Günther Herbst
Education and Training
2005-2006 PGCE Art & Design Institute of Education, London
2000-2002 MA Fine Art Goldsmiths, University of London
1985-1986 Diploma in Fine Art Johannesburg University
Solo Exhibitions
2023 The Absence of Myth Morley Gallery, London
2015 The Absence of Myth Gallery AOP, Johannesburg
2012 The Man Who Wasn’t There Gallery AOP, Johannesburg
2009 Solo Exhibition Ruskin Gallery, Cambridge
2009 Solo Exhibition One in the Other, London
2007 Solo Exhibition One in the Other, London
Group Exhibitions
2023 Transports of Delight Danielle Arnaud, London
2022 Signi-fiance: Painting Beyond Borders Coleman Projects Space, London
2022 Signi-fiance: Painting Beyond Borders Cornerstone Gallery, Liverpool Hope University
2021 Small and Wild Loushy / Art and Projects, Tel Aviv
2019 Creekside Open APT Gallery, London
2019 The Inhuman / difficult transition / Thames-Side Studios Gallery, London
2017 Make_Shift Collyer Bristow, London
2016 Cape Town Art Fair CTICC, Cape Town
2015 FNB Johannesburg Art Fair Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg
2015 The Places We Go APT Gallery, London
2015 Turps Summer Mix Turps Gallery, London
2014 FNB Johannesburg Art Fair Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg
2014 Into and out of Abstraction Lubomirov Easton, London
2012 Luna Park Lion and Lamb, London
2012 I’ll Be Your Mirror Monte Vista Projects, Los Angeles
2011 I’ll Be Your Mirror Nancy Spirtas Kranzberg Gallery, St Louis, Missouri
2011 FNB Johannesburg Art Fair Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg
2009 Volta 5 Art Fair Basel
2009 Home Truths Harewood House, Leeds
2008 Fresh Out Of The Box New Art Gallery, Walsall
2008 Pulse Pulse Contemporary Art Fair, New York
2008 Contemporary Painters Award Jerwood Space, London
2007 Zoo Art Fair Royal Academy of Arts, London
2007 Artfutures 2007 Bloomberg Space, London
2006 John Moore’s 24 Exhibition Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
Awards
2008 Jerwood Contemporary Painters Award London
2006 Celeste Art Prize Finalist London
2002 Observer New British Artists Award London
1993 IGI Life Vita Art Now Merit Award Johannesburg
Publications
Artforum (October issue 2009) 250-251
Art World Issue 5 (June/July 2008) 80-83
Art Review Issue 20 (March 2008) 106-107
Jerwood Contemporary Painters Catalogue (2008) Jerwood Space
John Moores 24 Catalogue (2006) National Museums Liverpool
Celeste Art Prize Catalogue (2006) Sarah Pearce (ed) Italy Stampa Baldesi
Gewalt Exhibition Catalogue (2004) Loushy Art & Editions Tel Aviv Kal Press Ltd.
Reframing the Black Subject, Okwui Enwezor: Kimberley N. Pinder (ed) Race-ing Art History, Critical Readings in Race and Art History, Routledge, New York (2002)
Royal Academy Illustrated Summer Exhibition Catalogue Cuming F (ed) (2003) Dawkins Colour, Italy
The Royal Academy of Arts Magazine no.79/Summer 2003 50-51 Smee S (2003) Summer Exhibition
The Observer Magazine Work in Progress 22-27 O’Connel D (8 September 2002)
Male Order Catalogue Durban Art Gallery Brown C (ed) (2002)
Un art contemporain d ‘Afrique du Sud Jouannnais J-Y Martin M (eds) (1994) Editions Plume P
Collections
William Kentridge, Private Collection
The New Art Gallery Walsall, West Midlands: Permanent Collection
Cambridge University
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
Anglo American, South Africa
Gencor, South Africa
Iziko South African National Gallery, Cape Town
Durban Art Gallery, South Africa
Johannesburg National Art Gallery, South Africa
Various international private collections
Employment Experience
Morley College London Sep. 2016
Drawing and Painting Tutor
Kingston University London Sep. 2010 to Mar. 2012
Painting Tutor
Chelsea College of Art and Design London Aug. 2011 to Aug. 2011
Visiting Tutor
Kingston University London Sep. 2006 to May 2009
Lecturer in Foundation Art and Design
Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge Nov. 2009 to Nov. 2009
Visiting Tutor
Goldsmiths, University of London Sep. 2006 to Mar. 2008
Visiting Tutor
GSCF Film London Feb. 1997 to Mar. 2005
Background Artist