Renée Rossouw: 1985 –

ABOUT
Renee Rossouw (b. 1985, Cape Town) is an artist and architect from South Africa. She explores a variety of different projects, from patterns and products, to murals and art.

CLIENTS / COLLABORATIONS

Country Road / De Steyl / Design Indaba / Dyadd Press / Fonk Design Projects / IKEA / Mr Price Home / Nandos / Native + Android / New Contrast Literary Journal / KitKat / Oppikoppi & Hilltop Live / Radisson Blue / Robin Sprong Wallpaper / Sanlam Corporate Private Collection / Spier / Studio H / Superbalist / Something Good Studio / Theatre on the Bay / Zeitz Mocaa Gift shop

AWARDS / ACHIEVEMENTS / NOTABLE PROJECTS

2019 – Ikea ,1 of 12 designers from African continent selected for first African design collection, Overallt

2015 – Best Product Design 2015 for 100% Design South Africa Awards

2015 – Feature Designer, “100% Design”, South Africa

2015 – Oppikoppi Music Festival’s Resident Artist of the Year

2015 – Nominated for MBOISA award with collaborator De Steyl

2014 – Mr Price Home, Winter blanket for their COLAB collection

2012 – Selected as one of Mail & Guardian’s 200 Young South Africans to watch

2011 – Winner of the DFA “My Town” Short Film & Documentary Competition, screened at the International Encounters Documentary Festival at the V & A Waterfront, Cape Town

2008 – Silver Loerie Award ,for “3D, Environmental & Packaging Design” category with “The Peepshow”

2006 – 1 of 2 Undergraduate students selected to represent the Architecture Schools of South Africa at the Venice Biennale 2006

2005 – Dean’s Merit List for Academic Achievements in Architecture at the University of Cape Town

2005 – Invited into the Golden Key Society at the University of Cape Town for Academic Achievements in Architecture

TEACHING / SCHOOLS

2018 – Business Studies Lecturer, Cape Town Creative Academy

2018 – External Examiner, Design Studio, 3rd years, School of Architecture, Cape Town

2017 – Design Studio Lecturer for 2nd years, School of Architecture, University of Cape Town

2014 – Launch Schools Photographic Competition with Harold Cressey High, Good Hope Seminary, Cape Town High, Gardens Commercial High School.

2011 – History of Architecture Coordinator and Head Tutor for Undergraduate School of Architecture, UCT

2009 – History of Architecture Tutor for Undergraduate School of Architecture, UCT

2008 – History of Architecture Tutor for Undergraduate School of Architecture, UCT

TALKS

2019 – Design Indaba Conference

2015 – Creative Identity, Business Acumen for Artists, Graduate School of Business, Cape Town

2014 – Plascon Trend Talks, as “Yenza Make It”, Cape Town

2012 – Selected to Speak At Design Indaba Conference on Design Identity

2010 – Selected to talk about Design Development at the Madrid Design Net Conference

EXHIBITIONS

2019 – Saronsberg Cellar – “Second Take” Group Exhibition

2019 – Salon91, Folklore Group Exhibition

2018 – Voorkamer Gallery, September SOLO Exhibition

2018 – Saronsberg, Second Take Art Exhibition, October

2018 – Salon91, Turbine Art Fair

2018 – World Art, “Geon” Group Exhibition

2018 – Woordfees, “Skrif” Group Exhibition

2017 – Smithstudio, Group Exhibition “Folly”

2017 – Youngblood Gallery, Group Exhibition “Abstract”

2017 – Voorkamer Gallery, Group Exhibition “Hour Work”

2017 – 100% Design Cape Town as part of Chandlerhouse curated

2017 – Bennett Contemporary’s May Online Winter Show

2017 – Absolut Art Stellenbosch – Summer Group Exhibition

2016 – Voorkamer Gallery, SOLO Exhibition “Simboliek”

2016 – Smithstudio, Group Exhibtion “Sketch”

2016 – The Project Room, Namibia, Group Exhibition “Between Stars & Tracks”

2016 – Bennett Contemporary, Roodebloem studios end of year show

2015 – Smithstudio, Groupshow “Two”

2014 – Southern Guild, “GUILD artisan” design fair, Cape Town

2014 – World Art Gallery, SOLO exhibition “ Pattern on Print”

2014 – Design Indaba “First Editions”

2014 – Irma Stern Museum, group exhibition, “In Good Company”, curated by Michael Chandler.

2014 – Design Indaba, “Yenza Make it Project”

2013 – Li Edelkoort curated exhibition “Memphis in Africa”, Design Indaba

2012 – Milan Design Fair – Saloni di Mobile

2012 – Moscow Design Week. group exhibition “ IN & Out”

2011 – Just Mad Art Fair, Madrid, group exhibition with European Design Labs

2011 – Emerging Creative at Design Indaba

2011 – Bread and Butter Trade Show, Berlin, group exhibition with Spanish Brand Victoria

2011 – Freeworld Design Centre, “Safe Spaces Campaign”

2008 – What if the World Gallery Entrance Installation for the N.3 Design Event

EDUCATION

2010 – Masters in Product Design at European Design Labs, Madrid, Spain (Cum Laude)

2009 – Masters of Architecture (M.Arch Prof) at University of Cape Town, South Africa

2008 – Bachelor of Architecture Honours (B.Arch Hons) at University of Cape Town, South Africa (Cum Laude)

2006 – Bachelor of Architectural Studies (BAS) at University of Cape Town, South Africa

Certificates:

2013 – Business Acumen for Artists Course at Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town

2008 – Spanish Language Course at Don Quixote School of Spanish, Granada, Spain

WORK HISTORY

2016 > Self Employed / Patterns and Art

2015 – 2016 – SSH / Hospital and Schools Architecture projects

2012 – 2015 – SAOTA / Residential and Commercial Architecture Projects

2010 – 2012 – VIVID / Commercial Architecture Projects

 

Blou Wildebees (2018)

Editions: 12

Woodcut Print on Fabriano Rosapina

600 x 835mm

Zonnebloem: Lauret Blend 1990

Hierdie is nie die tipe wyn wat jy oopmaak op ‘n gemaklike Sondag na-kerk braai nie. Maar wanneer vriende dit bring om oopgemaak te word, dan maak mens oop.

Dit was ‘n heerlike volronde sagte wyn. Heerlik. Ek wil nie weet wat die prys daarvan moontlik is nie. Dit het duur geproe. Ek meen die wyn is 29 jaar oud. 1990 was ‘n goeie oesjaar, my vrou is immers daardie jaar gebore.