Veryan Edwards

I live in Gaborone, Botswana. Masters Degree in Fine Art, Rhodes University, South Africa. British, living in Botswana and exhibiting since 1979 in Botswana,Africa and Europe. And also in group and Triangle workshop exhibitions in New York (Triangle), UK (Shave), South Africa (Thupelo, 2010), Kenya (Ngoma), Namibia (Tulipamwe) Zimbabwe (Pachipamwe) Zambia (Mbile) and started/coordinated Thapong and Thapong Visual Art Centre, Botswana.
Life seems to be a continual investigation of reality and my reading includes lay person quantum physics, art and spiritual texts. This informs my work as does the vastness and beauty of the Kalahari.I like works with ambiguity of space and it can be either completely abstract or semi-figurative. I believe that the viewer brings to work his/her own concerns and perceptions and so completes the meaning.

1979 MFA painting and History of Art, Rhodes University Grahamstown, South Africa
1992 BA Philosophy (distinction) and Logic, University of South Africa

GROUP EXHIBITIONS (53)
2013 Instigated 360degrees installation event at the Thapong Visual Art Centre – a multi-media, installation event to elicit dialogue and discussion
2013 Thapong Members Show, 2013, Thapong Visual Art Centre, Gaborone, Botswana
2012 Wrote, edited and compiled a book “Art Botswana: Thapong 1989-2012”, published by Thapong Visual Art Centre, November, 2012.
2012 “Connections”, Threads women show, Frame Gallery, Gaborone Botswana
2011 “Surprize, Surprize”, Thapong Visual Art Centre, organised by Stephen Jobson, Botswana
2011 “The Rake’s Progress”, Maruapula School, organised by Stephen Jobson
2011 Women’s Show, Gaborone Sun, organised by Thapong Visual Art Centre
2010 Thapong Exhibition, Thapong Visual Art Centre, Gaborone Botswana
2010 “Great Walk and More Festival” and group exhibition at Greatmore Studios, part of Thupelo
“Interventions” Site Specific Workshop, Cape Town RS
2005/6/7/8 See solo and dual exhibitions (below)
2004 “Threads” at Frame Gallery, Gaborone
2003 Retired as Chairperson of Thapong and returned to being a full-time artist.
2003 “Abale” International Cont. Art, Norsad Agency Office, Lusaka, ZAMBIA (selected by ...