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Elfriede Dreyer, Polyphony 1, 2024. Archival print on 310gsm True Rag paper, 600x700mm. Ed

SOLOS

2021 - current

Moment, 2025 

5 January - 31 March 2025 Benguela Galleries, Hermanus

​​19 October - 9 November 2024 White River Gallery, Mpumalanga (opened by Dr Linda Kühn)

15 September - 10 October 2024 Tina Skukan Gallery, Pretoria 

The Piano, 2-30  March 2024, Ilse Schermers Gallery, Stellenbosch, Western Cape

Lied van die filosoof/Song of the philosopher

11 March - 5 April 2023, Rust-en-vrede Gallery, Durbanville, Western Cape

La chanson du philosophe

25 May - 9 July 2023, Lutuvu Gallery, Bages, France

Matrix at Glen Carlou Gallery, 5 Dec 2021 - 23 Jan 2022. Klapmuts, Western Cape. Download the catalogue

Matrix, Association for Visual Arts, Pretoria,  18 March - 2 April 2022. Download the catalogue

Transshipped, 2021. edg2020 Gallery, Kyalami, 6 – 29 May 2021. Transshipped works

Earlier solos

02h05-02h27. Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees, Oudtshoorn, Western Cape,  31 March – 8 April 2007

 

delta, Gallery 2, Cité International des Arts in Paris, Catalogue, 14 – 24 December 2005

 

MA(FA) Exhibition, University of South Africa Art Gallery, 1992

COMMISSIONS view

 

2010 - 2014

 

Ship of fools 1, 2012 

Ship of fools 2, 3 , 4 and 5 at Metromusings, group exhibition for Andrew W Mellon research project of  Visual Technologies. Printed Catalogue, Rautenbach Hall, University Of Pretoria, 15 – 29 July 2013. Also  at The City: A Form Of Life, Open Window Institute, Centurion, Cool Capital Biennial, Pretoria, 29 Aug – 15 Nov 2014.

Flood I & II. University of Pretoria Staff exhibition, and Fried Contemporary Art Gallery & Studio, Pretoria. Exhibition curated by Elfriede Dreyer. November 2010 – January 2011. More details

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Hanging gardens, 2009. On An exploration of the Southern African Geography. Invited by SANAVA in collaboration with the Association of Arts Pretoria, various venues nationally and Berlin. July 2009 to February 2010

Utopia map; To be, both 2009. On Dystopia exhibition at UNISA Art Gallery, Pretoria. Museum Africa, Johannesburg. Oliewenhuis Art Museum, Bloemfontein. May 2009 – October 2010

From above and beyond. Elfriede Dreyer with Marlise Keith and Eric Duplan. 2 video productions and manipulated video stills. Fried Contemporary Art Gallery & Studio, Pretoria. 3 October – 114 November 2009. Private Collection. 

2004 - 2008

 

Verneem (2008). Group exhibition, UP Centenary: A century in the service of knowledge: Visuality/Commentary exhibition at the University of Pretoria. 11 to 23 May 2008. Collection of the Development Bank of Southern Africa.

Willem Boshoff (2008). Group exhibition, Media 24 exhibition, KKNK 2008, Oudtshoorn, Western Cape. Also on Muses 08 Investment Art, Cape Town

02h05-02h27. Zoo city. 3 video productions and manipulated video stills. Solo exhibition at KKNK Festival, Oudtshoorn, Western Cape. Invited artist. 31 March – 8 April 2007. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cwcHt2Mbks

Little deaths. Traveling exhibition. Elfriede Dreyer with Wilma Cruise and Guy du Toit. Fried Contemporary Art Gallery, Pretoria, 13 February – 10 March and Bell-Roberts Gallery, Lourensford Wine Estate, Western Cape, 21 April – 31 July 2007

South African artists, Museé des arts derniers, Paris. February 2006

Zoo city; delta, at  Gallery 2, Cité International des Arts in Paris, Catalogue, 14 – 24 December 2005 2 video installations and 24 manipulated video stills. Solo ehibition at Gallery 2, Cité International des Arts in Paris.14 – 24 December 2005. View video

Real crime. Finalist in Brett Kebble exhibition, group exhibition, Convention Centre, Cape Town. National art competition. 2004. View video

5 Video stills from Real crime. Group exhibition, Visual Culture/Explorations conference on 9 & 10 July at the UP, group exhibition. Old Arts Gallery, University of Pretoria. 2004

MULTIMEDIA

Video for TV for Afrikaans folk-rock band Klopjag for song Skree.

 

Broadcast on national TV. 2006

Video productions  of art exhibitions: Art From Two Metropoles; The Maswanganyi Family; The Missing Year, Philip Badenhorst; More (than) histories, Guy du Toit; LiveWire, Celia de Villiers; untitledongetitled, Andre Naude; Eye of the beholder, Adele Oldfield

10 multimedia productions for Afrikaans folk-rock band Klopjag: 24 uur; Stof; Ek wens jy wil; Boerseun, Die besemtannie; Karloos; Relatiwiteit; Koeëldoppies; Randburg tannie blues; Die kind.  For 5 performances at the National Arts Festival, KKNK, Oudtshoorn, SA.

