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.