The Fine Artist Gary Frier

Gary Frier -- Fine Art

Artist Profile

Gary Frier is a Fine Artist.

Gary Frier

Gary Frier a South African born artist is a painter, graphic artist and animator. He derives inspiration from working with different forms of media; his work, he says is a constant reminder of self and where he is. Gary has also created and produced a 2minute short film based on Edgar Allan Poe's poem Anabelle Lee.

Projects

1995: Exhibited at the Caledon museum

1996: Completed an apprenticeship in stop action animation at
Jack Russel studios Exhibited at the Jol (club and
restraurant)

1997: Took part in the Thupelo workshop

1997: Tutored for Sanlams annual children’s art competition

1997: Participated in the District Six Public sculpture Festival

1998: Tutored for Sanlams annual children’s art competition

1998: Participated in a 10 day residency program on Robben
Island as part of Swedish artist exchange program

1998: Nominated for a residency program at the Fordsburg art
studios (Bag factory) in Johannesburg

1998: Participated in an etching workshop

1999: Invited to France for artist exchange program facilitated by
the Alliance Francaise

1999: Part of group exhibition at Le bon ton gallery

1999: Part of group exhibition Battswood Art Centre

1999: Worked as a professional artist at Greatmore Studios

1999: Participated in group exhibition at Institute For Democracy
in South Africa (IDASA)

1999: Received 1st prize for best designed poster competition for
the 1st Cape Town Art festival

2000: Run workshops at the Somerset library and the Foundation
School of Art.

2000: Worked as a professional artist at Greatmore Studios
(1999 - 2000)

2000: Part of group exhibition at Durbanville Cultural Society
(Rust en Vrede)

2001: Participated in an artist exchange program which involved
a group exhibition with etchings of 12 South African artists
and running art workshops in Brest ,Jarsey and Tulle

2001: Part of a group exhibition at Durbanville Cultural Society
(Rust en Vrede)

2002: Exhibition of banners done for cultural festival in Brest,
Banners of Africa

2002: Took part in 4th Biennale of Pan-African Circle of Artists
(Afrika Heritage)

2002: Exhibited in Barcelona for charities (UNISEF, Save
the children)

2002: Took part in the national Thupelo workshop and exhibited
at the Annex of the South African National Gallery

2003: Took part in the International Thupelo workshop and
exhibited at the Annex of the South African National Gallery

2002: Exhibited in Barcelona for charities (UNISEF, Save the
children) Part of Group exhibition at Durbanville Cultural
Society (Rust en Vrede

2004: Participated in exhibition (Identity) at Fortis Circustheater
Holland celebrating the opening of the Lion King

2004: Solo exhibition at the Association for Visual arts Cape Town

2004: Exhibited at the International Congress of Conservation
(Bellville Civic Centre)

2004: Participated in opening group exhibition at the Nonjingi
gallery - Cape Town

2004: Participated in a group exhibition of wildlife at Cape
gallery - Cape Town

2004: Invited to participate in the Wasanii International artists
workshop in Kenya

2004: Invited to participate in Afrika Heritage 2004 Biennale I
Lagos Nigeria

2004: Invited to participate in ABSOLUT MOMENT fundraising
exhibition for the AVA artreach fund

2004: Participating in a group exhibition at Durbanville Cultural
Society (Rust en Vrede)

2005: Participated in exhibition - First Decade of Democracy at
Art.b – The Arts Association of Bellville

2005: Participated in The Cape Gallery Annual Wildlife Exhibition

2005: Participated in group Wildlife Exhibition at Kühne Boekkooi
Gallery in Port Elizabeth

2005: Invited to participate in ABSOLUT Finale fundraising
exhibition for the AVA artreach fund

2005: Participated in group show at Walter Batiss Gallery in
Somerset East

2006: Group show with Garth Erasmus at the Alliance Française
du cap entiteled - Similiar similarities and strange attractors

