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Director of School

Prof Pieter Binsbergen

Position:  Director of School of Visual and Performing Arts
Department:  Visual Arts
Room:  K02, K-Block
Location:  North Campus
Phone:  041 504 3647
Fax: 041 504 3647
Qualifications:  MA (Visual Art) PhD Humanities (UP)
Expertise: Multimodality in visual art and visual communication
Responsibilities:    Associate Professor, undergraduate/post graduate

Head of Visual Arts Department

Dr Jacqueline Lück

Position:  Deputy Dean
Department:  Visual Arts
Room:  Office 301b South Campus
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  041 504 3558

Visual Arts Lecturers

Mr Kader Abdulla

Position:  Associate Lecturer
Department:  Visual Arts
Room:  K04
Location:  North Campus
Phone:  041 504 3682
Qualifications:  B Tech (Fine Art)
Responsibilities:    BVA First Year Visualization Techniques and Second Year Drawing

Miss Raquel Adriaan

Position:  Lecturer
Department:  Visual Arts
Room:  003
Location:  Second Avenue Campus
Phone:  041 504 3716
Fax: 041 504 316

Mr Glenn Meyer

Position:  Lecturer
Department:  Visual Arts
Location:  North Campus
Phone: 041 504 3141
Responsibilities: Photography Programme coordinator 

Ms Rachel Collett

Position:  Lecturer in Studio Arts
Department:  School of Music, Art & Design
Room:  K06
Location:  North Campus
Phone:  041 504 3253
Qualifications:  MAVA
Responsibilities:    Visual Studies 2 and 3

Mr Tyrone James

Position:  Lecturer: Applied Design (Fashion Design)
Department:  Fashion Design
Room:  F010
Location:  Second Avenue Campus
Phone:  041 504 3717
Fax: 041 504 9717
Qualifications:  NHDip. Clothing

Mrs Mieke Jansevan Rensburg

Position:  Lecturer
Department:  Visual Arts
Room:  F Block, building 413, Room F017
Location:  Second Avenue Campus
Phone:  041 504 3929
Qualifications:  MTech Fashion Design
Responsibilities:   Teaching into undergrad and postgrad supervision

Ms Isabel Mertz

Position:  Senior Lecturer Sculpture
Department:  School of Music, Art & Design
Location:  North Campus
Qualifications:  Masters in Visual Arts (MAVA)
Responsibilities:    Management of 3D studios, Post Graduate Supervision, Undergraduate teaching within the field of Visual Arts

Prof Vulindlela Nyoni

Position:  Associate Professor
Department:  Visual Arts
Room:  101
Location:  North Campus
Phone:  041 504 1059
Fax: 041 504 9256
Qualifications:  MAFA
Responsibilities:    Printmaking Lecturer

Ms Micaela Scholtz

Position:  Lecturer: Graphic Design
Department:  Faculty of Humanities
Location:  Bird Street Campus
Qualifications:  MA Graphic Design
Responsibilities:    Teaching into undergrad and postgraduate supervision. Research and creative outputs.

Ms Vhuhwavho Sikhwivhilu

Position:  Lecturer:Textile (Applied Design)
Department:  Faculty of Humanities
Room:  F036
Location:  Second Avenue Campus
Phone:  041 504 3719

Ms Jessica Staple

Position:  Lecturer
Department:  Visual Arts
Room:  Room K112, K Block, Building 208
Location:  North Campus
Phone:  041 504 9931
Qualifications:  MA Visual Arts; BA English Studies Major
Responsibilities:    Printmaking

Mr Jonathan Van der Walt

Position:  Associate Lecturer: Visual Arts
Department:  Visual Arts
Room:  104
Location:  Bird Street Campus
Phone:  041 504 3254
Qualifications:  MTech Fine Art (Sculpture)
Responsibilities:    Bird Street Gallery: Manager & Curator, VaPA 3D Printing Lab, Postgraduate Supervision, teaching into BVA undergrad

Mrs Roxane van Wyk

Position:  Associate Lecturer & Programme Co-ordinator, BVA First Year
Department:  Visual Arts
Room:  K Block Room 11
Location:  North Campus
Phone:  041 504 3379
Qualifications:  B Tech Photography

Ms Andrieta Wentzel

Position:  Senior lecturer: Drawing and Painting
Department:  Visual Arts
Room:  K07
Location:  North Campus
Phone:  041 504 3255
Qualifications:  MTech Fine Art

Visual Arts Administration Staff

Ms Buyelwa Gxido

Position:  Acting Secretary
Department:  Visual Arts
Room:  Building 208, Room :K05
Location:  North Campus
Phone:  041 504 3247
Qualifications:  Btech Management (Majored in both Administration and Financial Management)

Faculty Officer

Ms Nadeema Azem

Position:  Faculty Academic Administration Consultant
Department:  Faculty Administration & Timetabling
Room:  055
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  041 504 2802
Fax: 041 504 2827
Qualifications:  NDip Office Management & Technology, NDip Human Resource Management, BTech Management(NMMU)
Responsibilities:    School of Visual and Performing Arts Bachelor of Arts (BA) BA MCC

Ms Drucilla Nzioki

Position:  Senior Manager: Faculty Administration
Department:  Academic Administration
Room:  1213
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  041 504 1057

Ms Nobathembu Kuze

Position:  Faculty Postgraduate Academic Administrator
Department:  Academic Administration
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  041 504 2703

Faculty of Humanities Librarian

Mrs Juneth Esau

Position:  Faculty Librarian - Humanities
Department:  Library & Information Services
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  041 504 3732
Responsibilities:    Training, Information Services, Collection Development

Visual Arts Technicians

Ms Bongeka Makabeni

Position:  Photography Technician
Department:  Visual Arts
Room:  K Block, Room 65
Location:  North Campus
Phone:  041 504 3257
Qualifications:  BVA Hon Photography
Responsibilities:   Photography Studio Management and Computer labs maintenance

Mr Bentley Van Wyk

Position: Ceramics and Sculpture Technician
Department:  Visual Arts
Room:  K-Block Room 17
Location:  North Campus
Phone:  041 504 3494
Qualifications:  Btech Ceramic Design
Responsibilities:    3D Studio Technician, focus area over two disciplines in the Visual Arts Department Assisting Ceramics and Sculpture in the 3D Studio Practice

Contract Staff

Julie Aarts

 

Michael Wedderburn

 

Michaela Howse

 

Salvelio Meyer

 




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