SELECTED EXHIBITIONS/ PROJECTS/ PRESS/ AUTHORED

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

‘Becoming, Binding and Disappearing’ 2010, Iwalewa Haus (The Africa Research Center of the University of Bayreuth), Germany

‘Bind/Ontbind’, 2008, Kwazulu Natal Association of Art, Durban, South Africa

‘The Theory of Flight’, 2007, at the Bag Factory Gallery (Fordsburg Artists Studios) Johannesburg

‘Minotaur Series 12′, a collaboration with Christophe Fellay (Composer & experimental percussionist, Switzerland) at the Forum d`Art Contemporaine, 2004 & Johannesburg Art Gallery, 2006 (cat)

‘The Diary of New York’, 2006, Graskop Gallery, Mpumalanga, South Africa (cat)

‘bind/ontbind’, Outlet, Pretoria, South Africa, 2004

‘The Exorcismseries’ at the National Cultural History Museum, Pretoria, South Africa, 2003

SELECTED GROUPS EXHIBITIONS/ PROJECTS

‘Mine’ – A selection of films by South African artists (including William Kentridge,Minette Vari, Berni Searle, Johan Thom, Robin Rode, Greg Smith, Simon Gush, Bridget Baker and others) curated by Abrie Fourie. Traveling group show: Iwalewa Haus, Bayreuth, Germany, 2011; DUCTAC, Dubai, Feb 2012; University of Johannesburg Art Gallery, Johannesburg 2012.

‘Opening Borders/Opening Objects’- an online group exhibition curated by MA/MFA/PHD students and hosted by the University of Western Ontario (Hosted Online from 1 May -30 August 2010: http://uwo.ca/visarts/research/grad2011/Online%20Exhibition_html/opening%20borders%20opening%20objects.html).

‘Off the shelf: performance, film, video, poetry music’, 2010,  An evening of live events staged by the Slade School of Fine Art and presented by the Slade Word/Image Forum, University College London

‘Dystopia’, 2009-10, traveling group exhibition of South African art curated by Elfriede Dreyer and Jacob Lebeko (May 23 – June 30, 2009: Unisa Art Gallery; Pretoria; October 8 – November 15, 2009: Museum Africa, Johannesburg; June 10 – August 8, 2010: Oliewenhuis Art Museum, Mangaung; October 17 – November 21, 2010: Jan Colle Galerij, Ghent)

‘Britto New Media Festival’, 16-27 October 2009, group exhibition at National Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh

‘The Double Body: being in space’, 2009, group exhibition curated by Anthea Buys and held at the FADA Gallery, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

‘The heart of the African city’, 2009, group exhibition organized by MAP ZAR as part of African Perspectives 2009 and held at The University of Pretoria (cat)

‘Dada South?’, 2009, Iziko South African National Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa (curated by Kathryn Smith and Roger Van Wyk)

‘Rites of fealty/ Rites of passage’, 2008, Bag Factory Art Gallery, Johannesburg, group exhibition of new performance art (co-curated with Bronwyn Lace), limited edition portfolio prints

‘Between meaning and matter’, 2008, group exhibition at the Bell Roberts Art Gallery, Woodstock Cape Town

‘.za: Giovane arte dul Sudafrica’, group exhibition of new South African Art curated by Lorenzo Fusi, Kendell Geers Minette Vari, Sue Williamson, Berni Searle and Marlene Dumas, Pallazo delle Papesse, Sienna Italy (cat)

‘Spier Contemporary Art Award’, 2007, Spier Estate (Stellenbosch) & Johannesburg Art Gallery (cat)

‘South African Art on Paper’, 2007, Group show at Gallery Barry Keldoulis, Sydney Australia

‘A Legacy of Men’, Group Exhibitionat the Johannesburg Art Gallery in support of the 16 Days of Activism against Violence against Women and Children (Nov 2007 – Jan 2008)

‘Bliss‘, a three person exhibition with Marc Cloet (Belguim) & Jacki McKinnes (South Africa) held at Fried Contemporary Art, Pretoria, 2007

‘The First Architecture, Landscape and Art Biennale of the Canary Islands’, 2006, curated by Antonio Zaya (cat)

‘Hotspots: Johannesburg and Mexico’, The Rotterdam Film Festival 2006 curated by Aryan Kaganof & Catherine Hennegan

‘Waste at Work’, traveling group exhibition curated by Jeanetta Blignaut and held at Hollard Headquarters, Johannesburg (Sept 2006) and at the Spier Estate in Cape Town (Nov 2006) (cat)

‘The 10th International Computer Arts Festival’, Maribor, Slovenia, 2004 (cat)

The Venice Biennale 2003, Venice, Italy, as part of the group show ‘Recycling the Future: vivieravenezia2′, curated by Angela Vetesse and organized by the IAUV Academy of Fine Art, Venice, Italy (cat)