Fire. CD-ROM: Interactive Multimedia. Demonstration production for International Diploma in Interactive Multimedia, SCAN (now Frank Mohr Institute), Groningen. 1996

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GROUP EXHIBITIONS

 

Uncanny Stories, curated by Dr Gwenneth Miller. Unisa Art Gallery 7 December 2021 – 11 February 2022

Home, National Arts Festival, Grahamstown, 7 artists, 28 June – 8 July 2018. Unrooted and Rooting, 2018

Tribute/Huldeblyk, Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees, Western Cape, 25th birthday celebration of KKNK; invited curator. Tribute exhibition to well-known art lecturers and teachers all over SA., 21 – 27 March 2019. Bloot, 2019. Private Collection.

Vuurdans/Fire dance, Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees, Western Cape, 13 artists, 2018, 29 March – 4 April 2018. 

Green fire, 2018. Private Collection 

Dystopian playground. Group exhibition, Playground,  Moór Gallery Franschhoek. Curators:  Corlie de Kock and Aidon Westcott. 23 July - 23 August 2016.   Exhibition review

Nomad bodies, Wintertuin gallery, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Artesis University College,  Antwerp, 25 artworks, 12 artists , 30 January – 7 February 2014

University of Pretoria Staff exhibition, Fried Contemporary Art Gallery & Studio, Pretoria, November 2010 – January 2011

Hanging gardens, 2009, Group exhibition, An exploration of the Southern African Geography, SANAVA in collaboration with the Association of Arts Pretoria, various venues nationally and Berlin, July 2009 to February 2010

Dystopia, University of South Africa Art gallery, Pretoria, Museum Africa,  Johannesburg, Oliewenhuis Art Museum, Mangaung

University of Pretoria Centenary: A century in the service of knowledge: Visuality/Commentary, University of Pretoria, 11 to 23 May 2008

Group exhibition, Muses 08, Investment art, Cape Town, 2008

South African artists, Group exhibition, Museé des arts derniers, Paris, February 2006

Brett Kebble Finalist exhibition, Group exhibition, Convention Centre, Cape Town. National art competition, 2004

Visual Culture/Explorations conference on 9 & 10 July at the University of Pretoria, Group exhibition, Old Arts Gallery, 2004

 

exit enter. On Digital art exhibition (13 local and international artists), group exhibition at The Spacing, UNISA. 2002

Absence 1997 - 2002 due to Management appointment at University of South Africa

Spider-Man visits God’s Window, on opening exhibition of The Open Window Art Academy,  1996

Pretoria at the Johannesburg Biennale. Title: North of the Jukskei, Museum Africa, Johannesburg, Invited by curator, 1995 

Opening of the new ABSA Gallery in Johannesburg, 1994 

Group exhibition, SAAA, Pretoria, Invited by curator, 1994

Victims of war, invited to participate in Group exhibition, Jan Celliers school, Johannesburg, 1993          

Bonne Année, Group exhibition, SAAA, Pretoria, 1994

Finalist at Momentum art competition, catalogue produced, group exhibition. ABSA. 1993

Greater Pretoria at University of South Africa, University of South Africa Gallery, Selected. National art competition, 1993

MA(FA) Exhibition. 12 large mixed media paintings. Solo exhibition, UNISA Art Gallery, 1992

 

Annual Conference of the SAAAH. Exhibition and public discussion of work, University of South Africa, 1992

Total Gallery, Johannesburg, 1990

Development Bank, Halfway House, 1987

Exhibition of student and lecturer's work, University of South Africa Gallery, Invited, 1987 

Finalist Volkskas Atelier Art Award exhibition, catalogue produced, Group exhibition, ABSA Gallery, Pretoria, Selected. National art competition, 1987

Finalist at Rolfes Foundation, Cape Town. National art competition, 1987

Finalist at New Signatures Competition exhibition, ABSA Gallery, Pretoria. National art competition

Group exhibition, The Carriage House, Johannesburg, Selected. National art competition, 1984

Exhibition of student work at lecturer's exhibition, UNISA Gallery, 1987

TRIOS

 

11 mixed media works, Elfriede Dreyer, From above and beyond. Trio exhibition with Marlise Keith and Eric Duplan, Fried Contemporary Art Gallery & Studio, Pretoria , Curated, 3 October – 114 November 2009

2 video productions and manipulated video stills, Elfriede Dreyer, Little deaths. Traveling trio exhibition with Wilma Cruise and Guy du Toit, Fried Contemporary Art Gallery, Pretoria and Bell-Roberts Gallery, Lourensford Wine Estate, Western Cape, Curated, 13 February – 10 March and 21 April – 31 July 2007

DUOS

 

13 mixed media paintings, Elfriede Dreyer  with Keith Dietrich: Revisiting roads/recycling histories, Centurion Gallery, Curated, 1995

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