 Artist's arttributes:
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Male |
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Sculpture, Ready made |
Most exhibitions in: |
| Country |
№ |
| South Africa | 20 |
| Italy | 6 |
| USA | 5 |
Most exhibitions held at: |
| Institution |
№ |
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Studio d'Arte Raffaelli - Palazzo Wolkenstein, Italy |
4 |
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Stellenbosch Modern and Contemporary (SMAC), South Africa |
3 |
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Smac Art Gallery, South Africa |
3 |
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South African National Art Gallery, South Africa |
3 |
Biography: 
1956 Born in Montagu (ZA)
External links: | | Public exhibitions (Selection) 48
Solo shows 11
2011
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| Exhibition: Hourglass Black. Africa In The Collection Of Caam - Casa África, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
2009
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| Water - 34FineArt, Cape Town |
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| Willie Bester - Galleria L´Ariete, Bologna |
2008
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| Willie Bester - The Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg |
2007
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| Willie Bester - South African National Art Gallery, Cape Town |
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| Work by Willie Bester - South African National Art Gallery, Cape Town |
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| Willie Bester: Apartheid Laboratory - Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario |
2005
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| Metalized - 34FineArt, Cape Town |
2003
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| Willie Bester - Art as Social Document - Studio d'Arte Raffaelli - Palazzo Wolkenstein, Trento |
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| Willie Bester - Association for Visual Arts - AVA, Cape Town |
1999
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| Willie Bester - Studio d'Arte Raffaelli - Palazzo Wolkenstein, Trento |
Group shows 37
2012
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| Forma Sculture - Galleria L´Ariete, Bologna |
2011
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| Implemented Environments - Brundyn + Gonsalves, Cape Town |
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| The Horse: September 2011 Multiple Views of a Singular Beast - Everard Read Gallery - Johannesburg, Johannesburg |
2010
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| 19th Annual Salon - Rose Korber Art, Cape Town |
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| 100 Prozent Afrika - Dany Keller Galerie, Munich |
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| Divisions - Stellenbosch Modern and Contemporary (SMAC), Stellenbosch |
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| Divisions: Aspects of South African Art 1948 - 2010 - Smac Art Gallery, Stellenbosch |
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| Strengths & Convictions - Nobel Peace Center, Oslo |
2009
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| Artists from the Rainbow Nation - Studio d'Arte Raffaelli - Palazzo Wolkenstein, Trento |
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| Opere recenti - Studio d'Arte Raffaelli - Palazzo Wolkenstein, Trento |
2008
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| Collection 10 - Smac Art Gallery, Stellenbosch |
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| Collection 10 - Stellenbosch Modern and Contemporary (SMAC), Stellenbosch |
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| El juego africano de lo contemporaneo - MACUF Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Union Fenosa, A Coruña |
2007
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| Collection 6 - Stellenbosch Modern and Contemporary (SMAC), Stellenbosch |
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| Collection 6 - Smac Art Gallery, Stellenbosch |
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| South African Art: Signs - Danubiana - Meulensteen Art Museum, Bratislava |
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| Africa Remix - Contemporary art of a continent - Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG), Johannesburg |
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| TRANS CAPE - contemporary African art on the move - Trans Cape Africa, Cape Town |
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| Lift Off Part I - Goodman Gallery Cape, Cape Town |
2006
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| Trienal de Luanda 2007 - Trienal de Luanda, Luanda |
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| Africa Remix - Contemporary Art of a Continent - Mori Art Museum, Tokyo |
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| Kiiken zonder Grenzen - Afrika Museum, Berg en Dal |
2005
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| African Art Now - Masterpieces from the Jean Pigozzi Collection - National Museum of African Art, Washington, DC |
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| Arts of Africa - Grimaldi Forum Monaco, Monaco |
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| African Remix - l'art contemporain d'un continent - Centre Pompidou - Musée National d´Art Moderne, Paris |
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| Africa Remix – Contemporary Art of a Continent - Hayward Gallery, London (England) |
2004
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| Africa Screams - Das Böse in Kino, Kunst und Kult - Kunsthalle Wien (Museumsquartier), Vienna |
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| Afrika Remix - Zeitgenössische Kunst eines Kontinents - Museum Kunstpalast, Dusseldorf |
2002
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| Absolut Secret 7 - Absolut Voyeur - Association for Visual Arts - AVA, Cape Town |
2001
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| Head North. Views from the South African National Gallery Permanent Collection - South African National Art Gallery, Cape Town |
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| Head North - Bildmuseet, Umeå |
2000
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| Faith: The Impact of Judeo Christian Religion on Art at the Millinium - The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT |
1999
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| Claiming Art/Reclaiming Space - Post-Apartheid Art from South Africa - National Museum of African Art, Washington, DC |
1996
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| South Africa II - Tradition in Transition - October Gallery, London (England) |
1994
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| Kunst Heimat Kunst - Neue Galerie Graz - Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz |
| Dealer Directory 5 |
Italy
| | Galleria L´Ariete, Bologna
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| | Studio d'Arte Raffaelli - Palazzo Wolkenstein, Trento
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South Africa
| | Goodman Gallery Cape, Cape Town
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| | The Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg
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USA
| | Kyle Kauffman Gallery, New York City, NY
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Collections 4
Canada
| | Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC
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South Africa
| | South African National Art Gallery, Cape Town
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Spain
| | Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno (CAAM), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
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USA
| | National Museum of African Art, Washington, DC
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