Barbara GREIG

Desmond GREIG - DAG

ceramics, sculptures and paintings


 

Barbara GREIG

Barbara Greig in 1966

Barbara Greig in 1966, with one of her ceramic murals

 

Brief C.V.

Born in Cape Town in 1920, studied at the School of Art, York, England, lived since 1962 in Johannesburg, previously in Pretoria and Port Elizabeth, started as a ceramic artist in 1953. Barbara Greig died in Outshoorn on 2nd November, 2004.

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Selected list of exhibitions

1960 included in Second Quadrennial of SA Art touring exhibition

1961 Gallery 101, Johannesburg (4th June) - murals in ceramic (opened by Arthur Goldreich)

1961 Washington DC USA (included in SA entry to International Ceramics Exhibition)

1964 SA Association of Arts, Pretoria (July)

1964 included in Third Quadrennial of SA Art touring exhibition

1965 Included in London exhibition by 10 SA artists (Lipkin, Dziomba, Greig, Ormiston and others)

1966 included in Republic Festival Exhibition, Pretoria

1966 Gallery 101, Johannesburg (4th June) - with DAG (opened by George Boys)

1968 Gallery 101, Johannesburg (18th November)

1977 Collectors Gallery, Johannesburg (27th April) - with DAG

"International Ceramics 1972" (Victoria & Albert Museum, London) June/July 1972, included in the South African entry with 2 works

Participated in group exhibition in Barcelona, Spain - Tom Maddock Gallery - 30th Nov. 1978

1981 SA Association of Arts, Pretoria (23rd March) - with Desmond Greig

1983 Goodman Gallery, Sandton (11th June) - with Desmond Greig

19xx Goodman Gallery, Sandton (3rd November)

19xx The Old Stable, Johannesburg (1st October) (Sculpture in 4 media) - with Desmond Greig

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Murals, other works and commissions

3 murals from the mid 60s - click here - PDF 267 KB

500 sq.ft ceramic relief mural for a hotel in Cape Town (The Star, Johannesburg - 24.5.1968) - PDF 281 KB

Barbara GREIG ceramic panel, 1983

Ceramic panel from 1983 - reproduced on exhibition card Goodman Gallery 1983

9' x 22' mural for the Oceanarium, Port Elizabeth - 1960

St. Patrick's Cathedral of the Resurrection, Kroonstad (9' panel behind altar - "Pentacost")

Jan Smuts Airport ("Growth forms", 1970), Johannesburg

Maize Board, Pretoria

Warmbaths Spa - President Hotel, Cape Town

Holiday Inn, Durban

Elangeni Hotel, Durban

Barbara Greig ceramic mural at Southern Sun Elangeni Hotel, Durban

Barbara Greig ceramic mural at Southern Sun Elangeni Hotel, Durban

Barbara GREIG commission for the Maize Board, Pretoria

Commission for the Maize Board, Pretoria

Mural and sculptures in concrete done by Barbara GREIG for their home in Melville, Johannesburg

Mural and sculptures in concrete done by Barbara GREIG for their home in Melville, Johannesburg

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Museum Collections

Pretoria Art Museum, Pretoria

Barbara GREIG "Sonhek" ("Sungate"), 1980 - bronze (lost wax method) - 2 panels each 75x79 cm (Coll. Pretoria Art Museum)

"Sonhek" ("Sungate"), 1980 - bronze (lost wax method) - 2 panels each 75x79 cm

 

The Hester Rupert Art Museum, Graaff-Reinet

Barbara Greig "Knight chessboard figure", 1965 ceramic panel (© Coll. The Hester Rupert Art Museum, Graaff-Reinet)

"Knight chessboard figure", 1965 - ceramic panel (Coll. The Hester Rupert Art Museum, Graaff-Reinet)

click on ©images for larger view!

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Works on auctions

Barbara GREIG "Five figures", abt. 1964 - ceramic relief mural - 59x110.5 cm (img Bonhams)

Bonham's Knightsbridge London - Sale 18962 - 25th October, 2011 - Lot 178

Sheffield Auction House, Sheffield UK - 15th April, 2011 - Lot 172

 

 

Listed in following publications

South African Artists 1900-1962 (Jeppe) (Afrikaanse Pers Boekhandel), 1963, p. 158

"Twentieth Century South African Art" (Human & Rousseau) 1966, cat. 96, p. 126, ill.

"Century of South African Art 1869-1969" (Eljra Solomon), 1969 Lions International Johannesburg, cat. 23, ill.

"International Ceramics 1972" (Victoria & Albert Museum, London) exhibition cat. 4+5, p. 77, ill.

South African Art (James Ambrose Brown) (Macdonald SA), 1978, p. 34

Looking at South African Art (Harmsen) (van Schaik), 1985, p. 153, ill.