‘Negotiate’, a series of exhibitions at the Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG) in celebration of the Decade of Democracy in South Africa, curated by Simon Gush, Hanli Becker and Hannes Olivier

‘The Klein Karoo National Arts Festival’, Oudtshoorn, South Africa, 2004 (cat)

‘Aardklop, Potchefstroom National Arts Festival’, South Africa, 2002, 2003, 2004 & 2005 (cat)

‘The Brett Kebble Art Awards’, South Africa, 2003, 2004 (cat)

‘X- an Exhibition in Celebration of Ten Years of Democracy’ in South Africa, curated by Kelly O`Reilly at the Stephen Lawrence Gallery, Greenwich, 2004. London (cat)

PPC Young sculptor’s competition held annually at the Association of Arts in Pretoria.1995, 1996, 1998 & 2001 (Merit Prize, New media)

‘Sasol New Signatures National Art Competition’ held annually at the Pretoria Art Museum, 1996, 1998, and 2001 (Judges Award)

‘Kempton Park Tembisa Metropolitan Art Competition’ held annually by the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan in Kempton Park, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2004

‘ABSA Atelier National Fine Arts Award’ (cat), 1999, 2004

‘Young Vision 2004‘, group exhibition of young artists curated by Kay Hassan and held from 12 – 25 November 2004 at the Alliance Francaise, Johannesburg

AWARDS/ RESIDENCIES / FELLOWSHIPS

Awarded Commonwealth Scholarship for PHD studies at the Slade School of Art, UCL, London 2008-2011

Nirox Foundation Residency, Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, Johannesburg, 2007

South African National Arts Council Award, 2007

Britto Arts Trust Residency, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2006

The Ampersand Foundation Fellowship (New York/ Johannesburg), New York, May-July 2005

South African National Arts Council Award, 2005

CRIC/Pro Helvetia Residency, Ecole Cantonale d’Art du Vallais, Sierre, Switzerland, November 2004- January 2005

PPC Annual Young Concrete Sculptors Awards, South Africa, 2002 (Merit Award: New Media)

SASOL New Signatures Annual National Art Competition, South Africa, 2001 (Merit Award)

SELECTED CITATIONS

Halliday, A. 2008. From here to there: .ZA: Giovane arte dul Sudafrica at the Pallazo delle Papesse, Sienna Italy. Art South Africa. Vol 6, Issue 4, Winter. Bell Roberts Publishing: Cape Town. Available Online: http://www.artsouthafrica.com/?article=621

Du Preez, A 2008, ‘(Im)Materiality : on the matter of art’, Image & Text, no. 14, pp. 30-41

Sassyn, R. 2007. Johan Thom: Bag Factory, Johannesburg, 1 – 30 November 2007. Art South Africa. Available Online: http://artsouthafrica.com/?article=377

McInnes, J. 2007. Johan Thom. In: A Legacy of Men (Exhibition Catalogue for group exhibition at the Johannesburg Art Gallery in support of 16 Days of activism against domestic violence, p26-29). Johannesburg: David Krut

Le Roux, M. 2007. Johan Thom. A Look Away. No7: Cover, 10-11

Gomez-Baeza, R (ed). 2006. The First Architecture, Art and Landscape Biennale of the Canary Islands. Spain: Graficas Sabater

Farrell, L. 2006. Interview with Johan Thom. In: Johan Thom – Diary of New York. MAP ZAR: Johannesburg

Stevens, I. 2004. Johan Thom. Art South Africa. Vol 2, Issue 3, Autumn. Bell Roberts Publishing: Cape Town

Farber, L. 2004. Embodying the Other as Self in Johan Thom`s exhibition ‘exorcismseries’. De Arte. No 69 2004: 26-46

Staden-Garbett, M. 2003. From the sublime to the ridiculous: Johan Thom courts controversy in his art. Pretoria News 29 April: 18

Vettese, A, Walther, M & Calderoni, I (ed). 2003. Recycling the Future: viverevenezia 2. 50th Esposizione Internationale d’Arte, La Biennale di Venezia. Marsillio Edizione: Italy

SELECTED AUTHORED PUBLICATIONS

Thom, J. 2007. Digging up old horses. In: Onemillionandfortythousandyears(and sixtythreedays) edited by Kathryn Smith, 2007: 214-218. SMAC Gallery: Stellenbosch

Thom, J. 2007. Jeering at a one-eyed man: Kendell Geers at the Stephen Friedman Gallery. Art South Africa Vol 5.4, Summer 2007: Bell Roberts Publishing: Cape Town. Available Online: http://www.artsouthafrica.com/?article=178

