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Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Arlene Amaler-Raviv received
a BA FineArt Degree from the University of the Witwatersrand
where she studied under Robert Hodgins. In the 70's she was
involved in art education, workshops,teaching and teacher
training programmes.

From 1979 she has held many solo exhibitions at Everard Read Gallery,
Market Theatre Gallery and group shows both in South Africa and abroad.
During the 1990's she lectured at the University of Pretoria, FUBA and
at the Katlehong Art Center (BACA). In 1996 she lived in the
Netherlandswhere she assisted in the curatorship of the exhibition of
'Africa meets Africa' at the Museum of Ethnology, Rotterdam.

1997 Amaler-Raviv moved to Cape Town where numerous projects developed.
A twenty meter sight specific installation for the
District Six Sculpture Project 'Dislocation Relocation'; large oil
paintings on glass 'Departure' at Mark Coetzee Fine Art and two
collaborative exhibitions with photographer Dale Yudelman - 'One' at the
Association for Visual Arts and 'Where the Mountain meets the City' at
232 Long Street.

In 2000 Vodacom commissioned Amaler-Raviv to create an installation
of seventeen oil paintings on aluminium. Spier acquired a 2 by 2 m
portrait of Mandela for their collection in 2002. Many of her
paintings and works hang in private collections around the world
and publicly in major art collections in South Africa.

1973
BA Fine Arts degree - University of Witwatersrand, South Africa

1974
Higher Education Teachers' Diploma, Johannesburg College of Education
developed practical projects for art education in schools.

1975
Art Music and Ballet School, Johannesburg - developed and taught
programmes in Fine Art, History of Art, painting and design

1976-88
Workshops: adults - drawing, painting, art appreciation and art
criticism children - perceptual awareness through art-related activities

1979
King David High School, Linksfield Johannesburg - std. 6 to matric, Art
Education programme

1981
Johannesburg College of Education - high school teacher training
programme Participated in Junction Avenue Theatre work-shops FOSATU
Conference, Milner Park, Johannesburg - initiated and co-ordinated,
co-jointly children's art work-shop

1982
Art Technikon, Ramat Hasharon, Israel - studied painting and art
criticism

1985
Centre for Continuing Education, University of the Witwatersrand
developed painting programme for adult education

1987
The Women's Art Festival - Fuba Gallery, Newtown, Johannesburg
organized exhibition of 30 women artists

1989
Initiated and chaired committee to endeavour to establish Visual Artists
Centre, Bree Street, Newtown, Johannesburg

1990
Member of Artists Alliance working groups: Policy and planning
committee, Exhibitions Committee, Art Education and Therapy working
group Co-organized collection of work for Mall Art Postcard Exhibition
by South African women artists. Works exhibited in 1990 in Soho Gallery,
New York Participated in the collection of work for exhibition of
"Contemporary Visual Culture in South Africa' -
curated by David Elliot, Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, England

1991
Art Foundation - initiated painting programme for children

1992
University of Pretoria - lecturer, Department of Fine Art St Johns
College, Johannesburg - part-time teacher, Art Department

1993
University of Pretoria - lecturer, Department of Fine Arts Participated
in the Art Educators' Association (AEA) with emphasis
on teacher-training projects in the future
FUBA, Johannesburg - co-ordinated Fine Art Programme Katlehong Art
Centre (now Visual Art & Craft Academy) (VACA) - art education programme
for Matric certification.

1994
Initially participated on Education Committee - proposal for Africus
Biennale Katlehong Art Centre (VACA)

1995
Katlehong Art Centre (VACA)

1996
Lived and worked in the Netherlands

1997
Moved to Cape Town

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