​Contemporary South African Art

Bakker, Kenneth

Brief CV

1926 born in Cape Town, studied 1949 under George de Leon and 1950-52 under Erik Laubscher at the Contemporary School of Art, Cape Town

Lived at Murdock Valley, Simonstown, most of his life. Was married to painter Bernardine Biden with whom he often exhibited jointly since 1955. He and his wife were both ailing and took their life in the Good Hope Nature Reserve in August, 1988. A tribute was written and read by James Ambrose Brown at their cremation.

 

Selected Solo Exhibitions

1965 - Gallery 101, Johannesburg (with Bernardine Biden) (opened by Hon. Dr William Nicol) (20th September) (cat. PDF)

1970 - Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg (15th November)

 

Selected Group Exhibitions

1960 Second Quadrennial of SA Art

1964 Third Quadrennial of SA Art

1965 Transvaal Academy (12th), Johannesburg

1966 Republic Festival Exhibition, SAAA Pretoria (May)

"Century of South African Art 1869-1969" (Eljra Solomon), 1969 Lions International Johannesburg

 

Included on Biennale of

1963 Sâo Paulo Biennale (Hon. Mention)

1966 Venice Biennale

1969 Sâo Paulo Biennale

 

Public Collections

Pretoria Art Museum, Pretoria

Pretoria Art Museum, Pretoria (PELMAMA Permanent Art Collection)

 

William Humphreys Art Gallery, Kimberley

SA National Gallery, Cape Town

Ann Bryant Gallery, East London

Hester Rupert Museum, Graaff-Reinet

Pietersburg Art Gallery, Polokwane

 

University of Witwatersrand Art Galleries, Johannesburg

SANLAM Art Collection, Bellville (3 works)

 

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