Lecturer in Digital Arts and New Media
tel: +27 (0)21 480-7116
email: johann.vanderschijff@uct.ac.za
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- Exhibitions
- Presentations
- Publications
- Work Experience
- Academic Qualifications
- Project Proposals & Research Projects
Exhibitions2010
- Draw links – an exhibition of contemporary drawings, Gallery AOP (Art on Paper), Johannesburg, 9 – 30 October
- Spier Contemporary Winners, KZNSA Gallery, Durban, 27 July – 15 August
- TWENTY – South African Sculpture of the Last Two Decades, Nirox Sculpture Park, Johannesburg, 6 June – 15 August
- Own Goal , The Association of the visual Arts Gallery, Cape Town, 31 May – 25 June
- Current Matters, The Gallery at Grande Provence, Franschhoek, 18 April – 19 May
- Salon Africain du Design, Cotonou , Benin, 26 - 30 April
- Spier Contemporary 2010, Cape Town City Hall, Cape Town, 14 March – 14 May. Prizewinner: Artist-in-Residency award, Thamdigi Foundation, Arnhem, Netherlands Related: Spier Contemporary 2010 Winners Announced; Thamdigi Foundation; Monday Paper
- Temporary Art Product Exchange or T-A-P-E, Made in Arnhem festival of visual arts, Arnhem, The Netherlands, 27 September – 25 October. Related: T-A-P-E
- Ways of life, reconsideration, Exhibition of African designers, 2nd edition of the Pan-African Festival of Algiers, Le Musée national d’art moderne et contemporain d’Alger (MAMA), Algeria, 5 July – 20 July. Related: panafalger2009
- Spot on... DAK'ART, The Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations, ifa ), ifa-Gallery, Berlin, Germany, 2 April – 21 June & ifa-Gallery, Stuttgart, Germany, 15 October – 3 January 2010. Related: ifa; UCT’s Monday Paper; German Info Centre; Der Tagesspiegel
- A century in the service of knowledge: Visuality/Commentary. The Centenary exhibition of the University of Pretoria, 11 to 23 May
- DAK’ART 2008, International Exhibition of the Biennale of African Contemporary Art, Théodore Monod Museum (IFAN), Dakar, Senegal, 9 May to 9 June. Prizewinner of two main awards: European Union Award & Zuloga Corporation Award. Related: Dak'Art 2008 Biennale; Artthrob; UCT’s Monday Paper; European Union; VISI;
- Joburg Art Fair, Bell-Roberts Gallery, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, 13-16 March
- The Arm-Wrestling Podium or AWP , unveiling of public sculpture, The AVA in collaboration with the J.K. Gross Trust and Spier, The Association of the visual Arts Gallery, Cape Town, 1 November. Related: UCT’s Monday Paper; Artthrob
- The Arm-Wrestling Podium or AWP, solo exhibition, Worldart Gallery, Cape Town, 1 November – 9 November
- Home, curated group exhibition, The Old Biscuit Mill, Cape Town, 26 September - 6 October
- Public Sculpture Competition and exhibition, J.K. Gross Trust, Spier and the Association For Visual Arts, Cape Town, 23 August - 1 September. Related: Cape Times; UCT's Monday Paper; The Association For Visual Arts (AVA) (enter AWP into the search function)
- Power Play, solo exhibition, Bell-Roberts Gallery, Cape Town, 25 April - 20 May. Related: Artthrob; We Make Money Not Art; Bell-Roberts - Artist
- Klein Karoo National Arts Festival (KKNK), curated group exhibition, Oudtshoorn, 25 March - 2 April 2005. Related: Artthrob
- Curiosity CLXXV, Hiddingh Hall, Cape Town, 22 November - 1 April 2005
- The Design Indaba Expo, Bell Roberts Gallery Stand, Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town, 26-29 February
- The 2nd Spier Outdoor Sculpture Biennale, Spier estate, Stellenbosch, 15th January - 15th March
- Picnic, a group show for summer lightly, curated by Andrew Lamprecht, Bell-Roberts Gallery, Cape Town, 9 - 29th November
- YDEsire, The 4th Softserve Art Party, The Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town, 22nd February
- Michaelis School of Fine Art Staff, Variable Contrast – group exhibition as part of The Cape Town Month of Photography exhibition Michaelis Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa.
