Bio
Born in 1978 in Worcester, South Africa, and raised in the Southern Cape. Ingrid graduated with a BA(FA) degree from the University of Stellenbosch, near Cape Town, SA in 2003.
Before and during her studies she had worked and travelled throughout various continents.
In her final year at Stellenbosch, she accepted a student exchange scholarship to study at
Chapman University in Orange, California.
Since graduating she has accepted sessional lecture positions in printmaking at the University of Victoria
and has assisted at Camosun College as graphic design assistant and printmaking techician.
The drastically disparate degrees of power, wealth, and consumption found in all societies impelled Ingrid
to question consumerism as a discourse.
The narrative drawings often features suited figure/s in a dream-like, awkward, lonely and absurdly humorous way.
As seen in her Fat Man Series, she chooses to document the illusion of power that attends consumer spending.
The risk of the unknown has been a catalyst to many of her adventures.
Ingrid presently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Exhibition Background
2009
"Fat Man Eating", The fifty fifty Arts Collective, Victoria, Canada,
2012"Southern Cape Winter Show", Strydom Gallery, George, South Africa
2012"Circles, Cycles and Seasons", Strydom Gallery, George, South Africa
2011"Southern Cape Winter Show", Strydom Gallery, George, South Africa
2011"Summer Southern Cape Show", Strydom Gallery, George, South Africa
2010"Postcard Exchange & Exhibition", Alberta Printmaker's Society & Artist Proof Gallery, Calgary, Canada
2009"What is a Dollar Worth?", Digital Iss.#3, Bell Roberts Gallery, Cape Town, SA
2009Invitation to show in "Re-Gifted", Deluge Contemporary Art, Victoria, Canada
2009"Christmas Show", Exchanges, Victoria, Canada
2008"Gift", Ministry of Casual Living, Victoria, Canada
2008"Live Stock Show", Print Submission, Victoria, Canada
2008"Residency Exhibition", Open Space, Victoria, Canada
2008"Almost Eight Sixteenth", University of Victoria, Canada
2008"Ambidextrously", The Project Room, Victoria, Canada
2007"Dawn to Dawn", Midland Lutheran College, Fremont, USA
2007"Dawn to Dawn", Concordia University, Irvine, USA
2006"Dawn to Dawn", CAPO Beach Calvary, Capistrano Beach, USA
2005"Summer Show", RobsArt Gallery, RobsArt, Canada
2003"Graduation Show", University of Stellenbosch, SA
2002"Timo Smuts Exhibition", Dorp Street Gallery, Stellenbosch, SA
2002"Fall Show", Guggenheim Gallery, Chapman University, Orange, USA
2002"Africa Comics" Bologna, Italy
1989Sanlam Children's Art Exhibition, Taipei, Taiwan
Education
2003BA(FA), The University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa
2002BA(FA) International Exchange Student, Chapman University, Orange, USA
2008-'09Continuous Studies, University of Victoria, Canada
2008-'09Independent Studies, Camosun College, Victoria, Canada
Awards & Professional Development
2009Invitational Artist Workshop, Camosun College, Victoria
2008Island Mountain School Artist Residency, Wells
2008Acting curator for "Ambidextrously", The Project Room, Victoria
2008My Art Space online Featured Artist, "My Art Space" Website
2008Toni Onley Residency Scholarship, Wells
2009Instructional Skills Workshop Certificate, Camosun College, Victoria
2002Timo Smuts Award for Illustration, University of Stellenbosch, SA
2002Exchange Student Scholarship, University of Stellenbosch, SA
2002Guggenheim Gallery Fall Show Art Award, Chapman University, Orange, USA
2002Provost Distinction Merit, Chapman University, Orange, USA
2002Published in "Africa e Mediterraneo " with Special Mention, Bologna, Italy
1989Sanlam Children's Art Award, Sanlam Insurance, SA & Taiwan
Press
2009Article in "The Nexus" for a show co-curated by myself & Brenda Petays, Victoria
2008Illustration & biography published in "Africa e Mediterraneo Magazine", Bologna, Italy,
2002Article in "Die Burger" for Timo Smuts Award, South Africa, 2002
2002Television's M-Net "Kyknet" interview for Timo Smuts Award, Stellenbosch
Work Experience
2012Print for Money Exchange, Malaspina Non Profit Artist Run Centre, Granville Island, Vancouver, Canada
2007-2010Graphic & Web designer Victoria,
Canada
2006-'10 Visual Arts Printmaking Technician, part-time, Camosun College, Victoria,
Canada
2008 & '09Sessional Instructor in Printmaking, University of Victoria, Canada
2006-'08Graphic Design Instructional Assistant, Camosun College, Victoria, Canada
2006-'07Photographer, Western Development Museum, Saskatoon, Canada
2003Graphic Designer, Vancouver, Canada
2002Computer Lab Assistant, Chapman University, Orange, USA
2002Art Gallery Assistant, The African Odyssey Gallery, Aspen, USA
2001-'02 Assistant to Prof. v. Robbroeck, The University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
