RESUME

EDUCATION:

1978  NHDAD, Johannesburg College of Art, Johannesburg, South Africa
1975  NDAD, Johannesburg College of Art, Johannesburg, South Africa
1963  BA, University of Natal, Durban, South Africa

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

2004
Degrees of Fluency, Heriard-Cimino Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Goya Girl Press & Contemporary Art Gallery, Baltimore, MD

2003
Pinkard Gallery, MICA, Baltimore, MD

2002
Goya Girl Press & Contemporary Art Gallery, Baltimore, MD

1997
Rockville Art Place, curated by Jack Rasmussen, Rockville, MD

1990
55 Mercer Street, New York, NY
Ombondi Gallery, New York, NY

1989
Ombondi Gallery, New York, NY

1984
Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa

1981
Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa

1979
Association of Arts, Pretoria, South Africa

1978
Gertrude Posel Gallery, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South
Africa

1977
Johannesburg Art Museum, Guest Artist, Johannesburg, South Africa
Fabian Fine Art, Cape Town, South Africa

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2004
Minimum Maximum, Rockville Art Place, Rockville, MD
Inward Gazes, curated by Cara Ober, Goucher College, Baltimore, MD
Trawick Prize Finalists, Creative Partners Gallery, Bethesda, MD
Prize Winners, curated by Peter DeBeau, Maryland State Arts Council, Baltimore, MD


2003/4
Conversations, Collaboration with William Kentridge, curated by Barry Nemett, Evergreen House, Baltimore, MD
Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, Wilmington, DE
Joseloff Gallery, University of Hartford, Hartford, CT
Tufts University Gallery, Medford, MA
Bevier Gallery, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
Karl Drerup Gallery, Plymouth State University, NH

2003
Breaking New Ground, curated by Peter Brum, The Wyman Arts Center, Baltimore, MD
Fully Integrated, curated by Y. Chung and Andrea Pollan, Degas Gallery, McLean, VA
The Fables of La Fontaine, curated by Koren Christofides, Ken Tisa, and Robyn Chadwick, Centre pour l‚Art et la Culture, Aix-en-Provence, France
Exhibition Space of Temple University, Rome, Italy
The Jacob Lawrence Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
The Meyerhoff Gallery, The Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD

2001   
Artists of the Alfred and Trafford Klotz Residency at Rochefort-en-Terre, Pinkard Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD

2000
Musée du Château de Rochefort-en-Terre, Morbihan, France
Benefit Exhibition, curated by Jack Rasmussen, MAP, Baltimore, MD

1999
The Untroubled Mind, curated by Peter Brum, Villa Julie College, Towson, MD

1998/9
Chance and Necessity, curated by Power Booth, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD
St. Mary‚s College, St. Mary‚s City, MD
McLean Center for the Arts, McLean, VA
University of Ohio, Athens, OH

1998
Chance and Necessity Prints, Goya Girl Press, Baltimore, MD
WPA/Corcoran Art Auction, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Cross Currents ‚98: Pure View, curated by Kristen Hileman, The Art Gallery, The University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Artscape ‚98: Empowerment Zone Artists, City Hall Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Delaware Art Museum Biennial ‚98, Wilmington, DE
           
1997
Not So Simple, curated by Annie Gawlak, Gallery 901, Washington DC
Artist as Collector, curated by Bill Schmidt and Helen Glazer, Goucher College, Baltimore, MD
Reunion Benefit Exhibition, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD
Out of the Ashes, Rosenberg Gallery, Goucher College, Baltimore, MD
           
1996
Natalie Knight Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa

1995
Maryland Institute, Then and Now, curated by Barry Nemett, Montpelier Cultural Arts Center, Laurel, MD

1994
New Realities, curated by Patricia Patton, Staib Gallery/Art Wall + B, New York, NY
Maryland Institute, Then and Now, Josiah White Exhibition Center, Jim Thorpe, PA
Works from the Garden, curated by Jann Rosen-Queralt, School 33, Baltimore, MD
Between the Sexes, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD
           
1993
Trask Gallery, The National Arts Club, New York, NY
Contemporary South African Art, Consulate General, New York, NY

1992
Triangle Artists, The Lorraine Kessler Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY

1991
Reverberations, Frostburg University, Frostburg, MD
Enigmatic Expressions, curated by Charlotte Cohen, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD

1990
Maryland Art Place Benefit, curated by Susan Badder, Baltimore, MD
Voices from South Africa: Contemporary Art against Apartheid, Stuart Levy Gallery, New York, NY

1988/9
Faculty Exhibition, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Triangle Artist‚s Workshop, Pine Plains, NY

1987
Artscape, Juried Exhibition, Baltimore, MD

1986
Artscape, Juried Exhibition, Baltimore, MD
Guest Artist Retrospective, Invitational Exhibition, Johannesburg Art Museum, Johannesburg, South Africa
Cape Town Triennial, Juried Exhibition, National Museum Tour, South Africa

1985
Tributaries Contemporary South African Art, cross-cultural invitational exhibition, European Tour, sponsored by BMW
Women‚s Festival of the Arts, Funda Gallery, Soweto, South Africa
Gertrude Posel Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa

