Jonathan attended the Frank Joubert Art
Centre for 5 years and in 1985 graduated with a Diploma in Fine Art, majoring
in printmaking and drawing, from the Ruth Prowse School of Art. He spent
two years living and working in Scotland, working at Peacock Printmaking
Studio and Cyrenian Art Centre, in Aberdeen, Scotland. He returned to
South Africa in 1988 and set up Hard Ground Printmakers Workshop, an independant
printmaking studio.
He was the Chairperson of SAA Arts, Western Cape in 1991 and has been
greatly involved in curating exhibitions such as the exhibition of Printmaking,
University of Stellenbosch Art Gallery; an exhibition of Relief Prints
- S.A. in Black and White, for the British Council and in 1994 curated
an exhibition of S. A. Printmaking for the Brighton Festival, U.K. He
has organised and run many educational printmaking workshops in Cape Town,
and has participated in the UCT Summer School programme. He has held several
solo exhibitions of his works and has participated in a number of group
exhibitions, both locally and abroad.
Third International Print Biennial, R.O. China (1987),
Critical Impressions, Florida State University, USA,
International Graphic Exposition, Nice, France (awarded a Diplome D'Honneur),
Deuxieme Triennale Mondiale d'Estampes, France and an
Exhibition of South African Art, Barbara Gillman Gallery, Miami.
Peacock Printmakers' Print Collection,
Scotland and the Seattle Print Museum, USA.
and spent six months working at the Cite International
des Arts, in Paris.
In addition, he has initiated exchange programmes with other International
Printworkshops, and has an ongoing exchange programme with the Grafische
Werkstatt im Traklhaus, Salzburg, Austria.
Jonathan Comerford has been involved in a number of portfolio projects
dealing with Human Rights and Aids issues. He was part of the Aids portfolio
in 1999 called `Paper prayers`. He published a portfolio of silkscreens
with 14 local artists in Cape Town to highlight Aids awareness amongst
professional artists.
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Artist: JONATHAN COMERFORD
Title: Mountain Zebra IV 14/20
Size: 30 x 49 cm
Media: Etching
ID: 4926
Price:
R 4 500 Unframed
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