Diane Victor

Diane Victor and the David Krut Workshop (DKW) first collaborated in early 2008 on three large etchings and in 2009 Victor originated and editioned a series of drypoints at DKW, titled Birth of a Nation. These works were exhibited at David Krut Projects New York, and a selection from the series featured at her show at Grinnell College, Iowa, in early 2011. Victor was the subject of TAXI-013 (2008) from the David Krut Publishing TAXI Art Book series of artist monographs – the first series of its kind in South Africa. This publication was followed in January 2012 by Burning the Candle at Both Ends, published to coincide with Victor’s two-part exhibition Ashes to Ashes and Smoke to Dust, which was presented the University of Johannesburg Art Gallery in collaboration with David Krut Projects (DKP). Selected work from this show was later exhibited at DKP Johannesburg. Victor has completed two residencies in the United States with DKP New York. During the first residency in 2011, Victor created a series of watercolour monotypes in collaboration with master printer Phil Sanders, who was at the time the collaborating printer at the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Studio. She returned to America in 2012 and DKP facilitated another collaboration between...

Diane Victor was born in Witbank, South Africa, in 1964. She received her BA Fine Arts Degree from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg with a major in Printmaking. In addition to graduating with distinction and winning various awards, Victor also became the youngest recipient of the prestigious Volkskas Atelier Award in 1988. The Volkskas Award granted Victor a ten-month stay at the Cité International des Artes in Paris, allowing her time to work collaboratively with other experienced printmakers and to observe and reflect on a society very different from her own. Since 1990, Victor has been a part-time lecturer, teaching drawing and printmaking, at various South African institutions including the University of Pretoria, Wits Technikon, Pretoria Technikon, Open Window Academy, Vaal Triangle Technikon, the University of the Witwatersrand, Rhodes University and the University of Johannesburg. The tension generated by Diane Victor’s impressive body of drawings and prints arises not only from her biting social commentary and the sometimes macabre nature of her images and narratives, but from an interplay between the tough and the fragile, the hard edges of her visual narratives and the delicate mark-making and fragility of her preferred media.

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PRINT OF THE MONTH | Diane Victor – ‘Beware the Lap of Luxury’
Aug. 19, 2023

Written by Danijela Cook Beware the Lap of Luxury (2020), Diane Victor. Steel plate etching: hardground, softground, drypoint and aquatint.167...

Print of the Month May 2022 – Diane Victor’s ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’
May. 19, 2022

Text by Christa Swanepoel  Welcome back to Print of the Month! For this feature we have decided to take a...

Tags: 2014, Arts on Main, David Krut Print Workshop, David Krut Projects, David Krut Projects Arts on Main, David Krut Projects Johannesburg, David Krut Workshop, Diane Victor, Drypoint, Editions, Political, Print of the Month
Diane Victor in the Studio | The Process behind her Smoke Drawings
Apr. 20, 2020

https://vimeo.com/20889877 In this video filmed by Ben Schellkopf, Diane Victor explains the genesis of her smoke drawings and provides viewers...

Tags: Ashes to Ashes and Smoke to Dust, Birth of a Nation, Collaboration, David Krut Print Workshop, David Krut Projects, Diane Victor, process, Smoke Drawing, studio visit, taxi art book series
The Art We Make E04: The Cat Show
Feb. 5, 2019

In this episode, Elize de Beer and Britt Lawton from the David Krut Projects (DKP) team are in conversation about...

Tags: David Krut Podcast, Diane Victor, Exhibition Post, podcast
The Print Club launched in collaboration with Mesh Club at the Keyes art Mile
Nov. 29, 2018

MESH CLUB is extremely proud to partner with David Krut Projects to bring together a collection dedicated exclusively to printed works of art...

Tags: Keyes Art Mile, Mesh Club, On Paper, Printmaking, Prints
Diane Victor’s Little Dystopia
Feb. 5, 2018

Diane Victor is currently in the United States on a spring lecture tour visiting universities in Washington, Boston and Brooklyn. ...

