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Ashley Walters is a South African-born and based artist who works with photography and film.
Ashley Walters | |
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 Ashley Walters | |
| Born | 1983 Uitsig, South Africa |
| Nationality | South African |
| Occupation | Artist |
Life and work
editWalters was born in 1983 in Uitsig, a suburb of Cape Town, six kilometers southeast of Cape Town International Airport.[1]
During 1991 a family friend who happened to photograph local events introduced Walters to photography. In 1996 Walters received his first 35 mm compact film camera. Once Walters obtained a computer in high school, experimentation with digital image manipulation was possible.[citation needed]
Walters matriculated in 2000 from the technical St. Andrews High School before moving on to business in college. He gained a BA in Fine Art (2011) from the University of Cape Town's Michaelis School of Fine Art. Walters is currently undertaking the second year of an MA in Fine Art at Michaelis.
His work "Revolves around the mechanics of social ordering and explores relationships between social constructs and spatiality".[2]
His projects have been Xray (2009), Fear (2009), Malawi (2010), Uitsig (2010) and Dark City (2011).
2013: Research Fellow: Centre for Curating the Archive, University of Cape Town.[vague]
Publications
edit- 2011: BFA Grad Show, Catalogue. Michaelis Gallery, South Africa
- 2011: Media Release: Michaelis School of Fine Art Exhibition, Cape Town
- 2012: Sasol New Signatures, Exhibition Catalogue.
- 2012: Autobiography: Chronicle of Our Times. The 5th Cape Town Month of Photography Book. Ed. Jenny Altschuler.
Exhibitions
edit- 2010: Infecting the City, Group Performance, Cape Town, South Africa[citation needed]
- 2010: States, Rosedale Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa[citation needed]
- 2010: States of Perception, San Francisco, USA[citation needed]
- 2011: Dark City, BFA Graduation Exhibition, Michaelis Galleries, Cape Town, South Africa.[citation needed]
- 2012: Art a Fares, Youngbloog, Cape Town, South Africa. Curated by Gavin Young[citation needed]
- 2012: Pop Up Exhibition, Allderman Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa[citation needed]
- 2012: Speke Photographic: Circa on Jellicoe, Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa.[citation needed]
- 2012: Speke Photographic: Exposure Now, Merchants on Long. Cape Town, South Africa[citation needed]
- 2012: Autobiography: Chronicles of Our Times, MOP5 Cape Town Month of Photography. The Allamans Barracks, Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town, South Africa[citation needed]
- 2012: Sasol New Signatures Exhibition, Pretoria, South Africa[citation needed]
- 2013: Platform_18_28, Infecting the City Public Arts Festival,[3] Cape Town, South Africa[citation needed]
- 2013: Between the Lines, Michaelis Galleries, Cape Town. Curated by Nadja Daehnke in association with The German-South African Year of Science 2012/2013[citation needed]
Awards
edit- 2009: David Marais Memorial Prize (University of Cape Town)[1]
- 2010: Cecil Skotness Scholarship (University of Cape Town)[citation needed]
- 2011: Hayden Lubisi Scholarship (University of Cape Town)[citation needed]
- 2011: Simon Gerson Prize (University of Cape Town)[1]
- 2011: The Michaelis Prize (University of Cape Town)[1]
- 2012: Mentor of the Year, Student Wellness (University of Cape Town)[citation needed]
- 2012: NRF University Research Scholarship (University of Cape Town)[citation needed]
- 2012: Sasol New Signatures, South Africa (finalist)[citation needed]
- 2013: CCA Scholarship (University of Cape Town)[citation needed]
- 2013: National Arts Council of South Africa, Visual Arts[citation needed]
- 2013: Katrine Harries Print Cabinet Award.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Ashley Walters: Uitsig, Sanlam Art Gallery - Business and Arts South Africa". Business and Arts South Africa. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ Official website, Biography.
- ^ Infecting the City Public Arts Festival, official website.