Philip Badenhorst
(1957 -)
Philip Badenhorst was born in 1957 in the Western-Transvaal. Badenhorst studied at the University of Potchefstroom, the University for Christian Higher Education, Potchefstroom. In 1984 he received his degree a BA Fine Arts, majoring in painting and graphic design. He graduated with a distinction. Badenhorst has worked as a lecturer in the Department of Fine Arts in Potchefstroom. In 1985 – 1993 he was appointed as a lecturer in Painting at the University – the year after completion of studies at the university. He was also the acting Head of Department in the Department of Fine Arts at Potchefstroom; in 1992-1993 he was a senior lecturer at the Department of Fine Arts in Pretoria. In 1994 – 2007 he accepted a position as Senior Lecturer that was offered to him by the University of Pretoria. Yet in 2007 he resigned to become a full-time artist.
Badenhorst is well known for his rich impasto, colourful and expressionistic oil paintings. In most of his works he uses the male figure which is then often surrounded by flowers foliage. The viewer becomes seduced by the painted surface, and discovers layers of content beyond the more obvious qualities. Badenhorst’s career as a painter included thirty three solo exhibitions. He also participated in nearly one hundred group exhibitions in South Africa and abroad since 1981.
Exhibitions
Solo Shows:
1983-2011 38 Solo exhibitions
1983 Iris Street, Potchefstroom; Nedbank, Potchefstroom
1984 Potchefstroom Museum
1985 Department of History of Art, PU for CHE Potchefstroom
1986 Water colours exhibition “Tribute to Battiss”, PU for CHE
1987 MA(FA) exhibition, PU for CHE, South African Arts Association (NTvl), Pretoria; Hout Bay Gallery, Cape Town; Department of History of Art, PU for CHE
1989 SAAA (NTvl), Pretoria; Karen McKerron Gallery, Bryanston, Johannesburg; Potchefstroom Museum
1990 NSA Gallery, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal; Karen McKerron Gallery, Bryanston, Johannesburg; SAAA (NTvl), Pretoria
1991 Studio exhibition, Ben Pienaar Street, Potchefstroom; Johannes Stegmann Gallery, Bloemfontein
1992 SAAA (Western Cape), Cape Town; Art Gallery, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch
1993 Karen McKerron Gallery, Bryanston, Johannesburg; Studio exhibition, Ben Pienaar Street, Potchefstroom
1994 Quid Novi Gallery, Heidelberg, Germany, Guild Gallery, Pretoria
1995 Karen McKerron Gallery, Bryanston, Johannesburg
1996 Karen McKerron Gallery, Bryanston, Johannesburg
1998 “Addicted to painting”, Open Window, Contemporary Art Gallery, Pretoria
1999 Association of Visual Arts, Metropolitan Gallery, Cape Town; Aardklopfees, Potchefstroom Museum
2000 “Repainting 99”, Open Window Art Academy Art, Gallery, Pre toria
2001 Kahn Gallery, Naples, Floria, V.S.A
2003 Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg
2005 “The Missing Year” Fried Contemporary Gallery, Pretoria
2006 “an-other beginning”,South African Association of Ars, Pretoria
2007 “A cicle had closed;another had opened again”Absa Gallery, Johannesburg
2010 “My Shadow and I” Absa-Gallery, Johannesburg
Group Shows:
1981-1984 Participated in student art exhibitions; Department of Fine Arts, PU for CHE,Potcefsroom
1982 National Fine Arts Student Exhibition,Gertrude Posel Gallery University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
1984 SASOL New Signatures exhibition, SAAA (NTvl), Pretoria
1985 Impressions ’85 exhibition, Johannesburg Art Gallery
1986 Grahamstown Art Festival exhibition; Lecturers’ exhibition, SAAA Klerksdorp
1987 Beuster-Skolimowski Gallery, Pretoria; Corona del Mar Young Artists’ Award, Uvongo, KwaZulu-Natal; Potchefstroom artists, Potchefstroom; Works on paper, Etienne Rousseau Theatre, Sasolburg; Retrospective Students’ exhibition, Total Gallery, Johannesburg; Cadres d’Esprit, Cape Town
1988 Lecturers’ exhibition, Annandale Gallery, SAAA, Lichtenburg; Volkskas Atelier exhibition, SAAA (NTvl), Pretoria; Atelier exhibition, Baxter Gallery, Cape Town; Göhrde Galerie, Gienou, Germany; “Focus on Humans”, Human Science Research, Council, Pretoria
1989 Gallery 88, Sasolburg; Lecturers’ exhibition, SAAA Klerkdorp; Volkskas Atelier exhibition, SAAA, Pretoria; Lavrington Hall, Cape Town; Strydom Gallery, George, Cape
1990 Volkskas Atelier exhibition, SAAA, Pretoria; Atelier exhibition, Everard Read Gallery, Rosebank, Johannesburg; Gallery 88, Sasolburg; Strydom Gallery, George, Cape; SAAA (NTvl), Thaba Monaté, Gauteng; SAA (NTvl), Harward Art Works, Pretoria
1991 Cape Town Triennial, Rembrandt Group; Strydom Gallery, George, Cape; Lecturers’ exhibition, Gallery 88, Sasolburg
1992 Alliance Francaise, Durban; Strydom Gallery, George, Cape;
1993 Momentum Art Competition, Pretoria Art Gallery; Strydom Gallery, George, Cape; Guild Gallery exhibition, Chile
