Mr Gordon Froud​

Overview

Year Leader: 3rd Year Module Leader: Sculpture Lectures in: Sculpture I, II & III Studio Practice III & IV Postgraduate Studies Qualifications: BAFA (Wits); HDip.Ed (PG) (Wits); MTech:Fine Art (UJ), Ph.D.: Art and Design (UJ - in progress) Short Biography: Gordon Froud in the current Head of Department of DoVA and has been actively involved in the South African and international art world as an artist, educator, curator and gallerist for more than 30 years. He has shown on hundreds of solo and group shows. Froud graduated with a BA (FA) Hons from the University of Witwatersrand, and a master’s degree from the University of Johannesburg, where he runs the Sculpture department as a senior lecturer. He has curated numerous group exhibitions that have traveled the country. He regularly shows on more than 20 exhibitions a year including showing in Washington, Boone North Carolina, The Hague, and Paris. He was selected as the first Site-Specific artist in Residence at Plettenberg Bay for 2012 and again for 2013 as a participating artist in the Site-Specific land art Biennale. Three sculptures were selected for an exhibition of South African Sculpture in the Hague in May 2012, one of which was acquired by the SA Embassy there. He showed at Nirox Sculpture Park and at Stellenbosch Botanical Gardens as part of the ‘Heavy Metal’ outdoor Sculpture exhibition in 2013 and 2014. He is represented in many public and private collections. Froud curated 2 shows of SA contemporary Art to Appalachian State University, North Carolina, and the Beijing Biennale 2015 which were also shown at Pretoria Art Museum and University of Johannesburg Art gallery. His two-year cycle of work, a solo show of more than 150 new works, has was showcased at the Standard Bank gallery from April to June 2018 as Harmonia: Sacred Geometry, pattern of existence. This how has traveled to various major galleries and museums in 2018 and 2019. Froud regularly shows on more than 25 shows a year. He is reading for a Ph.D. at the University of Johannesburg. CV: Acces here Selected Curatorial Projects: 2011 Curated ‘Altered Pieces’ – A tribute to the lyrics of Leonard Cohen – Thompson Gallery, Jhb, Pandora Art House – Pta and Aardklop Festival – Potchefstroom. 2013 Curated “Tom Waits for no Man” - KKNK – Oudtshoorn, UJ Art Gallery – Jhb, Grande Provence Wine Estate – Franschoek, and Stegman gallery - Bloemfontein 2013 Curated Rooftop V – St Lorient Art Gallery - Pretoria 2013 Curated Alice 150 – Celebrating 150 years of Alice in Wonderland - Art lovers – Pta 2014 Curated ‘Cathedra’ – Chair exhibition, Bayliss gallery and University of Johannesburg Art gallery 2014 Twenty: Contemporary SA Art – Appalachian State University North Carolina USA 2015 Co-curated ‘Art in the time of democracy’ Beijing Biennale 2016 Curated “I objekt” – Art It is Gallery, Parkwood, Jhb 2016 Curated the First Inner City Courtyard Sculpture exhibition – No 1 Eloff Street, Jhb 2016 Curated Ceramics Sculpture Exhibition for Ceramics SA – Arts Association, Pta 2016 Co curated Animation Bash for Art Assoc – Pta 2017 Curated Mute Wisdom, Inaugural exhibition – Almenkerk Wine Estate and Sculpture Park, Elgin, Cape Town 2017 Curated Sculpture show for Boschendal Wine Estate, Franschoek 2019 Curated and showed on ‘Terugblik’ – Celebrating 25 years of the KKNK festival artists – Oudtshoorn 2019 Curated Ampersand Foundation 21 year celebration show – University of Jhb Art Gallery 2020 Curated “Pearl” – a tribute show to Janis Joplin - Artbox Gallery – Pta Selected Exhibitions: 2014 Deconstructing Dogma – University of Jhb Art gallery Winter Sculpture Fair – Nirox Sculpture Park – Cradle of Humankind Twenty: Contemporary SA Art – Appalachian State University, Boone North Carolina USA Performing (Wo)Man – performing gender roles – University of Jhb Art Gallery Ifalethu – bringing it back – UNISA Art Gallery, Pta. Play – Nirox Sculpture Park ABSA Gallery Auction - Jhb