„The Dictionary of South African Painters and Sculptors including Namibia“ (Ogilvie / Graff) (Everard Read), 1988 – ISBN 0 620 12663 9 – listed on p. 261/262

Art & Artists of South Africa (Berman) (Southern Book Publ.), 1994, p. 40, ill.

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Some press coverage

1961 SA Art News, Johannesburg (22nd June), p. 9, review + ill.

1961 SA Art News, Johannesburg (22nd June), p. 11, review + ill.

1961 SA Art News, Johannesburg (6th July), p. 6, review

1964 The Star, Johannesburg (2nd July), ill.

1965 The Star, Johannesburg (18th March), article + ill.

1966 The Star, Johannesburg (26th May), articles + ill.

1966 Die Transvaler, Johannesburg (7th June), article + ill.

1966 The Star, Johannesburg (11th June), article + ill.

1966 Sunday Times, Johannesburg (12th June), ill.

1966 Die Transvaler, Johannesburg (13th June), review

1966 Rand Daily Mail, Johannesburg (7th June), review

1966 ARTLOOK 1, Johannesburg (November), p. 20 ill.

1967 ARTLOOK 11, Johannesburg (October), p. 18, article + ill.

1968 ARTLOOK 19, Johannesburg (June), pp. 8+9, article + ill.

1968 The Star, Johannesburg (21st November), review + ill.

1968 Die Vaderland, Johannesburg (26th November), review

 


 

Desmond Allistair GREIG - DAG

Desmond Greig - DAG - in 1966

Desmond Greig (a.k.a. DAG) - in 1966, with one of his ceramic bird sculptures

 

 

Brief C.V.

Born 1926, Cape Town, studied arts degree University of Stellenbosch, worked on most newspapers in South Africa. Former Arts Editor and later art critic for the Star, Johannesburg (alias Peter Peer) during mid-60s; one time publisher and editor of ARTLOOK, Johannesburg (SA's first arts monthly) and editor of several magazines; sculptor, painter, published poet and author of a number of books including novels (The Country House) and collection of short stories (The Angels Upstairs), published by Macmillan UK and Viking USA (one won the Sanlam Youth Literature Award).

Desmond GREIG carrying one of his bronzes

Desmond GREIG carrying one of his bronzes

Operated own studio foundry in Johannesburg for casting by the lost wax investment method, in bronze and aluminium.

Barbara and Desmond Greig at work at their studio foundry in Melville, Johannesburg

Barbara and Desmond Greig at work at their studio foundry in Melville, Johannesburg - click on image or this link for further pictures!

Desmond Greig passed away in Outshoorn in October, 2006.

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Selected list of exhibitions

1964 Gallery 101, Johannesburg (9th August) - with Harald Pager (photographs) (opened by Adam Leslie)

1966 Gallery 101, Johannesburg (4th June) - with Barbara Greig (opened by George Boys)

1977 Collectors Gallery, Johannesburg (27th April) - with Barbara Greig

Participated in group exhibition in Barcelona, Spain - Tom Maddock Gallery - 30th Nov. 1978

1981 SA Association of Arts, Pretoria (23rd March) - with Barbara Greig

1983 Goodman Gallery, Sandton (11th June) - with Barbara Greig

1987 Melville Place Art Gallery, Johannesburg (4th October) - with daughter Delia Greig

19xx The Old Stable, Johannesburg (1st October) (Sculpture in 4 media) - with Barbara Greig

1989 Natalie Knight Gallery, Sandton (August) 

1994 The Optimist Gallery, Johannesburg (20th November)

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Museum Collections

Pretoria Art Museum, Pretoria

Desmond GREIG - one of 3 bronzes at Pretoria Art Museum

Three bronzes per linked PDF

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Listed in following publications

„The Dictionary of South African Painters and Sculptors including Namibia“ (Ogilvie / Graff) (Everard Read), 1988 – ISBN 0 620 12663 9 – listed on p. 262

Art & Artists of South Africa (Berman) (Southern Book Publ.), 1994, p. 45

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Press comments

The Star, Johannesburg - 11th August, 1964 - article + ill.

The Star, Johannesburg - 11th August, 1964 - article + ill.

News/Check, Johannesburg - 14th August, 1964 - article

DE ARTE (UNISA) - Pilot Edition - 2nd half 1965 - review by Esmé Berman

The Star, Johannesburg - 6th August, 1966 - article + ill.

The Star, Johannesburg - 11th August, 1966, review by Cecily Sash

The Star, Johannesburg - 6th June, 1966 - review

The Star, Johannesburg, 9th April, 1980, article + ill.

The Star, Johannesburg - 21st August, 1987 - review + ill.

The Star, Johannesburg - 8th October, 1987 - review + ill.

Style, Johannesburg - February, 1989 - ill.

Sunday Star, Johannesburg - 30th April, 1989 - ill.

Sunday Star, Johannesburg - 6th August, 1989 - ill.

The Star, Johannesburg - 8th August, 1989, review + ill.

Style, Johannesburg - March, 1990 - ill.

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Other links

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