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Zelda Nolte

1929 – 2003

South African British sculptor and woodblock printmaker

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About Zelda Nolte

Lived 1929 – 2003 (aged 73–74). Zelda Nolte was a South African and Israeli sculptor.

Zelda Nolte (1929–2003) was a South African-British sculptor and woodblock printmaker.

Education Zelda Nolte studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule Zürich under the directorship of Johannes Itten, which became Zürcher Hochschule der Künste, and sculpture, at Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town under Professor Lippy Lipshitz.

Exhibitions and collections

Nolte represented South Africa in the 1963 Sao Paulo Bienale. She has work in the collection of the Iziko South African National Gallery, Cape Town and the New Hall Art Collection, University of Cambridge.

Selected Exhibitions to 1978 from Zelda Nolte Exhibition catalogue 1978, Hobson Gallery, Cambridge, UK. (archive):

1960 South African Quadrennial Exhibition, National Gallery Cape Town, South Africa

1962 National Art Gallery, Port Elizabeth, South African

1963 Solo Exhibition, Association of Arts Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa

1963 São Paulo Biennale, Brazil

1964 Johannesburg Festival Exhibition, Milner Park, Johannesburg, South Africa

1963 New Orleans International Exhibition, USA

1964 South African Art Today, National Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa

1964 "Group Six", Wolpe Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa

1965 Lidchi Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa

1965 National Gallery, Salisbury (Harare), Zimbabwe

1968 Group Exhibition, AIA Gallery, London, UK

1971 Solo Exhibition, Artist House Gallery, Jerusalem.

1972 Florence Biennale International Exhibition of Graphic Art, Florence, Italy

1973 Group Exhibition, Binyanei Ha'Ouma, Jerusalem

1974 National Art Gallery Cape Town, "50 Years Michaelis", Cape Town, South Africa

1977 Kettles Yard, Cambridge, Cambridge Society of Painters and Sculptors Group Exhibition, Cambridge, UK

Work

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Important facts

Born
1929, Cape Town
Birth century
Died
2003, Granada
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Education
Michaelis School of Fine Art

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Zelda Nolte?

South African British sculptor and woodblock printmaker (1929–2003)

When was Zelda Nolte born?

Zelda Nolte was born in 1929 in Cape Town.

When did Zelda Nolte die?

Zelda Nolte died in 2003 in Granada.

What was Zelda Nolte's occupation?

Zelda Nolte was a sculptor.

What nationality was Zelda Nolte?

Zelda Nolte was South African and Israeli.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Zelda Nolte

· Wikidata: Q28857676

· DBpedia: Zelda Nolte

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