Jonathan Van Der Walt

Jonathan van der Walt is a visual artist and curator based in Gqeberha, South Africa, with a focus in sculpture. In 2013 he received his Honours degree in Fine Art Sculpture (cum laude) at Nelson Mandela University and went on to receive his Masters in 2017. Both research projects dealt with the ‘business’ of art, the visual arts industry and its often unknown collaborative and interdisciplinary traits. The purpose of the MA was to highlight the craftspeople that usually went unnoticed or unrecognized throughout the art-making process. These focus areas were explored through the methods of traditional bronze casting in conjunction with 3D scanning and 3D printing.

Currently, Jonathan is an Associate Lecturer in the Department of Visual Arts at Nelson Mandela University, lecturing into various undergraduate and postgraduate modules in Fine Art, sculpture and interdisciplinary studies as well as research supervision for Hons and MA students. In addition, he holds the role of the gallery manager & curator of the Department’s Bird Street Gallery, as well as oversees the newly established 3D Printing Lab for the School of Visual and Performing Arts.

He is a member of the Digital Humanities Hub at Mandela University and sits on the bo...

Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha, South Africa

Masters in Fine Art Sculpture [2017]
Bachelors in Fine Art Sculpture [2013]

He holds a certificate and entrepreneurial award from the South African Creative Industries Incubaton programme.

“from the Woods to the Soil” solo exhibition at the William Humphreys Art Gallery, Kimberley (2024)
“In the Eye of the Beholder” exhibition at the NMM Art Museum, Gqeberha (2024)
Spinning the Golden Thread group exhibition at GFI Art Gallery, Gqeberha (2023)
Winter Group Show at StateoftheART Gallery, Cape Town (2023)
“In the Eye of the Beholder” group exhibition at the National Arts Festival, Makhanda (2023)
VISIONS & VOICES group exhibition at StateoftheART Gallery, Cape Town (2023)
“Romancing the Stone” exhibition at KZNSA Gallery, Durban (2022)
Celebrating Eastern Cape Art exhibition at NMM Art Museum, Gqeberha (2022)
(black) American group exhibition at The Ritz Museum, Jacksonville, FL, USA (2022)
Autumn Salon Show at StateoftheART Gallery, Cape Town (2022)
Through our eyes: Cultural Exchange – Journey to America exhibition at The Ritz Theatre & Art Museum, Jacksonville, Florida, USA (2022)
SculptX Fair at the Melrose Gallery, Johannesburg (2021)
Celebrating Eastern Cape Art exhibition at NMM Art Museum, Gqeberha (2021)
Summer Salon show at StateoftheART Gallery, Cape Town (2021)
Launch exhibition of Corrie Scribante Gallery, Umhlanga Rocks, Durban (2021)
MONOCHROME at StateoftheART Gallery, Cape Town (2020)
Materiality <> Te...