Artist Information:
Mike Kaplan
Sedgefield,
South Africa
Member Since: Jul 2003
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Artist Statement:
Mike Kaplan, born in Cape
Town, South Africa in 1954, is
a designer, woodturner and
craftsman. In 1976 he left
South Africa to study graphic
and industrial design in
London and returned to Cape
Town in 1979 where he began
his career in advertising, as
an art director and designer.
In 1990 he took up woodturning
as a hobby and four years
later resigned and moved to a
smallholding in Knysna in
order to focus his energies on
woodturning as well as being a
freelance graphic designer.
During 1995 he was part of a
joint exhibition in Lindau,
Germany as well as one in
Vienna. In November 1996 an
exhibition was held at Head
Interiors, the largest Design
Consultancy in Johannesburg.
He has since exhibited at
Knysna Fine Art and the Knysna
Art Gallery. Mike sells his
work from "The Natural Edge",
a woodturning gallery situated
at the Knysna Quays, which he
and 3 fellow woodturners
founded in 1999.
He is a founder member of the
Western Cape Woodturners
Association and the Knysna
Woodturner's Guild. He has
given several talks on design
at the South African
Woodturning Seminars as well
as being a regular
demonstrator.
“I try to find ...
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Mike Kaplan's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Mike Kaplan's Portfolio.
Mike Kaplan, born in Cape Town, South Africa in 1954, is a designer, woodturner and craftsman. In 1976 he left South Africa to study graphic and industrial design in London and returned to Cape Town in 1979 where he began his career in advertising, as an art director and designer. In 1990 he took up woodturning as a hobby and four years later resigned and moved to a smallholding in Knysna in order to focus his energies on woodturning as well as being a freelance graphic designer.
During 1995 he was part of a joint exhibition in Lindau, Germany as well as one in Vienna. In November 1996 an exhibition was held at Head Interiors, the largest Design Consultancy in Johannesburg. He has since exhibited at Knysna Fine Art and the Knysna Art Gallery. Mike sells his work from "The Natural Edge", a woodturning gallery situated at the Knysna Quays, which he and 3 fellow woodturners founded in 1999.
He is a founder member of the Western Cape Woodturners Association and the Knysna Woodturner's Guild. He has given several talks on design at the South African Woodturning Seminars as well as being a regular demonstrator.
“I try to find ... |
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