Description: Gail Behrmann (South African, born 1948) Born in 1948 and having received her education at Central Primary School and the Girls High in Potchefstroom, Behrmann’s artistic journey began with studying art at Bill Ainslie Studios, which eventually evolved into the Johannesburg Art Foundation. This educational background paved the way for her unique combination of painting with a career as an archive researcher for films, books, and museum installations, collaborating with notable figures such as Angus Gibson and William Kentridge in theater installations. In 1988, Behrmann faced a diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis, which significantly impacted her ability to paint between 1994 and 1997. During this challenging period, she shifted her focus towards filmmaking. However, she now describes herself as “stabilized and replaced with good spare parts,” indicating an improved health condition. Despite the obstacles, Behrmann actively participates in exhibitions and undertakes private commissions, showcasing her energetic commitment to her craft. Her studio is located at The Bag Factory in Johannesburg, where she continues to pursue her artistic endeavors. Collections Anglo American Corporation The World Bank USA Sasol Spier Arts Trust Nando’s Art Collection Telkom Combined Artists (Pty) Ltd The Premier Group Sasani Ltd Raphaely-Weiner and Partners Wits Art Museum (WAM) – Jack Ginsberg Art Books collection Private collections in South Africa, USA, Canada, Australia, England, Germany and Israel. Exhibitions Solo Exhibitions 2021 David Krut Gallery Johannesburg: Tomorrow 2009/10 David Krut Gallery, Johannesburg. Journey 1993 Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg 1986 Goodman Gallery Johannesburg 1984 Karen McKerron Gallery, Johannesburg Group Exhibitions 2023 Optimal Vibration Group Exhibition, Graham Contemporary, Johannesburg, South Africa 2022 Bag Factory Johannesburg Open Studios Bag Factory Salon Sale 2021 ADA Gallery Bag Factory 30th Aniversary Exhibition David Krut Projects – Turbine Art Fair Johannesburg 2020 David Krut Projects - KKNK Arts Festival (Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunsfees – Little Karoo National Arts Festival) 2019 Bag Factory Salon sale Bag Factory/Turbine Art Fair Absa Gallery, Johannesburg/Bag Factory artists tête-à-tête 2018 William Kentridge Installation The Head and The Load, Opened Tate Modern. Since travelled internationally Wits Art Museum LL Editions The Bag Factory 2017 ABSA Gallery Johannesburg Bag Factory – exhibition and auction 2016 Gallery 2 2015 Venice Biennale 2015 South African Pavilion. Telling The Truth? Video Installation Angus Gibson – Behrmann collaboration archive research Arts on Paper artist’s books Gallery 2 Two Painters Jenny Stadler & Gail Behrmann The Bag Factory, Johannesburg Art Fair 2014 The Bag Factory Johannesburg Art Foundation curated by Liz Castle 2013 Gallery 2 JohannesburgThinking in Paint Gail Behrmann, Ricky Burnett, David Koloane & ,Jenny Stadler 2012 The Bag Factory, Johannesburg Art Fair The Bag Factory – 25 Years PArt (Prince Albert Art Fair) 2011 David Krut Gallery Johannesburg Art Fair 2010 David Krut Gallery, Johannesburg Art Fair 2009 David Krut Gallery, Johannesburg curator: Lucy Rayner 2004 The Standard Bank Gallery, Johannesburg. Time Memory & Desire with Bongi Dhlomo & Jill Trappler 2003 AVA (Association for Visual Arts) Gallery, Cape Town. November exhibit Absolut Magic The High Street Gallery, Johannesburg curator: Neil Dundas 2002 Goodman Gallery Johannesburg: Donations for Fund raising auction: The Arts & Culture Trust- Friends of the Johannesburg Art Gallery 2001 AVA Gallery Cape Town – Absolut Secrets Too Open Window Gallery Pretoria 3/3 an exhibition of figurative & abstract. With Jill Trappler & Jenny Stadler 2000 AVA Gallery, Cape Town. Abstract curated by Jill Trappler 1999 Gallery on Tyrone/Vega, Johannesburg Mavericks, Rebels & Legends 1998 Gallery on Tyrone, Johannesburg. Arcadia Centre, Johannesburg Fundraiser for Union of Jewish Women 1997 Deutser Gallery, Houston, Texas. Conflict AVA Gallery, Cape Town. Absolut Secrets Too AVA Gallery, Cape Town. Trans Figurative curator: Jill Trappler 1993 Newtown Galleries, Johannesburg. Birthday Exhibition curator: Richard Burnett 1992 Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg. Watercolours curator: Linda Givon Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg. Tiny Tapestries 1991 Newtown Galleries, Johannesburg. Painted Faces: curator Richard Burnett 1990 Sotheby’s Johannesburg. Celebrity Scribbles, Operation Hunger fundraiser Sotheby’s Johannesburg. Ainslie Trust auction 1989 Johannesburg Art Foundation Gallery – Ainslie Commemorative Exhibition 1988 Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg Winter Exhibition curator: Neil Dundas Touring Exhibition Fine Art on Ceramic Red Cross fund raiser Market Theatre Gallery, Johannesburg. Exhibited & co-ordinated with Goodman Gallery, 100 Artists Protest for the Detainee Parent Support Committee 1987 co-ordinated by Goodman Gallery. Celebrity Art Auction for PFP fund raiser Johannesburg Art Foundation Gallery 1986 Johannesburg Art Foundation Gallery 