Adele Potgieter embarked on her art career in 2002, when she was employed by Globe Gallery Art Consultants in Pretoria. Here she learned many aspects of the industry, ranging from the framing, presentation and exhibition of artworks to the valuation, marketing, sale and insurance of artworks. Adele also gained insight and knowledge of the workings of the secondary art market, pertaining specifically to the re-sale of South African old masters, as well as established contemporary artists at auction and by private treaty. While working in this environment, she acquired considerable knowledge of South African art history, while keeping up to date with developments in the contemporary market.
In 2005, Adele enrolled part-time for the BA Visual Arts Degree at the University of South Africa. Although she completed most of her course requirements, her qualification remains incomplete. Having an affinity for oil paint as medium, Adele first received private tutoring in painting from Elizabeth Riding in 2003 and later, from 2009-2016, received technical and conceptual guidance from Johan Conradie at Johan Conradie Art Academy.
In early 2014, Adele decided to pursue painting full time. Since then, she has participated in numerous notable group exhibitions and competitions. With a strong focus on realism, she explores the relationship between past & present as well as external and internal realities.
Adele lives and works in Pretoria, South Africa.
Solo Exhibitions:
2020: Association of Art Pretoria: Transfigure
2017: University of Stellenbosch Woordfees: Renew/Hernu
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2020
Group Exhibition, Rust-en-Vrede Gallery: Rust-en-vrede Rescue
Group Exhibition, Rust-en-Vrede Gallery: Women who read are dangerous
Group Exhibition, Association of Art Pretoria: The Feast of Saint Valentine
2019
Group Exhibition, Art on Avenues: Land & Sea
Group Exhibition, Trent Gallery: SALT
Group Exhibition, Art on Avenues: Secret Garden
Group Exhibition, AVA Gallery: Portrait 100
Group Exhibition, Association of Art Pretoria: Awesome Womxn
Group Exhibition, Secret Art Society: For the Birds
Group Exhibition, Trent Gallery: Ophelia
2018
Group Exhibition, Association of Art Pretoria: Wings
Group Exhibition, Showroom Art Gallery: Christmas Exhibition
Group Exhibition, Showroom Art Gallery: Flower Market
Group Exhibition, Trent Gallery: Indestructible
Group Exhibition, Rust-en-Vrede Gallery: The Grand IV
Group Exhibition, Liebrecht Gallery: This is not an Exhibition | A Tribute to Rene Magritte
Group Exhibition, Trent Gallery: Assumption
Group Exhibition, Showroom Art Gallery: Cape Culture
Group Exhibition, Pretoria Art Museum: Unfolding Fibre
Group Exhibition, Artbox Gallery: FAS (For Art’s Sake)
Group Exhibition, University of Stellenbosch Woordfees: Kennis
Group Exhibition, Showroom Art Gallery: Works on paper
Group Exhibition, Carol Lee Fine Art / Art@First: Outlook
Group Exhibition, Rust-en-Vrede Gallery: The truth about rabbits
2017
Group Exhibition, Carol Lee Fine Art / Upstairs@Bamboo: Intersection
Group Exhibition, Liebrecht Art Gallery: A stream of consciousness
Group Exhibition, Showroom Art Gallery: Faces/Figures
Group Exhibition, Daniel Kok Gallery, Hermanus: Noir
Group Exhibition, Trent Gallery: Common Ground
Group Exhibition, Carol Lee Fine Art / Upstairs@Bamboo: Platform
Group Exhibition, Showroom Art Gallery: Greyscale
Group Exhibition, Showroom Art Gallery: Say it with flowers
2016
Group Exhibition, Trent Gallery: Badly drawn porn done exquisitely
Group Exhibition, Liebrecht Art Gallery: A penny for your thoughts | The still life experience
Group Exhibition, Trent Gallery: Birds
Group Exhibition, Art Lovers 1932: Nostalgia
Group Exhibition, Equus Gallery: Lords of Winter
Group Exhibition, Carol Lee Fine Art / Upstairs@Bamboo: Commune
Group Exhibition, Equus Gallery: Four Horsemen
2015
Group Exhibition, Carol Lee Fine Art / Upstairs@Bamboo: Manifesto
Group Exhibition, Pretoria Association of Arts: Altered Realities
Group Exhibition, Art Lovers 1932: Suspended Animation
Group Exhibition, Art Lovers 1932: 2015 Competition Finalists
Group Exhibition, Equus Gallery, Winter is coming
Group Exhibition, Aleit & IS Art Gallery: The beauty around us
2014
Group Exhibition, IS Art Gallery: Summer show
Group Exhibition, Carol Lee Fine Art / Upstairs@Bamboo:Anthology
Turbine Art Fair, Art Source South Africa
Group Exhibition, Trent Art Gallery: Viva Vanitas
Group Exhibition, Art Lovers 1932: Erotica – A different view
Group Exhibition, Johans Borman Fine Art: Still
Group Exhibition, November 2013, UNISA Art Gallery: UNISA Visual Art Graduate Exhibition
2013
Group Exhibition, Trent Art Gallery with Leanie Mentz
Group Exhibition, Skukan Gallery: Ricochet: The space between
Group Exhibition, Fried Contemporary Art Gallery: Autumn Art Fair
2012
Group Exhibition, Art Lovers 1932 Gallery: First Annual Miniature Exhibition
Group Exhibition, UNISA Art Gallery: Selected Third year work to form part of the UNISA Visual Art Graduate Exhibition
2010
Group Exhibition, Trent Art Gallery: Self-portrait
Group Exhibition, Pretoria Association of Arts: Baroque: Historical Incarnations
2009
Group Exhibition, Pretoria Art Museum: Sasol New Signatures
Group Exhibition, Pretoria Association of Arts: Van Eyck & the Ghent Altarpiece