Sandy Esau was born in 1968
and raised in Darling. He came from a creative family and studied art
at Ruth Prowse School of Art, under Eric Loubser and Ryno Swartz for two
and a half years. He was guided by Judith Mason at Dal Josafat Missionary
Station where he also studied. After his studies he worked as a fisherman
and also at Koeberg Nuclear Power Station while continuing to paint. His
first solo exhibition was in Darling during June 2001.
In 2007 one of his works was auctioned for R 55 000 at the Greef 'Road
of Hope' Gallery, where Mr.Trevor Manual was the host. Esau’s work
hangs in the boardroom of Mercedes Benz in Gauteng, and in 2002 he won
a national art contest at the World Summit on Sustainable Development
held n Johannesburg. The works were enlarged to billboard sizes and put
onto buildings during the Summit.
In 2009 Esau was devastated by a fire which destroyed his paintings, materials,
studio and home. Although this was an overwhelming loss for the artist
and his family, Sandy Esau continues to paint. He still lives in his home
town of Darling with his wife Natasha, three girls and a boy.
He took part in an ANC fundraiser, where the piece “After
School” raised R90 000.
Esau painted the community around him. He was inspired by Monet and Van
Gogh and everyday life as he saw it. He worked in mediums such as oil
on canvas, oil on superwood, pastels and mixed media on paper.
"I paint my community around me, the houses, the dorp with it's
'Stoepsitters', the shop fronts, the bar, the dancers, Nguni Cows, Cape
Coons, Children, my family and friends and the every day life around me."
- Sandy Esau
EDUCATION
Vooruitsig Primary School in Darling, South Africa
Atlantis Senior Secondary School in Atlantis, South Africa
Ruth Prowse (Lectured by Eric Loubser and Ryno Swart)
Daljosafat Missionary station (Lectured by Judith Mason)
WORK EXPERIENCE
Fisherman
Koeberg Nuclear Power Station
Since 2000 a full time artist
ACHIEVMENTS
2002
Award winner Johannesburg Art City
2003
South African Fine Worsteds Calendar
2010
Award winner for best artwork in the Labour Media Awards - Johannesburg
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2001
Through the Looking Glass, Darling
Elsie Balt Gallery ( Evita se Perron)
2002
Elsie Balt Gallery
2004
Vyge Valley, Darling District
2005
Vyge Valley
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1995
Daljosafat – The Art Gallery E. AG Paarl, Darling Community Gallery, West Coast Art Guild Gallery, Jean Weltz
1997
Pierneef Gallery
1998
Association for Visual Arts (AVA) Cape Town
2000
Darling Cellars
2001
Germany (15 works)
2002
Groote Post and Vyge Valley
2003
Kirstenbosch, Groote Post and Vyge Valley
2005
Vyge Valley and Cloof, Darling
2006
Workshop Koekenaap and group exhibition
2007
Greef propeties- Road of Hope Gallery
2008
Koekenaap Workshop
Greef Properties
2009
Stellenbosch US Gallery
2010
Cape Gallery
2012
Social Synergy, group exhibition at The Cape Gallery
COMMISIONS
Evita se Perron
Policy Link
Indaba Tourism backdrop of 12m x 3m
COMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Teaching township children of Darling
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Artist: SANDY ESAU
Title: New Years Dance
Size: 100 x 100 cm
Media: Acrylic
ID: 26231
Price: R 25 000 Unframed
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