- INSIG BIOSKOOP ABSOLUT – animation festival Klein Karoo Kunsfees, Oudtshoorn.
- YIELD - group installation as part of URBAN FUTURES exhibition, Civic Theatre Gallery, Johannesburg
- UNPLUGGED - group exhibition Market Theatre Gallery, Johannesburg.
- YIELD - solo installation, as part of a bigger project entitled The Virtual Harvester, Ziegler Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
- Groundswell - contemporary South African art exhibition. The Mermaid Theatre Gallery, London, UK.
- Radio South Africa: radio's by artists - group exhibition Kunsthal, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Johannesburg Bienale - fringe exhibition. Johannesburg, South Africa.
- Transport Show - group exhibition. Everard Read Contemporary Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa.
- An Electronic Laager- solo exhibition. Master of Fine Art, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
- Volkskas Atelier Award - competition, Johannesburg, South Africa.
- Volkskas Atelier Award - competition, regional finalists Cape Town, South Africa.
- Volkskas Atelier Award - competition, finalists. Johannesburg, South Africa.
- USA Information Service - group exhibition Pretoria, South Africa.
- Private group exhibition. Pretoria, South Africa.
- SANLAM bursary competition - competition Cape Town, South Africa.
- New Signatures - competition, overall winner 1988. Pretoria, South Africa.
Presentations2010
- Salon Africain du Design , Cotonou , Benin, 26 - 30 April
- Ways of life, reconsideration, Exhibition of African designers, 2nd edition of the Pan-African Festival of Algiers. Related conference at École supérieure des beaux arts d’Alger (ESBA) Parc Ziryab – Boulevard Krim Belkacem, Algeria, 6 July
- Conference Co-Chair, DIS2008 – the ACM conference on Designing Interactive Systems, Cape Town, South Africa, Monday 25 February – Wednesday 27 February, DIS2008
- Chair, New forms of interaction session, Designing Interactive Systems Conference 2006, Penn State University, State College, Pennsylvania, USA, Monday June 26
- Design Symposium, Reflections on design and design education, Department of Fine Arts, University of Stellenbosch, 29 – 30 March
- UCT Film and New Media Institute, Sithengi, The 7th Southern African International Film and Television Market, Cape Town, 10 - 14 November
- UCT Institute for Film and New Media, DEFSA (Design Education Forum of South Africa) National Conference, Design, Research and Development, Clarens, Eastern Free State, 22 - 24 September
- Web design and the use of the Web in film and new media production, 4th Annual Conference on World Wide Web Applications, University of Stellenbosch Business School, Bellville, Cape Town, 4 –5 September
- Institute for Film and New Media, CITI Listening Lunch - public presentation Cape Information Technology Initiative, The Bandwidth Barn,Cape Town, 12 July.
- Two Opposing Trends - Partitioning of media subjects at educational Level, Convergence of media in the workplace - public presentation
- DEFSA 1999 - DESIGN FUSION: THE DEVELOPMENT OF DESIGN BEYOND 2000, Johannesburg.
- THE VIRTUAL HARVESTER - public presentation SIGGRAPH 97 Art & Design Sketches, Los Angeles, USA.
- THE VIRTUAL HARVESTER - public presentation. Postgraduate Programme in New Media, MEDIA-GN. Groningen, The Netherlands.