2006: Participated in The Cape Gallery Annual Wildlife Exhibition

2006: Group show at the KKNK festival in Oudshoorn - Branding
Me

2006: P O S I + I V E “HOPE” Art Exhibition-Proceeds from this
         watershed event will go to the Tapologo Aids Hospice,
         which is performing an invaluable service in the fight against
         HIV/AIDS

2006: Commissioned by the Western Cape Department of
economic development to do a artwork celebrating craft
culture and local trade

2006: Participated in ABSA bank Vuleka competition

2007: Exhibited at the Design indaba with Jeanette Unite,
         Nico Phooko, Madi Phala, Estie Fourie, Tyrrel Thaysen,
         Lee-Ann January organized by the Western Cape
         Department of economic development

2007: Exhibit at the ITECED (Institute of Training and Education
for Capacity Building)

2007: Invited to participate in Baboon Art Exhibition 24th August at
the Sanlam Hall, Kirstenbosch Gardens

2007: Invited to participate in the DRAWING-MAIL-project AFRICA
(part of the 2007: 2007: African film festival Cinemaf ) at
the The Royal Academy of Arts in Antwerp

2007: Invited to participate in the DBSA”s (The Development Bank
of Southern Africa) third exhibition - “SOUL OF AFRICA” art
as a cornerstone for development

2007: Invited to participate in the Koekenaap Regional Workshop
hosted by the Wesland art Society in association with the
Department of Cultural affairs in the Matzikama District

2007: Invited to contribute to art auction “Art with Heart” hosted
at The Rotunda at The Bay Hotel, Camps Bay

2007: Invited to participate in exhibition entitled Four seasons at
“These four walls” gallery

2008: Invited to contribute to art auction “Starfish Dinner of Hope”
hosted at The Vineyard Hotel, Newlands

2008: Invited to contribute MyLifE's South African Art Auction on
           the 11th of April on at the Michaelis School of Fine Art in
          Orange Street, Cape Town, in support of the youth
          development work of the MylifE Project.

2008: Invited to contribute to the fundraising auction exhibition for
the peninsula feeding scheme which was auction by 34
on Long

2008: Exhibiting work entitle Person to Person at the Artscape
Resource centre from the 11 of June 20 the 11th of July

2008: Group Exhibit at the Baxter

2009: Invited to contribute to Exxxhibition at the Gecko gallery in
East London

2009: Invited to contribute to a charity Exhibition for the anglican
aids and healthcare trust

2009: Invited to contribute to a charity art auction for the Lion
Club

2009: Participated in The Cape Gallery Annual Wildlife Exhibition

Education

1987 - 1990: Secondary education at Sarepta senior secondary
matriculated with exemption

1991 -1994: Qualified graphic designer having completed a
National diploma at Cape Peninsula University of
Technology

1998: Completed a comprehensive DTP course at the AAA school
            of advertising in which comprised working in Adobe
            photoshop , Aldus Freehand ,Quark Express and general
            reproduction processes.

2006: Completed (Instilling a personal marketing culture) course
at the Artscape resource centre

2008: Attended a Business Acumen Workshop facilitated by Beate
           Baethke (German Investment and Development Company
           (DEG). Board Director and New Business Committee
           member) and will providing an overview of the basic
           business and economical concepts that creative
           professionals are typically confronted with. At VANSA
           offices

2008: Attended a Introduction to Fundraising workshop at VANSA
offices including guest speakers – Amanda Bloch
(philanthropist ), Jasper Walgrave ( pro Helvetica )

2009: Currently studying Marketing management part-time at the
Cape peninsula University of Technology

Award

1998: Awarded a grant for a three month residency at the
Bagfactory ( Fordsburg art studio) in Johannesburg

1999: Awarded a grant for a three month residency for an artist
exchange program facilitated by the Alliance Francaise,
Artscape, Peuple et Culture (Brest)

2004: Awarded a grant from the lotto fund to attend the Wasanii
International artists workshop in Kenya

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