Jaco Sieberhagen (born 1961) is a South African sculptor. He usually creates sculptures of people and animals using wood, metal, and glass. His metal figures are almost always depicted in a silhouette style, using laser-cutting techniques. The wood in his sculptures is usually found and collected driftwood. He describes the scenes he creates as "landscapes of the mind."
Sieberhagen received his BA from the University of Port Elizabeth in 1981, a BTh from Stellenbosch University in 1984, his Licentiate in Theology from Stellenbosch University in 1985 and a Diploma in Fundraising Management from UNISA in 1994. He also studied sculpture at Rhodes University from 1987 to 1990.
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
2001 Science Art Society International Sculpture exhibition, Boston, USA
2002 2002 International Art Contest, Australia
2002 Africa Heritage 2002, 4th Biennale of the Pan-Africa Circle of Artist (PACA) in Lagos, Nigeria
2004 Overcoming Maps 3, Traveling exhibition, PACA, Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Burkina Faso, Mali, Ghana
2004 Africa Heritage 2004, 5th Biennale of PACA in Enugu, Nigeria
2005 Galerie Art'et Miss, Paris, France (Group exhibition)
2005 Salon d'Art Nature-Animaux, Espace Champerret, Paris (Group Exhibition)
2006 Salon d'Art Nature-Animaux, Paris (Group Exhibition)
2007 Galerie Art'et Miss, Paris, France (Group Exhibition)
2010 In Family Unity – Unity of the world, (Traveling Group Exhibition) Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
2011 In Family Unity – Unity of the world, (Traveling Group Exhibition) Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University), Moscow, Russia
2012 Tee Party Berlin, The Wye, Berlin, Germany
2014 South African Luciano Benetton canvases at Ca’ dei Carraresi, Treviso, Italy
2014 20 Years of Democracy, Turchin Centre for the Visual Arts. Appalachian State University, North Carolina, USA, 2015 Pretoria Art Museum, *2015 University of Johannesburg Gallery Johannesburg.
2015 Group exhibition Imago Mundi, Fondazione Isola di San Giorgio Moggiore, Venice, Italy
INTERNATIONAL SCULPTURE SIMPOSIUMS
2007 1st China Erdaobaihe International Sculpture Symposium, China
2010 11th China Changchun International Sculpture Symposium, China
2011 Centennial International Wood Carving Event, Taichung Taiwan
NATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
1990 Volkskas Bank Atelier (ABSA)
1992 Volkskas Bank Atelier (ABSA)
1996 Volkskas Bank Atelier (ABSA)
2002 Solo exhibition - KKNK (Sasol Visual Arts Main Festival), Oudtshoorn
2004 Sasol New Signature Competition '04, Pretoria
2004 Brett Kebble Art Awards, Cape Town
2005 Sasol New Signature Competition '05, Pretoria
2006 Installation work "Girl in a Blue dress"- finalist for the cancelled 2006 Brett Kebble Art Awards
2007 Spier Contemporary 2007, Stellenbosch
2009 Woordfees, Stellenbosch, ATKV Project “Skilder met woorde”
2010 Spier Contemporary 2010, Cape Town
2012 “Ik ben een afrikander II” Woordfees, Stellenbosch
2012 100 plates, Vryfees 2012, Bloemfontein
2013 Metalworks, Stellenbosch
2013 Innibos festival, “woord en beeld”, Nelspruit
2013 Benetton Small Canvas Art project- South Africa, Luciano Benetton Foundation
2013 Aardklop Main festival Solo Exhibition, Potchefstroom
2013 Summer of Sculpture II, Mount Nelson Hotel, Cape Town
2014 “ KomSit”, Public Sculpture Stellenbosch III
2014 Sculptures on the Cliffs, Hermanus
2014 The Industrial Karoo - FEAR&LOSS, Oliewenhuis, Bloemfontein
2015 Reflections - Public Art in Stellenbosch IV
2015 The Industrial Karoo - FEAR&LOSS , Pretoria Art Museum, Pretoria
2015 Die Burger 100 jaar, Suidoosterfees, Cape Town
2015 Sculpture on the Cliffs 2015, Hermanus
2015 The Industrial Karoo - FEAR&LOSS , Jan Rupert Art Centre, Graaff-Reinet
2016 Woordfees, Stellenbosch, “plek-plek” Group exhibition
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1998 Jean Welz Gallery, Worcester
2000 Klein Karoo National Arts Festival, Oudtshoorn
2001 Chelsea Gallery, Cape Town
2002 Cuyler Street Gallery, Port Elizabeth
2006 AVA, Cape Town
2008 art-b, Bellville
2008 Johans Borman Fine Art Gallery, Cape Town
2009 Artspace Gallery, Johannesburg
2011 Artspace Gallery, Johannesburg
2013 Artspace Gallery, Johannesburg
2014 Gallery on Leviseur, Bloemfontein
2015 Lizamore & Associates, Johannesburg
POP-UP GALLERY EXHIBITIONS
2011 December 2011 Village Square, Hermanus
2012 December 2012 Station Square, Hermanus
TWO AND THREE PERSON EXHIBITIONS
1999 Bellville Art Gallery with Cecilia van Heerden
2001 KKNK Oudtshoorn with Francois Gerber and Francois Tiran
2003 Johans Borman Fine Art Gallery, Cape Town with Hennie Nieman Jr and Angela Key
2003 Chelsea on 34 Gallery, Darling with Judith Mason and Cecily Sash
2004 Skukan Gallery, Pretoria with Elize Lamprecht
2004 art-b, Bellville with Nico Eilers, Loni Drager
2004 Jean Welz Gallery, Worcester with Nico Eilers, Loni Drager
2005 Chelsea on 34, Darling with Francois Roux
2006 Artspace Fine Art Gallery, Johannesburg with Bonnie Walters
1987–2015 Participated in 104 Group exhibitions
FORTHCOMING EXHIBITIONS
2016 2–16 May Imago Mundi United Nations in New York, USA
2016 Sculptures on the Cliffs, Hermanus South Africa
2016 100 Geographies. Stellenbosch Museum Stellenbosch
CURATOR FOR EXHIBITIONS
2003 “Dream for our Daughters” exhibition - Sasol Main Festival Exhibitions, KKNK, Oudtshoorn.
