Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Bio

I am a South African artist, writer and stop motion filmmaker.

Five of my books - four novels and a graphic novel - have been published (two by Penguin Random House).

I've had several fine art exhibitions, and in 2017 I was a finalist in the Sanlam National Portrait Awards. My illustrations have appeared in more than 20 publications.

I work as a freelance translator for Penguin Random House, specialising in middle grade and young adult fiction.

My translation credits (English to Afrikaans) include the last twelve instalments in Jeff  Kinney's Wimpy Kid series; the first two in a recently launched spin-off  series, and The Fault in our Stars, John Green's international bestseller.


Books:

Droster, Queillerie, 1996

Hemel op Aarde (with Alastair Findlay), Queillerie, 1997

Bomskok, Penguin Random House, 2015

Boas Mei is Verward, Penguin Random House, 2016

Wat Het Geword van Dinsdag? Human & Rousseau, 2018


Exhibitions:


1990: To Hell and Back, with Alastair Findlay and Derek Bauer, Gallery on the Market

1992: The Promised Land, with Alastair Findlay, Rembrandt van Rijn Gallery

1999: Holy Shit, with Alastair Findlay, Thompson Gallery

2002: Faces on the Shelf, Solo, Boekehuis

2006: Gentle Demons, Furious Angels, Solo, Bamboo Gallery

2009: The Wages of Love, with Martinus van Tee


Awards:

Finalist, South African National Portrait Awards, 2017

Shortlisted for NB se Groot Afrikaanse Romanwedstryd 2017

Merit Grant, National Arts Council, 1999

Top 10, Kempton Park National exhibition, 2000



Education:

Advanced Diploma in Fine Art, University of the Witwatersrand, 2006.




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