Michaelis School of Fine Art
The Michaelis School of Fine Art is a public tertiary art school in the Cape Town suburb of Gardens. It was founded in 1925 and is named after its benefactor, Max Michaelis. It is the Fine Arts department of the University of Cape Town.
Michaelis School of Fine Art
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Berni Searle
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Brett Murray
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Breyten Breytenbach
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Cameron Platter
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Gavin Jantjes
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Guy Tillim
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Le Roux Smith Le Roux
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Lungiswa Gqunta
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Mimi Cherono Ng'ok
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Sean Slemon
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Zwelethu Mthethwa
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Overview
Overview
There are three research institutions associated with the school, namely The Lucy Lloyd Archive, Research and Exhibition Centre (LLAREC), the Centre for Curating the Archive (CCA) and the Katrine Harries Print Cabinet, which has been instrumental in promoting printmaking as well as conserving and exhibiting prints in the collection.The major graduate degree offered at the School is the Master of Fine Art where students work in both new and traditional fine art disciplines.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Michaelis School of Fine Art • Established — 1925 • Director — Dr Kurt Campbell • City — Cape Town • Province — Western Cape • Country — South Africa • Campus — Hiddingh Campus • Website — http: www.michaelis.uct.ac.za/
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Michaelis School of Fine Art is an organisation recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (established 1925). The founding of Michaelis School of Fine Art is dated 1925. The seat is recorded as Kapstadt.
Program
Program
Courses are offered in New Media, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture and Curatorship.
Notable alumni
Notable alumni
• Theo Aronson (biographer) • Wayne Barker (artist) • Breyten Breytenbach (poet and painter) • Julia Rosa Clark (artist) • Tom Cullberg (artist) • Lionel Davis (artist) • Marlene Dumas (artist) • Lungiswa Gqunta (artist) • Matthew Hindley (artist) • Gavin Jantjes (artist) • Le Roux Smith Le Roux (artist) • Billy Mandindi (artist) • Gerhard Marx (artist) • Nandipha Mntambo (artist) • Zwelethu Mthethwa (artist) • Brett Murray (artist) • Zelda Nolte (artist) • Cameron Platter (artist) • Berni Searle (artist) • Sean Slemon (artist) • Guy Tillim (photographer) • Pauline Vogelpoel (arts administrator) • Henk van Woerden (artist) • Zapiro (cartoonist)
Notable staff
Notable staff
• Bruce Arnott • Rosa Hope • Virginia MacKenny • Judith Mason • Ivan Mitford-Barberton
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6- Berni SearlePhotographer
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- Brett MurrayArtist
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- Breyten BreytenbachAuthor
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- Cameron PlatterEngraver
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- Mimi Cherono Ng'okPhotographer
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- Sean SlemonArtist
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