Competition Achievement

2021:

• Shalom Mushwana – Winner of the Senior Graduate Response to the Oh to Believe in Another World Challenge

2020:

• Alexa Pienaar – Finalist – MTN and UJ Top 10 Emerging Artists
• Neo Diseko – Finalist – MTN and UJ Top 10 Emerging Artists

2019:

• Charles Mamorobela (N.Dip Fine Art 2018) wins the Ekhurelene Award worth R30K at the recent
• Thami Mnyele Competition in Kempton Park. Congratulations Charles!

• Sinead Fletcher – Finalist – Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards – Ekurhuleni
• Mashir Kresendhun – Finalist – Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards – Ekurhuleni
• Clair Manicom – Finalist – Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards – Ekurhuleni
• Siphosethu Nkosi – Finalist – Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards – Ekurhuleni
• Nkosinathi Quwe (past student) – Finalist – Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards – Ekurhuleni
• Nico Ras – Finalist – Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards – Ekurhuleni
• Jaylin Richardson – Finalist – Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards – Ekurhuleni
• Ofentse Seshabela – Finalist – Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards – Ekurhuleni
• Dayne Straightfill – Finalist – Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards – Ekurhuleni
• Ilka van Schalkwyk (past student) – Finalist – Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards – Ekurhuleni
• Lynette van Tonder (past strudent) – Finalist – Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards – Ekurhuleni
• Angelique Bougaard (3rd year BAVA student) wins one of five Merit Awards at this year’s Sasol New Signatures Competition in Pretoria. Congratulations Angelique!

• Amukelani (Amu) Baloyi – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures Art Competition
• Nicolas Philip Durocher-Yvon – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures Art Competition
• Jolie Odelia Graca – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures Art Competition
• Mashir Kresenshun – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures Art Competition
• Keneiloe-Mpho Mazibuko – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures Art Competition
• Ralesesane Vincent Mbele – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures Art Competition
• Siphosethu Sicelo Nkosi – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures Art Competition
• Nico Ras – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures Art Competition
• Sadie Demi Swartz – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures Art Competition
• Noluthando Ayanda Tloti – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures Art Competition
• Dane Straightfill (3rd Year BAVA) won the Overall Prize at the Association of Arts Pretoria on 29 April 2019. Congratulations Dane!

2018:

• Alexa Pienaar – Winner of the Sculpture Merit Award – Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards – Ekurhuleni (below).

• Hans Foster – Finalist – Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards – Ekurhuleni
• Mpho Makhubo – Finalist – Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards – Ekurhuleni
• Claire Manicom – Finalist – Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards – Ekurhuleni
• Dimakatso Mathopa – Finalist – Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards – Ekurhuleni
• Kganya Nape – Finalist – Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards – Ekurhuleni
• Linda Rademan – Finalist – Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards – Ekurhuleni
• Dayne Straightfill – Finalist – Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards – Ekurhuleni
• Lynette van Tonder – Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards – Ekurhuleni
• Lebohang Kganya – Solo Exhibition for 2017 winner: Mohlokomedi wa Tora – Sasol New Signatures Competition (below)

• Jordan Hance – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures Art Competition
• Charles Mamorobela – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures Art Competition
• Zenande Mketeni – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures Art Competition
• Alexa Pienaar – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures Art Competition
• Linda Rademan (past Masters student) – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures Art Competition
• Nico Ras – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures Art Competition
• Jaylin Richardson – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures Art Competition
• Nonkululeko Sibande – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures Art Competition
• Dayne Straightfill – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures Art Competition
• Frans Thoka – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures Art Competition
• Kiveshan Thumbiran – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures Art Competition
• Ayanda Tloti – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures Art Competition

2017:

• Richard Specs Ndimande – Winner – 2017 Cassirer Welz Award (below)

• Mandy Coppes-Martin (past student) – Winner – Transparency Art & Design Awards (Mandy (r) with the Ambassador of Sweden Cecilia Julin (l) below)

