ARAMINTA DE CLERMONT
Born 1971, U.K
Based in Cape Town, and London
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010
“A NEW BEGINNING”, Joao Ferreira Gallery (October, upcoming)
2009
“BEFORE LIFE”, Joao Ferreira Gallery, Cape Town (September)
2008
“LIFE AFTER”, Joao Ferreira Gallery, Cape Town (October, as part of The Month of Photography)
“LIFE AFTER”, artSPACE, Berlin, Germany (September)
“LIFE AFTER”, Joao Ferreira Gallery, Cape Town, (September)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010
“BONANI FESTIVAL 2010”, upcoming, August 2010, (shortlisted to last eight photo essays)
“SKIN”, Wellcome Collection, London UK (June-Sept 2010)
“DANIELE TAMAGNI and ARAMINTA DE CLERMONT”, Michael Hoppen Contemporary, London (May)
“STRENGTHS & CONVICTIONS”, Nobel Peace Centre, Oslo, Norway (May)
“A LIFE LESS ORDINARY”, Ffoto Gallery, Cardiff, Wales, UK (April to June)
“SPIER CONTEMPORARY 2010”, Cape Town City Hall (march until may)
“JOBURG ART FAIR”, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg (March),
2009
“STRENGTHS & CONVICTIONS”, South African National Gallery
“A LIFE LESS ORDINARY”, Djangoly Gallery, Nottingham, UK
“ON TOP OF THE WORLD”, GreenPoint Stadium visitors centre, Cape Town
“IN THE ROUND”, Joao Ferreira Gallery, Cape Town.
“JOBURG ART FAIR”, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg
“PAINTING & PRINT”, Joao Ferreira Gallery, Cape Town
“ART OF THE HUMAN CANVAS”, Cape Town International Convention Centre
2008
“HUMAN ANIMAL”, Trustman Gallery, Boston, U.S.A.
“JOBURG ART FAIR”, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
South African National Gallery,
UNISA,
UCT (University of Cape Town),
Simmons College, Boston
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
“STREET KNOWLEDGE” (an encyclopedia of street culture), by King Adz, publisher: Collins (upcoming release: Sept 2010)
“STREETBALL”, a documentary film on The South African Homeless World Cup Football Team, (upcoming release: mid 2010)
“SMALL ARMS SURVEY” United Nations, 2010
“LIBERTY BELLES”, Spectrum, Sunday Times Magazine, U.K, May 9th 2010
“SHANTY TOWN PRINCESSES”, Marie Claire U.S.A. April 2010
“MATRICS”, Colors Magazine, Italy and worldwide, Issue 76, Autumn 2009,
“THE NIGHT BEFORE LIFE BEGINS”, The Big Issue,South Africa, Sept 2009
“SHANTY TOWN CINDERELLAS”, The Times Magazine, UK, 14th Nov 2009
“BODY OF KNOWLEDGE”,SNAPPED, African photography Magazine, Issue 3, Dec 2008, published by Bell-Roberts,
“PRISON INK”, The Guardian Newspaper, UK, 5th Sept 2008
“JOURNEY WITH THE GANGSTERS”, Dekat, South Africa, Sept/Oct 2008
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL WORK (selected)
UK: The Independent, The Times, The Sunday Times, , The Guardian.
SOUTH AFRICA: The Sunday Times, The Times, The Sowetan, The Weekender, Financial Mail, Die Burger, Elle South Africa.
EDUCATION
1990-1993BSc Degree in Architecture, The Bartlett, University College London
1993-1995 Photography, Central St Martin’s, London
1996 Colour Printing, City & Guilds, London
2005-2006 Photography, Ruth Prowse School of Art, Cape Town
2008 Stephen Shore Masterclass, Cape Town
AWARDS
One of 5 artists awarded a career grant at Spier Contemporary 2010, South Africa.