Artist: Babette Fitzgerald
Recent Exhibitions
1930 Born and educated Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
1948-1951 Awarded scholarship to study at The School of Art and Crafts, Natal Technical College, Durban, South Africa
1951 National Diploma in Design
1952-2006 Lived and worked in Harare, Zimbabwe
1952-1957 Artist for Odhams Press Harare
1983 British Council Visitorship to the UK
2006 Returned to South Africa
1985 West Surrey College of Art and Design, The Hart, Farnham, England – An invitation to take a one months teaching appointment, artist in residence.
Participated in Study Day demonstrations in resist patterning on cotton and linen to craftsmen and teachers; Department of Textiles, Farnham; Sponsors – South East Arts, British Council, Visiting Arts Unit of Great Britain.
1948-1951 Awarded scholarship to study at The School of Art and Crafts, Natal Technical College, Durban, South Africa
1951 National Diploma in Design
1952-2006 Lived and worked in Harare, Zimbabwe
1952-1957 Artist for Odhams Press Harare
1983 British Council Visitorship to the UK
2006 Returned to South Africa
Teaching Appointments
1963-1973; 1979 Chisipite Senior School – Art and Design.1985 West Surrey College of Art and Design, The Hart, Farnham, England – An invitation to take a one months teaching appointment, artist in residence.
Participated in Study Day demonstrations in resist patterning on cotton and linen to craftsmen and teachers; Department of Textiles, Farnham; Sponsors – South East Arts, British Council, Visiting Arts Unit of Great Britain.
1988 National Gallery of Zimbabwe Heritage Baringa.
1988 NGZ Award of Merit – Textiles.
1988 NGZ Floating award for outstanding work in any of the categories Ceramics, Textiles and Photography.
1989 NGZ Highly Commended – Textiles.
1990 NGZ Directors Award of Distinction.
1990 NGZ Lever Brothers Award of Merit for a formally trained woman artist.
1990 NGZ Award of Merit – Textiles.
1990 NGZ Certificate of Excellence – Textiles.
1991 NGZ Award of Merit donated by Walo Foods Pvt Ltd.
1991 NGZ Highly Commended – Textiles.
1988 NGZ Award of Merit – Textiles.
1988 NGZ Floating award for outstanding work in any of the categories Ceramics, Textiles and Photography.
1989 NGZ Highly Commended – Textiles.
1990 NGZ Directors Award of Distinction.
1990 NGZ Lever Brothers Award of Merit for a formally trained woman artist.
1990 NGZ Award of Merit – Textiles.
1990 NGZ Certificate of Excellence – Textiles.
1991 NGZ Award of Merit donated by Walo Foods Pvt Ltd.
1991 NGZ Highly Commended – Textiles.
| Year | Exhibition |
|---|---|
| 1969 – 1997 | National Gallery of Zimbabwe annual exhibitions |
| 1969 | Group exhibition, Bulawayo |
| 1970 – 1973 | Rhodesian Society of Artists, Bulawayo |
| 1971 | Union of Jewish Women, Bulawayo |
| 1974 – 1982 | Circle Group, 6 exhibitions |
| 1975 | Rhodesian Contemporary Artist Exhibition; Gallery Delta |
| 1975 | Rhodesian Select Exhibition, NED Art Gallery, Johannesburg |
| 1976 | (two man exhibition) Atlantic Gallery, CapeTown |
| 1976 | Exhibition of Batiks, Textiles and Ceramics; Gallery Delta |
| 1977 | Textiles and Pottery; Gallery Delta |
| 1978 | Salisbury Jaycees A Charity Exhibition; Gallery Delta |
| 1978 | Textiles and Ceramics; Gallery Delta |
| 1979 | Art Forms; Gallery Delta |
| 1979 | Ceramics and Textiles; Gallery Delta |
| 1980 | Textiles and Pottery; Gallery Delta |
| 1980 | Zimbabwe-Rhodesia National Pavillion, Rand Show Exhibition, Johannesburg |
| 1980 – 1982 | Group exhibition, Gallery Delta |
| 1980 | Art and Craft, Harare Agricultural Show |
| 1981 | Ceramics and Folk Art Textiles; Gallery Delta |
| 1981 – 1983 | Zimbabwean Literary and Art exhibition, London and touring the UK |
| 1981 | Arte-Do-Zimbabwe, Maputo, Mozambique |
| 1982 | Anglican Cathedral |
| 1983 | Paintings, Sculpture, Graphics, Textile and Ceramics; Gallery Delta |
| 1983 | Spirit of Zimbabwe Exhibition, London |
| 1984 | Black and White; Gallery Delta |
| 1984 | Machira emu Africa, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare and Bulawayo |
| 1984 | Famine Relief Aid Exhibition, Astra Park, Astra Holdings, Harare |
| 1984 | Art and Craft; Gallery Delta |
| 1984 | Contemporary Graphics; Gallery Delta |
| 1985 | Weavings, Textiles, Ceramics and Jewellery; Gallery Delta |