• Lebohang Kganya – First Prize Winner – Sasol New Signatures Art Competition (below)

• Alexia Ferreira – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures Art Competition
• Allen Walter Laing – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures Art Competition
• Thabang Lehobye (past student) – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures Art Competition
• Rourke Lyte-Mason – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures Art Competition
• Claire Manicom – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures Art Competition
• Dimakatso Mathopa – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures Art Competition
• Motheo Moiloa (past student) – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures Art Competition
• Kganya Nape – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures Art Competition
• Michael Petersen (past student) – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures Art Competition
• Linda Rademan – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures Art Competition
• Nonkululeko Sibande – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures Art Competition
• Dimakatso Mathoba – Top Fifteen Finalist – Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards – Ekurhuleni
• Linda Rademan – Top Fifteen Finalist – Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards – Ekurhuleni
• Ike Nukeri – Top Fifteen Finalist – Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards – Ekurhuleni
• Allen Laing – Finalist – Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards – Ekurhuleni
• Charles Mamorobela – Finalist – Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards – Ekurhuleni
• Seshaba Meloa (past student) – Finalist – Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards – Ekurhuleni
• Assent Menwe – Finalist – Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards – Ekurhuleni
• Ayanda Mendziwa – Finalist – Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards – Ekurhuleni
• Thabiso Phosa – Finalist – Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards – Ekurhuleni
• Alexa Pienaar – Finalist – Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards – Ekurhuleni
• Vanessa Tembane – Finalist – Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards – Ekurhuleni
• Lebohang Kganye – Winning Finalist (Multiples) – SA Taxi Foundation Art Award (below)

• Thabang Lehobye (past student) – Top 30 Finalist – SA Taxi Foundation Art Award

2016:

• Nomphumelelo Ngoma (graduated 2013) – Winner – 2016 Cassirer Welz Award (below)

• Mpho Makhubo (past student) – First Prize Winner – Thami Mnyele Fine Art Awards – Ekurhuleni (below)

• Sandile Nzuza – Ekuruleni (Runner-up) Prize Winner – Thami Mnyele Fine Art Awards – Ekurhuleni (below)

• Nazeerah Jacub – Top 15 – Thami Mnyele Fine Art Awards – Ekurhuleni
• Allen Laing – Top 15 – Thami Mnyele Fine Art Awards – Ekurhuleni
• Lilly Oosthuizen – Top 15 – Thami Mnyele Fine Art Awards – Ekurhuleni
• Neo Diseko – Finalist – Thami Mnyele Fine Art Awards – Ekurhuleni
• Jessica Doucha (past student) – Finalist – Thami Mnyele Fine Art Awards – Ekurhuleni
• Alexia Ferreira – Finalist – Thami Mnyele Fine Art Awards – Ekurhuleni
• Hans Foster – Finalist – Thami Mnyele Fine Art Awards – Ekurhuleni
• Rourke Lyte-Mason – Finalist – Thami Mnyele Fine Art Awards – Ekurhuleni
• Melissa Magua – Finalist – Thami Mnyele Fine Art Awards – Ekurhuleni
• Daniella Ferreira-Gil (past student) – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures
• Rourke Lyte-Mason – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures
• Melissa Magua – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures
• Assent Menwe – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures
• Heidi Mielke – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures
• Lilly Oosthuizen – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures
• Allen Laing – Top 100 Finalist – Barclay’s L’Atelier
• Theo Khuvutlu – Top 100 Finalist – Barclay’s L’Atelier
• Ilka van Schalkwyk – Top 30 Finalist – SA Taxi Foundation Art Awards
• Nkosinathi Quwe – Top 30 Finalist – SA Taxi Foundation Art Awards

2015:

• Rourke Lyte Mason – Winner of the Painting Merit Award – Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards – Ekurhuleni (below)

