EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Fine Arts, 2002,
University of the Witwatersrand.

Masters in Fine Arts (Interactive Media),
2004, University of the Witwatersrand.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
ABSA L'Atelier Art Awards
Absa Towers, Johannesburg
July 2008

Johannesburg and Megacity
Phenomena
Video Evening, 19th Floor, Lister Building,
Inner city of Johannesburg
April 2008

PUSHPLAY>>
Bag Factory, Johannesburg
March 2008

Project(or)
Rotterdam Art Fair
February 2008

Contemporary Visions of
Southern Africa
Pretoria Art Museum
November 2007

RE/ACTION: Evening of Performance Art
Bag Factory, Johannesburg
August 2007

ABSA L'Atelier Art Awards
Absa Towers, Johannesburg
July 2007

Sun International Positive:
Pulse Exhibition
Sun City, North West Province
June 2007

SAarts emerging Exhibition
XCape Fringe Exhibition: Cape Town
March 2007

Waiting
The Parking Gallery
November 2006
Solo exhibition of graphic narrative work.

SAarts emerging Exhibition
The Bag Factory Artists’ Studios,
October 2006

Parking Gallery: Cape Town 2006
CAPE Africa Platform: CAPE artNight
September 2006

Sasol New Signatures
Pretoria Art Museum
August 2006

An African Night With Picasso
Drill Hall, Johannesburg
March 2006
Fringe event in celebration of the Picasso and Africa show. http://www.jda.co.za/2006/mar8_picasso.stm

AWARDS:

2006 Sasol New Signatures Award:
              Joint Second Prize Pretoria Art Museum

2003 HP Invision Digital Photography
              Merit Award International Exhibition;
              Florence, Italy

2003 HP Invision Digital Photography
              1st Prize, South Africa;

2002 Martienssen Art Award
              1st Prize, Johannesburg Art Gallery   

AUTHORED PUBLICATIONS: 

Western, R. April 2008
Mikhael Subotzky receives the International Center of Photography's Young Photographer Award www.artthrob.co.za,
http://www.artthrob.co.za/08apr/news
/subotzky.html 

Western, R. April 2008
Dak'Art 2008: Official selection of exhibiting artists announced www.artthrob.co.za,
http://www.artthrob.co.za/08apr/news
/dakart.html 

Western, R. March 2008,
'.ZA Young Art From South Africa' at Palazzo delle Papesse, Sienna, www.artthrob.co.za,
http://www.artthrob.co.za/08mar/
reviews/sienna.html 

Western, R. February, 2008
A Trend for Investment - Joburg Art Fair in the Light of Recent Sales
www.artthrob.co.za,
http://www.artthrob.co.za/08feb/news
/jaf2.html 

Western, R. Jan 2007,
Zach Taljaard: A Boy and his Toys, www.saartsemerging.co.za 

Western, R. Jun 2006,
Ismail Farouk: Rock Salesman, www.saartsemerging.co.za 

Western, R. June 2005 – April 2008,
Bag Factory eNews Letter, Fordsburg Artists Studios.
www.bagfactoryart.org.za/news.htm 

Gush, S. (ed.) 2003.
2020: Mapping Trajectories (exhibition catalogue). Interactive CD-ROM 

FEATURED PUBLICATIONS:

Myburg, J. #227 June/July 2007,
Kuns Met Byt, Insig Magazine 

Farouk, I. Nov 2006,
Rat Western: Art of the Story, ww.saartsemerging.co.za 

Van Rensburg, W. Aug 2002,
Iets Seksueels Tussen Kunstenaar & Kritikus, Beeld Plus*
http://152.111.1.251/argief/berigte/beeld
/2002/08/02/13/7.html