1985 Johannesburg Art Foundation Gallery Gallery 21, Johannesburg. Women’s Festival 1982 Market Theatre Gallery, Johannesburg. Curator: Richard Burnett 1978 Akis Gallery, Johannesburg. Curator: Richard Burnett. Additional Information: GAIL BEHRMANN / TOMORROW solo exhibition at the David Krut Gallery in Parkwood, Johannesburg March 2021 David Krut Projects presented TOMORROW by Gail Behrmann, opening at 142 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood Johannesburg on 24 April 2021. An exhibition of abstract oil paintings and an artist book. Gail has participated in numerous group shows at DKP, most recently Another Kind of Blue for the 2020 KKNK Festival, and the Turbine Art Fair 2020. This will be her first solo exhibition since 2010. Gail’s rich layers of oil paint derive their meaning from Tang poets interpreted by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-Hu. Gail' Behrmann's inspiration comes from THE JADE MOUNTAIN, A CHINESE ANTHOLOGY, Being Three Hundred Poems of the Tang Dynasty 618-906. Translated by Witter Bynner from the Texts of Kiang Kang-Hu. “They say that wildgeese, flying southward, Here turn back, this very month…. Shall my own southward journey Ever be retraced, I wonder? …The river is pausing at ebb-tide, And the woods are thick with clinging mist — But tomorrow morning, over the mountain, Dawn will be white with the plum-trees of home.” Five-character-regular-verse Song Zhiwen INSCRIBED ON THE WALL OF AN INN NORTH OF DAYU MOUNTAIN Artist statement for TOMORROW - “My paintings and drawing have moved from landscape and representational, to abstract. Although my film work is politically, historically and socially involved, the painting are without such comment. One of the greatest painters of the world, it makes no difference whether a work naturalistic or abstract, every visual expression follows the same fundamental laws. – Hans Hofmann “I have a love affair with oil paint, the feel, the smell, the texture it forms. Oil painting is in itself, a sensual experience. My painting is gestural, and by nature I am an easel painter, I need a specific space, which is preferably square, on a stretched and primed canvas, apart from a favoured choice, it is also a discipline…I associate with the South African landscape, the scope, the light, the colour, the paintings are not a narrative but a visual and I hope an emotional experience.” – Gail Behrmann. Although poetry and music have always been primarily engaged in the making of a painting, the current paintings are derived from the Tang poets interpreted by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-Hu. While the paint engages the surface, the paintings themselves are considered before they begin, although there is no specific narrative or composition, there has to be structure. I have to have a beginning and an end, once I find a particular like in a poem, the painting will take shape in my head and I start at the top of the canvas and finish at the bottom, what happens with the marks and textures within the space is something I think about before applying, it can take years to finish a painting and I work on at least six at a time. I recall Abstract Expressionist, Barnett Newman, once said: Any art worthy of its name, should address life, man, nature, death and tragedy. If this is true, the Tang poets definitely provide that for me. The margins in my paintings are not arbitrary and large or small I grapple with them, when I look back at my early abstract work, there were no margins, I think they were more successful as paintings. Small paintings are more of a challenge, the larger canvas is fully immersive, my whole body is involved. The smaller paintings are derivative of the large paintings and I title them not from poems, but numerically. I draw regularly from life, be it flowers or the human body, I think it is important to keep one’s eye focused. Unfortunately, due to physical constraints I no longer draw on an easel, but a desk. The very nature of my drawings has changed and in a series of book titles Beyond the River and Into the Trees (from the title of a Hemingway novel; Across the river and into the trees) the drawings are an exploration of positive and negative space and organic in structure. When I first met my teacher Bill Ainslie and saw his Namib series, my first thought was what the hell am I going to paint and how dare I even think of it? All I did was draw, it was Bill who instilled in me the practice of seeing, structure and space, an application which is still considered in my paintings. “ Gail Behrmann Payment Methods: PayPal, Credit Card (Visa, Mastercard), Bank Cheque. 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Artist: Gail Behrmann
Signed: Yes
Title: "Whisper", 1992
Material: Acrylic, Canvas, Linen, Mixed Media, Gouache
Region of Origin: South Africa
Framing: Unframed
Subject: Inspirational, Landscape
Type: Mixed Media & Collage
Year of Production: 1992
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Style: Contemporary Art, Abstract Expressionism
Theme: Nature
Features: One of a Kind (OOAK)
Production Technique: Mixed Media & Collage
Country/Region of Manufacture: South Africa
