2009-11-02 00:08:15 - She has also participated in some 150 national and international group exhibitions. Has received more than 20 awards by local and foreign organizations not During her life she worked and studied in Paris, Switzerland, USA and the U.K. and also took part in various Biennials all over the world.

Dr Bettie CILLIERS-BARNARD
Synopsis Commissions include: Provincial Building Transvaal, Provincial Building OFS, Jan Smuts Air Terminal, SA Department of Health, Pretoria State Theatre, SA Airways 50th Centenary 1984, Pretoria Eye Institute;; Since 1946 she has notched up 74 solo exhibitions. A number of which have been presented abroad.



The number of exhibitions are too numerous to list.; Her first

solo exhibition was in 1946 in Pretoria.;

Degrees
Type Institution Specialisation Year
Bachelor of Arts University of South Africa Fine Arts 1940
Bachelor of Arts University of Pretoria Languages 1937

Honorary Degrees
Type Institution Year
Honorary Doctor of Philosophy University of Pretoria 2002
Honorary Doctor of Literature and Philosophy Rand Afrikaans University 1999
Honorary Doctor of Philosophy University of Potchefstroom 1990

Career
Life Member Grand Council of the ConFed of Chivalry, Australia, & Hon of Merit for Services Rendered (DRC)
Full Member South African Academy for Science & Art

Noteworthy Events/Interesting Facts

She is the doyenne of South African artists and has become a legend in her own time.
Her first solo exhibition was in 1946 in Pretoria.

During her life she worked and studied in Paris, Switzerland, USA and the U.K. and also took part in various Biennials all over the world. The number of exhibitions are too numerous to list.

Commissions include: Provincial Building Transvaal, Provincial Building OFS, Jan Smuts Air Terminal, SA Department of Health, Pretoria State Theatre, SA Airways 50th Centenary 1984, Pretoria Eye Institute;
Since 1946 she has notched up 74 solo exhibitions. A number of which have been presented abroad. She has also participated in some 150 national and international group exhibitions. Has received more than 20 awards by local and foreign organizations not only for her prize-winning works of art but also for her unselfish work in promoting art. She has about 100 public collections and many private collections both locally and abroad; and more than 200 reviews and articles in newspapers, journals, books and catalogues in which her works are discussed.

Award Granting Body Place Year
Prestige Award for Painting Tshwane University of Technology Johannesburg 2002
Recipient of book 'The Life & Work of Bettie Cilliers-Barnard' Muller Ballott 1996
'Pre-eminent Achiever in Excellence' Pretoria City Council to 10 Pretorians 1992
Prestige Award for Painting Federation of S.A. Culture Bloemfontein 1991
'Women of the Year' International Biographical Centre of Cambridge 1991
The 'First Five Hundred' International Biographical Centre of Cambridge, UK 1990
World Decoration for Excellence American Institute (Biographical) 1989
Commemorative Medal of Honour American Biographical Institute 1987
Certificate of Merit for Distinguished Achievement The World Who's Who of Women 1986
Chancellor's Medal University of Pretoria 1985
State President's Decoration for Meritorious Service 1983
Laurel Award University of Past Students, University of Pretoria 1983
UTA Travel Bursary 1981
Hon Medal for Painting South African Academy for Science & Art 1978
Merit Cert, Xle Grand Prix International d'Art Contemporain Monte Carlo 1977
Gold Medal for Painting Transvaal Academy for Science and Art Johannesburg 1966



AWARDS
1966 Dr Cilliers-Barnard received her first artistic award when she was presented a Gold Medal for Painting from the Transvaal Academy.
1978 An Honorary Award for Painting from the South African Academy for Science and Art
1983 The State President’s Decoration for Meritorious Service
1985 A Chancellor’s Medal from the University of Pretoria
1988 A Commemorative Medal of Honour from the American Biographical Institute
1988 Was granted a full membership in the South African Academy for Science and Arts
1991 Receive a Prestige Award for Painting from the Federation of South African Culture.
1991 An Honorary Doctorate (D Phil) was awarded by the University of Potchefstroom
1999 An Honorary Doctorate (D Litt et Phil) from RAU University