Wehrner Lemmer, born on the 1st February
1963.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
1985 National Higher Diploma:
Fine Arts, Sculpture – Port
Elizabeth Technikon
1988 National Higher Diploma:
Sculpture – Port Elizabeth
Technikon. His dissertation – “A
Selected Study of South
African Hardwoods and their
Suitability for artistic
Expression” was selected by the
Smithsonian Institute,
Washington D.C. to form part of
the “African Studies”
Exhibition
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
1989-91 Lived and worked in
England where he studied
the contemporary art scene.
Produced and sold sculptures
in Israel and England.
Visited the Netherlands, France
Spain, Israel, Kenya and Malawi
1992-99 Managed own studio for
the design and
manufacturing of metal
furniture, lamps and Object D’art
2000 Full time sculptor
2013-2020 opened and managed
coffee shop RAAK in Newton Park PE. Completed various commissions and designed
furniture.
EXHIBITIONS
Absa Gallery, Johannesburg: 2005
Copper Festival Art Exhibition,
Tsumeb Namibia: 2004
Cuyler Street Gallery, Port
Elizabeth: 1999 – 2009 (First Solo ‘99)
Dorp Street Gallery,
Stellenbosch: 2001
Grahamstown National Arts
Festival, Grahamstown: 2002 -2011
Johans Borman Fine Art Gallery,
Cape Town: Triptych with Angela Key and Hennie Niemann Jnr: 2000
Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees
Oudtshoorn: 2000 – 2006
King George’s Gallery, Port
Elizabeth: 1988,1993,1996
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art
Museum, Port Elizabeth: 2008 – 2010
Pretoria Association of Arts,
Pretoria: 2001 & 2008
Ron Belling Art Gallery, Port
Elizabeth: 2002 & 2010
Strydom Gallery’s Summer
Exhibitions, George (#32 – 42): 2000 – 2011
Nexus, with Greg Shultz, Montage
Gallery, 2010
Opened RAAK Koffiewinkel, 2013
Practiced and sold works part time and completed a few private commissions
Fulltime Artist after closing
RAAK in 2020.
Exhibit at Open Studios Prince
Albert November 2022
NOMINATIONS
Finalist in SASOL New Signatures
Exhibition, Pretoria – 2005
SPECIAL MENTION
Design and Manufacture of the
Brett Kebble Art Award: 2003
Design and Manufacture of the
Merrell Polygon Award and the Merrell Growth Award, 2012
Design and Manufacture of the
Coca Cola Sales and Marketing Excellence Award, 2012
