Exhibitions

This CV was last updated March 2007

Education | Solo Exhibitions | Projects | Selected Group Exhibitions | Selected Reviews / Articles

Books, Catalogues and Monographs | Bursaries and Sponsorships

Public Collections | Private Collections | Employment | International Travel

Name	Kim Lieberman
Date of Birth	26 July 1969
Place of Birth	Johannesburg, South Africa
Contact details	See Contact page

Education

2001	MA (Fine Art), Witwatersrand University (Dissertation entitled 'Alighiero e Boetti's Postal Art'; graduated with distinction in the practical component)
1997	B Tech Degree (Fine Art), Witwatersrand Technikon
1995	National Diploma in Fine Art from the Witwatersrand Technikon
1991	National Diploma in Graphic Design from the Witwatersrand Technikon

Solo Exhibitions

2006	Human Currents Esso Gallery, New York
2006	Human Currents Art on Paper Gallery, Johannesburg
2004	Current Esso Gallery, New York
2003	Every Interaction Interrupts the Future Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg
2000	Blood Relatives Camouflage Art. Culture. Politics, Johannesburg
1997	Pushing the Envelope The Mark Coetzee Fine Art Cabinet, Cape Town
1996	Notice Absence The Civic Gallery, Johannesburg

Projects

2006	Installation in hotel suite 603 at The Village Hotel Spier Wine Estate, Stellenbosch, South Africa

Selected Group Exhibitions

2007	Arte Fiera - Bologna, Italy Esso Gallery (List of artists include Alighiero e Boetti, Anselm Kiefer, Giulio Paolini, Carol Rama, Andy Warhol, Stanley Whitney)
2006	Navigating the Bookscape: Artists' Books and the Digital Interface curated by David Paton, Aardklop Arts Festival, Potchefstroom, FADA Gallery, University of Johannesburg
2006	Esso Gallery Celebrates its 10th Anniversary Esso Gallery, New York
2005	Alighiero Boetti Shaman/Showman (literary event and exhibition) Esso Gallery, New York
2005	The DAVID Exhibition curated by Lisa Essers, Michelangelo Towers, Johannesburg
2005	Leading Contemporary South African Artists Alliance Francaise, Johannesburg
2003/4	Integrating Cultures curated by Liza Essers, Bell-Roberts Gallery, Cape Town
2003	Small Things Bright and Beautiful by Artists Short and Tall Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg
2003	The Ampersand Foundation 1997-2003 Warren Siebrits Gallery, Johannesburg
2002	Landmark: Visions of land in Africa curated by Nessa Leibhammer for the Johannesburg World Summit, MTN Building, Johannesburg
2001	FNB Vita Art Award Market Theatre, Johannesburg
2001	CLEAN curated by Retha Erusmas, Millennium Gallery, Johannesburg
2001	FNB Vita Art Award NSA Gallery, Durban
2001	After the Diagram curated by Lauri Firstenberg and Douglas Cooper, White Box Gallery, New York
2001	switch on/off Oudtshoorn Festival, curated by Marcus Neustetter
2000	Translation/Seduction/Displacement White Box Gallery, New York
1999	Exchange Sandton Civic Gallery, Johannesburg
1997	Taking Stock Johannesburg Stock Exchange
1996/7	Hitch-Hiker, curated by Clive Kellner, Generator Art Space, Johannesburg
1996	Common and Uncommon Ground South African Group Exhibition, Atlanta curated by Steven Sack
1995	Exhibited informally and collaboratively (with Esmarie Meyer) on the Africus Biennale Electric Workshop, Newtown, Johannesburg

Selected Reviews/Articles

2007	As If I Was Your Mother - Awakening to an unconditional love Tricycle The Buddhist Review Spring Sarah Aceto
2006	Kim Lieberman, Robyn Sassen Art South Africa Vol. 5 Issue 2 Summer; pg 72
2006	Stuk vir stuk pas alles in Kim Lieberman se legkaarte Johan Myburg Beeld?, 18 October
2006	Puzzling pieces Mail and Guardian 29 September to 5 October
2005	Audible Currents of Connectivity. Clive Kellner on Kim Lieberman, Art South Africa Vol. 3, Issue 3 Autumn; pgs 15-16
2004	The Threads That Bind Us, Robyn Sassen Embroidery July/August
2003	Kim Lieberman 'Examining Every Interaction', Business Day Tuesday Aug 19, pg 15
2003	Kim Lieberman, Sean O'Toole Artthrob http://www.artthrob.co.za/03may/artbio.html
2003	Kim Lieberman Goodman Gallery - Johannesburg, Kathryn Smith Art South Africa pgs. 53, 67
2003	Return to Sender Artist Kim Lieberman on the colour red, travel and postal bric-a-brac, Sean O'Toole, Deco Art Elle Decoration Spring no.28 pg.43
2003	Kim Lieberman Interrupts the Future, Sean O'Toole Artthrob http://www.artthrob.co.za/03apr/reviews/goodman.html
2003	Exploring identity as a woman, a mother and a Jew, Robyn Sassen SA Jewish Report, 11 April
2001	Clean: An Exhibition of De-saturated Contemporary Art, Brenda Atkinson Artthrob http://www.artthrob.co.za/01nov/reviews/millennium.html Issue #51 November
2001	She's Got Mail, Corinne Lamoral, Elle, August; pg. 153
2001	Postal Art, Tanya Kovarsky, Elle Decoration, Autumn; pg. 44
2000	Kim Lieberman: Combining sensual with conceptual, Robyn Sassen, Jewish Report, 24 November, pg. 8
2000	Translation/Seduction/Displacement Mark D'Amato, African Arts, Autumn, pg. 84-87
2000	Somber Show of Artists After Apartheid, Cate McQuaid, Boston Globe, 4 September; pg. C1
2000	Translation/Seduction/Displacement, Holland Cotter, The New York Times, 24 March; E31
2000	Translation/Seduction/Displacement, Horace Brockington, New York Arts, January
1999	8 Jong Kunstenaars, Lucia Burger, De Kat, May
1998	Dispatch - Sophisticated fortune cookies, Justine Meagher, Epic - Culture Magazine, May 1998
1997	The epistles of Lieberman, Donald Paul, Cape Times, 19 September
1997	Return to sender, Sue Williamson, Arthrob, September http://artthrob.co.za/september/listings.htm#kim
1996	'Heaven and earth' Hazel Friedman, Mail and Guardian, March 29 - April 3
1996	'A seductive exhibition of aluminium, rubber and pretty little nuts and bolts', Kendell Geers, The Star Tonight, 9 March
1995	The First Johannesburg Biennale: Work in Progress, 'Crop Circle', pirate installation in Electric Workshop, Candice Breitz, Third Text, #31 Summer