• Jean Bollweg – Top 50 Finalist – Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards – Ekurhuleni
• Pebofatso Mokoena – Top 100 Finalist – Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards – Ekurhuleni
• Nazeerah Jacub – Merit Award Winner – Sasol New Signatures (below)

• Colleen Winter – Merit Award Winner – Sasol New Signatures (below)

• Nabeelah Abed – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures
• Julia Alunni-Pasquali – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures
• Sian-Michelle Hall – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures
• Lisa Linossi – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures
• Emilia Nadj – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures
• Jenny Pomeroy – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures
• Marthinus Chrisstoffel (MC) Roodt – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures
• Chelsea Rowley – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures

2014:

• Colleen Winter – Merit Award Winner – Sasol New Signatures ​​​​​
• Chelsea Rowley – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures
• Michael Petersen – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures
• Mbali Dlamini – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures
• Sandile Nzuza – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures
• Pebofatso Mokoena – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures
• Jemma Dwyer – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures
• Amber-Jade Geldenhuys (past student) – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures
• Sandile Nzuza – The Ekurhuleni Prize -Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards

​2013:

• Solange da Silva – Finalist – ABSA L’Atelier Awards
• Heidi Mielke – Finalist – ABSA L’Atelier Awards
• Phumulani Ntuli – Finalist – ABSA L’Atelier Awards
• Jenny Pomeroy – Finalist – ABSA L’Atelier Awards
• Keilauren de Vries – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures
• Jessica Doucha – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures
• Pebofatso Jeffrey Mokoena – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures
• Phumulani Ntuli – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures
• Penny-Anne Payne – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures
• Colleen Winter – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures

2012:

• Heidi Mielke – Top 5 Finalist & Merit Award Winner – ABSA L’Atelier Awards (below)

• Amanda Coppes-Martin (past student) – Runner up – Sasol New Signatures ​​
• Solange da Silva – Winner, Sculpture Award – Ekuruleni, Thami Mnyele Awards
• Nompumelelo (Mpumi) Ngoma – Winner, Painting Award – Ekuruleni, Thami Mnyele Awards
• Andrew Ntshabele – Special Mention, Painting – Ekuruleni, Thami Mnyele Awards
• Heidi Mielke – Joint Winner, Works on Paper – Ekuruleni, Thami Mnyele Awards
• Jacqueline Hermanus – Finalist – Ekuruleni, Thami Mnyele Awards
• Mocke J van Veuren – Finalist – MTN New Contemporaries Award
• Sally Jean Rumball – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures
• Nompumelelo (Mpumi) Ngoma – Finalist – ABSA L’Atelier Awards
• Phumulani Ntuli – Finalist – ABSA L’Atelier Awards
• Marsha Steyn – Finalist – ABSA L’Atelier Awards
• Stephan Erasmus – Finalist – ABSA L’Atelier Awards
• Alexandré Vosloo – Finalist – PPC Cement Young Concrete Sculptor Awards
• Colleen Winter- Finalist – PPC Cement Young Concrete Sculptor Awards
• Lerato Shadi – DAK’ART Biennale – Senegal
• Lerato Shadi – 3rd Moscow Bienalle
• The Rainbow Nation: Beelden Aan Zee, The Hague, Holland, included the following alumni and staff:
• Mary Sibanda
• Gordon Froud
• Willem Boshoff

2011:

• Amber-Jade Geldenhuys – Top 5 Finalist & Merit Award Winner – ABSA L’Atelier Awards ​
• Patrick Jabour – Finalist – ABSA L’Atelier Awards
• Phumulani Ntuli – Finalist – ABSA L’Atelier Awards
• Stephan Erasmus – Finalist – ABSA L’Atelier Awards

2010:

