Brundyn+Gonsalves (Formerly iArt)

Multi-faceted and conceptually sophisticated, Whitton’s work is primarily concerned with notions of structural composition and the ways in which we recognize and navigate the world around us. The associative tension set up by complex webs of reference is complimented by the sensitivity of the visual outcome.

Alastair Whitton graduated in 1994 with a National Diploma in Fine Art (with distinction) from Natal Technikon where he was awarded the Emma Smith Scholarship for further study abroad. He was a merit award winner at the 1994 Volkskas Atelier Awards and in 1995, following a three-month stay at the studio of artist Marlene Dumas in Amsterdam, studied towards an MFA at the Glasgow School of Art in Scotland. On his return he worked as curator of the KZNSA Gallery in Durban. Following collaborative projects with British artist Neville Gabie, Whitton relocated to England where he lectured at the Cheltenham College of Art and Design. He lived in London from 1998-2002 during which time he traveled to Europe and Australia. In 2009 works from his series Patmos and the War at Sea were selected for the 8th Bamako Encounters African Photography Biennale where he was one of four artists representing South Africa. The exhibition entitled Borders traveled to FotoMuseum in Antwerp, the Johannesburg Art Gallery and Iziko South African National Gallery. Whitton’s work can be found in various corporate and public collections in South Africa.

Alastair Whitton: Patmos and the War at Sea
Alastair Whitton, interviewed by Jacqueline Nurse
Alastair Whitton’s Encrypted Island
Review of Patmos and the War at Sea, by Tim James

Art South Africa review of Patmos and the War at Sea
WANTED Magazine: Border Inspection
Patmos and the War at Sea on Culture-Making
IAM Conversations - Christy Tennant speaks to Alastair Whitton
Talking Art with Cape Town’s Alastair Whitton, JournoNews

Alastair Whitton at African Photography Biennial
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