Tags: Centre for Contemporary Printmaking, David Krut Projects New York, lithography, New York, stone lithograph
Birth of a Nation set by Diane Victor
Dec. 28, 2017

Birth of a Nation comprises of a suite of ten etchings using imagery that is adapted from classical mythology to a...

Tags: Birth of a Nation, Daine Victor, Drypoint, set
Bell | Kentridge | Victor – Installation Images
Dec. 19, 2016

Installation images of Bell | Kentridge | Victor, a group exhibition currently running at David Krut Projects Cape Town, until...

Tags: 2016, DKCT
DKNY Gallery Director, Meghan Johnson, comes to JHB 2016-08
Aug. 24, 2016

24.08.16 This week, David Krut New York (DKNY) gallery director, Meghan Johnson, touched down in Johannesburg, marking her first ever visit...

Tags: David Krut Projects, David Krut Projects Johannesburg, David Krut Projects New York
A Cape Town Colleague’s Visit to the Golden City
Aug. 1, 2016

David Krut Projects Cape Town can get icy in winter. We had our annual break for the first two weeks...

Tags: Architecture, City of Gold, Collaboration, David Krut Projects Johannesburg, Edoardo Villa, Henri Matisse, Jan Smuts, Johannesburg Art, Maboneng, Prints, Turbine Art Fair, Walter Battiss
Competition: Diane Victor’s Etchings Inspire Creative Writers
Jul. 22, 2015

For the months of May and June, renowned South African author Jo-Anne Richards ran a series of writing workshops at...

Tags: Creative Writing, Diane Victor
Baltimore Contemporary Print Fair 2015
Apr. 7, 2015

Browse the gallery for highlights and captions from this year's Baltimore Contemporary Print Fair. #bcpf15 Participating Exhibitors: Center Street Studio...

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On View at Carnegie Hall | Johannesburg in Print, Curated by David Krut Projects
Oct. 9, 2014

Johannesburg in Print | Curated by David Krut Projects On View: October - December 2014 We are excited to announce...

Tags: carnegie hall, Music, South Africa, ubuntu, William Kentridge (Universal Archive)
Johannesburg in Print | Exhibition at Carnegie Hall for UBUNTU South African Festival – NYC
Sep. 20, 2014

David Krut Projects & Carnegie Hall present: JOHANNESBURG IN PRINT Exhibition runs October 8 through November 5, 2014 in Carnegie Hall's...

Tags: arts, carnegie hall, Festival, live performance, Music, New York City, South Africa, ubuntu
David Krut to Participate in the Year’s E|AB Fair, NYC
Jul. 14, 2014

The Editions | Artists' Books Fair is coming back to NYC this Fall, 2014! Stay tuned to find more news...

Tags: 2014, art fair, E|AB, E|AB Fair
Diane Victor: The Needle and the Damage Done Installation Images
Apr. 10, 2014

Installation Images of Diane Victor's solo exhibition, The Needle and the Damage Done Click here to read more about the...

Tags: David Krut Projects Cape Town, Exhibition
Diane Victor Installs Brief Lives
Jan. 31, 2014

Diane Victor recently installed one of her candle smoke drawings on glass entitled 'Brief Lives: Pig' at a client's home....

Tags: Installation, smoke on glass
Arts on Main: Contemporary Prints From South Africa – Syracuse University Art Gallery
Jan. 25, 2014

Opens 30 January 2014 Syracuse, NY - The Syracuse University Art Galleries is pleased to present Arts on Main: Contemporary...

Tags: Arts on Main, David Krut Print Workshop, David Krut Projects New York, Syracuse
Diane Victor Benefit Auction at UJ FADA Gallery – 30 November 2013
Nov. 26, 2013

UJ ARTS & CULTURE cordially invites you to the Visual Art Auction:  In aid of Diane Victor at the UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG FADA GALLERY...

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Images from Multiplied 2013
Oct. 31, 2013

From 18 - 21 October David Krut, Luke Crossley and Jacqueline Nurse represented the David Krut Projects team at Christie's...

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The Shrunken Forest
Jun. 21, 2013

Trees call to mind big leafy structures over our heads, like the Oak trees that surround the Montebello Design Centre,...