• Ampersand: Art from South Africa & the Daimler Art Collection, included the following alumni:
• Laurence Lemaoana
• Lerato Shadi
• Nicholas Hlobo
• Robin Rhode
• Willem Boshoff
• Nicole Booyse – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures
• Mandisi Msingaphantsi – Nike Sportswear Bursary
• Amber-Jade Geldenhuys – Merit award – Ekuruleni, Thami Mnyele Awards
• Sally Rumball – Finalist – Ekuruleni, Thami Mnyele Awards
• Lerato Shadi – Pro-Helvetia Art Residency – Berne, Switzerland
• Collen Maswanganyi – Top 5 Finalist & Merit Award Winner – ABSA L’Atelier Awards​
• Amber-Jade Geldenhuys – Finalist – ABSA L’Atelier Awards
• Zwelethu Nanise – Finalist – ABSA L’Atelier Awards
• Claire van der Watt – Finalist – ABSA L’Atelier Awards
• Stephan Erasmus – Finalist – ABSA L’Atelier Awards

2009:

• Amber-Jade Geldenhuys – Sony World Photography Awards – Finalist – Student: Africa/Middle East, Cannes, France ​​
• Stephan Erasmus – Top 5 Finalist & Merit Award Winner – ABSA L’Atelier Awards
• Sally Rumball – Finalist – Standard Bank New Member’s Art Exhibition
• Gordon Froud – Sellected for Design Indaba Emerging Creatives
• Amanda Coppes – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures
• Zwelethu Nanise – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures
• Suzanne du Preez – Finalist – ABSA L’Atelier Awards
• Amber-Jade Geldenhuys – Winner – PPC Cement Young Concrete Sculptor Awards ​
• Gold Award – Joburg Easter Festival Exhibition Stand (with Industrial Design and Multimedia)
• Siyasanga Madybi – Finalist – CIT:Y Festival

2008:

• Stephan Erasmus – Top 10 Finalist – ABSA L’Atelier Awards
• Chanel Etsebeth – Finalist – ABSA L’Atelier Awards
• Jito Khoza – Finalist – ABSA L’Atelier Awards
• Collen Maswanganyi – Finalist – ABSA L’Atelier Awards
• Marieke Kruger – Finalist – ABSA L’Atelier Awards
• Same Mdluli – Finalist – ABSA L’Atelier Awards
• Nkosinathi Quwe – Finalist – ABSA L’Atelier Awards
• Nicole Warman – Finalist – ABSA L’Atelier Awards
• Nadine Froneman – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures
• Uhuru Kgope – Botswana President’s Day Celebrations: Best in Graphics
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2007:

• Usha Seejarim – Finalist – Sasol Wax Art Awards
• Patrice Mabasa – Finalist – ABSA L’Atelier Awards
• Shonisani Maphangwa – Finalist – ABSA L’Atelier Awards
• Collen Maswanganyi – Finalist – ABSA L’Atelier Awards
• Same Mdluli – Finalist – ABSA L’Atelier Awards
• Farrell Ngilima – Finalist – ABSA L’Atelier Awards
• Lerato Shadi – Finalist – ABSA L’Atelier Awards
• Lerato Shadi – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures

2006:

• Shannin Antonopoulo – Finalist – MTN New Contemporaries Award
• Thabang Lehobye – Certificate of Merit – Sasol New Signatures
• Cleaver, Rosalind – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures
• Lerato Shadi – Finalist – Sasol New Signatures

2005:

• Emanuel Moutswi – Award Winner – Ekhuruleni Art Competition
• John Moore – Award Winner – Ekhuruleni Art Competition
• Mphapho (Ra) Hlasane – Runner up (Judges Award) – Sasol New Signatures
• Lawrence Lemaoana – Top 5 Finalist, Merit Award Winner & winner of the Gerard Sekoto Award –
• ABSA L’Atelier Awards

2004:

• Kgwetsane Clerkford Buthane – Runner up (Judges Award) – Sasol New Signatures ​​
• Emmanuel Moutswi – Merit Award Winner – Sasol New Signatures

2001:

• Annette Dannhauser – Runner up (Judges Award) – Sasol New Signatures
• Usha Seejarim – Finalist – MTN New Contemporaries Award

1997:

• Ilse Pahl – Overall Winner – ABSA L’Atelier Awards