery Residency, Sibiu, Romania<\/p>\n

2012 Cit\u00e9 Internationale des Arts, Paris, France<\/p>\n

1996 Cit\u00e9 Internationale des Arts, Paris, France<\/p>\n

Member of SANAVA, CAP INSTITUTE<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a9 Patricia Fenn 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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