Turbine Art Fair – Artsource stand - Jhb Capital Future – Fried Contemporary, Pretoria Cool capital installation at Pretoria Girls High School – Pta Dignitas Award portfolio – University of Jhb Karoo Fracking exhibition – Oliewenhuis Art Gallery - Bloemfontein 2015 EQUUS – Cavalli Wine Estate – Somerset West TWENTY – Pta art Museum / University of Jhb Art Gallery 100 years of ‘Die Burger’ newspaper – Artscape and Die Burger Newspaper – Cape Town Sculpture on the cliffs – Hermanus 2nd lives – 2-person show with Diane victor – Rossouw Modern – Hermanus - as joint festival artists of FynArts Festival The Games people play – Botanical gardens of University of the Northwest Bronze Steel and Stone – Everard Read contemporary Gallery – Johannesburg Inaugural exhibition - No end Gallery, Linden Co-curated ‘Art in the time of democracy’ Beijing Biennale 2016 Finalist in PPC Imaginarium for Industrial Design UJ art Gallery Crossing Borders – A group show for Doctors without Borders – Turbine Hall, Newtown, Jhb Refiguration – Group exhibition – University of North West Art gallery – Potchefstroom ‘Curiositas’ group show – AGOG Gallery- Maboneng Precinct, Jhb UJ Seats of Knowledge exhibition and Auction – Kingsway Campus Library University of Johannesburg. DSW Foundry travelling show of bronze sculpture, University of North West Art gallery, Oliewenhuis Gallery, Bloemfontein, Pretoria Art Museum Curator/ Creator - Curated Group show by Lucia Boer, ABSA Gallery, Jhb Nugget Square Group exhibition– SoMA Gallery, Maboneng, Jhb Woordfees – Stellenbosch Group exhibition Outdoor Sculpture exhibition – Robertson for Lizamore and Associates COEXIST – George Bizos exhibition - Saheti School, Bedfordview, Jhb GNAP International Nomad Nature Art event – Kaapshehoop, Mpumalanga GNAP International Nomad Nature Art event – AVA Gallery Cape Town Launch exhibition of Boutique gallery Franschoek Cape town Launch exhibition at 13th Floor gallery, Jhb Performing (wo)man – Curated by Derek Zietsman – UJ Art Gallery, Northwest University (Potchefstroom) and Oliewenhuis Art Gallery (Bloemfontein) 2017 ‘See Art’ - group exhibition curated by Derek Zietsman, Gallery2 – Jhb Curated Mute Wisdom, Inaugural exhibition – Almenkerk Wine Estate and Sculpture Park, Elgin, Cape Town Bibliophile….turning the pages - Absa Gallery, Jhb35 years: A Lizamore perspective – Lizamore and Associates, Jhb Investec – E waste workshop and exhibition – Durban Nirox Sculpture Park residency, cradle of humankind. Cill Railig Artist’s residency, Ballingskellig, Ireland Group Exhibition of SA artists, Ballingskellig, Ireland ‘Words’ Sculpture Exhibition, Nirox Sculpture Park, Cradle of humankind Curated Sculpture show for Boschendal Wine Estate, Franschoek Turbine Art Fair University of Jhb print portfolio for dignitaries FAP Print Biennale, Gibbs Business School, Jhb 2018 Selected artist for Creation Wine Estate, Hemel en Aarde, Hermanus for FynArts festival Solo Show Roussow Modern - Hermanus for FynArts festival ‘Harmonia’ – solo mid-career exhibition, Standard Bank Gallery, Jhb and Cavalli Estate, Somerset West, Cape Town ‘White Light’ – solo show at Fried Contemporary, Pta Boutique Gallery inaugural show – Brussels, Belgium Tame times – Absa Art auction for charity, Absa Gallery, Jhb Paddock III International Postcard exhibition – Blue Room – Jhb ‘Tacit’ Celebration of 20 years of Dionysis Sculpture Foundry – Oliewenhuis Museum as part of the Free State Arts Festival HIV/AIDS exhibition, Oliewenhuis Museum as part of the Free State Arts Festival Guerrilla Art – Mural at Javett Art Museum – Pretoria University. Forward? Forward! Forward… Gallery of the University of Stellenbosch – in celebration of 100 years of the University of Stellenbosch. Blue Door open studio – group printmaking show Richmond – Jhb SculpX – Sculpture exhibition – Melrose gallery - Jhb ‘A letter to my younger self’ … Charity Auction show curated by Banele Khoza – ABSA Gallery, Jhb George