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Born; 1960, Pretoria, South Africa.

Lives and works; Delft, the Netherlands

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Iaan Waldeck is a contemporary artist whose practice integrates sculpture, painting, drawing, collage, and text with handmade traditional and industrial materials and objects. His practice explores memory and identity through philosophical inquiry and metaphysical synthesis,    where the poetic and enigmatic often recur. He is recognized for his relief wall assemblages and sculptural installations that merge material experimentation with conceptual investigation. Notable projects include Mokhukhu (1994), Prisoner’s Exhibit (1995), A casa Dos Carvalhos (2005), and De rode draad (2024). His work has been shown in Biennales and is represented internationally in museums and collections.
 

Education

• 1989, BA Literature, UNISA University, Pretoria, South Africa

• 1985-1986, Fine Art Sculpture, Pretoria Technicon, Pretoria, South Africa
   

Solo Exhibitions

• 2024, About Time, Gallery Artline, Delft, Netherlands

• 2022, Phytobellum, Kabeldistrict, Delft, Netherlands

• 2017, Plein Air, Mòore Gallery, Franschhoek, South Africa

• 2010, Current Work, Macchiavelli Museum, Florence, Italy

• 2005, A casa Dos Carvalhos: 10 Years of Democracy, Gordart Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa

• 2005, Disruptive, Artspace and Gallery 157, Johannesburg, South Africa

• 2002, The T-Shirt Project; Manhattan Chapter, Cross-path-culture (C.P.C), New York City, U.S.A

• 1998, Body Composition; 84 kg, (Dual Solo Exhibition), Millenium Gallery, Pretoria, South Africa

• 1997, Computer Pairs, F.I.G Again Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa

• 1996, Vincent's Solution, F.I.G. Again Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa

• 1995, Exchange, De Markten and V.U.B. Gallery, Brussels, Belgium

• 1994, Apologia, Market Theatre Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa

• 1992, B.A.R., F.I.G. Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa
   

Selected Group Exhibitions

• 2025, Summer Exhibition, Gallery Artline, Delft, Netherlands

• 2025, Delft in Beeld, Gallery Artline, Delft, Netherlands

• 2025, Consolation, Pictura, Dordrecht, Netherlands

• 2024, De Kunstparade, curated by Ellen Borger, Museum Prinsenhof, Delft, Netherlands

• 2024, De Rode Draad, Feest van de Geest, De Nieuwe Kerk, Delft, Netherlands

• 2022, Klimaat Expo, Museum De Fundatie, Grote kerk Zwolle, Zwolle, Netherlands

• 2022, Rites of Passage, Gallery ONE11, curated by Marita v.d Vijver, Cape Town, South Africa

• 2020, Gallery Grande Provence, curated by Trent Read, Franschhoek, South Africa

• 2019, The Heart of the Matter, Daor Gallery, curated by Kerry Redelinghuis, Cape Town, South Africa

• 2019, The Ampersand Foundation 21 Years Celebration Exhibit,                                                                                                                      curated by Gordon Froud,University of Johannesburg, South Africa

• 2019, Yearly group exhibition, Gallery Grande Provence, curated by Trent Read, Franschhoek, South Africa

• 2016, Ephemeral, Moore Gallery, curated by Aidon Westcott, Franschhoek, South Africa

• 2016, Play, Moore Gallery, curated by Coralie De Kock, Franschhoek, South Africa

• 2010, Dadasouth; Experimentation, Radicalism, Resistance, Iziko South African National Gallery,                                                              curated by Roger van Wyk and Kathryn Smith, Cape Town, South Africa

• 2008, Landscapes, Worldart Gallery (Dual solo exhibition) with Pieter Swanepoel), Johannesburg South Africa

• 2004, Brett Kebble Art Awards, Cape Town, South Africa

• 2003, The Ampersand Foundation, Warren Siebritz Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa

• 2000, The T-Shirt Project; The Newtown Chapter, Cross-path-culture (C.P.C),                                                                                            curated by Cannon Hersey, Johannesburg, South Africa

• 2000, Group Show, Millenium Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa

• 2000, After New York, Johannesburg Civic Gallery,curated by Jack Ginsberg, Johannesburg, South Africa

• 1997, Smokkel, 2nd Johannesburg Biennale Traderoutes,                                                                                                                            curated by Okwui Enwezor, Johannesburg, South Africa

• 1996, Unplugged V, Market Theatre Gallery, curated by Kendell Geers,Johannesburg, South Africa

• 1996, FNB Vita Art Now 1996, Johannesburg Art Gallery, South Africa

• 1996, The young and restless, Sandton Civic Gallery,                                                                                                                                      curated by Kendell Geers, Johannesburg, South Africa

• 1996, First Exhibition, F.I.G. Again Gallery, curated by F.I.G Again collective, Johannesburg, South Africa

