Portfolio of Bruce Arnott: sculptor, researcher, educator, curator & designer

Bruce Murray Arnott – artist, scholar, educator, curator and designer – was born in Highflats, KwaZulu-Natal. He studied at the Michaelis School of Fine Art (University of Cape Town) and the Courtauld Institute of Art (London).

He worked at the South African National Gallery as Assistant Director and taught at the University of Cape Town where he was a Professor of Fine Art, Director of the Michaelis School of Fine Art, and was a University Life Fellow and Emeritus Professor.

He was interested in Western and African art and published and exhibited mainly in South Africa.

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Emma Bedford remembers Bruce Arnott

15 October 2019 15 October 2019

Bruce will be sorely missed but his extraordinary legacy remains. His far-sighted vision for art on and of the African continent affirm him as an advocate of change, ahead of his time.

The Art Behind JAGS Centenary Commemorative Medallions

15 October 2019 16 October 2019

Bruce Arnott’s bronze The Citizen completes the JAG Centenary Commemorative medallions set, which is a collaboration between the Friends of JAG and the South African Mint where a percentage of the proceeds from the medallions will help bolster the Friends’ fundraising initiatives, and help supporting the Gallery.

Tributes to Bruce Arnott

15 October 2019 13 December 2019

Colleagues and friends remember Bruce Arnott and share how he had touched their lives professionally or personally; and sometimes even both.

Books written and catalogues curated by Bruce Arnott

Books authored and Catalogue introductions written by Bruce for exhibitions curated by him at the SANG

10 October 2019 28 July 2023

Bruce has authored three books about artists Lippy Lipshitz, John Muafangejo and Claude Bouscharain and has curated SANG catalogues for African Art in Metal and Art of Rorke's Drift during the 1970s.

Bruce Murray Arnott

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