1984
Four Johannesburg Painters, National Touring Exhibition, South African National Gallery, Cape Town
1820 Monument Gallery, Grahamstown
University of the Orange Free State Gallery, Bloemfontein
Pretoria Art Museum
Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg
Durban Art Gallery

1983
South African Contemporary Art, Invitational Exhibition, South Africa

1981
Faculty, Fine Art Department, Gertrude Posel Gallery, University of the
Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

1979
Association of Art, Johannesburg, South Africa
Faculty, Fine Art Department, Gertrude Posel Gallery, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

1977
Tel Aviv Art Fair, Salon International d‚art, Tel Aviv, Israel
South African Prints, Touring Exhibition, USA
Renaissance ‚78 South African Association of Art, Johannesburg, South Africa
Preview Tel Aviv Art Fair Exhibition, Total Gallery, Johannesburg
Association of Art Group Show, Johannesburg, South Africa

1976
Invitational Summer Show, Fabian Fine Art, Cape Town, South Africa

1975
Art South Africa Today, Juried by Clement Greenberg, Durban, South Africa

1974
New Signatures, Pretoria, South Africa

AWARDS:

2004
Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award

2003
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Creative Fellow, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts

2002
Residency, Rochefort-en-Terre, France           

1996/7
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant

1996
Residency Fellowship, Vermont Studio Center, Vermont

1995
Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award

1993
Residency Fellowship, Vermont Studio Center, Vermont

1992
Maryland Institute College of Art, Trustees Teaching Award

1991
Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award

1989
Triangle Artist‚s Workshop, Pine Plains, New York
 
1975
Cambridge Shirt Award, Art South Africa Today
Abel Coetzee Award, Johannesburg College of Art

SELECTED PUBLIC AND CORPORATE COLLECTIONS:

Chase Manhattan Bank, Johannesburg
Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, NY
Durban Museum and Art Gallery
Gertrude Posel Collection, University of Witwatersrand
Johannesburg Art Museum
Johannesburg Chamber of Industries
Mobil Corporation
National Gallery of South Africa, Cape Town
Premier Milling Group, Johannesburg
Pretoria Art Museum
University of the Orange Free State
University of South Africa
University of Stellenbosch
University of the Western Cape

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Smith, Linell. Artistic Give and Take. Baltimore Sun Dec. 18, 2003
Influence and Collaboration in Contemporary Art Catalog, Exhibition at Evergreen House, 2003
Expo Franco-Américaine au Musée du Château Review, Quest-France, July 2000
Lerner, Adam. Review of Chance and Necessity, Art Papers, April 1999
Shannon, Joe. Review, Art in America, June 1998
O‚Sullivan, Michael. The Artist as Lobbyist Review, The Washington Post, December 11, 1997
Oda, Ken. Jo Smail at Rockville Arts Place, KOAN Art Newsletter, Nov. 1997
Dorsey, John. Artists Collect the Darndest Things. The Baltimore Sun, Nov. 1997
Ungar, Nancy. The Colors of War and Peace, Montgomery Gazette, Oct. 31, 1997
15th Anniversary Celebration Catalog, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD
Gawlak, Annie. Not So Simple, Oct. 1997
Glazer, Helen and Bill Schmidt. Artist as Collector, Oct. 1997
Selby, Holly. Artistic Rebirth in Shades of Pink, The Baltimore Sun, Apr.13, 1997
Glazer, Helen. Out of the Ashes. April 1997
Hazelwood, Chris. New Realities, Cover, Oct. 1997
Redd, Adrienne. Maryland Institute is Gratifying Surprise, The Morning Call, July 10, 1994
Dorsey, John. Garden of Art, The Baltimore Sun, May 25, 1994
Giulano, Mike. Review, City Paper, May 18, 1994
Dorsey, John. Enigmatic Art Show Requires Deep Thought, The Baltimore Sun, Jan. 7, 1991
Giuliano, Mike. Review, Baltimore Evening Sun, Feb. 7, 1991
Alexander, Lucy and Evelyn Cohen. 150 South African Paintings. Struikhof, Cape Town, South Africa, 1990
Lissoos, Sheree. Johannesburg Art and Artists: Selections from a Century, 1986
Cape Town Triennial Catalog, 1986
Tributaries: A View of Contemporary South African Art Catalog, 1985
Prendini, Hillary and Glynnis Underhill. Jo Smail, interview, Style Magazine, March, 1985.
Dewar, John. A Little Artistic Courage, Johannesburg Star, August 8, 1984
Severin, Frank. Jo Smail, Johannesburg Art Foundation Newsletter, July 1984
Munitz, Benita. Four Painters at National Gallery, Cape Times, May, 24, 1984
Green, Eldred. Jo‚burg Artists on Show, Cape Argus, May 14, 1984
Four Johannesburg Painters Catalog, 1984
Berman, Esme. Art and Artists of South Africa, 1983.
Levin, Sharon. How to go about Buying Local Art, Style Magazine, Oct. 1981
Maloon, Terence. Jo Smail, Goodman Gallery, 1981
Ozynski, Joyce. Fighting Gloom at Wits, Express, Nov. 5, 1978
Art in South Africa: A Short Survey Catalogue

   
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