Yiull Damaso - Artist

 

Mobile: +27 83 234 0870

Web : www.yiull.com

E-mail : ydamaso@hotmail.com

  

Matriculated in 1986

National Diploma Architecture 1991

No formal art training

Started art career 1995/1996

  

Exhibitions:

 

·2000 Solo Exhibition @ Pa Kua Designs (Chris Barnard) Cape Town

·2000 Solo Exhibition @ Buzz 9 , San Francisco

·2001 Solo Exhibition @ own studio Parkhurst Johannesburg

·2002 Solo Exhibition @ Cape Tourism Board V&A Waterfront Cape Town

·2003 Mixed Exhibition @ Stewart Gallery Johannesburg

·2003 Mixed Exhibition @ Merely Mortal for V Day Johannesburg

·2003 Mixed Exhibition @ Gallagher Estates for Black Management Forum

·2004 Oudtshoorn Arts Festival

·2005 Mixed Exhibition @ Bell Gables Gallery Johannesburg

·2006 – 2010 private commissions

·2010 Solo Exhibition @ Orpheo Twins Jewellry Store, Hyde Park

2010 (July) Pop Up studio Hyde Park

  

Artwork and interviews in the following media sources:

 

·Eye Magazine London

-LA Times

-The New York Times

·The Sunday Independent

·The Sunday Times

-The Saturday Star

-The Beeld

-The Rapport

-The Sowetan

·The Mail & Guardian

·South African Labour Bulletin

·Sawubona Magazine

·South African Millionaire

·House and Leisure

·Elle Magazine

·Get it Magazine(Sandton)

·Sandton Magazine

·SA Home Owner

·Absolute Magazine

·Interview on 702 Radio (South Africa)

-Interview on YFM (South Africa)

-Interview on SAFM (South Africa)

·Interview with Wits Art Department

·Interview for Wits Film School Documentary

·Interview on German Television Documentary

·Interview with CNN (2006 , 2008 and 2010 )

-Interview on BBC World News (2010)

  

Named as South Africa’s top muralist by critic Hazel Friedman in “The Cape Argus” News Paper 2000 and considered Nelson Mandela’s unofficial portraitist “The Mail & Guardian” 2002

 

Some of my corporate clients include:

 

·The Royal Livingston Hotel Zambia (The Presidential Suite)

·The Royal Mirage Hotel Dubai

·Anglo American

·Smirnof

·Swatch

·Hush Puppies

·DC Comics

·Marvel Comics

·Cyberia (the first Internet Café in Europe ; London)

·Buzz 9 (San Francisco)

·Dawn

·BHP Billiton

 

Written articles published:

 

Absolute Magazine

 

·The Vespa Chronicles

·Black Gold, Italian Style

·Capoeira

·Classic Car Road Test: Alfa Romeo GT Giulia 2l

·Road Test: Royal Enfield – The Gentleman’s club

·Boxing! Old school….