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Welcome Danca Profile
Date of Birth: 1978
Place of Birth: Port Shepstone, Kwa-Zulu Natal
Education: Makumbuza High School, Umlazi
3rd year Graphic Design at Durban Institute of Technology Durban.
Danca grew up in Port Shepstone and started art classes at high school in 1995, and enjoyed using charcoal to draw. It was when he drew a map on the school board that a teacher recognized his talent and suggested that he attend art classes with Trevor Makhoba. Danca fondly remembers his art classes under the mango trees. He mostly enjoys all oil painting and acrylic, and in the last 3 years has been doing graphic design.
Exhibitions:
2011: Umkhonto Wesizwe History, Artspace Durban
2010: Royal Show, Pietermaritzburg
2010: A Day-2 Day, solo exhibition, Mellvile visitors center
2010: Group Exhibition, Decorex, Johannesburg
2010: Group Exhibition, Decorex ,Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal
2010: Destination Market, Business Support, EThekwini Municipality, Durban
2010: Group Exhibition, Freshpaint Smithfield, Free state
2009: Group Exhibition, Living in Kwa-Zulu Natal
, Germany
2009: Love Art, Group Exhibition, Kizo Exhibition, Durban, Kwa-Zulu NataL
2009: Group Exhibition, Decorex, Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal
2009: Group Exhibition, Joburg Easter Festival, Johannesburg
2009: Group Exhibition, Fresh Paint, Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal
2008: Love Art, Group Exhibition, Kizo Exhibition, Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal
2008: Thina Sobathathu, Group Exhibition, African Art Centre, Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal
2008: Yimina, Solo Exhibition, Fresh Paint, Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal
2008: ABSA L'Atelier Finalist Competition, Group Exhibition, Johannesburg
2007: All pictures tells a story, Fresh Paint, Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal
2004: Solo Exhibition joint with Sibusiso Duma, African Art Centre, Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal
2004: Summer, Group Exhibition, African Art Centre, Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal
2000: Asibuke Abantu, Sezenjani Ngengculazi (What are we doing about Aids?) Makabongwe Ophezuku (Thank God for creativity),
Izwe Lethu (Our Land) Group Exhibitions, African Art Centre, Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal
1997: Exhibition together with Trevor Makhoba and Sibusiso Duma, Group Exhibition, African Art Centre, Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal
Awards:
2005: 1st prize START Nivea Award
2008: Finalist ABSA L'Atelier Finalist Competition
2009: Finalist ABSA L'Atelier Finalist Competition
Collections:
The Campbell Collection
Museum Services Pietermaritzburg
Gail Caitlin
Vortrekker/Umsunduzi Museum
Oyester box Umhlanga
Audrey Sobel, USA
Nivea Art Collection
Hout Bay Manor
Nandos Art Collection
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