OLIVIÉ KECK (b.1989 CAPE TOWN)

Olivié Keck lives and works in Cape Town, South Africa. She received her BFA in Printmaking from The Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town in 2011.

Keck’s solo exhibitions in Cape Town included; ‘False Priest’ (2014) at Commune1, ‘Selfie Fulfilling Prophecy’ (2016) at David Krut Projects, and ‘The Lure’ (2018) at

Chandler House. Keck has attended two international art residences; The Kala Art Institute (2016 Berkeley/USA) and The Frans Masereel Centrum (2017 Antwerp/Belgium). She has exhibited internationally with No Man's Art Gallery in Tehran and The Kala Art Institute in Berkeley/USA. Her work has been featured at international art fairs such as CTAF (2014 - 2017), and JAF (2015-2016). "Keck uses a variety of mediums to estrange people from the ‘commonplace’ narratives that her subjects portray, to keep the viewer looking with delighted eyes. She relishes in loud colours, juxtaposing ideas, jumbling associations and subverting expectations. The materiality and aesthetics of her work commemorates the theatre of human experience, whilst echoing her fascination with the emotional play of creation, intimacy and contemporary story-telling.”

CV:

2011: BAFA Michaelis School Of Fine Art UCT // SA INTERNSHIPS

2015: David Krut Projects // Cape Town // SA

2014: Warren Edition Print Studio // Cape Town // SA

RESIDENCIES

2017: AIR Program // Frans Masereel Centrum // Belgium

2016: 50ty/50ty Print Project // Black River Studio // SA

2016: AIR Program // The Kala Institute // Berkeley // USA

2015: AVA Residency // Cape Town // SA

ART FAIRS

2018: Cape Town Art Fair// Cape Town

2017: Turbine Art Fair // Johannesburg

2017: Cape Town Art Fair// Cape Town

2016: Cape Town Art Fair// Cape Town

2016: THAT ART FAIR // Cape Town

2015: FNB Joburg Art Fair // Johannesburg

2015: Cape Town Art Fair // Cape Town

2014: Cape Town Art Fair //Cape Town

COLLECTIONS

Spier Art Collection // Cape Town

Strauss & Co // Cape Town

University of Cape Town Works of Art // Cape Town

AWARDS

2015: SA Taxi Award Foundation (Finalist)

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2018: The Lure // Chandler House // Cape Town

2016: Selfie Fulfilling Prophecy // David Krut Projects // Johannesburg

2014: False Priest // Commune.1 // Cape Town

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2018: Rain Dance // Chandler House // Cape Town UPCOMING

2018: In The Forests Of The Night // CIRCA // Johannesburg UPCOMING

2017: All The Voices // Fried Contemporary // Pretoria

2017:You Leave Me With This // No End Contemporary // Johannesburg

2017: In With The New // Riebeek Kasteel Gallery // Riebeek Kasteel

2017: Disclosure // SMAC // Cape Town

2017: Colour Chart // Ebony // Cape Town

2016: The Spirit Of Irma // Irma Stern Museum // Cape Town

2016: Sewing Paradise // Irma Stern Museum // Cape Town

2016: Nothing Personal // SMAC // Stellenbosch // Cape Town

2016: No Man’s Art Gallery Pop Up Tehran // Ace Art // Tehran (Iran)

2016: New Monuments // Commune. 1 // Cape Town

2016: Aeipathy // Equus // Stellenbosch

2015: But he doesn’t have anything on! // Commune. 1 // Cape Town

2015: Loadshedding // Commune. 1 // Cape Town

2015: SA Taxi Award Foundation Exhibition // Lizamore & Assoc // Johannesburg

2014: Home Is Where I’m With You // SALON 91 // Cape Town

2013: Fissure // Commune.1 // Cape Town

COLLABORATIONS

2017: Long Distance Caller VR Collaborative Experience // Free Lives Indie Game Co.