Philippa Hobbs
South African · b. 1955
Philippa Hobbs is a South African art historian, artist, and art collector. She was born in 1955 and matriculated at St Andrew's School in 1972. She studied art at the… (Wikipedia)
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Babel: Steps Away from the Water I and II, diptychStrauss & Co · ZAR 9,610≈ $584≈ £436≈ €512Sign up to see
Stunt Girl Stills: Sleeping in the SwampStrauss & Co · ZAR 4,099≈ $339≈ £227≈ €316Sign up to see
Ixu and DioscoridesStrauss & Co · ZAR 1,202≈ $70≈ £52≈ €60Sign up to see
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Philippa Hobbs is a South African art historian, artist, and art collector. She was born in 1955 and matriculated at St Andrew's School in 1972. She studied art at the Johannesburg College of Art before finishing a post-graduate printmaking course at the University of the Arts (Philadelphia). She then furthered her studies through University of South Africa (UNISA) and the Technikon Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. Hobbs was a professor of art at the Technikon Witwatersrand from 1979 to 1993, and also the Head of Printmaking there. She has been noted for her contribution to the practice of art, art education, research, and community development through art. As of 2006, Hobbs has worked as Curator of the MTN Art Collection, a private, corporate art collection in Johannesburg.
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