Publications- VAN DER SCHIJFF, J. 2010. Heartbreaker, Artworks in Progress, journal of the staff of the Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town, Cape Town. 56-60. ISBN: 978-0-620-48450-3
- VAN DER SCHIJFF, J. 2008. Participatory Podia, Artworks in Progress, journal of the staff of the Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town, Cape Town. 86-91. ISBN: 978-0-620-42166-9
- VAN DER SCHIJFF, J. 2006. Iron Triangle, Artworks in Progress, journal of the staff of the Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town, Cape Town. 70-73. ISBN: 978-0-620-37407-1
- VAN DER SCHIJFF, J. (ed.) 2005. Power Play (exhibition catalogue). Bell-Roberts Publishing, Cape Town. 1-24. ISBN: 0-9585104-7-4 Available online from: Clarke's Books
- VAN DER SCHIJFF, J. 2003. Missile/Missile, Artworks in Progress, journal of the staff of the Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town, Cape Town. 55-59.
- LAMPRECHT, A. (ed.) 2003. Picnic (exhibition catalogue). Bell-Roberts Publishing, Cape Town.
- EBERT, D. (ed.) 1997 "VISUAL PROCEEDINGS. The Art and Interdisciplinary Programs of SIGGRAPH 97". New York: The Association for Computer Machinery, Inc. ISBN 0-89791-921-1 page 144, The Virtual Harvester Project.
- VAN DER SCHIJFF, J. 1997. The Virtual Harvester. Documentation and commentary on the body of practical work submitted for Postgraduate Programme in New Media, Academie Minerva, Hogeschool van Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands. 51 pages.
- VAN DER SCHIJFF, J. 1994. An Electronic Laager. A sculptural interpretation of post-industrial society's cybernetic order. Documentation and commentary on the body of practical work submitted for the degree of Master of Fine Art at the University of Cape Town. 110 pages.
Work Experience2007 - present
- Senior Lecturer - Fine Art (New Media), Michaelis School of Fine Art and Institute for Film and New Media, University of Cape Town, Cape Town
- Lecturer - Fine Art (New Media), Michaelis School of Fine Art and Institute for Film and New Media, University of Cape Town, Cape Town
- Senior Lecturer - Fine Art (Multimedia), Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, Technikon Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
- Creative Director, SHiFT Interactive Communication, Johannesburg
- 3D Computer Animator, DELAPSE - broadcast design / motion graphics, Johannesburg
- 3D Computer Animator, HAPTICS, Johannesburg
- 3D Computer Animator, Hassall House - multimedia productions, Johannesburg
- Assistant to sculptor David Brown; worked on commission and erection of sculpture for Mr. Charles Diamond, Henley on Thames, United Kingdom, Cape Town / Henley UK
- Assistant photographer, Graeme Bridger Photography, Pretoria
- Assistant to sculptor Ettiene de Kock, Pretoria
Academic Qualifications2002
- Macromedia Dreamweaver Course, Hirt and Carter (Cape), Cape Town, South Africa
- Macromedia Flash Course, Concept Interactive, Cape Town, South Africa
- Alias/Wavefront - Level 2 Animation Course, Silicon Graphics Computer System, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Postgraduate Programme in New Media, Frank Mohr Instituut, (previously Media-GN & SCAN), Academie Minerva, Hanze University for Professional Education, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Multimedia Course,Hirt and Carter Graphics, Cape Town, South Africa
- Master of Fine Art, University of Cape Town, South Africa
- Bachelor of Fine Art, University of Pretoria, South Africa
- Matric, Afrikaanse Höer Seunskool, Pretoria, South Africa
Project Proposals & Research Projects
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| Johann van der Schijff |
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| Peerbal II (Pear Ball II), 2008, aluminium, stainless steel, plywood, tanned leather, stuffing, 90cm wide x 66cm high x 38cm deep |
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| Slaansak / Punch Bag, 2005, galvanized and painted mild steel, stainless steel, aluminium, brass, tanned leather, rubber, 152cm wide x 160cm high x 90cm deep |
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| Slaansak / Punch Bag in motion |
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| Hangbal (Hanging Ball), 2006, aluminium, stainless steel, tanned leather, rubber, stuffing, 59cm wide x 206cm high x 30cm deep |