Tags: The Benediction of Shade
THE PRINT SHOW at Ebony Cape Town, Installation Images
Jun. 18, 2013

Here are a few installation images of THE PRINT SHOW, a collaboration between David Krut Projects and Ebony Cape Town....

Tags: Collaboration, Printmaking
Diane Victor Altar at KKNK
Apr. 18, 2013

Below are images of the smoke on glass altar piece created by Diane Victor for KKNK.

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Diane Victor: In The Viewing Room & Benefit Auction
Mar. 27, 2013

The Goodman Gallery will host a viewing room show prior to an auction to benefit artist Diane Victor, who requires...

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Editions/Artists’ Book Fair, New York
Feb. 13, 2013

David Krut Projects (DKP) participated in the 15th Anniversary of the Editions/Artists’ Book Fair, which opened on the evening of...

Tags: David Krut Print Workshop, David Krut Projects, David Krut Projects New York, DKW, International, New York, News, Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop
Diane Victor featured on Art21 blog
Jul. 7, 2012

Diane Victor's recent exhibition, Reap and Sow, at David Krut Projects, New York, has been featured on the Art21 blog....

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Diane Victor – “Reap and Sow” – Opens at David Krut Projects, New York
May. 9, 2012

Diane Victor, Untitled (Goat), 2012, Smoke on paper, 66 x 50.8 cm Diane Victor has been working in New York...

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Diane Victor in New York part IV
Apr. 25, 2012

Hannah Dumes and Miranda Leighfield from David Krut Projects New York visited Robert Blackburn Print Workshop to see how work...

Tags: Chine Collé, David Krut Projects, Diane Victor, Johee Kim, Robert Blackburn Print Workshop
Diane Victor in New York part III
Apr. 25, 2012

Johee Kim, of Robert Blackburn Print Workshop New York, has been proofing a new Diane Victor drypoint print. The images...

Tags: Chine Collé, Diane Victor, Drypoint, Johee Kim, Robert Blackburn Print Workshop
Diane Victor in New York, part II
Apr. 12, 2012

Diane Victor has been working with printer Johee Kim at the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop. Miranda Leighfield from David Krut...

Tags: David Krut Projects New York, Diane Victor, Drypoint, Johee Kim, Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, steel-facing
Diane Victor in New York, part I
Apr. 12, 2012

Diane Victor is in New York working with printer Johee Kim at the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop on a small...

Tags: David Krut Projects New York, Diane Victor, Johee Kim, Miranda Leighfield, Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop
Diane Victor at David Krut Print Workshop, Arts on Main
Feb. 25, 2012

Diane Victor has returned from New York following her successful show, Reap and Sow, at DKP New York. During her...

Diane Victor UJ Exhibition continuation at David Krut Projects
Jan. 31, 2012

Following the closing of Diane Victor’s exhibition Ashes to Ashes and Smoke to Dust at the University of Johannesburg Art...

Tags: Arts on Main, Ashes to Ashes and Smoke to Dust, David Krut Projects, Diane Victor
Ashes to Ashes and Smoke to Dust comes to an end this week
Jan. 23, 2012

If you missed Diane Victor's exhibition, Ashes to Ashes and Smoke to Dust, this is your last week to catch...

Tags: Ashes to Ashes and Smoke to Dust, Burning the Candle at Both Ends, Diane Victor, Exhibition, Karen von Veh, monograph, UJ Art Gallery
Book Launch – Diane Victor, Burning the Candle at Both Ends
Jan. 20, 2012

The official launch of the second publication on Diane Victor by David Krut Publishing, entitled Burning the Candle at Both Ends...

Diane Victor Book Launch – 21 January 2012 – UJ Art Gallery
Jan. 18, 2012

Diane Victor - Burning the Candle at Both Ends publication will be launched at the University of Johannesburg Art Gallery...

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Diane Victor: Ashes to Ashes and Smoke to Dust exhibition opens at UJ, 16 November 2011
Nov. 16, 2011

Diane Victor’s solo exhibition Ashes to Ashes and Smoke to Dust opens at the UJ Art Gallery on the 16th November,...