Books, Catalogues and Monographs

2006	Human Currents Kim Lieberman text by Alex Dodd
2005	Kim Lieberman by Sarah Weakley, Monograph
2005	The David Exhibition Legacy; pg 16-17
2004	Kim Lieberman - Current Ground Art and Culture, text by Clive Kellner, Kim Lieberman, published by Esso Gallery and Books; issue #10
2003/4	Integrating Cultures LizaNicole Fine Art, text by Liza Essers
2003	The Ampersand Foundation 1997-2003 text by Warren Siebrits, Jack Ginsberg and Emma Bedford
2003	Kim Lieberman Every Interaction Interrupts the Future texts by RoseLee Goldberg and Rory Doepel
2001	CLEAN - Exhibition of Desaturated Contemporary Art (CD and printed catalogue)
2001	FNB Vita Arts Award, NSA Gallery, Durban; 8-9
2001	KKNK 2001, Oudtshoorn Festival catalogue, exhibition 'switch on/off'; 13-14
2000	Kim Lieberman Blood Relatives Camouflage Art. Culture. Politics, Johannesburg
2000	Translation/Seduction/Displacement edited by Lauri Firstenberg and John Peffer, Artist Press
1997	Pushing the Envelope Sponsored by Canon
1996	Uncommon and Common Ground South African Artist to Atlanta

Bursaries and Sponsorships

2002	National Arts Council (NAC), Grant towards solo exhibition
2000	Earnest Oppenheimer Memorial Trust Fund, Art Bursary
1999	Wits University, Post Graduate Merit Award/Bursary (Masters)
1999	Earnest Oppenheimer Memorial Trust Fund, Art Bursary
1998	National Arts Council (NAC), Bursary
1998	Wits University, Post Graduate Merit Award/Bursary (Masters)
1997	CSD Scholarship
1996	Canon sponsored solo show and catalogue; Mark Coetzee Fine Art Cabinet, Cape Town
1996	Witwatersrand Technikon, Bursary for study
1996	Foundation for the Creative Arts, Bursary for study

Public Collections

2006	Liberty Life	2005	SAB (South African Breweries), Hollard
2004	The Israel Museum	2003	Biliton, Sasol, Johannesburg Art Gallery
2000	MTN Art Institute	1996	Gauteng Legislature

Private Collections

Antwerp
Brussels
Cape Town
Connecticut
Hong Kong
Johannesburg
London
New York
San Diego
Sicily
Venice

Employment

2002	Lectured part-time at the University of the Witwatersrand, Fine Art Department
1998/99	Lectured part-time, University of the Witwatersrand (Post-graduate students), Fine Art Department
1998	Lectured part-time at Witwatersrand Technikon, Fine Art Department
1997	Assisted with the installation of the 2nd Johannesburg Biennale
1997	Lectured part-time at Witwatersrand Technikon, Fine Art Department
1996	Lectured part-time at Witwatersrand Technikon, Fine Art Department
1995	Assisted in the assembling of visual (slide) documentation of the AfricusBiennale, Johannesburg, for the Slide Libraries of the Fine Art Departments of both The University of the Witwatersrand and The Witwatersrand Technikon

International Travel

2006	New York
2004	Israel, New York
2003	New York
2002	Israel, Sinai; London, Documenta 11 in Kassel, Germany
2001/02	Maputu, Belin and Tofo, Mozambique
2001	New York, Bali
2000	New York, Thailand
1999	New York, on Ampersand Fellowship, Chicago
1998/99	Jerusalem, Israel
1997	Kassel, Germany - Documenta X, Munster, Germany, Art Project 1997, London
1994/5/6	Travel to African destinations i.e. Malawi, Swaziland, Madagascar, Venda and various other places in South Africa
1993	Extensive travel in Europe including Netherlands, London, Greece, Turkey,May-JanItaly, Spain, Portugal and Austria
1992	Travelled extensively in South America, including Brazil, Bolivia, Peru and Jan-Sept Ecuador, exploring the ritual, art and architecture of Ancient Indigenous peoples of the region. Participated in shamanic ritual ceremonies in Brazil and in the Peruvian Jungle region
1988	Travelled in the USA, Israel, Turkey and Greece, June-Nov