Roelof Rossouw
Robertson, western cape - South Africa
Roelof Rossouw - Fine Artist
Member Since: 10/25/2011
ROELOF STEPHEN ROSSOUW
I grew up in Benoni, near Johannesburg. I am a painter of romantic destinations of the world. Subjects include figures,
children, city and landscapes, street and canal scenes, boats and harbors, architecture, parks and gardens. I work
mainly in oils, but also enjoy collage and mixed media
I have travelled widely and visited Europe, The British Isles, Middle East, USA, Singapore, Australia,
Canada, Zanzibar and the Caribbean ( Painting vacations in Italy, France, Ukraine and USA )
PROFILE
1979-1981 Studied at the Johannesburg School of Art gaining a National Diploma in Art and Design
1982-1990 Employed by the Medical University of Southern Africa as graphic artist and medical illustrator
1992 Started painting seriously on a daily basis
EXHIBITIONS
1988-2012 A total of 37 solo exhibitions at top galleries in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Cheltenham UK and
Montreal, Canada
1999 Three-man exhibition at the Gatehouse Gallery, Glasgow
1991-2007 Numerous group exhibitions in South Africa, London, Cheltenham, Glasgow, Jersey, Galway, Armagh (N. Ireland)
San Francisco, Miami and New York
HOLLYWOOD
Three of my South African landscapes features as props in Clint Eastwood’s movie ‘’Invictus’’. When director Clint Eastwood
arrived on the set and saw the paintings he was so impressed that he decided to buy two of the paintings for his personal
collection
