L I F E ST Y L E , A RT S & C ULTURE Exhibition History In the summer that polymath Dylan Lewis bought 2 containers of massive bronzes of big cats, a team of 5, his own marquee and exhibition stand, for a week each here, and at Samares Manor in Jersey and sold just under £100,000 worth between the two Islands. He followed this up with a highly successful exhibition at Art London where he sold a further 54 pieces of his line in bronze nudes. 1964 – Born in Johannesburg, South Africa. 1982 – Studied Fine Art at Cape Technikon, Cape Town, South Africa. 1985 - 1989 – Studied painting under Ryno Swart, Ruth Prowse School of Art, Cape Town, South Africa. Mastered taxidermy and museum display. 1991 – International Wildlife & Natural History, Everard Read, Johannesburg. 1992 – International Wildlife & Natural History, Everard Read, Johannesburg. The Directors’ Collection, Delta Park, Johannesburg. 1993 – The AGRED Collection, Little Brenthurst, Johannesburg. 1995 – Wildlife Art, Christie’s London. International Wildlife & Natural History, Everard Read, Johannesburg. Invited to Cordova, Alaska to represent South Africa at Artists for Nature Foundation Expedition. Monumental sculpture of Black Rhino. 1996 – Commenced work on The Cat Collection Society of Wildlife Artists, Mall Galleries, London 1997 – Completed monumental sculpture of Cape Buffalo. 1998 – Opened newly renovated and expanded Stellenbosch studio attended by HRH Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands. 1999 – Premiere of International Recent Cat Sculpture Exhibition, Everard Read, Cape Town. Second International Recent Cat Sculpture Exhibition, Everard Read, Johannesburg. Art London 1999, Everard Read, Duke of York’s Barracks, London. Third International Recent Cat Sculpture Exhibition, The Manx Museum, Douglas, Isle of Man.
intensively from life, filling books with sketches, notes and drawings and the artist spends countless hours sketching in the presence of the living, breathing animal before sculpting. He is thus able to absorb both the physical details of his subject and their living being or essence – predation and the predator, instinct and primeval impulse, life, death and rebirth. This summer, Christie’s South Kensington is hosting the exhibition Shapeshifting – from animal to human. Celebrating the works of internationally acclaimed South African sculptor, Dylan Lewis, the exhibition follows Lewis’s evolution from the animal through to his work with the human form In his own words herewith an explanation of his exhibition at Christie’s South Kensington, 23 July -23 August 2009 •
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2000 – Commenced work for international travelling exhibitions Fourth International Recent Cat Sculpture Exhibition, Everard Read, Cape Town. Fifth International Recent Cat Sculpture Exhibition, Everard Read, Johannesburg. Art London 2000, Everard Read, Duke of York’s Barracks, London. Dallas international Art & Antiques Fair 2000, Miriam Shiell Fine Art, Dallas. Toronto Art Fair, Miriam Shiell Fine Art, Toronto. 2001 – Sixth International Recent Cat Sculpture Exhibition, Everard Read, Cape Town. Art London 2001, Everard Read, Duke of York’s Barracks, London. Toronto Art Fair, Miriam Shiell Fine Art, Toronto. Dallas international Art & Antiques Fair 2001, Miriam Shiell Fine Art, Dallas. Completed monumental sculpture of White Rhino. 2002 – The Cat Exhibition, Everard Read, Cape Town. Art London 2002, Everard Read, Duke of York’s Barracks, London. The Cat Exhibition, Everard Read, Johannesburg. Private Fund Raising Exhibition, Friends of Africa Foundation, Gordon Getty Residence, San Francisco. 2003 - The Cat Exhibition, Everard Read, Cape Town. ArtLondon 2003, Burton’s Court, London ArtLondon 2003, Everard Read, Johannesburg 2004 – 5th artlondon Cat exhibition ArtLondon 2004, Burton’s Court, London 2005 – Up until now, Everard Read, Johannesburg 2006 – artLondon 2006, Royal Hospital Chelsea, London, Channel Islands, Jersey and Guernsey 6th artlondon Cat exhibition. 2007 – Emergence, L’Ormarins, Franschhoek Predators and Prey – The Animal bronzes of Dylan Lewis Auction of 75 animal bronzes at Christie’s in London. 2009 – Christie’s auction Preview Exhibition Royal Geographical Society, London
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