Wikipedia:WikiAfrica/Stubs/Stuart Bird

Stuart Bird (b. 1977) is a South African artist who lives and works in Cape Town. His work concerns issues relating to aspects of South African society, ranging from the art scene to investigations of wayward masculinity and violence. He works with a wide variety of media but considers his work neo-conceptual with an emphasis on craft and materiality. Prior to studying art, he apprenticed as a church interior restorer in the United Kindom, and he has been involved in various community-based initiatives. He is featured in the permanent collections of the University of Cape Town, IZIKO South African National Gallery and Sanlam Art Collection.

Education
Bird received his Masters of Fine Art s from the University of Cape Town in 2008.

Exhibitions

 * 2012 Promise Land, Goodman Gallery Cape Town
 * 2011 The Night Show: A Group Exhibition In Three Parts, Curated by Claire van Blerck and Tony East, Goodman Gallery, Cape Town
 * 2010 AFRICA, ASSUME ART POSITION! Curated by Yakouba KonatÃ©, Primo Marella Gallery, Milan
 * 2010 The 5th MTN New Contemporaries Award Exhibition, Curated by Nontobeka Ntombela, KZNSA gallery, Durban
 * 2010 In Other Words, Curated by Wendy McDonald, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg
 * 2010 Twenty – South African Sculpture of the Last 2 Decades Curated by Andrew Lamprecht, The Nirox Foundation, Cradle of Humankind, Gauteng
 * 2010 Own Goal, Curated by Kirsty Cockerill, AVA Gallery, Cape Town
 * 2010 1910-2010 From Pierneef to Gugulective: A Fresh Look At A Century of South African Art, Curated by Riason Naidoo, Iziko South African National Gallery, Cape Town
 * 2010 The Spier Contemporary 2010 Exhibition at The Cape Town City Hall, Cape Town City Hall
 * 2009 End Conscription Campaign Exhibition, Curated by Josie Grindrod, Spier Wine Estate, Cape Town
 * 2009 Sex Power Money, Everard Read Gallery, Cape Town
 * 2009 Spring Art Tour, Courtesy of Whatiftheworld Gallery, Johannesburg
 * 2009 Word, Curated by Kirsty Cockerill, Association of Visual Arts, Cape Town
 * 2009 Sasol New Signatures 2009, Pretoria Art Museum, Pretoria
 * 2009 Joburg Art Fair 2009, Courtesy of Whatiftheworld Gallery
 * 2009 In Black and White, Bell-Roberts Gallery, Cape Town
 * 2009 Nation State, curated by Liza Essers and Storm Janse Van Rensburg, Goodman Gallery, Cape Town & Johannesburg
 * 2009 Volta 5 â– International Art Fai, Courtesy of Whatiftheworld Gallery, Basel, Switzerland
 * 2008 The Grapes of Wrath, Michaelis School of Fine Art Graduation Show, Cape Town
 * 2004 Balls of Steel, Michaelis School of Fine Art Graduation Show, Cape Town