| SELECTED EXHIBITIONS/PERFORMANCES 2009 - 2012: July 2012 National Arts Festival Main Performance Art– 'DISCHARGE' Multidisciplinary performance and site specific public art. Collaboration initiated by Alan Parker, Gavin Krastin and Rat Western in association with First Physical. June 2011 National Arts Festival Fringe – 'sub' Props, sound and animation for performance by Gavin Krastin at Nombulelo High School Grahamstown. 12 performers, 9 venues. April 2011 Synthetic Dirt Group exhibition curated by Arnold van Niekerk and Sasha Hatherly in association with Rhodes Fine Art Colloquium, Albany History Museum Grahamstown. March 2011 Space, Ritual, Absence: Liminality in South African Visual Art Group Exhibition in association with international conference of the same name, FADA Gallery University of Johannesburg. November 2010 Theatre in Motion – Rhodes Theatre Sound Design, Video for performance by Gavin Krastin June 2010 National Arts Festival Main Stage Solo Show: Dead Media Solo Site Specific exhibition in the Albany Science Museum March 2010 2012: The End of the World Explored Group Exhibition at Artspace, Johannesburg March 2010 Colour Group exhibition curated by Zach Taljaard in association with Rhodes Fine Art Colloquium,Albany History Museum Grahamstown. November 2009 Summershow Group Exhibition at UCA Gallery, Cape Town. September 2009 Elysian Fields Group Exhibition at UCA Gallery, Cape Town July 2009 – May 2010 An Exploration of The Southern African Geography SANAVA: Video Art Travelling Exhibition, Various Venues (Association of Arts, Pretoria; North West University Gallery, Potchefstroom; Oliewenhuis Art Museum, Bloemfontein; Sasol Art Museum, Stellenbosch; artSPACE Durban, Durban; Ann Bryant Art Gallery, East London. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS 2009 - 2012 March 2012 Western, R. Suspense, The Serious And The Superman, De Arte, Issue 84, 2012 September 2011 Western, R. Editorial, selected papers from Rhodes Colloquium 'Synthetic Dirt' Art South Africa,9.1 June 2011 Western, R. Near Wild Heaven, selected papers from Fada Conference 'Space, Ritual, Absence: Liminality in South African Visual Art'; Art South Africa, Issue 9.4 September 2010 Western, R. Editorial, selected papers from Rhodes Colloquium 'Colour' Art South Africa,9.1 CURATION/ CO-ORDINATION/ WORKSHOPS 2009 – 2012 October 2011 External Examiner: University of Cape Town Masters in Fine Arts, Chad Rossouw, June 2011 External Examiner: Wits School of Arts, Digital Arts Honours Long Essays April 2011 Synthetic Dirt Colloquium Co-Facilitator of arts colloquium at Rhodes University and pending subsequent publication of research outs in Art South Africa Sept Edition. November 2010 External Examiner: Wits School of Arts, Digital Arts Honours Long Essays June 2010 – May 2011 Vansa 2010 Reasons To Live In A Small Town – Various Locations Curator, Workshop Facilitator and Judge for National Public Arts project in small towns around south Africa. (Herman, Sutherland, Lainsburg, Musina, Dundee, Richmond, Phakamisa) Artists involved in project: (Tracy Derek, Guy Du Toit, Kathryn Smith, Bronwyn Lace, Marcus Neustetter, Thenjiwe Nkosi, Buntu Fihle, Ra Hlasane, Vaughn Sadie, Neil Coppen, Kwanele Mboso, Zingisa Nkosinkulu, Bianca Baldi and Megan Judge) June 2010 External Examiner: Wits School of Arts, Digital Arts Online Practical Work September 2011 MTN New Contemporaries – KZNSA Art Gallery Judge for National Art Competition curated by Nontobeko Ntombela featuring Donna Kukama, Kemang Wa Luhelere, Mohau Modisakeng and Stuart Bird. March 2010 Colour Colloquium Co-Facilitator of arts colloquium at Rhodes University and subsequent publication of research outs in Art South Africa Sept Edition. |
