THE AVA
in partnership with Spier

invites you to three solo exhibitions

Jennifer Lovemore-Reed
REMNANTS, RELICS AND REASONS

To be opened by
Kathryn Smith

Karen Cronje
JUST A LITTLE MORE

Rudolph Tshie
RECENT WORKS

opening at 6 pm

Monday, 01 October 2007

Exhibition closes on Friday, 19 October 2007 at 1 o clock pm


In 2006 Jennifer Lovemore-Reed performed a solo performance piece entitled 'Bag-lady, clown, sycophant .' This piece was produced with a second, more significant, part in mind (entitled 'Remnants, Relics and Reasons) which will be shown in the Main space of the AVA Gallery. Part one dealt with the artist's personal need to challenge herself into moving forward with her art-making process by facing one of her biggest fears: performing in front of a crowd of people. This was instigated by a number of difficult circumstances that she had run into as an artist in the preceding year.
'I decided on live performance as the fear of it was so immense, so unequivocal that it made all my other frustrations and anger issues disappear completely'.
In 'Remnants, Relics and Reasons' the artist opens up her process / experience for the public to see. The installation includes written pieces, 3-D objects (remnants from the original performance) and video performance. Two pieces of video footage made by the artist, while alone, directly before and directly after the performance are central to the exhibition. These contain an immediate and accurate depiction of the experience of the artist at the time. The installation gives the viewing public an opportunity to form a personal picture of the experience.

Born in 1975 Karen Cronje studied at the University of Stellenbosch where she completed a Bachelor's (1997) and a Masters Degree in 2001. Just a Little Morea solo exhibition in the Long gallery will include oil's on canvas and large drawings. These works are not about finite definitions or closed statements, but stem from Cronje's aim to create elusive, intimate moments, that reflect her personal art making process as the subject matter.

Rudolph Tshie born in 1969 will be exhibiting a recent body of work in the Artsstrip. Tshie is renowned for his traditional skill with oil's, pastels and watercolour. His aim is to capture the spirit of a place and his experience of African life. He obtained a certificate in Fine Arts from the federated Union of Black Arts in JHB where he studied from 1991-1993 and has gone on to exhibit extensively nationally in many group exhibitions and has just returned from a residence in Mauritius.

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