| ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES | |
| Qualifications | |
| 1979 - 1981 | BA (FineArts), University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg |
| 1982 - 1985 | MA (FineArts), University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg |
| 1984 | Part-time tutor, Department of Fine Arts, University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg |
| 1988 | Part-time tutor, Department of Fine Arts, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg |
| 1989 | Full-time lecturer, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg |
| ACADEMIC DISTINCTIONS/FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS | |
| 1981 | Degree in BA Fine Arts, University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, awarded with distinction. |
| 1985 | Degree in MA Fine Arts, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, awarded with distinction. |
| A w a r d s | |
| 1989 | Merit award: Volkskas Atelier Exhibition, Pretoria |
| 1990 | Joint first prize winner: Standard Bank National Drawing Competition |
| 1994 | Honorable Mention: Sleeping Beauties: A Juried Art
Exhibition, Fowler Museum of Cultural History, Los Angeles, USA CSD Grant awarded towards sabbatical research project |
| 2001 | Standard Bank Young Artist Award Winner |
| 2007 | SASOL Wax Art Award Winner |
| COMMISSIONS, ACQUISITIONS, EXHIBITIONS | |
| C o m m i s s i o n s | |
| 1990 | Sculpture for Tatham Art Gallery, Pietermaritzburg |
| 1995 | Gencor Centenary Commission, Johannesburg |
| 1996 | M-Net KTV Studios, Johannesburg |
| 1997 | International Convention Centre, Durban |
| 1998 | MTN Head Office, Sandton, Johannesburg |
| 1999 | ABSA Bank,Johannesburg |
| 2000 | Rand Merchant Bank, Sandton Sandton Convention Centre |
| 2002 | Wall sculpture: Wentzel Webber & Bowens, Illovo,
Johannesburg
Wall sculpture: Ernst de Jongh, Illovo, Johannesburg |
| 2003 | Wall sculpture: Medical Learning Centre, University of Cape Town Sculpture: Dimension Data, Bryanston, Johannesburg Sculpture: 12 Apostles Hotel, Cape Town Sculpture: Arabella Sheraton Hotel, Cape Town Convention Centre |
| 2003/4 | Sculptural Fittings for the New Constitutional Court Building, Johannesburg |
| 2004 | Outdoor sculpture for Oliewenhuis Sculpture Garden, Bloemfontein (approx 1,2 x 1,2 x1,2m) Miniature Gold-wire sculpture for RFC Corporate Collection, Sydney, Australia 2 wall sculptures for Sibaya Hotel and Casino Complex, Umdhloti, Kwazulu-Natal (approx 1,5 x 1,2m each) |
| 2005 | Wall sculpture for SAB Sandton Head Office foyer
(approx 6m x 6m) 2 wire wall reliefs for Bouchard Finlayson Wine Estate (each panel 1,4 x 1,4m) |
| 2005/6 | Wall panel for Gallo House, Rosebank, Johannesburg (3m x 1,5m) Interpretation of large world map for the new Origins Centre on Wits Campus (covering an area of approx 6m x 14m) |
| 2006 | 2 sculptural wall panels for the 12 Apostles Hotel,Cape Town |
| 2007 | Wall sculpture for Wits Medical School foyer |
| 2008 | 2 large banners for the foyer spaces to the soft-drinks division of the SAB Head Office, Sandton. |
| W o r k s a c q u i r e d b y P u b l i c C o l l e c t i o n s | |
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Durban Art Gallery Iziko South African National Gallery, Cape Town Johannesburg Art Gallery King George VI Museum, Port Elizabeth Oliewenhuis Museum, Bloemfontein Pretoria Art Museum Standard Bank Collection Stegman Gallery, Bloemfontein Tatham Gallery, Pietermaritzburg University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg | |
| E x h i b i t i o n s | |
| 1981 | Durban Botanical Gardens Sculpture Exhibition |
| 1984 | Staff Exhibition, University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg Solo Exhibition, (MA Fine Arts) Rembrandt Gallery, Milner Park, Johannesburg |
| 1985 | Cape Town Triennale
New Signatures, Durban |
| 1986 | Group Exhibition, NSA Gallery, Durban |
| 1988 | Volkskas Atelier, Pretoria |
| 1989 | Volkskas Atelier, Pretoria |
| 1990 | Staff Exhibition,University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg |
