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About Garth
Garth Chase Hoets was born in Johannesburg in 1944.
His education took him through King Edward VII School and and then onto
the University of the Witwatersrand where he qualified with a degree in
Chemistry and Marine Biology.
It was while teaching high school in Johannesburg that Garth started
taking pottery lessons part-time with his brother Digby.
After embarking on a farming venture in the Northern Province near
Tzaneen, Garth started teaching pottery part-time and holding small
exhibitions and workshop demonstrations locally. |
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Eventually Garth moved to Hilton, in the Natal
Midlands area, where he started a pottery studio, teaching and producing
for various exhibitions and galleries
Garth was a member of the Natal committee of the Association of Potters
of Southern Africa (APSA) for a number of years as well as serving as
chairman for some of that period. Nominated as a selector and judge for
past Natal Regional and National Exhibition entries, he has participated
in most regional and national exhibitions since 1981.
Currently Garth teaches and produces ware, some on commission for
various game lodges and conference centres. |
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