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Estelle Liebenberg-Barkhuizen

Pietermaritzburg

'THINK WITH YOUR HEART' AN ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE FEMALE HEART (2014)

Type of book work: Unique / sculptural book-object (one-of-a-kind)
Dimensions: 200 x 180 x 25
Media: mixed

Artist's / designer's statements

Two leporellos are bound into a casing with pockets and pages added and containing information about the relationship between the female heart and brain.

Artist / Bookbinder / Academic

Education

1975 BA (Fine Art) cum laude, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
1980 MA (Fine Art) University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
2002 D Litt et Phil (Art History), University of South Africa, Pretoria
2007 - 2016 Courses in Paper Conservation and Bookbinding, Centro del bel Libro, Ascona, Switzerland

Awards

1974 Henri Lidchi Prize for Drawing
1975 Anya Millman Scholarship
2001 Robin Aldwinkle Merit Award

Exhibitions

2009 Contemporary Reflections, Tatham Art Gallery, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
2010 Jabulisa: the art and craft of KwaZulu-Natal, Tatham Art Gallery, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
2013 Press & Release, Phoenix Brighton Gallery, Brighton, UK
Threads: celebrating Fibre Artist Jutta Faulds, Tatham Art Gallery, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Handmade books, Tatham Art Gallery, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

Collections

Tatham Art Gallery, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa