David OWEN

1939-1981

Paintings, drawings, graphics

David Owen in about 1975

Brief C.V.

Born in Durban, 1939; studied Fine Arts for one year at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, then worked in the advertising and commercial art fields. Lived in Johannesburg, Spain,  Florida Tvl. and from 1980 in McGregor in the Cape where he died tragically in March, 1981. David was married to Wendy Owen (who later married Peter Worsley).

Selected Solo Shows

1972 Gallery 101, Johannesburg (1^st)

1972 Plus One Gallery, Johannesburg (8^th to 29^th July) (drawings)

1975 Gallery 101, Johannesburg (14^th to 28^th May) (Cosmic Trip) (31 paintings, 7 graphics)

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1979 Gallery 21, Johannesburg (13^th March to 26^th March) (23 Paintings and 9 silkscreens) (invitation card)  and (catalogue)

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Selected Group Shows

1969 Cape Salon

1972 Lidchi Gallery, Johannesburg

1973 Lidchi Gallery, Johannesburg (Surrealists) (1st April, 1973)

1973 Gallery 21, Johannesburg ("Selection '73") (pen & ink drawings)

1973 Triad Gallery (Aspects of Art), Johannesburg

1974 Triad Gallery, Johannesburg

1975 Ibiza Biennale

1978 Collectors Gallery, Johannesburg

1978/1979 Gallery 21 (Treasures of the Year), Johannesburg (12^th Dec / 20^th Jan) cat.63, 73

1978/79 “Art in South Africa” Exhibition of works on paper touring the U.S.A

1979 Gallery 21, Johannesburg (“Winter ’79 Selection”) (June/July)

1979 Gallery International, Cape Town ("Contemporary Group" - Transvaal Artists: Catherine, Owen, Sithole, Schwarz) (25th April - 10th May)

1980 “Art in South Africa” Exhibition of Works on Paper touring Western Germany"

Selected Works

Pen & ink drawing from 1970, illustrated in ARTLOOK 36 p.8

“Hoo-nose”, 1973 – pen & ink drawing illustrated in Habitat July/August 1973, p.39

“Fire cracker”, 1976 – pen & ink drawing illustrated in Habitat no. 21 1976, p.46

Biographical References

ARTLOOK 63 Johannesburg – February, 1972, pp. 8/9, ill.

ARTLOOK 67 Johannesburg – June, 1972, p6 - exhibition advertisement

Habitat, Johannesburg – May/June, 1973, ill.

Habitat, Johannesburg – No. 3 - July/August, 1973, p. 39, ill.

Habitat, Johannesburg – No. 21, 1976, pp. 46/47, ill.

“Portfolio” – The Journal of The Robert Enthoven Nebicon Group, Johannesburg – Autumn 1979, ill. on cover

“Portfolio” – The Journal of The Robert Enthoven Nebicon Group, Johannesburg – Winter 1979, ill. on cover

Habitat, Johannesburg – No. 40, 1980, ill.

Optima, Johannesburg, January, 1980, ill. pp. 223, 225, 229, et al.

p.223

p. 225

Optima, Johannesburg, January, 1981, ill.

“Art & Artists of South Africa” (Berman) (Balkema), 1983, listed pp. 519, 524, 540 – ISBN 0 86961 144 5

The Star, Johannesburg (“A hidden talent”), 22^nd May, 1975

The Citizen, Johannesburg – 2^nd April, 1979

The Star, Johannesburg (“Women Today”), 26^th June, 1986

Own Publication

During the late 1970s David Owen published in a small format “One Man Show - A Portfolio of Graphics by David Owen”, as a presentation box of the original hand-screen prints measuring 39x51 cm, in an edition of 250.

To view the contents of the full boxed format set, please click on this link!

Selected Works in Private Collections

"Transvaal Winter", 1980 - hand screen print - A/Proof - 33x40 cm - Priv. Coll., Canada

"Gateway", mid-1970s - hand screen print - ed. 28/96 - 36x25 cm - Priv. Coll., Canada

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Updated 22nd January, 2017

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