Diane Victor: Ashes to Ashes and Smoke to Dust exhibition at UJ Art Gallery
Nov. 15, 2011

Diane Victor's solo exhibition Ashes to Ashes and Smoke to Dust at UJ Art Gallery until 25 January 2012. Book...

Tags: Annali Dempsey, David Krut Projects, Diane Victor, UJ Art Gallery, University of Johannesburg
Untitled: DKW Summer Show (5 November 2011 – 21 January 2012)
Nov. 1, 2011

The David Krut Projects Summer Show for 2011 features artworks from a wide selection of artists, most of whom have...

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David Krut Projects at Joburg Art Fair 2011
Sep. 17, 2011

David Krut Projects will be showcasing work by Bruce Backhouse, Gail Behrmann, Deborah Bell, Bronwen Findlay, Claire Gavronsky, Joseph Hart, Stephen...

Tags: First Cut, Johannesburg Art Fair 2011
Brief Lives: new smoke drawings on by Diane Victor
Sep. 7, 2011

Earlier this year, Diane Victor spent a few days creating new lithographs with Mark Attwood at the Artists’ Press print...

Tags: Artist Press Print Studio, Diane Victor, Gordon Froud, Innibos, Joburg Art Fair 2011, Mark Attwood, UJ
Conflict Zones: The Language of War – installation views
Aug. 20, 2011

Conflict Zones: The Language of War brings together works on paper by Ryan Arenson, William Kentridge, Diane Victor and Alastair...

FILM: Diane Victor makes smoke drawings in studio
Aug. 20, 2011

Diane Victor explains the genesis and meaning of her smoke drawings and how the medium interacts with her subject matter....

NEW EDITIONS: Diane Victor
Aug. 12, 2011

Diane Victor's latest print is now available at DKW. The print entitled "Last Supper - Enswined" was printed at DKW...

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IMPRINT: Selected Editions and Works on Paper, Installation Images
Jul. 20, 2011

David Krut Projects is pleased to present IMPRINT, a selection of editions and works on paper by local and international...

Diane Victor at David Krut Projects, New York
May. 4, 2011

Exhibiton duration: October 28 – December 18, 2010 David Krut Projects, New York, presents Diane Victor – Recent Work. In her...

Tags: Exhibition Post, New York
David Krut Projects at the Spring Gallery Tour in Leipzig, Germany
Apr. 30, 2011

David Krut Projects is proud to be a part of the Great Spring Gallery Tour, held in the Leipziger Baumwollspinnerei (Leipzig...

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FILM: Diane Victor makes smoke drawings in studio
Mar. 5, 2011

Diane Victor explains the genesis and meaning of her smoke drawings and how the medium interacts with her subject matter....

Tags: Diane Victor, Film, Smoke Drawing
Last of Diane Victor’s Birth of a Nation prints
Aug. 3, 2010

This day will be remembered for a personal milestone having been reached.  There were no elaborate celebrations when I finished...

Finishing off Diane Victor’s Leda and the White-Backed Vulture edition
Jul. 20, 2010

For the last two days I’ve been finishing off Diane Victor’s Leda and the White-Backed Vulture edition.  Alexandra Makhlouf came...

Diane Victor’s Leda and the White-Backed Vulture and Stompie Selibe’s arrival
Jul. 15, 2010

Niall Bingham editioned Diane Victor’s Leda and the White-Backed Vulture, and prepared for Stompie Selibe’s arrival tomorrow. We will be...

Diane Victor’s Ganemede drypoint.
Jul. 13, 2010

Bingham began Diane Victor’s Ganemede drypoint.

Tags: Drypoint, Ganemede
Pandora’s Sisters: Diane Victor’s New Editons at DKW
Apr. 4, 2008

[caption id="attachment_15442" align="alignnone" width="306"] Victor - After Eden, 2008. Etching.[/caption] Diane Victor’s work is usually described as social commentary, but...

Tags: Collaborative printmaking, David Krut Print Workshop

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