Bizos 91st Birthday celebration Solo exhibition – Saheti School Senderwood - Jhb 2019 ‘White Light’ – solo show at No end Gallery Linden and Ellis House Troyeville ‘Harmonia’ – solo mid-career exhibition – KKNK National arts festival – Oudtshoorn. (Nominated for a Kanna award for best show at the festival) ‘Blow your sculpture’ – Glass exhibition – Pretoria Art Museum. ‘Harmonia’ – solo mid-career exhibition – Oliewenhuis Art Museum, Bloemfontein and University of the Northwest Gallery – Potchefstroom 21 years of curating the cube – group exhibition – University of Jhb Art Gallery. ‘Samplings’ – Inaugural exhibition of the Jack Ginsberg Center for Book Arts – Wits Art Museum – Jhb Collecting Contemporary – Lizamore and Associates – KKNK Oudtshoorn and Lizamore and Associates Gallery – Johannesburg ‘Tribute’ – Group exhibition of artists as teachers, curated by Elfriede Dreyer – KKNK National festival – Oudtshoorn Curated and showed on ‘Terugblik’ – Celebrating 25 years of the KKNK festival artists – Oudtshoorn Curated Ampersand Foundation 21- year celebration show – University of Johannesburg Art Gallery 2020 The Lockdown collection in aid of the vulnerable artists’ fund – Johannesburg UJ Pandemic project – University of Johannesburg online – Jhb Apogee Boutique Hotel launch – Pta Transhumanism – The Viewing Room Gallery – Pta Turbine Art Fair – Online exhibition – ‘New World Order’ curated by Johan Thom Fundraiser Auction for the Project Space – Aspire Auctioneers – Jhb Fundraiser Auction for Carinus Art Center – Makhanda Winter online show – Lizamore and Associates – Jhb Awards, Commissions and Residencies: 1981 Matric Art Prize, Dawnview High School 1988 Merit Award for Sculpture – New signatures Competition 1995 Second Prize – Kempton Park Art Competition 1995 Merit Award – Volkskas Atelier Competition 1996 Third Prize – Kempton Park Art competition 1996 Merit Award – PPC Young Concrete sculptor Competition 2005 ABSA Achievers Gold medal for contribution to the arts and promotion of young artists 2006 Mobile Sculpture award for Dept of Science and Technology CSIR - Pretoria 2008 Baragwanath Taxi Rank commissioned mobile sculpture 2009 Maseru High Commission Mobile Sculpture 2009 Design Indaba – Selected as an Emerging Creative Designer for the Indaba 2009 Sculpture commission – Moses Mabilah Stadium – Durban 2010 Designed Aartvark trophy for innovation for Aardklop Art Festival – Potchefstroom 2011 Designed winners’ trophies for ABSAl’ Atelier 2012 Designed and made 2 life-sized Rhinos for Nedbank Golf challenge – Sun City 2013 Virus Mobile - Medical Military Unit – Pretoria 2013 Field Ambulance - Medical Military Unit – Pretoria 2014 KKNK Festival Artist 2014 Certificate of Excellence – Department of Arts and Culture 2014 Hermanus Art on the Cliff festival artist 2015 FynArts Festival artist Hermanus 2017 Nirox Sculpture Park residency, Cradle of Humankind. 2017 Cill Railig Artist’s residency, Ballingskellig, Ireland Public Collections: ABSA Bank Collection Pretoria Art Museum UNISA Art Gallery Sandton Civic Gallery Carfax Experience JHB South African Association of Arts Cite des Arts International – Paris South African Broadcasting Corporation JHB Alliance Francaise - Johannesburg Department of Science and Technology CSIR Pretoria Mocambique Museum of Art – Maputo. Willow Ridge High School – Pta Steel Company – Cape Town SA High Commission - Maseru Moses Mabila Stadium – Durban Li – Bel Restaurant – Pretoria La Pentola Restaurant – Pretoria Moses Mabilah Stadium – Durban Johannesburg Art Gallery – Johannesburg South African Embassy – The Hague – Holland Spier Art Collection – Stellenbosch Standard Bank Collection Propertuity Collection, Jhb August House Collection, Jhb University of Jhb Art Collection Hollard Collection, Jhb The Wilds sculpture Park – Jhb Jack Ginsberg Center for Book Arts (JGCBA) Collection – Wits Art Museum - Jhb. See my academic and professional profiles at: LinkedIn Academia.edu