Name Annette Suzette;
Surname Du Plessis;
Birth date 11 October 1955;
Citizenship South African;
Languages -
English
Afrikaans
Xhosa;
Skills Arts and Crafts -
Painting, Drawing, Collage, Sculpture, Ceramics, Paper Mache, Jewellery making, Textile design, Textile printing, Embroidery, Beadwork, Tapestry, Lino printing, etc;
People orientated skills -
Counselling and & ministering to children
Project and Partnership NMMM & Göteborg
Initiated, founded, developed, fundraised, organised, coordinated, managed, consulted
Volunteering at Masikulisane – Soweto by the sea, HIV orphans and neglected/abused children arts facilitation and councelling;
Achievements -
Anti apartheid activist - moved into townships beginning 1989- active in civic structures and women’s organisations 1989 to 1994
Political - Head ANC Cultural Desk Port Elizabeth and surrounding areas, 1996 to 1997; SACP – treasurer Eastern Cape province 1993/4
Artist - National tour of work to major galleries in South Africa, Diploma of Excellency from Department of Arts and Culture; winner “City to City’ scholarship to Kunstepedimin artist residency 2001 (Göteborg, Sweden)
Founder - Founded Siyaya Centre for Young Arts in NMMM on return from Sweden, 2001. From end 2002 to 2005 was invited to be consultant for children’s art for the NMMM & Göteborg partnership and employed professional artists developed, coordinated and managed children’s art projects at Metro Libraries, Arthur Nyobo school, New Brighton Community and Masikulisane HIV orphans. SIDA report point4.1.1solplaatje.za/swedish_partship/evaluation;
Professional Artist:
1989 - 2005 Imvaba 1989 – 1994 Community Artist – doing banners, t shirt logo’s, posters, facilitating workshops with children
King George Art Gallery – facilitator for Gerald Sekoto Day of the Child workshops, several years
Siyaya Centre for Young Arts – Founder and Director from 2001, employed professional artists on part-time basis to run workshops with school pupils, community kids
Partnership Nelson Mandela Municipality Metropole and Göteborg City – acted as consultant, project developer, organiser and manager (arts and culture sector)
HIVAN Kwa Zulu Natal – been working with HIVAN (Jill Kruger) to form part of HIVAN’ job creation team (art therapy children) for two years.
Current additional activity
Research and Development- Land Art
Researching and organising Land Art project for the Metro that would be phased over some years and in coordination with local scientists, various structures, artists, community and learners.