• 1995, Prisoner's Beds, French Pavilion, Africus, First Johannesburg Biennale,                                                                                              curated by Jean Hubert Martin, Johannesburg, South Africa

• 1995, Springtime in Chile, Museum of Contemporary Art (MAC),                                                                                                                curated by Ernesto Muñoz, Santiago, Chile

• 1995, FNB Vita Art Now 1995, Johannesburg Art Gallery, South Africa

• 1994, Habitat, Newtown Galleries, curated by Ricky Burnett, Johannesburg, South Africa

• 1994, Real Art, I.C.A. Gallery, curated by iaan Waldeck, Johannesburg, South Africa

• 1994, Vita Art Now, Johannesburg Art Gallery, South Africa

• 1994, An-Other Direction, Newtown Galleries, curated by Ricky Burnett, Johannesburg, South Africa

• 1992, Opening Show, Everard Read Contemporary, curated by Trent Read, Johannesburg, South Africa

• 1992, Urban Artefact, Newtown Galleries, curated by Ricky Burnett, Johannesburg, South Africa

• 1992, Made in August, Newtown Galleries, curated by Ricky Burnett, Johannesburg, South Africa

• 1992, 101 Miniatures, I.C.A. Gallery, curated by Gordon Froud, Johannesburg, South Africa

• 1992, The Aids Show, I.C.A. Gallery, curated by Kendell Geers, Johannesburg, South Africa

• 1992, Vita Art Now, Johannesburg Art Gallery, South Africa
   

Performances

• 2024, Sssshhh, Gallery Artline, Delft, Netherlands

• 2022, Phytobellum, Kabel district, Delft, Netherlands

• 2005, Into Nothing, Artspace, Johannesburg, South Africa

• 1998, Milk and whisky, Millenium Gallery, Pretoria, South Africa

• 1996, Exchange, Market Theatre Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa

• 1983, Recycling of a Cycle, (with Evette Weyers), Beuster-Skolimowski Gallery, Pretoria, South Africa
   

Selected Collections

• Iziko National South African Museum, Cape Town, South Africa

• Pretoria Art Museum, Pretoria, South Africa

• Johannesburg Art Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa

• Museum of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

• Museum of Contemporary Art (MAC), Santiago, Chile

• Machiavelli Museum, Florence, Italy

• Sasol Corporate Collection, South Africa

• Hollard Corporate Collection, South Africa

• SABC Corporate Collection, South Africa

• MTN Corporate Collection, South Africa

• Rand Merchant Bank Corporate Collection, South Africa

• Various Private Collectors in South Africa, Ireland, USA, Netherlands, Italy, England, Australia, France
   

Awards and Nominations

• 2004, Nominee, Brett Kebble Art Awards, Cape Town, South Africa

• 1992, 1994, 1995,1996, Nominee, FNB Vita Art Now, Johannesburg Art Gallery, South Africa

• 1990, 1991, Nominee, ABSA bank L’Atelier, Johannesburg, South Africa
   

Fellowships

• 2000, Ampersand Foundation, Tribeca, New York City, U.S.A

• Cross-Path-Culture (C.P.C), Johannesburg, South Africa, New York City, U.S.A

 

Grants and Funding

• 2022, Delft City, Phytobellum, (Performance and Exhibition Grant), Delft, Netherlands

• 2019, University of Cape Town (U.C.T), Ecce homo, (funding Faculty of chemistry), Cape Town, South Africa

• 2005, Foundation for the creative Arts (FAC), A casa dos Carvalhos (10 years of democracy), (Solo Exhibition Grant),      Johannesburg, South Africa

• 2002, Cross-path-culture (C.P.C), The T-shirt project Manhattan Chapter, NYC (Solo Exhibition Grant), New York City, U.S.A

• 2000, Cross-path-culture (C.P.C), The T-shirt project Newtown Chapter, (Collective Exhibition Grant), Johannesburg, South Africa

• 1998, The National Arts Council of South Africa (NAC) , Body composition of a man of 84 kg, 
  (Research and Exhibition Grant), South Africa

• 1997, Wellmax Metal, 2nd Johannesburg Biennale, Smokkel, (production funding), Johannesburg, South Africa

• 1995, US AID, Museum of Contemporary Art (MAC), Springtime in Chile, (Travel and exhibition funding), Santiago, Chile

• 1995, French Ministry of Culture Africus Biennale, French Pavilion, Prisoner’s exhibit, Johannesburg, South Africa

• 1994, Foundation for the creative Arts (FCA), Apologia, (Project and exhibition grant), Johannesburg, South Africa

• 1985, San Jose State University, San Jose, California, Dr.David Middlebrook, (sculpture study), Pietra Santa, Carrara, Italy
   

Selected Bibliography

• 2024, De Kunstparade, (Exhibition Catalogue), Museum Prinsenhof, Delft, Netherlands

• 2022, Klimaatexpo, Museum De Fundatie, Grote kerk Zwolle (Exhibition catalogue), Zwolle, Netherlands.

