Bonile Bam
gallery
biography

1974

Born in Kwazakhele township, Port Elizabeth

1997/1998

Photography at the Market Photography Workshop, Johannesburg

1998/2003

Teaching assistant for the Beginners, Intermediate and Advance classes at the Market Photo Workshop in Newtown, Johannesburg

1999

Six months internship with the Sowetan newspaper, Johannesburg

2000

Three months internship at Stadsteatern, Stockholm

Theatre photographer for the Market Theatre – Johannesburg

2001

Freelanced for Amakhosi (official Kaizer Chiefs FC publication) - Johannesburg

Photographer for Business Day (daily publication) - Johannesburg

2002

Photographer for the Sunday Times (a weekly publication) – Johannesburg

2003/2004

Photojournalism and Documentary Photography at the International Centerof Photography, New York

2004

Four months internship with Getty Images News Service, New York

2005

Two months internship with The Star newspaper, Johannesburg

The Star, Business Report, Sunday Independent and Saturday Star - Johannesburg

2006

Represented by Gallo Images Stock Agency - Johannesburg

2007

Staff Photographer- The Star, Johannesburg

Active member – Market Photo Workshop, Johannesburg

solo exhibitions

2000

INITIATION OF THE MIND - Solo exhibition at Stadsteatern, Stockholm

group exhibitions

2007

CENTRE OF MEMORY – International artists (Global Art) at Seippel Gallery, Johannesburg

2004

CHASING A DREAM - Group exhibition at the International Center of Photography (School), New York

2002

SEEING BEING SEEN- At Spei Theatre, (project by the Netherlands Institute for South Africa), Amsterdam

1999

X-CAPE - At Museum Africa, project was developed as part of Shuttle 99 workshops, Durban

1999

Together with the Market Photo Workshop, co-curated an exhibition of pictures by Sowetan photographers at the Worker’s Library, Johannesburg

1998

MPW’s annual student exhibition at the Market Theatre Gallery, Newtown

public collections

2000

Community outreach project in Motherwell – Eastern Cape, co-ordinated a week long workshop with photographers in that community

1998

Official photographer for the March Against Child Labour Campaign - from Cape Town to the border (Beit Bridge) of South Africa and Zimbabwe