African Sculptures by Maureen Langley
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CURRICULUM VITAE

TEACHING CAREER

1972 – 74 Taught Art at Pietermaritzburg Girl’s High School
1975 – 77 Head of Art Department. St Anne’s College, Hilton, KwaZulu-Natal
1981–2000 Head of Sculpture Department at the Ruth Prowse College of Art and Design. Woodstock. Cape Town.

ONE MAN EXHIBITIONS

1973 Pietermaritzburg – Old Mill gallery
1975 Pietermaritzburg – Macrorie House
1976 Pretoria – Association of Arts gallery
Johannesburg – Association of Arts Gallery
1977 Pretoria – Pretoria University
Cape Town – Gallery International
1978 Pietermaritzburg – Jack Heath Gallery. University of KwaZulu-Natal
1980 Pietermaritzburg – Jack Heath Gallery. University of KwaZulu-Natal
1983 Cape Town – Gallery International
1989 Cape Town – SA Association of Arts
Pretoria University of Pretoria, Fine Art Department Gallery
Since 1989 Occupied with private and public commissions, until 2001 when I moved to Trearddur Bay, Wales.
2005 Ucheldre Centre Holyhead. Wales
2008 Norman Adams Gallery, Knightsbridge, London
6 of Maureen's beautiful wood carvings appeared in the
"Antiques of the Future" exhibitions

INTERNATIONAL ARTISTIC ENRICHMENT

1979 Visited art galleries in Spain, France & Italy, where she worked in marble for 5 months.
1983 Travelled through Italy & Greece studying classical sculpture
1998 Accepted for 3 month stay in Cite Internationale in Paris, studying and working.
2000 Invited by Swiss Foundation to conduct seminar on sculpture at Casa Zia Lina on Elba.
2001 Second invitation as above.

REPRESENTATION IN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

  Tatham Art Gallery, Pietermaritzburg
  Wooltru Head Office, Cape Town
  University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg
  CSIR

WORKS IN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

  In South Africa, Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom and USA.

PUBLIC COMMISSIONS

1986 Sculpture, entrance foyer, Panorama Medi-clinic, Cape Town.
1987 Commission from Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Crucifixion for Bishops Court chapel, Cape Town.
1989 Carving of St Joseph for Catholic Church, Pinelands, Cape Town.
1994 Wooltru, Cape Town. Eight wood carvings for the Board Room.
1995 Wooltru, Cape Town. Four wood carvings for the Directors Offices.
1996 Crucifixion and tabernacle for Jesuit Society, Rosebank, Cape Town.
1998 Mercury & Neptune – 2 x 3metre figures for Cape Town Castle.
2001 Life-size Christ carved in Jarrah. Anglican Church, Harare Township, Cape Town.
   

ROYAL ACADEMY OF WALES

2005 Elected member of Royal Cambrian Academy
 

Wings Sculptures

Eagle Sculpture

Public Collection

Fruit Wood Sculpture
 

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