Bill Ainslie

CV

Education
Solo exhibitions
Group exhibitions
Memorial exhibitions
Public collections
Private collections
Art centres & workshops
Papers

Education

1952-55 BA
1956-58 BA (Fine Art) Hons., University of Natal

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Solo exhibitions

1964 Adler Fielding Gallery, Johannesburg, SA
1966 Adler Fielding Gallery, Johannesburg, SA
1968 Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, SA
1970 De Sfinx Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1972 Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, SA
1973 South African Assoc. of Arts Gallery, Pretoria, SA
1984 Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, SA
1986 Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, SA
After 1989 Joubert Park Art Gallery
After 1989 Pretoria Art Gallery
After 1989 Cape Town National Art Gallery

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Group exhibitions

1961-66 Artists of Fame And Promise, Johannesburg, SA
1965 Art SA Today (Award), Durban, SA
1966 Festival Exhibition, Pretoria, SA
1967 Art SA Today (Award), Durban, SA
1968 Biennial, SA
1969 Penworth Society Gallery, St Ives, Cornwall, UK
1975 Art SA Today (Award), Durban, SA (Adjudicator: Clement Greenberg)
1985 Ussalep/Thupelo Workshop, Johannesburg, SA
1985 Triangle Workshop, Pine Plains, NY, USA
1986 Gertrude Posal Gallery, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, SA
1987 Vita Award Exhibition, Johannesburg Art Gallery, SA
1986-87 Thupelo Travelling Exhibition, Johannesburg (SA), Durban (SA), Gaberone (Botswana)
1988 Thupelo Exhibition, Michaelis Art Gallery, UCT, Cape Town, SA
1988 Pachipamwe Exhibition, National Gallery, Harare, Zimbabwe
1989 Dome Gallery, NY, USA
1995 Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, UK
1996 Malmš Konsthall, Malmš Sweden

1996 Guggenheim Museum, New York, USA

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Memorial exhibitions

1990 Oxford University, Wolfson College Gallery Gallery, UK
1992 Johannesburg Art Gallery, SA

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Public collections

SA National Gallery, Cape Town, SA
Municipal Gallery, Durban, SA
Pretoria, SA
Municipal Gallery, Johannesburg, SA
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, SA
Chase Manhatten Bank, Johannesburg , SA
Chase Manhatten Bank, New York, USA
Premier Milling, Johannesburg, SA
Mobil, Cape Town, SA
Mobil, Johannesburg, SA
Mobil, New York, USA
Tate Gallery, Pietermaritzburg, SA
Rockerfeller Collection, NY, USA
Pietermaritzburg University, SA
Durban University, SA

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Private collections

Prof. Douglas Irvin, Douglas Portway Collection (UK), Sir Robert Loder (London, UK), Ruth & Harry Downing (London, UK), Paulette Bethlehem, Pam & Bob Boyd, Jill Wentzal, Jack Ginsberg, Ivor & Pauleen Swartzmann, Hillary & Tony Hamburger, Parte Architect, Hartmut Nolte(SA), David Bennett (SA), Barney Simon (SA), Jonathan Cohan & Ellie Friedman (USA), Darias & Cathy Brubeck (SA), William & Anne Kentridge (SA), Sidney & Felicia Kentridge (SA), Clive & Irene Menell (SA), Dr Diana Boernstein (USA), USA Ambassador Letitia van den Asum (SA), Jean & Peter Bailey (SA), David & Jill Trapper (SA), Rob & Margie Ainslie (SA), John & Katherine Pringle (SA), Bob & Pam Boyd (SA), Richard Menell (SA), Ricky & Sandy Burnett (USA), Mr & Mrs Ben van Ryswyk (Netherlands), Dr & Mrs R van Ryswyk (Netherlands), Marian & Guus Schulze (Netherlands), Mr & Mrs Jacobs (SA), Mr & Mrs Marita Swanepoel (SA), Sarie Steenkamp (SA), Hillary Marshell (USA), Chief Justice Margret Marshell (USA), Edowardo & Claire Villa (SA), Roger & Linda Ballen (SA), Linda Givon; Goodman Galleries (SA), Mongane Wally Serote (SA), Karel Niehuise (SA), Henk Pršpper (Paris), Karen Still (Germany), Arnoud Steenbrugge (Netherlands), Douglas & Jacky Hoff (SA), Michall Kaiser (USA), Robert Loder (UK), Mr & Mrs Lindsay McMillan (UK), Mary Slack (SA), Mr & Mrs Haggie (SA), Abe Masheganie (SA), Louis Maghubala (UK)
Note: list incomplete

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Art centres & workshops

1971-81 Founder Director; Ainslie Studios
1976 Initiated FUBA ART CENTRE, Johannesburg
1982 Founder Director; Johannesburg Art Foundation
1985 Participated in Triangle Workshop, Pine Plains, NY, USA
1985-89 Initiated and participated in Annual Ussalep/Thupelo international workshops and exhibitions for artists
1985 Assisted Mr I Chermayeff (Art Planning Consultant NY) assemble collection for Mobil House, Cape Town, SA
1986 Founding member of Alexandra Art Centre
1988,89 Participated in Pachipamwe International Artist's Workshop, Zimbabwe

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Papers

1965 The Living Eye, a letter to the artists Ephraim Ngatane, Andrew Motjouadi, Louis Maqhubela and Lucas Sithole; The Classic (Vol 1, No 4)
1979 The Artists Workshop at UCT conference on The State of Art in SA.

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