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I am a textile artist, landscape painter and teacher, living and working in the beautiful Kwazulu-Natal Midlands of South Africa. I have a private art studio, overlooking the Karkloof Valley and it is in this peaceful environment that I draw, paint, sew, write, journal and share my love of creativity with others.
My work is largely inspired by the African landscape, a by-product of having been raised in the bush on a remote cattle ranch in the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe, followed by ten years living in Botswana, where I explored the dry Kalahari Desert and waterways of the Okavango Delta. These formative years undoubtedly laid the foundation for my creative life, but it was in the years that followed, when I was caught up in the Rhodesian Bush War and then having to flee to South Africa, that I found myself turning to nature to find solace in imagery that would keep me rooted and remind me of home.
For 18 years I lived in Kwazulu-Natal, where my husband and I raised a family and I developed a reputation as a fibre artist and teacher. Although the war was over, the damage it had inflicted ran deep and in 1999, unable to continue with my marriage, I set out alone to start a new life in Grahamstown. Here, I opened a private art studio and became an active member of the community. My Eastern Cape years were happy and successful and proved to be a time of great healing and fundamental to my personal growth and development as a professional artist. I exhibited widely and my artwork bloomed in the arid Karoo landscape.
At the beginning of 2022 it was time for a change and I moved to the KZN Midlands to begin a new chapter in my art career. I have built a new art studio and opened myself up to what the area has to offer and what I can bring in return.
Throughout this journey, nature and creativity have been my constant companions, and it is through both that I have healed and found my voice. It is my mission to share what I have learned and I have taught hundreds of students of all ages, how to draw, sew and see the world through the eyes of an artist, encouraging them to value their life stories, whilst giving them the tools to visually document them. I am particularly interested in the empowerment of women and those who are disadvantaged, but anyone who is keen to learn and participate in the creative journey is welcome to join me.
My artwork has been exhibited widely both in South Africa and internationally and published in numerous books and magazines. (see my CV)
AWARDS
• 3RD Place Innovative – World Quilt and Textile Competition, USA 2013 (Axis Mundi Reflected)
• Best Use of Colour – World Quilt and Textile Competition, USA 2011 (Towards Infinity)
• 1st Place Innovative – World Quilt and Textile Competition, USA 2005 (Bongwefela)
• 2nd Place Innovative – National Quilt Festival, RSA 2015 (Towards Infinity)
• Best Art Quilt – National Quilt Festival, RSA 2006 (Bongwefela)
• Judges Choice – National Quilt Festival, RSA 2006 (Bongwefela)
• Judges Choice – National Quilt Festival, RSA 2002
• 2nd Place – National Quilt Festival, RSA 2002
• Judges Choice – National Quilt Festival, RSA 1998
• Highly Commended – National Quilt Festival, RSA 1998
• 2nd Place – Seasons National Quilt Festival, RSA 1996
• Judges Choice – Quilt Safari National Quilt Festival, RSA 1991
• Highly Commended – Quilt Safari National Quilt Festival, RSA 1991
• Most Innovative – Stars For Africa National Quilt Festival, RSA 1990
EXHIBITIONS
• Houston International Quilt Festival. Houston, Texas USA 1991
• Quilts. Galerie im Stadhaus, Bad Homburg, Marienbader Platz, Germany. 1992
• Interior Collectibles Exhibition. NSA Gallery, Durban, RSA. 1992
• Houston International Quilt Festival. Houston, Texas USA. 1992
• Contemporary Quilts and Textile Wallhangings. Bellville, Cape Town, RSA. 1993
• Quilting and Beyond. Tatham Art Gallery, Pietermaritzburg, RSA. 1993
• Influences. Fresno Museum, California, USA. 1993
• Fairfield Fashion Show. Houston, Texas, USA. 1994
• Fairfield Fashion Show. Houston, Texas, USA. 1995
• Women: Myths, Fantasies and Expressions. Anthea Martin Gallery, Durban, RSA. 1995
• Vita National Crafts Exhibition. Durban Art Gallery, RSA. 1996
