ZAK BENJAMIN

CURRICULUM VITAE

1951	Born Izak Benjamin de Villiers, Johannesburg
1971-74	University of Pretoria, studied Architecture and Building Management
1975	Lived in Amsterdam
1976-79	University of Pretoria, completed BA Fine Arts
1979	New Signatures, First Prize Printmaking
1980-81	Technical assistant and Printmaking teacher, Department of Fine Arts, UNISA
1981	Exhibition with John Clarke and Keith Dietrich, SA Association of Art, Pretoria
1982-84	Decor painter, State Theater
	Participated in various group exhibitions including Zinc Shop Show
	Taught at Wynberg Art Center, Cape Town
1985	Exhibition at Gallery 2l, Johannesburg with Julian Venter
1986	Solo Exhibition at St. Mary’s DSG Gallery, Pretoria
1987	Finalist Volkskas Atelier Exhibition
	Guest lecturer, painting workshop, University of Pretoria
	Post Box Show, Market Gallery, Johannesburg
	Judge, New Signatures, SA Association of Art, Pretoria
1988-90	Lecturer, Dept. of Fine Arts, Vaal Triangle Technikon
	SABC TV, Collage: documentary
	Solo Exhibition Gallery 21, Johannesburg
	Group Exhibition Development Bank
1990	Lecturer Dept. of Fine Arts, PU vir CH0
	Solo Exhibition, Potchefstroom Museum Art Gallery
1991	Solo Exhibition, SA Association of Art, Pretoria
	SABC TV, Kruis en Kroniek: documentary
	Community Art Project: Sculpture, Tatham Art Gallery, Pietermaritzburg
1993 1992	Exhibition: Battiss Art Museum, Somerset East Starts to sign work Zak Benjamin instead of Izak de Villiers
1996	Past and Present Lecturer’s Exhibition, UNISA Dept. of Fine Arts Diagnosed: Parkinson’s Disease
2000 2001	Solo Exhibition, De Jongh van Arkel, Pretoria Group 2-3-4 Dimensional II International Juried Exhibition, Period Gallery, Omaha, USA
2002	Group Wax Art and Music Festival, Gallery 88, Sasolburg
2005	Aardklop, Potchefstroom – Snowflake Building “Leef” exhibition
2007	Featured artist in LIG Aug & Sept issues – magazine article series “Christus in die Kunste” Open Day at Tim's Print Studio, Midrand - etchings and drypoints by Zak Benjamin Group show at Art on Paper, Johannesburg
Private Collections	Austria Canada
	Germany
	Great Britain
	Holland
	New Zealand Malaysia
	Peru
	South Africa
	Taiwan
	USA
Public Collections	Battiss Museum
	Development Bank of South Africa
	Pelmama
	Pretoria Art Museum
	Sasol
	UNISA Johannes Stegmann Art Gallery, University of the Free State Oliewenhuis, Bloemfontein
Corporate Commissions
1994	Right Move Clothing
1995	Ster Kinekor
	T.W. Beckett
1996	Vodacom
1998 1999-2002	Installation for FCB South Africa, Sandton Zondervan (New York)
1999-2005	Paternoster (London)