Chonat Getz

I work mainly in the media of printmaking and sculpture. When making prints my preference is for hard ground etchings, drypoint or relief prints. Sculpturally I work with bronze, glass and various metals, often combining them in a single artwork.

I was formerly a Mathematics lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand for thirty years. Drawing on my expertise in mathematics, I helped to create a popular interest and involvement in mathematics by elucidating the
nexus between mathematics and traditional African craft objects, and has been involved in the production of numerous articles, books, TV documentaries, videos and DVDs relating to that topic.
I was the mathematician involved in the development of the series Africa meets Africa ().

• 1963: Received a BSc degree from the University of the Witwatersrand.

• 1964: Received a first class Honours degree in mathematics from the University of Cape Town.

• 1968: Received an MSc degree in mathematics from the University of the Witwatersrand.

• 1990: Awarded a PhD degree in genetics from the University of the Witwatersrand.

I was a mathematics lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand from January 1965 until the year 2002 when I retired in order to pursue my interest in art.

After leaving Wits University, I studied art at UNISA from 2004 to 2007 and also attended several glass courses both locally and in England, given by international glass artists.

I have participated in numerous group exhibitions in South Africa as well as in London, and also in two solo and a number of two people exhibitions.

I am represented mainly by the following galleries:

Lizamore and Associates - Johannesburg
Everard Read - Johannesburg and London
Knysna Fine Art