Marelise van Wyk initially studied Psychology and worked as a
psychologist for a few years before deciding to study art. After teaching high school Visual Art and Design
for several years, she retired from full time art teaching in 2016 to pursue
her art career.
Her preferred art mediums are printmaking and mixed media. She is inspired by textures in nature and her
familiar surroundings, history and our journey through life.
Qualifications
2009 Advanced University Diploma in
Fine Arts for Art Educators, UNISA
2006 B Visual Art, UNISA
1985 MA (Counselling Psychology),
University of Stellenbosch
1982 HOD, University of Stellenbosch
1981 BA Hons (Counselling Psychology),
University of Stellenbosch
1980 BA, University of Stellenbosch
Career
2017 - present Full time art practitioner
and art teacher
2012-16 Visual Arts and Design teacher, Silvermine
Academy
Exhibitions
2023 17 Panele op
Haikoe ritme – part of multimedia group exhibition, Glen Carlou Gallery,
Franschhoek
2022 Time will tell, solo exhibition at
Art.B gallery, Bellville Library Centre
2020 16 Prints for 16 Days of Activism against
Women and Child Abuse, The Printing Girls in Collaboration with Associaton
of Arts Pretoria
2020 Palimpsest – Winner’s solo exhibition,
Eclectica Print gallery
2020 World Wide Print Exhibition, Italy
2019 Winner of Eclectica Print Gallery
printmaking competition
2019 Printmaking
competition finalist exhibition, Eclectica Print Gallery
2019 Refinery, Solo Exhibition, The Studio Gallery, Simon’s Town
2018 AGA Lab Prints 60 Years, Amsterdam
2017 Artist in Residency at AGA Lab,
Amsterdam
2014 Visions of nature, Irma Stern Museum,
Newlands
2006 -07 30x30, US
Gallery, Stellenbosch
2003 Plug ins, New media, Aardklop
Arts Festival, Potchefstroom