Thom, J. 2007. Life Intimidating Art. The Diplomat, Sept/Oct 2007: James M. Pach, Australia. Available Online: http://www.the-diplomat.com/article.aspx?aeid=3323

Thom, J. 2007. The Aristocrats: Roger Ballen at the Johannesburg Art Gallery Art South Africa, Vol 6 Summer 2007: Bell Roberts Publishing: Cape Town

Thom, J. 2006. The answer is under the rock. Art South Africa: Interview with Willem Boshoff. Art South Africa Vol 4, Issue 3, Autumn, 2005: Bell Roberts Publishing: Cape Town. Available online: http://www.artsouthafrica.com/?article=76

Thom, J & le Roux, M. 2006. The Minotaur series 12: Johan Thom with a collaborative Soundtrack by Christophe Fellay (Catalogue). CRIC & Johan Thom: Johannesburg

Thom, J. 2005. Cobus Haupt (Catalogue). MAP ZAR: South Africa

Thom, J. 2005. Sekoto to Sihlali at Warren Siebrits, Modern and Contemporary, Johannesburg. Art South Africa Vol 2, Issue 3, Spring, 2005: 25. Bell Roberts

SELECTED CONFERENCES/SEMINARS/ WORKSHOPS PRESENTED

2010: Two performances held as part of the conference ‘Sexuate Subjects: POLITICS, POETICS AND ETHICS held at UCL, London, Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th December

2010: ‘Decoy’, Performance lecture as part of ‘Tables of Thought’, organized by the Finnish Academy of Fine Art and the European Artistic Research Network, Helsinki 28 -29 April

2010: ‘ProSpecter’, lecture presentation/ performance held as part of ‘Arts research: publics and purposes’, hosted by GradCam (Graduate School of the University of Dublin) as part of the European Artistic Research Network, 18 February 2010

2009: ‘Mobilizing forces’ lecture presentation/ performance with Slade Fine Art PhD group at Making Sense Conference organized by the French Department, Faculty of Modern & Medieval Languages, The University of Cambridge, 25 September 2009

2008: ‘Rites of passage / Rites of fealty’, a 10 day workshop in performance art, Bag Factory (Fordsburg Artists Studios), Johannesburg

2008: Invited speaker: Wits (University of the Witwatersrand) Student Architecture Film Festival, Wits Great Hall, 16 July 2008

2008: Workshop in Performance art, Wits School of the Arts, Johannesburg: 31 March – 18 April 2008

2008: ‘Root to route: Workshop in Video Art’ co-presented with Garreth Fradgley, Bag Factory (Fordsburg Artists Studios), Johannesburg

2007: Workshop in Performance Art, Bag Factory (Fordsburg Artists Studios), Johannesburg: ‘RE/Action: Performance Art Now’ , 18 July – 8 August2007

2007: ‘Filter’, a three week workshop in Video Art co-presented with Garreth Fradgley at the Bag Factory (Fordsburg Artists Studios), Johannesburg

2006: ‘Reconfiguring the archive: Art education in Post-apartheid South Africa’, research presentation at the 40th Belgrade International Theatre Festival, Belgrade, 20 & 25 September 2006

2006: ‘Personal Geographies: the body, action and context’, workshop in Performance art Wits School of the Arts, Johannesburg: , 24 June – 15 May 2006

2006: ‘The Minotaur Series 12′, artist presentation at the Johannesburg Art Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa

2006: ‘The state of emerging art in South Africa’, presentation and panel discussion, The Forsdburg Artist Studios (Bag Factory), Johannesburg organized by SA Arts Emerging

2005: The Venice Biennale 2005. Venice, Italy, as part of ‘Real Presence: Floating Sites’ 2005 a parallel event and workshop curated and organized by Bilyana Tomic and Dobrilla Denegri

2003: ‘The Exorcism Series: Identity in a Postcolonial South African Context’ – a research methodology seminar held at the Technikon Witwatersrand, 11 August 2003

2003: ‘Postmodernism as a continuation of western dominance: discourse, power and the other’, a research presentation held at the Technikon Pretoria as part of the TUT Annual Research Conference

2002: ‘Taming the Trojan Horse: Disarming the Politics of Otherness in a Postcolonial (African) Context’. Paper delivered at “The 18th Annual Art Historians Conference hosted by the University of Pretoria

2000: ‘Consumerism and Transcendence: Defining freedom of choice within Postmodern South Africa’. Paper delivered at the 16th Annual Art Historians Conference hosted by the Department of Art History, Rhodes University, Grahamstown

COLLECTIONS

SABC (South African Broadcasting Corporation), South Africa

Private collection Pierre Lombard, Johannesburg

Private collection Monna Mokoena, Johannesburg

Private collection Jack Ginsberg, Johannesburg

Private collection Harrie Siertsema, South Africa