1994 “Trees and Angels”, SAAA (NTvl), Pretoria; ABSA Bank Gallery, ABSA Towers, Johannesburg; Guild Gallery exhibition, Philadelphia, USA; Strydom Gallery, George, Cape; Lecturers’ exhibition, Campus Gallery, Dept of Visual Arts and History of Art, University of Pretoria; Lecturers’ exhibition, Elizabeth Gordon Gallery, Durban
1995 Artists from the Greater Pretoria Region, ABSA Gallery, Johannesburg; “Contemporary Views”, Gallery 88, Sasolburg; Trust Bank Pavarotti evening, Johannesburg Civic Theatre, Braamfontein; Strydom Gallery, George, Cape; Pretoria Artists, Unisa Gallery, Pretoria; Fine Arts competition, Municipal Art Gallery, Kempton Park; Stellenbosch Art Gallery, Van Reineveld Plaza, Stellenbosch
1996 Gala opening, Open Window Art Academy, Pretoria; Lecturers’ exhibition, Campus Gallery, University of Pretoria; Collaborative exhibition with André Naudé, Campus Gallery, University of Pretoria; “World Environment Exhibition”, SAAA (NTvl) Pretoria Art Museum; Guild Gallery, Germany; NSA Gallery, Durban
1997 Open Window Contemporary Art Gallery, Pretoria; “A Little Big Thing”, Thompson Gallery, Johannesburg; “Pretoria Artists”, Tina Skukan Gallery, Pretoria; Gallery 88, Sasolburg; Strydom Gallery, George, Cape; Gala Summer exhibition, Stellenbosch Art Gallery, Stellenbosch; “Landscape Art”, ABSA Group Gallery, Johannesburg; Millenium Gallery, Pretoria
1998 “ ABSOLUT Secret 3”, Metropolitan Gallery, Cape Town; Strydom Gallery, George, Cape; Stellenbosch Art Gallery, Stellenbosch; Gallery 88, Sasolburg; “The Spirit and Images of Africa”, Association of Arts, Pretoria; “Buttons”, Civic Gallery, Johannesburg; New works, Tina Skukan Gallery, Pretoria; “Landscape: Unity and Diversity”, KKNK, Oudtshoorn, Cape
1999 State Theatre Gallery, Pretoria; FNB Vitá Awards/Winsor & Newton, Sandton Civic Gallery, Johannesburg; Equus Art Gallery, Hatfield, Pretoria; “Leonardo Posted”, Association of Arts, Pretoria; “Art Alive 99”, Ruddell Theatre, WHPS, Pretoria; Strydom Gallery, George, Cape;
2000 “Pretoria Select”,Old Arts Building,University of Pretoria; “ Contemporary South African Painters”, Galway-Parkviev Gallery, Johannesburg; Spring exhibition, Tina Skukan Gallery, Pretoria; “Pretoria Select”, Oliewenhuis Gallery, Bloemfontein; South African Art, Strydom Gallery, George
2001 “Equise”, Association of Arts, Pretoria; “Equise”, Dorp Street Gallery, Stellenbosch; “Unframed”, Tina Skukan Gallery, Pretoria; Lecturer exhibition, Old Arts Gallery, University of Pretoria; “Cats Exhibition”,Art ScapeTheater,Cape Town
2002 “Fine South African Art”, Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg; “Inside Out”, Carol Lee, Upstairs @ Bamboo, Johannesburg
2005 “Art from two Metropolis”, opening exhibition: Fried Contemporary Art Gallery,Pretoria; “Badenhorst / Vermeulen / Roos”, Tina Skukan Gallery, Pretoria
2006 “Celebrating Rembrandt” Association of Arts, Pretoria; “Physical self'”, Gallery 88, Sasolburg; Strydom Gallery, George; “Art Alive 2006”, Waterkloof Prep School, Brooklyn, Pretoria; “Aardklop”, Snowflake Gallery, Potchefstroom
2007 “4×4”North West UniversityArt galley, Potchefstroom
2008 “Collection10” contemporary artists,SMAC art gallery, Stellenbosch; Exhibition with Rina Stutzer,Grande Provance ,Franchoek Cansa –Exhibition, Pretoria Art Museum, Pretoria
2010 “.20.06.2010.” with Francois Jonker ,Lizl Roos,Gustav Vermeulen, F Visser.Association of Arts. Pretoria; Group exhibition, OudeLibertas Gallery, Stellenbosch
Awards:
1983 Winner, painting division, Kuesta National Arts Festival, Potchefstroom
1983/1984 Gregoire Boonzaaier Painting Bursary, PU for CHE
1984 Second Prize (Painting) SASOL New Signatures exhibition, SAAA (NTvl), Pretoria
1985 Merit Award, “Impressions ‘85”, Johannesburg Art Gallery
1986 Human Science Research Council Award for MA (FA) degree
1990 Foundation for the Creative Arts Award for research at the Cité Internationale des Artes, Paris, France (1991)
Collections:
National Art Gallery, Cape Town
Johannesburg Art Gallery
Pretoria Art Museum
Durban Art Gallery
University of Stellenbosch
University of Pretoria
Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education
SASOL
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
Human Science Research Council (HSRC)
SA Reserve Bank
Volkskas Bank
ABSA Bank
Standard Bank
South African Broadcasting Corporation
SA Art Collection, Klerksdorp
Municipal Art Collection, Potchefstroom
Municipal Art Collection, Edenvale (Commission)
Department of National Education
BMW South Africa
Rand Aksep Bank
Technikon Pretoria
Telkom South Africa
Department of Visual Arts, University of Pretoria
Works represented in private collections in America, Germany, Greece, France and Italy
Commissions:
1987 10 Artillery Brigade, Potchefstroom
1990 North West Command, SANDF, Potchefstroom
1993 Municipal commission, Edenvale
1999 ABSA, North Towers, Johannesburg