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Artist information
Johannes du Plessis
uses his distinct figurative cubist style to express his
love of form and nature. Johannes was born in the Eastern Cape
Province, South Africa in 1953.
He studied privately from 1968 to 1971 under the South African
sculptress,
Maureen Quin.
Johannnes studied further at Potchefstroom University and the Port
Elizabeth
Technikon gaining a higher National Diploma in Fine Arts (sculpture
and drawing).
Profile:
1982- Illustrator
for publishing company Maskew Miller CT and the
studio manager for several silkscreen clothing manufactures in Cape
Town.
1988- Became a full-time professional painter and sculptor.
1998- Moved to Greyton in the Western Cape.
Exhibitions: 1982-1999 Cape Town, Pretoria, Durban and Johannesburg.
Switzerland (Zurich).
Selected for French Painting competition
Toiles de Fond (France) 1994-1995
Private Collections: Canada, UK, Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany,
USA,
France and South Africa.
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