• 2004, Brett Kebble Art Awards, (Exhibition Catalogue), Cape Town, South Africa

• 1996, Williamson, S., & Jamal, A., Art in South Africa: The Future Present. Cape Town: David Philip

• 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, FNB Vita Art Now, (Exhibition catalogues) Johannesburg, South Africa
   

Selected Press

• Maltz-Leca, Leora. Dadasouth; Experimentation, Radicalism, Resistance. ARTFORUM, https://www.artforum.com/events/dada-south-experimentation radicalism-resistance-188440/ (Accessed: 09/08/2025)

• Williamson, Sue. South African Art in the Nineties; Part 11. ArtThrob, (February 20000), http://artthrob.co.za/00feb/news.html Accessed: 09/08/2025)

• Enwezor, Okwui. FNB Vita Art Now, FRIEZE, (September 9, 1996) https://www.frieze.com/article/fnb-vita-art-now (Accessed: 09/08/2025)

• Rosengarten, Ruth. Inside Out: The Johannesburg Biennale, FRIEZE, (Summer 1995), https://www.frieze.com/article/inside-out-0 (Accessed: 09/08/2025)

• Dubow, Neville. Cutting edge falls; art and life. Mail & Guardian, (May 5, 1995), https://mg.co.za/article/1995-05-05-cutting-edge-falls-between-art-and- life/ (Accessed: 09/08/2025)

• Lamprecht, Bettie. ń Gestoei met die oú meesters. Die Beeld, (May 22, 2005), Die Beeld, (October 16, 2005).

• Farber, Tanya. House of Horror, House of Healing. The Star, (October 6, 2005).

• Kruger, Braam. What makes an artist go tick, tick...bang! Business Day, (September 2005).

• Froud, Gordon/ Diederichs, Chris. Die wêreld deur die oë van Ian Waldeck. Die Beeld Plus, (Oktober 4, 2005).

• Friedman, Hazel. No, it is FIG Again! Mail and Guardian, (January 25, 1996).

• Friedman, Hazel. 'In crowd' let's it all hang out. Mail and Guardian, (April 4, 1996).

• Breitz, Candice. The First Johannesburg Biennale: Work in Progress. Third Text, 9(31), 89–94, (1995).

• Powell, Ivor. Africus Another Planet. Mail & Guardian, (May 5, 1995).

• A guide to the best in the Biennale. Pretoria News, (April 5, 1995), African Arts, Vol 30 no. 2, (Spring 1995).

• Lamprecht, Bettie. Beelde wat woeker met die intellek. Die Beeld, (January 10, 1995).

• Friedman, Hazel. Humorous, conceptual art. Mail and Guardian, (January 5, 1995).

• Anstey, Gillian. Ian's bizarre art. Sunday Times (December 11, 1994), The Star, (December 30, 1994).

• Withaus, Michelle. Going straight to the skull of the matter.  The Star, (November 13, 1992).

• Geers, Kendell. Art buying formalism. Vrye Weekblad, (November 20, 1992).
   

Commissions

• 2023, The Lab, Kabel District, Delft, Netherlands, (Painting Commission)

• 1996, Barclays Square, Pretoria, South Africa, (Sculpture Commission)

• 1993, Sammy Marks Square, Pretoria, South Africa, (Sculpture Commission)

• 1990, Rosema Brickworks HQ, Olifantsfontein, South Africa, (Sculpture Commission)

• 1989, Pietersburg Magistrates Court, Pietersburg, South Africa, (Sculpture Commission)

• 1988, Nedpark Clinic, Pretoria, South Africa, (Sculpture Commission)
   

Curatorial, Collaborations, and Special Projects

• 1996-97, F.I.G. Again Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa Collaboration with Wayne Barker, Werner Vermeulen, (Relaunch of F.I.G Famous International Gallery as an artists’gallery.)

• 1995, Springtime in Chile, Museum of Contemporary Art (MAC), Santiago, Chile (Collaboration with Minette Varí and Wayne Baker organizing, getting funding for 20 artists for travel and exhibit). Director and curator Ernesto Muñoz

• 1994, Real Art, I.C.A. Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa (Curator)

• 1990, The First Group Show, The Art Studio, Knysna, South Africa (Curator)

• 1986, Architectural development,Fook Island, Project collaboration with Anton Smit, commissioned by Norman Catherine, Fook Island, Pretoria, South Africa

• 1985, Pretoria Art Museum, Makorrakorra, Sculpture project collaboration with Pohl Huyzers and Mark Stevens, Pretoria, South Africa

 

 

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