Wikipedia:WikiAfrica/Stubs/Dan Halter

Dan Halter
Born1977
NationalityZimbabwean
EducationMichaelis School of Fine Art, Cape Town
Known forMixed media
Awards2010 Glenfiddich residency in Dufftown, Scotland
2008 Nominated as MTN New Contemporaries finalist
2007 Pro Helvetia residency in Zürich, Switzerland
2008 Capacete residency in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from VideoBrasil
2001 Judy Steinberg Prize, Michaelis Painting Prize


Dan Halter (b. 1977) is a Zimbabwean artist currently living and working in Cape Town.[1] His mixed media work concerns his experience as a white Zimbabwean, watching his country move into anarchy and instability.[2] Halter uses a variety of craft techniques, found materials, and video to depict and explore the changing face of his homeland.

  1. ^ Williamson, Sue. "Dan Halter". ARTTHROB. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Dan Halter". Spier Contemporary. Retrieved 11 April 2012.