Mary Wafer

P R O F I L E 

I am a dedicated practising artist with twenty years of experience in a variety of artistic mediums including

painting, printmaking, drawing and textile art. I have exhibited my work in galleries and art fairs in London,

New York, Berlin, Copenhagen, Cape Town and Johannesburg.

E D U C AT I O N

Jan 2008 — Jan 2009 Master of Arts, University of the Witwatersrand

Jan 2001 — Jan 2002 Fellow,, LLB, University of South Africa (UNISA)

Jan 1998 Advanced Diploma in Fine Art,,, University of the Witwatersrand

Jan 1997 Additional Major in Philosophy,, UNIVERSITY OF NATAL|

Jan 1994 — Jan 1996 Bachelor of Arts, UNIVERSITY OF NATAL|

S E L E C T E D P R AC T I C E 

Almost Sold Out & Rarities, David Krut Projects,Johannesburg Salon Hang, David

Krut Projects, New York

Unnatural Landscapes, David Krut Projects, New York

Ninth Floor, solo exhibition, David Krut Projects, Johannesburg Blowing In the

Wind, KZNSA Gallery, Durban

SALON, David Krut Projects, Johannesburg

Mine, solo exhibition, David Krut Projects, Johannesburg

Paint I: Contemporary South African Painting 2002-2012, Groupshow, SMAC

Gallery, Cape Town

In Conversation: Quinten Williams and Mary Wafer, David Krut Projects, Cape

Town

Countermeasures, solo exhibition in two parts, David KrutProjects First Cut

collaborative project, Johannesburg Art Fair and South African Fashion Week

High Violet, solo exhibition, Blank Projects, Cape Town

No Closer to the Truth, solo exhibition, KZNSA Gallery, Durban Halakasha-

, Standard Bank Gallery, Johannesburg

May Contain Nuts, Fordsburg Artists Studios, Bag Factory, Johannesburg

MATRIX, David Krut Projects, Cape Town

The frontier is never somewhere else, solo exhibition, Brodie/Stevenson, Johannesburg

Masters Degree Exhibition, solo exhibition, Substation, University of the

Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

Black, Blank Projects, Cape Town

Anaphora, Rosedale Gallery, Michaelis School of Art, Cape TownNew Work, solo exhibition, Substation, University of the Witwatersrand,

Johannesburg

Rundgang, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, Denmark 2005 Paintings-

, Substation, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg Flag Project, 254

Bethnal Green, London

Brande International Residency Programme, travelling exhibition, Brazil, Denmark,

Sweden and Norway

Local, Franchise Gallery, 44 Stanley Road, Johannesburg

New Painting, solo exhibition, Islands Brygge, Copenhagen, Denmark

Johannesburg Art Gallery

Wits Art Museum

Nandos Corporate Collection

Spier Corporate Collection

The Forum Corporate Collection

Brande Remise Collection, Denmark

Comair Corporate Collection

SABC Art Collection

Socio-Economic Rights Institute (SERI)

The Professional Development Hub and New Commerce Building public

collections

Various private collections in South Africa, USA and Europe