2014, 2015 Sculptures on the Cliffs, Hermanus
RESIDENCIES
December 2004-January 2005 Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
PUBLICATIONS
2001 Afrikaans volume of poetry - Roosknop of Marmerklip
2002 The poem “ABBAKIND” published in “Die Woordgilde, Bundel 55"
2008 Trapped in History, Catalogue published by Johans Borman Fine Art Gallery
2009 No(n) place like home, Catalogue
2011 Business of ART, ART of Business, Rand Merchant Bank
2011 Step up or step down, Catalogue
2013 The Carnival (No dogs allowed) Catalogue
2013 In the shadow of the rainbow, published by Johans Borman Fine Art Gallery
2014 Contemporary Artist from South Africa, Luciano Benetton Collection
2014 Still, published by Johans Borman Fine Art Gallery
2014 under construction, Catalogue
2015 Construct, Catalogue
2015 Inspirasie pamflet beelde en gedigte
REFERENCES
“A Selection of Eastern Cape Art” by Helena Theron
PUBLIC SCULPTURE/LARGE SCULPTURES
2007 Sculpture Park in Erdaobaihe (Baihe), North Eastern China
2008 Hollard Head Office, Johannesburg, SA
2008 Jan Cilliers Primary School, Johannesburg, SA
2009 Ron Kaplan Sculpture Park, Australia
2009 Qasr Al Sarab, Abu Dhabi.
2009 Rand Merchant Bank, Johannesburg, SA
2010 Deneys Reitz Attorneys , Cape Town, SA
2010 Changchun International Automotive Park, China
2011 Dongshih Forest Culture park, Taichung, Taiwan
2011 Ron Kaplan Sculpture Park, Australia
2012 Cape Gate, Vanderbijlpark, SA
2012 Louw Geldenhuys Primary School, Johannesburg, SA
2014 Jan S Marais Park, Stellenbosch (Sculpture on loan)
2015 Quénet Arcade, Worcester
2016 La Petit Dauphiné Franschoek
Spier Contemporary 2010, Cape Town
Sanlam Collection, South African Constitutional Court Collection, Sasol Collection, Hollard Collection, Iziko Museums (Slave Lodge) Cape Town, Rand Merchant Bank Collection, ATKV Collection, Sasol Gas Collection, Cell-C Collection, Nando's United Kingdom Collection, Hugo Naude Art Gallery Worcester, Pan African Circle of Artists Collection Enugu Nigeria, Ellerman House Collection, Dongshih Forestry Bureau (Taiwan), Development Bank of South Africa Collection, University of Freestate Collection, Innibos Festival Collection, Hoër Meisieskool Bloemhof Collection, Luciano Benetton Collection (Italy) Spier Arts Trust, Johannesburg Library, Quenvest Collection.
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS SA, USA, England, Scotland, Germany, Ghana, Holland, Namibia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Australia, Switzerland, France, Canada, Ireland, Turkey, Brasília, Spain and Taiwan.
1996 New signature - Sculpture, art-b, Bellville, SA
2000 Public sculpture for Port Elizabeth competition - Joint runner-up (highly recommended)
2001 Art Society International Contemporary Sculpture Competition, Boston USA - Outstanding Sculpture Award,
2002 2002 International Art Contest, Australia - Runner up Mixed Medium Category
2005 Merit Award, Sasol New Signature Exhibition, Pretoria, SA
2006 The lauréat du prix du public pour Exposition International, Galerie Art' et Miss, Paris, France
