Lynette Bester

Lynette Bester’s sculptures are made from everyday objects that are often crowd-sourced through online social media and word-of-mouth. This method of production allows for a degree of unpredictability in the final product and further informs the accumulative nature of the work.

Lynette Bester has achieved critical attention and is an associate artist with Everard Read. She has exhibited actively in Cape Town, Johannesburg and abroad and has achieved notable attention for both local and international art competitions and residencies since completing a B.A. in F. A.1999, and an M.A. in F.A. (Cum Laude), 2002 both from University of Stellenbosch, South Africa.

She has participated group exhibitions including YDESIRE at the Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town, 2003, AFETOS ROUBADOS, Goethe Institute, Brazil, 2005. With the Bell-Roberts Contemporary in Cape Town she participated in exhibitions which achieved critical press attention. Amongst these were GREENHOUSE 2007, PRINT '08 and BLACK AND WHITE in 2009. At the AVA, Cape Town, she similarly achieved critical press attention while participating, amongst others, in BALL SPORTS 2007, BARING 2008, SOCIAL PATTERN 2009, OWN GOAL 2010 and NATURAL SELECTION: 1991 - 2011. At Heidi Erdma...

Art was her major subject at school as well as an Extra Mural subject which she pursued at The Frank Joubert, which is today the Peter Clarke Art Centre. After School she enrolled at Stellenbosch university to study Fine Art, completing a B.A. in Fine Art (1999) majoring in painting, print making and drawing under the supervision of Vivian van der Merwe, Dr. Timo Smuts and Dr. Marion Arnold. Prof. Gregory Kerr, Claire Menk, with a minor sculpture subject under Berni Searle. She then went on to complete an M.A. in Fine Art (Cum Laude), also at the University of Stellenbosch (2002) majoring in sculpture under the supervision of Alan Alborough, the Standard Bank Artist of the Year of 2000, whom she also assisted in his studio during that time an experience which was a major influence on her professional practice.

1991-1995, Pinelands High School, Pinelands, Cape Town, South Africa. Matriculating with Senior Certificate, Second In the Western Cape for Art Practical and History.

1985-1995, Frank Joubert Art Centre, Rondebosch, South Africa, Extramural Student majoring in painting, mixed media, calligraphy and ceramics.

Solo Exhibitions:
2017 CATHEDRAL, CIRCA, Cape Town
2010 STALKING THE FAMILIAR, AVA, Cape Town.
2005 HEART: DIMENSIONS VARIABLE, Blank Projects, Bo-Kaap, Cape Town.
2002 WHOLES CUT OUT, The Cold Room, Cape Town.

Selected Group Exhibitions:
2019
AND SO THE STORIES RAN AWAY, Zeitz MOCAA, Waterfront, Cape Town
51.3% Daor Contemporary, Silo District, Waterfront, Cape Town

2016
WINTER SHOW, group Exhibition at Everard Read, Cape Town.
SMALL CANVAS PROJECT: Imago Mundi, in association with the Benetton Foundation and curated by Nadja Daehnke, a guest at the United Nations, New York.

2015
@PLAY, Everard Read, Cape Town
CANVAS PROJECT: Imago Mundi, at the Giorgio Cini Foundation. Benetton Foundation, Venice Biennale, curated by Nadja Daehnke
EMPIRE, at Everard Read, Cape Town.
TELEPHONE: an international arts game played by over 300 artists from 159 cities in 42 countries launched by the SATELLITE COLLECTIVE on 20 April 2015 telephone.satellitecollective.org
CATHEDRA/CHAIR SHOW at the University of Johannesburg, curated by Gordon Froud

2014
The Summer Show at the Mount Nelson in collaboration with Everard Read, Cape Town, curated by Emma van der Merwe.
SCINTILLA at Commune 1. Cape Town.
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