| 1992 | 'The Paris Catalyst' Exhibition, Alliance Francaise, Durban |
| 1993 | SA Artist’s Association, Pretoria Two Person Exhibition, with Peter Schütz, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg |
| 1994 | Vita Art Now, Johannesburg Art Gallery |
| 1995 | Johannesburg Biennale 'Three Sculptors Three Readers' - Three-Person travelling Exhibition with Peter Schütz and Neels Coetzee |
| 1996 | 'Earth and Everything: Recent Art from South Africa', Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol, and various centres in the U.K. 'Simunye: 10 South African Artists' - Group Exhibition, Goodman Gallery/Adleson Gallery, New York, U.S.A. |
| 1997 |
‘A Little Big Thing’, group exhibition, The Thompson Gallery, Johannesburg 'The Lost Wax Show' - Group Staff Exhibition of Small-Scale Bronze Sculptures, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg '4 Rooms' - Group Exhibition, The Civic Gallery, Johannesburg 'Nearer Than Bronze' - Travelling Group Exhibition of Paper Sculptures |
| 1998 | Klein Karoo National Arts Festival - group exhibition. |
| 1999 | 'The Paper Show', group exhibition of Paper Sculptures, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg 'Young Professionals' - Group Exhibition, Sandton Civic Gallery, Johannesburg WIts Fine Arts Staff Exhibition, NSA Gallery, Durban 'Emergence' - Travelling Exhibition 'Babel Tower', Group Exhibition, Civic Gallery, Johannesburg |
| 2000 | Oudtshoorn Arts Festival, Group Exhibition of Linocut prints Hanover Expo, Germany, Group Exhibition |
| 2001/2 | Standard Bank Young Artist Award Winner 2001, travelling Exhibition to Grahamstown, Port Elizabeth, Pietermaritzburg, Durban, Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Johannesburg |
| 2003 | 'Coexistence: Contemporary Cultural Production
in South Africa' - The Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Boston, USA (January 22-June 29 2003). Iziko South African National Gallery, Cape Town (September 24 2003 – March 2004). |
| 2004 |
'Enviroserv: Wasteart Exhibition' - Sandton Civic Gallery (June 2004) Three-person exhibition (with Kevin Brand and Samson Mudzunga) at the Michael Stevenson Gallery, Cape Town (September/October 2004) |
| 2005 | 'In the Making: Materials and Process', Group exhibition at the Michael Stevenson Gallery, Cape Town (September 2005) |
| 2006 |
'Beeldspraak' drawing ('Scarab Suit') made for an issue of the Arts supplement to the Beeld newspaper (November 2005) and on display as part of a group exhibition, March 2006, University of Johannesburg Amaridian Gallery, New York. Small scale wall sculpture |
| 2007 |
Drawing for the KKNK Festival, Oudtshoorn, South Africa Solo exhibition - Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg (13 October - 3 November) Kaunas Art Biennale 'Textile 07', 'Skin - to - Skin' - Group exhibition (November - March) |
| 2008 |
'Skin - to - Skin' - Group exhibition at the Standard Bank Gallery, Johannesburg (16 April - 10 May) Two-person exhibition with Peter Schütz, Goodman Gallery, Cape Town (8 - 30 May) |
| PUBLICATIONS | |
| 1995 |
Rankin, E. ‘Domestic Relics: new sculptures by Walter Oltmann’. In J. Sherman (ed.) Three Sculptors, Three Readers. Johannesburg: University of the Witwatersrand, pp 21-37 Rankin, E. ‘Shaping Sculptors: Training at the University of Natal’ and ‘Walter Oltmann: Mediating Meaning’. In Coetzee, Oltmann, Schütz. Bloemfontein: University of the Orange Free State, pp 3-11; 15-16. |
| 1997 | September, ‘Decorative Wirework in African Material Culture of Southern Africa’. In De Arte 56, Pretoria: University of South Africa Press, pp 9-24. |
| 2003 | Allara, P., Martin, M. and Mtshiza, Z. Coexistence: Contemporary Cultural Production in South Africa, Boston: The Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University and Cape Town: ISANG. |
| 2004 | Nettleton, A., Charlton, J. and Rankin-Smith, F. (eds) Voice Overs; Wits writing exploring African artworks. Johannesburg: University of the Witwatersrand Art Galleries, pp 94-95 |
| 2005 | Perryer, S. In the Making: Materials and Process, Cape Town: Michael Stevenson Gallery. |