• Innovative Threads Exhibition. Cape Town, RSA. 1996
• The Quilt Fairs, Spring 1997. Sussex, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Cambridge, Bruges (Belgium)
• Fibre Exhibition. African Art Centre, Durban, RSA. 1997
• Natal Crafts Exhibition. ICC, Durban, RSA. 1997
• Innovative Threads Exhibition. Cape Town, RSA. 1997
• ‘Transformed’- Textiles as a Creative Medium. NSA Gallery, Durban, RSA. 1998
• Innovative Threads Exhibition. Cape Town, RSA. 1998
• Fibreworks Exhibition. Tatham Art Gallery, Pietermaritzburg, RSA. 1999
• Innovative Threads Exhibition. Cape Town, RSA. 1999
• Innovative Threads. Ohio, USA. 1999
• Innovative Threads. Germany. 1999
• Fibreart ’99. NSA Gallery, Durban, RSA. 1999
• South African Quilt Exhibition. Canada. 2000
• Innovative Threads Exhibition. Cape Town, RSA. 2000
• Innovative Threads Exhibition. Cape Town, RSA. 2001
• ‘Fabrication’ The SA Association of the Arts, Pretoria, RSA. 2001
• Innovative Threads Exhibition. Cape Town, RSA. 2002
• Innovative Threads Exhibition. Paris, France. 2002
• ‘Fabrication’ The SA Association of the Arts, Pretoria, RSA. 2002
• South African Invitational Exhibition, Waterloo and County Area Quilt Exhibition. Ontario, Canada. 2002
• Innovative Threads Exhibition. London, UK. 2002
• Innovative Threads Exhibition. Dublin, Ireland. 2002
• Innovative Threads Exhibition. Harrogate, UK. 2002
• Clay and Fibre Exhibition. NSA Gallery, Durban, RSA. 2002
• Innovative Threads Exhibition. European Quilt Championships, The Netherlands. 2003
• Major Minors Exhibition. RSA. 2003
• European Quilt Festival. France. 2003
• Innovative Threads Exhibition. Cape Town, RSA. 2003
• Sally Scott and Peter Midlane Landscape Exhibition. National Arts Festival, Grahamstown, RSA. 2003
• Innovative Threads Exhibition. Cape Town, RSA. 2004
• Merely Mortal Exhibition. Johannesburg, RSA. 2004
• New International Quilts. Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead, UK. 2004
• World Quilt and Textile Show on Tour. Summer 2005, USA – Columbus, Ohio, Manchester, New Hampshire, Fort Washington, PA. Santa Clara, California
• Major Minors Exhibition. RSA. 2005
• Innovative Threads Exhibition. Cape Town, RSA. 2006
• Fibreworks IV. Johannesburg, RSA. 2006
• African Window Exhibition. Pretoria, RSA. 2007
• Fibreworks Exhibition. Margate, Kwa-Zulu Natal, RSA. 2007
• TEN Exhibition. Cape Town, RSA. 2007
• Birds, Bees and Beauty. Tokara Winery, Stellenbosch, RSA. 2007
• Australasian Quilt Convention: An Exhibition of South African Work. Melbourne, Australia. 2008
• Innovative Threads Exhibition. Cape Town, RSA. 2008
• Intertwined Exhibition (solo). National Arts Festival, Grahamstown, RSA. 2009
• Vista. Artisan Gallery, Durban, RSA. 2009
• AFRICAN MELEE EXHIBITION: Traditions, Magic, Rituals and Heritage. 15th Carrefour European Patchwork Exposition, St.Marie-aux-Mines, Alsace, France. 2009
• Fibreworks VI. Bellville Gallery, Cape Town, RSA. 2010
• 200 East Cape Artists. Atheneum Gallery, Port.Elizabeth, RSA. 2011
• Anything But Paint Exhibition. Epsac Gallery, Port Elizabeth, RSA. 2011
• World Quilt & Textile Show 2011. Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
• World Quilt & Textile Show 2011. West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
• In Bloom II Exhibition. Casa Labia, Cape Town, RSA. 2011 – 2012
• Exhibition of Large Works. Atheneum Gallery, Port Elizabeth, RSA. 2012
• Fibreworks VII. FADA Gallery, University of Johannesburg, RSA. 2012
• Delta & Desert: Journeys Into The Wilderness (solo). National Arts Festival, Grahamstown, RSA. 2013
• World Quilt & Textile Show 2013 on Tour – Manchester, New Hampshire, USA. Oaks, Pennsylvania, USA. Santa Clara, California, USA. West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
• Sewing a History of Healing. Mogalakwena Gallery, Cape Town, RSA. 2015
• Diversity. Theresa Hardman Gallery, Port Elizabeth, RSA. 2015
• Double Vision: A Fibre Art Exhibition by Sally Scott and Odette Tolksdorf. Mogalakwena Gallery, Cape Town, RSA. 2015
• National Quilt Festival. 2015. RSA
• Summertide. Festival Gallery, Grahamstown, RSA. 2015
• Common Roots, Different Routes. National Arts Festival. Grahamstown, RSA. 2016
• Fibreworks microMACRO Exhibition. RSA. 2020.
