FIRE STARTER fried contemporary is proud to present an exhibition diane victor
DIANE VICTOR Diane Victor (b.1964) received her BA Fine Arts Degree from the University of the Witwatersrand. She won the SASOL New Signatures Award in 1987 and became the youngest recipient of the prestigious Volkskas Atelier Award in 1988 which granted her a ten-month stay at the CitĂŠ International des Artes in Paris. Since 1990, Victor has been a part-time lecturer, teaching drawing and printmaking, at various South African institutions including the University of Pretoria, Tshwane University of Technology, Open Window Academy, the University of the Witwatersrand, Rhodes University and the University of Johannesburg. She has had numerous solo and group exhibitions in South Africa and internationally and has taken part in several residencies, including those in Poland, Vienna, USA and China. Victor is represented in many public and private collections in South Africa and abroad including The Victoria and Albert Museum, London and the Museum of Modern Art, New York. She has been the festival artist at ABSA KKNK, Innibos and Aardklop festivals.
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Life preserver – Float. Burnt currency 150 x 100 cm 2016.
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Life preserver – Head lock. Burnt currency 76 x 110 cm 2016.
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Life preserver – Water wings @1.8 grams. Burnt currency. 54 x 76 cm. 2016.
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Life preserver – Inflatable flamingo @10.5 grams. Burnt currency. 54 x 76 cm. 2016.
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Life preserver – Standard life buoy @10.8 grams. Burnt currency. 54 x 76 cm. 2016.
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Life preserver – M-LUX life jacket 150N @10.6 grams Burnt currency. 54 x 76 cm. 2016.
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Life preserver – Row boat @50 grams. Burnt currency. 54 x 76 cm. 2016.
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Life preserver – REV-X3 person container (6 man) @1.07 kg. Burnt currency. 54 x 76 cm. 2016.
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Life preserver – Raft of Medusa minus occupants @approx. 45.2 grams. Burnt currency. 54 x 76 cm. 2016
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Life preserver – Open life raft – 8 man - ultralight @260 grams. Burnt currency. 54 x 76 cm. 2016.
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