| Tyrone Appollis started his art career as
a painter and began sculpting in wood seriously from 1990. Currently he
views himself as being a sculptor, painter, print-maker, poet and street
musician. He considers political and social reconciliation to be a function
of art – art as cross-cultural dialogue.
Training
1982-1987, CAP (part-time classes under Cecil Skotnes.
Tyrone works in Mitchells Plain, Western Cape. He was active in the formation
of the Mitchells Plain Art Group in 1988. Appollis traveled to England
in 1989 on a British Council visitation for two weeks.
Exhibitions
Appollis has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in multi-media.
These exhibitions have taken place all over South Africa as well as outside
of its borders.
1982
Solo exhibition, Rocklands Library, Mitchells Plain, Cape.
1988
Solo exhibition, South African Association of Arts, Cape Town
Luxurama Theatre, Wynberg, Cape (Artists Against Apartheid)
University of the Western Cape, mural.
1989
Solo exhibition, British Council Offices, Johannesburg
Rahmen Galerie, Langei, Germany. (Peter Clarke and Ishmael Thyssen)
1990
Solo exhibition, South African Association of Arts, Worcester, Cape.
The Conservatoire of Music, Windhoek. (Namibian Independence Exhibition)
1991
South African Triennial
1992
Solo Exhibition, Chelsea Gallery, Wynberg, Cape
1993
Solo Exhibition, Karen McKerron Gallery, Johannesburg
Salon Biennial, Grand Palais, Paris, France
1994
Large mural for the University of the Western Cape
1996
Commissioned to do South African Gourmet Festival Poster
1997
Solo exhibition South African Association of Arts, Cape Town
Commissioned by the City to do “Freedom of the City” painting
of Bishop Tutu.
1998
Athens Group show.
J & B Met poster (biggest horse race in South Africa)
Group show celebrating Steve Biko in District Six
1999
Spent year teaching and motivating disadvantaged children music and
painting.
Book jacket cover for James Matthews “The Party is Over”
2000
Built a monument for the “Trojan Horse” commemorating
the death of children killed in apartheid era.
Group show of selected artists from “Postcards in South Africa”
in New York Gallery.
Artwork on CD cover of musician Errol Byers
Collections
South African National Gallery; University of the Western Cape; Department
of National Education, Cape; University of Kansas, USA; Sasol Oil Company,
South Africa; South African Fine Worsteds, Cape Town; Groote Schuur Hospital,
Cape Town; Michaelis School of Art (University of Cape Town); National
Gallery of Namibia; Durban Art Museum, South Africa; Florida Museum, USA.
Works Appearing on Book Jackets
“Contrast” Magazine – 1985/1986
“Emergency” by Richard Rive
“Ten Years of Staffrider”, 1988
“A Walk in the Night” and “Stone Country”, by
Alex la Guma;
“The Struggle for District Six” – Hands Off District
Six Committee
“William Zungu” by Ari Sitas
Bibliography
Tribute, October, 1991
Ogilvie Graine – Dictionary of South African Painters and Sculptors
ADA No.6, 1989 – Arts Magazine. (This article is reprinted in Friends
of SA National Gallery Newsletters, 1988.)
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Artist: TYRONE APPOLLIS
Title: Mother and Child (left) Fisherman (right)
Size: 102 x 23 cm (each)
Media: Acrylic
Price on request
Framed |