• Fibreworks. Tatham Art Gallery. Pietermaritzburg. RSA. 2020
• The Threads That Bind Us. St. Lorient Art Gallery. Pretoria. RSA. 2021
• Out of the Blue Fibre Art Exhibition. GFI Gallery, Port Elizabeth, RSA. 2021
• Fibreworks Online Exhibition 2022
PUBLICATIONS FEATURING MY WORK
• Hearder. V. 1991 (April Issue). “Quilting in the New South Africa”. CANADA QUILTS. (Canada). Pg 5
• Turpin-Delport. L. 1991. “QUILTS AND QUILTING IN SOUTH AFRICA” (South Africa) Struik/Timmins. Pg58
• Spears. J. 1991 (August September issue). “Quilts From South Africa”. QUILTING TODAY magazine
• Hearder. V. 1992. (volume 4). PATCHWORK QUILT TSUSHIN. (Japan). Pg 35
• Nobles. M. 1992.(July issue). “Houston Retrospective”. QUILTING INTERNATIONAL. (USA). Pg30
• Anon. 1994. (May issue). “Two Major Art Exhibits at the Fresno Art Museum” QUILTING INTERNATIONAL (USA). Pg 48
• CRAFT AND NEEDLEWORK AGE. (USA). October 1994. Cover
• The Quilt Fairs, Spring 1997.(UK) brochure inside cover
• Slabbert. N. 1998. A PASSION FOR QUILTMAKING. J.P. van der Walt and Son. (Pty) Ltd. (RSA) Content page and pgs. 42-47
• FIBREARTS BOOK 6 (USA). Lark Books. 1999. Pg 45
• Akerman. S. 1999. WEARABLE DREAMS OUT OF AFRICA (RSA). Triple T Publishing.
• Slabbert. N. 2000. THE ART QUILT MAGAZINE #11. (USA). Pg.24-28
• Noguchi. H. 2005. QUILT JAPAN. (Japan)
• Ichikawa.N. 2005. PATCHWORK TSUSHIN. (JAPAN)
• Eddy. Celia. 2005. QUILTED PLANET: A Source Book of Quilts From Around the World. (UK) Mitchell Beazely. Pg. 195
• Gillespie. L. 2006 INNOVATIVE THREADS. (RSA)
• Anon. 2006. (Volume No.52) Sands of Time. Pg.61 THREADS AND CRAFTS (RSA)
• THEOBALD. KERRY. JUNE 2008. Living on Grahamstown Time. Pg. 74 SOUTH AFRICAN COUNTRY LIFE. (RSA)
• Seward. L. 2010. THE ART QUILT COLLECTION: Designs & Inspiration from Around the World. (USA) pg. 57
• IQ MAGAZINE #1. October 2011. (USA)
• ART AND ARTISTS OF THE EASTERN CAPE. 2011 (RSA). Pg. 179
• Sielman. M. 2012. ART QUILT PORTFOLIO: The Natural World. (USA). Cover and Pg. 117
• Owen. Harry 2013. FOR RHINO IN A SHRINKING WORLD: An International Anthology. (RSA)
• Coetsee. Elbe. 2015. CRAFT ART I SOUTH AFRICA: Creative Intersections. (RSA). Pg. 186-189
CORPORATE AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
• AECI Corporate Headquarters, Johannesburg. RSA
• Watsonian Museum. USA
• Woodbury Lodge, Eastern Cape. RSA
• Kichaka Lodge, Lalibela Game Reserve. Eastern Cape. RSA
• eZulu Game Reserve, Eastern Cape. RSA
• Lentaba Lodge, Lalibela Game Reserve, Eastern Cape. RSA
• Private Collections: USA, France, Canada, Belgium, RSA and Zimbabwe
• Academic regalia for the University of KwaZulu Natal
• Academic regalia for Cape Peninsula of Technology
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