2014 Taiwan Ceramics Biennale

Wendy Gers

Wendy Gers currently lectures at l’Ecole Supérieure d’Art et de Design, Valenciennes, France. She is also a Research Associate at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. 
 

Gers has authored various museum catalogue articles, and published over 30 articles in scholarly journals including Image and Text, Art South Africa, Ceramic Review, African Arts, La Révue de la Céramique et du Verre, etc. She has also acted as a guest Reviewer for De Arte Journal and is finalizing a large publication on Southern African Potteries (1880-1980).
 

Gers has a BA (with majors in History of Art & Classical Civilization); an Advanced University Diploma in Information Studies & a Master’s Degree in History of Art (cum laude), from the University of KwaZulu- Natal. She was the Curator at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum in Port Elizabeth, South Africa (1996-2001).
 

In addition to international ceramics, Gers’ research interests include Modern and contemporary art and design history, critical theory, cultural studies, curatorial practices and post-colonial studies.