| 1986 | Summer Exhibition; Gallery Delta |
| 1986 – 87 | Commonwealth Arts Festival, Edinburgh, UK, Traditional and Contemporary textiles from Zimbabwe |
| 1986 – 87 | Commonwealth Institute London, in association with the National Gallery of Zimbabwe |
| 1987 | Textiles, Fabric Art; Ceramics and Photography; Gallery Delta |
| 1988 | Group exhibition, John Boyne House, Standard Bank, Harare |
| 1988 | Zimbabwe Committee for Child survival and Development, Unicef, and UN fund, National Gallery of Zimbabwe |
| 1988 | Mobil Oil, Harare |
| 1989 | Ceramics and Textiles; Gallery Delta |
| 1990 | Textiles and Ceramics; Gallery Delta |
| 1991 | Alfredo Lambe Museum, Cuba, 4th Havana Biennial |
| 1992 | Contrasts; Gallery Delta |
| 1992 | Small Works by Prominent Artists; Gallery Delta |
| 1993 | Prominent Artist; Gallery Delta |
| 1993 | Longmans Women Artists, invited artists |
| 1994 | Summer Exhibition; Gallery Delta |
| 1994 | Mobil/ Anglo American Zimbabwe Heritage, National Gallery of Zimbabwe |
| 1995 | Gallery Delta 20 Years; Gallery Delta |
| 1995 | Summer Exhibition; Gallery Delta |
| 1996 | Contemporary Art in Zimbabwe; Gallery Delta |
| 1996 | Explorations, Transformations; Gallery Delta |
| 1997 | Prominent Artist; Gallery Delta |
| 1997 | Textiles and Ceramics; Gallery Delta |
| 1997 | Summer Exhibition; Gallery Delta |
| 1998 | Great Rock Paintings and Time Lapse; Gallery Delta |
| 1998 | First Mobil Zimbabwe Heritage Biannual, National Gallery of Zimbabwe |
| 1998 | Prominent Artist; Gallery Delta |
| 1998 | Summer Exhibition; Gallery Delta |
| 1999 | HIFA Festival Exhibition; Gallery Delta |
| 1999 | Friends of the National Gallery, Benefit Exhibition |
| 1999 | Inaugural Exchange Exhibition, National Gallery, Mutare |
| 1999 | Longmans Woman Artists |
| 1999 | Ceramics and Textiles; Gallery Delta |
| 1999 | Eve of the New Millenium; Gallery Delta |
| 2000 | Gallery Delta 25 Years; Gallery Delta |
| 2000 | Post Election Selection; Gallery Delta |
| 2000 | Ikons; Gallery Delta |
| 2000 | The Summer Exhibition; Gallery Delta |
| 2002 | Totems exhibitions; Gallery Delta |
| 2002 | A Select Collection; Gallery Delta |
| 2003 | Olympiad; Gallery Delta |
| 2003 | Small Works; Gallery Delta |
| 2003 | Ikons Exhibition; Gallery Delta |
| 2004 | The Collectors Exhibition; Gallery Delta |
| 2004 | The Annual Summer Exhibition; Gallery Delta |
| 2004 | 30 Years of Gallery Delta; Gallery Delta |
| 2005 | Black and White; Gallery Delta |
| 2005 | The Summer Exhibition; Gallery Delta |
1953 Designed and presented Photographic Exhibition of Commonwealth Parliaments, at the Legislative Assembly, Salisbury – opened by her Majesty the Queen Mother.
1974 Memorial Hanging, Bishopslea Chapel, Harare.
1981 Zimbabwe Marine Entrance Hall – wall hanging.
1982 Executed works, Rainbow Hotel, Victoria Falls.
1982 Embassy of Greece, Interior design.
1987 Executed works, Pamuzinda Lodge.
1991 Executed works, Ilala Lodge, Victoria Falls and Caribea Bay Hotel, Kariba.
1992 Wall hanging, Standards Association of Zimbabwe, Harare.
1993 Wall hanging, Sheraton Hotel Harare.
Designed the Church interior, and construction of the Alter piece wall, in brick and ceramic quarry tile for the Grace Gospel Church, Selbourne Park, Bulawayo.
1974 Memorial Hanging, Bishopslea Chapel, Harare.
1981 Zimbabwe Marine Entrance Hall – wall hanging.
1982 Executed works, Rainbow Hotel, Victoria Falls.
1982 Embassy of Greece, Interior design.
1987 Executed works, Pamuzinda Lodge.
1991 Executed works, Ilala Lodge, Victoria Falls and Caribea Bay Hotel, Kariba.
1992 Wall hanging, Standards Association of Zimbabwe, Harare.
1993 Wall hanging, Sheraton Hotel Harare.
Designed the Church interior, and construction of the Alter piece wall, in brick and ceramic quarry tile for the Grace Gospel Church, Selbourne Park, Bulawayo.
Permanent Collections are housed at The National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Bulawayo; Zimbabwe Mobil Oil, Harare and West Surrey College of Art and Design, Farnham, Surrey, England.
Private collections are found in Zimbabwe, South Africa, Africa, Australia, Europe, and America.
Private collections are found in Zimbabwe, South Africa, Africa, Australia, Europe, and America.
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