Kimberley Gundle was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1963. After completing her BA and Postgraduate Studies at the Michaelis School of Art, University of Cape Town (1983-88), she came to London in 1988 to study at the Slade and has lived and worked here ever since. Gundle has exhibited regularly with Art First in London, including three solo shows in 1996, 1999 and 2003. She has also had solo shows in Belfast (1991), at the Oxford Gallery, Oxford (1994) and at the Museum Annex, Hong Kong. She has participated in various group exhibitions in the UK, South Africa and Hong Kong from 1988 to the present, including the 2002 national touring exhibition, SHOE, curated by Kathy Fawcett at the City Art Gallery, Leicester. Her work can be found in various collections in the UK, USA, Hong Kong and South Africa
Kimberley Gundle Biography |
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1963 |
Born Johannesburg, South Africa |
1983 - 1986 |
BA Fine Arts, Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town, South Africa |
1988 |
Post Graduate Advanced Painting, Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town |
1988 - 1990 |
Post Graduate, Slade School of Fine Art, London |
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Selected Collections |
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St Peter’s College, Oxford |
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Cole & Cole Solicitors, Reading |
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South African Breweries |
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Unilever Plc, London |
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Pentland Group, London (Kickers Shoes commissioned by the Pentland Group) |
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St George’s Hospital, London |
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Private collections in the UK and abroad |
Selected Exhibitions |
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2009 |
A Slice of London, Art First, Cork Street, London (solo) |
2008 |
Postcards Exhibition, Art First, Cork Street, London |
2007 |
Postcards Exhibition, Art First, Cork Street, London |
2006 |
Group Exhibition, Art First, Cork Street, London |
2005 |
Group Exhibition, Art First, Cork Street, London |
2004 |
London Affordable Art Fair represented by Art First, Cork Street, London |
2004 |
London Contemporary Art Fair represented by Art First, Cork Street, London |
2003 |
Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London |
2003 |
Christmas Exhibition, Art First, London |
2003 |
Chelsea Art Fair, London |
2003 |
London Contemporary Art Fair represented by Art First, Cork Street, London |
2003 |
The Shoe Fits: Portraits Below the Knee, Art First, Cork Street, London (solo) |
2002 |
Shoe, National Touring Exhibition sponsored by the City Gallery, Leicester (touring for 18 months) |
2002 |
Group Exhibition, Art First, London |
2002 |
Chelsea Art Fair, London |
2002 |
London Contemporary Art Fair represented by Art First, Cork Street, London |
2001 |
Starting a collection III Art First, London |
2001 |
10” x 10” Art First, London |
2000 |
Starting a collection II Art First, London |
2000 |
Time Pieces, The Gallery, Cork Street, London (sculpture exhibition) |
1999 |
New York Expo 99 |
1999 |
Flower Sellers of London, Art First, Cork Street, London (solo) |
1998 |
The London Contemporary Art Fair represented by Art First, Cork Street, London |
1997 |
‘Passion and Sensuality’ The Gallery in Cork Street, London (sculpture exhibition) |
1997 |
McKinsey & Co offices, Jermyn Street, London |
1997 |
‘Three Years On’ Art First, Cork Street, London |
1997 |
London Contemporary Art Fair, represented by Art First, Cork Street, London |
1997 |
‘Focal Subjects II’ The Museum Annex, Hong Kong |
1996 |
Café Observations, Art First, Cork Street, London (solo) |
1996 |
Open Studios, Victor House, London |
1996 |
ART MIAMI ’96 Miami, Florida, USA. Represented by Art First, Cork Street London |
1996 |
London Contemporary Art Fair, represented by Art First, Cork Street, London |
1995 |
London Contemporary Art Fair, represented by Art First, Cork Street, London |
1995 |
LONDONERS, Art First, Cork Street, London |
1995 |
‘Focal Subjects’, The Museum Annex, Hong Kong (solo) |
1994 |
Oxford Gallery, Oxford (solo) |
1994 |
London Contemporary Art Fair, represented by Art First, Cork Street, London |
1993 |
London Contemporary Art Fair, represented by Art First, Cork Street, London |
1993 |
Reading Contemporary Art Exhibition, Reading |
1993 |
Rexel-Derwent Drawing Competition |
1993 |
JOIE DE VIVRE, Midlands Contemporary Art, Birmingham |
1992 |
London Contemporary Art Fair, represented by Art First, Cork Street, London |
1992 |
International Arts Festival, Sauve, France |
1992 |
Artist in Focus, Midlands Contemporary Art Fair. Represented by Art First, Cork Street, London |
1992 |
Edinburgh Contemporary Art Fair. Represented by Art First, Cork Street, London |
1992 |
Oxford Art Week |
1991 |
‘Dreams in the Sand’, Belfast, Northern Ireland (solo) |
1991 |
The Gordon Gallery, Londonderry, Northern Ireland |
1991 |
A British Exchange, Karen McKerron Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa |
1991 |
Oxford Gallery, Oxford |
1990 |
South Bank Picture Show, Art Alfresco, Royal Festival Hall, London |
1990 |
Slade Post Graduate Exhibition, Slade Pearson Gallery, London |
1989 |
Slade Pearson Gallery, London |
1988 |
Diorama Christmas Art Show, London |
1988 |
Karen McKerron Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa |