Tania Babb's Biography

1967

Born in Zimbabwe

1985

Studied graphic design at Ruth Prowse School of Art, Cape Town

1986

Apprenticed to Barbara Jackson (Ceramic Sculptor) Cape Town
Group Exhibitions: "Frogs" The Art Scene, Cape Town
"Candelabra" Montebello Art Center, Cape Town

1987

"Women by Women" The Art Scene, Cape Town
"Clay Creations" The Yellow Door, Cape Town
Two Person Show with Debbie Webb, The Art Scene, Cape Town

1988

Travelled Europe
Ceramic and Life Drawing Course at the Surrey Institute, UK

1989

"Boxes" The Art Scene, Cape Town
"Rites of Spring" Helen de Leeuw, Johannesburg
"Group Exhibition" The Yellow Door, Cape Town
"Group Exhibition" Desire Resnick Gallery, Cape Town
Worked as Studio Artist for Advertising Agencies:
McCann Erickssen · Berry Bush
Lintas

1990

Group Exhibitions:
"Pairs" The Art Scene, Cape Town
"Colourful and Contemporary" The Baxter Gallery, Cape Town

1991

"Contemporary Ceramics" Primart, Cape Town
Exhibited at Chelsea Craft Fair, London, UK
Featured as "Mover"; "People born to go Far", Cosmopolitan Magazine

1992

"Tribute to Flowers", The Art Scene, Cape Town
Two-person Show with Ronnie van der Walt at The Art Scene, Cape Town
Two-person Show with Ronnie van der Walt at Things Gallery, Johannesburg

1993

"Colourful and Contemporary" Baxter Gallery, Cape Town
"Opening Exhibition" Orchard Gallery, Port Elizabeth
Four-man Show "Cross Culture Sculpture", Primart Gallery, Cape Town, with Evette Weyers, John Casozi Matovu, Hercules Viljoen and Faith Loy Plaut

1994

"Waterfront Exhibition" Art Route Sudios, Cape Town
"Three Generation Exhibition" The Art Scene, Cape Town with Mother, Anne Babb and Grandmother, Valerie Tomlinson
Solo Exhibition at Borge House, Cape Town
Exhibited at Standard Bank Festival of Arts, Grahamstown
Taught Ceramics at Wynberg Workshop
Started TANIA BABB CERAMIC SCHOOL
Export Consignment of Sculptures, "Art of Africa" to Hamburg, Germany

1995

"Mount Nelson Exhibition", Art Route Studios, Cape Town
"Young Women Ceramists of the Cape" Alfred Mall Gallery, Waterfront, Cape Town
"Group Exhibition" Bellville Association of Arts with Neels Coetzee
SELL OUT Exhibition at Standard Bank Festival of Arts, Grahamstown

1996

British Council, Cape Town
Creative Clay at the Castle, Cape Town
Rust en Vreede with Art Route Studios.
Working trip to San Deigo USA
Work Represented in Gallery 8, La Jolla, USA
Work Represented in Trios Gallery, Solana Beach, USA
Four Man Show Constantia Village Gallery, Cape Town
Work Selected for National bi-enial ceramics exhibition JHB

1997

February, work selected for Fletcher Challenge Ceramics Award Auckland New Zealand
February to April, Successful working trip to USA
Work Represented, Show of Hands Gallery, Denver Colorado
Work Represented Running Ridge Gallery, Santa Fé, New Mexico
Restocking, Trios Gallery, Solana Beach, California
June, exhibited at the Standard Bank Grahamstown Arts Festival
November, Four Man Show Constantia Village Gallery, Cape Town
November, group exhibition Old Gaol Gallery, Knysna, Cape Province
December, Four Man Show Constantia Village Gallery Cape Town

1998

Potters association Bellville .Cape Town
Man. Bang the Gallery . Cape Town
Blue and white exhibition . Kalk Bay. Cape Town
MAY - JULY Working trip to U.S.A
Trios gallery Solana Beach. California
Gallery 8 La Jolla. California
Running Ridge Gallery. Santa Fe .New Mexico
Greenstone Court. Fallbrook . California
Artworks of Fallbrook. Fallbrook. California.
AUGUST Group Exhibition New York with Running Ridge Gallery.
SEPTEMBER 4 Woman Show . Alfred Mall Gallery. Waterfront

1999

Solo Exhibition Porcupine Plettenberg Bay
Potters Association Regional Exhibition
Had a baby ( !! )

2000

Work selected for the Altech biennale Johannesburg
JULY sent consigment off to Inspires Gallery in Oxford UK
Featured in December issue of Elle Décor, Marie Clare, Fairlady 2001
Exhibited in opening exhibition of Art de Vivre Franschoek
Started black and white wildlife series.

2003

Exhibition Bellville Association of Arts

2004

Art of Living Expo. Decorex Expo Cape Town Convention Centre
Framers Workroom Observatory Cape Town .SAPA Exhibition Rust en Vrede
Wildlife Exhibition Cape Gallery. Work selected for the Brett Kebble Art Awards

2005

Decorex Expo Cape Town Convention Centre .SAPA Exhibition Rust en Vrede Studio Exhibition

2006

Exhibition with David Kuijers at Cape Gallery
Decorex Cape Town Convention Centre
Design Indaba Cape Town Convention Centre Studio Exhibition

2007

Design Indaba Cape Town Convention Centre Studio Exhibition
Charity Exhibition Red Cross Children’s Hospital
William Humphries Art Gallery Kimberley
Opened Signature Shop in Chelsea Wynberg Cape Town

2008

Design Indaba Cape Town Convention centre
Charity Exhibition Red Cross Children’s Hospital
Exhibition Bellville Association of Arts
William Humphries Art Gallery Kimberley
Exhibition Johan Smith Art Gallery Clarens
Exhibition at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens

2009

Got married and had a baby
Continue to stock galleries all over the world and run Signature Shop in Cape Town.

I continue to stock and sell from local galleries
I continue to teach ceramics at TANIA BABB CERAMICS SCHOOL.