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Elize de Beer

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/elizedebeer.art/) elizedebeer.com
About the member

Elize de Beer is a South African artist currently based in Cork and working from her studio at Sample Studios. With printmaking and book arts and zines being her main mediums, she belongs to the printmaking collective “The Printing Girls” and is a member of Cork Printmakers.  She had been part of numerous local and international exhibitions and has artworks in both private and institutional collections. De Beer is currently working towards her first solo exhibition at the LHQ Gallery at the Cork County Library opening in January 2024.

Education
  • BA in Fine Arts – Majoring in Printmaking and Art Theory. Graduated in 2015 from the University of Cape Town, Michaelis School of Fine Arts.
  • BA Honours – Curatorship Specialization. Graduated in 2016 from the University of Cape Town, Michaelis School of Fine Arts
Exhibitions
  • Winter Showcase – Tonnta (Waves). 2022. Uillinn West Cork Arts Centre. Skibbereen, Ireland.
  • The Printing Girls. 2022. Lithographic Academy of Sweden. Tidaholm, Sweden.
  • A Sense of Place. 2022. Latitudes Online and The Printing Girls. Online.
  • Sample-Studios Members Exhibition. 2022. Sample-Studios, The Lord Mayor’s Pavilion. Cork, IE
  • Inscape. 2022. Johannn van Heerden Art Gallery. Pretoria. South Africa
  • Summer Open Exhibition. 2022. The Courthouse Gallery & Studios. Ennistymon, Co Clare. Ireland.
  • Papertrail. 2022. Lisamore & Accociaste. Johannesburg. South Africa.
  • Creature Feature. 2021, David Krut Projects, Johannesburg, South Africa.
  • The Printing Girls at SA Print Gallery. 2021. SA Print Gallery. Cape Town, South Africa.
  • The Printing Girls 2021, 2021, The Art Room, Johannesburg, South Africa.
  • Mother Nature in Monotype, 2021, White River Gallery, South Africa
  • Amplifica: A Medley of Moods in Miniature, 2021, KKNK, online exhibition, South Africa.
  • The Troubled Archive, 2021, The Labyrinth Project, Johannesburg, South Africa.
  • Pictures Worth A Thousand Words, 2020, David Krut Projects, Johannesburg, South Africa.
  • Artist Book Exhibition, 2020, The Project Space, Johannesburg, South Africa.
  • Authentic Marks, 2020, Shaghaf Group, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Elize
de Beer

In her current body of work de Beer is exploring the aesthetics and concepts around libraries and archives. Conceptually examining her desire to continuously consume knowledge as a form of self-protection to alleviate anxieties. In her work, she is particularly examining her own library collection acting as a pseudo-librarian. Through this body of work nature, she is always trying to bridge the gap between visual art and the craft of bookbinding. One method is using bookbinding waste material in the art-making process.  These waste elements are then translated through the mediums of artist books, pop-up books and printmaking; mainly etchings, collagraph and letterpress. Within her art-making process, she aims to use these materials and other visual signifiers of bookmaking to investigate the physicality of a book and the knowledge they hold.

Elize de Beer
Worlds Within I. Aquatint and Marbled Chine-Colle. Edition of 4. 34 x 36cm
2021
Elize de Beer
Galaxy. Black cotton paper, marbled kozo, letraset, Aquatint and Chine Colle etchings. Enclosed within a slipcase. 7.5 x 9.7 x 2.2 cm
2021
Elize de Beer
Timeline. Printmaking test proofs. Paper. Ink. Panga Panga Wood. 30 x 22 x 10.5cm.
2020