Jen Lewis

"A South African workshop I attended ... mentored by Dutch facilitators with a focus on "Leadership through Art" encouraged participants to transcend the ego by singing, dancing, drawing, painting and working with clay in an uninhibited way.

This, together with a Nigel Mullens workshop and two week Summer School Course at the Slade Art School in London, has encouraged me to let go of an obsessive attachment to technical training and realism and to listen to my intuition.

It has been a liberating experience to simply surrender and discover what happens. I've spent much of the time at my disposal this year doing just that."

• 1960-1963 B.A. Rhodes University. Majors: History and Textile Design
• 1968 - Post Graduate Primary Teacher's Diploma.
• Taught art at:Pinehurst Primary SchoolClaremont Public SchoolMicklefield SchoolRuth Prowse Art Centre 1982-1987
• Part time Student at Foundation School of Art - Graphic Art under Barbara Pitt. I developed a love for and confidence in drawing.1988-1989
• Stellenbosch University: B.A. Honours in Book Illustrating under Nicki Daly
• 1980-1996 Illustrated children's books including text books e.g.
• The yellow balloon by Di Hoffmeyr
• Egoli by Reviva Schermbrucker
• Janel se Vakansie by Joelyn Dreyer
• Matchbox Series: "Mielies" by Reviva Schermbrucker
• Mama with the Red Hat by Jen Lewis
• 2000 -2003 Oil Painting at Foundation Studio under Lindy Waterkeyn
• 2004-2006 Organized workshop with Judith Mason and Paul Emsley
• 2007 Attended workshop with Nigel Mullens