Sue Williamson

♀ *1941 / United Kingdom

Works

Solo exhibitions

Short Stories

In A Larger Tale

Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg (ZA)
20 Jul 2024 – 24 Aug 2024
Pages from a Government Tourist Brochure

Galerie Dominique Fiat, Paris (FR)
7 Nov 2023 – 22 Dec 2023
Pages from the South

Galerie Dominique Fiat, Paris (FR)
12 Sep 2020 – 31 Oct 2020
That particular morning / 2019

Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg (ZA)
25 Jul 2019 – 31 Aug 2019
CAN'T REMEMBER, CAN'T FORGET

Apartheid Museum SA, Johannesburg (ZA)
21 Mar 2017 – 31 May 2017
The Past Lies Ahead / 2016

Goodman Gallery Cape Town, Cape Town (ZA)
4 Feb 2016 – 2 Mar 2016
There's something I must tell you

SANG Iziko Museum - South African Nation, Cape Town (ZA)
27 Jun 2014 – 30 Jun 2015
ON ALL OUR MOTHERS

Goodman Gallery Cape Town, Cape Town (ZA)
15 Aug 2013 – 14 Sep 2013
All Our Mothers

Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg (ZA)
16 May 2013 – 15 Jun 2013
Voices

Goodman Gallery Cape Town, Cape Town (ZA)
19 Feb 2011 – 26 Mar 2011
Better Lives

Youngblackman, Cape Town (ZA)
29 Sep 2009 – 28 Oct 2009
Other voices, other cities

Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg (ZA)
27 Aug 2009 – 23 Sep 2009
Hotels and Better Lives

João Ferreira Gallery, Cape Town (ZA)
11 May 2005 – 28 May 2005
Hotels and Better Lives

Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg (ZA)
19 Mar 2005 – 16 Apr 2005
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Centre d'Art Contemporain, Brussels (BE)
10 Apr 2003 – 14 Jun 2003

Group

Photographier l'action

Mémoire visuelle, Performance et mise en scène de 1970 à nos jours

Galerie Dominique Fiat, Paris (FR)
15 Oct 2026 – 15 Jan 2027

with Guenter Brus, Hannah Collins, Emo de Medeiros, John Goto, Nicola Lo Calzo, Chantal Regnault
We, the People: 30 Years of Democracy in South Africa

Norval Foundation, Cape Town (ZA)
6 Dec 2024 – 23 Nov 2025

with Jane Alexander, Dineo Seshee Bopape, Nicola Brandt, Candice Breitz, Steven Cohen, Abri De Swardt, Jabulani Dhlamini, Andrew Esiebo, David Goldblatt, Simon Gush, Pieter Hugo, Svea Josephy …
Tell Me What You Remember

The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia (US)
5 Mar 2023 – 21 May 2023

with Lebohang Kganye
Shifting Dialogues

Photography from The Walther Collection

K21 Kunstsammlung NRW, Düsseldorf (DE)
9 Apr 2022 – 25 Sep 2022

with Martina Bacigalupo, Sammy Baloji, Oladélé Ajiboyé Bamgboyé, Yto Barrada, Bernd & Hilla Becher, Jodi Bieber, Edson Chagas, Mimi Cherono Ng Ok, Kudzanai Chiurai, Alfred Martin Duggan-Cronin, Theo Eshetu, Em'Kal Eyongakpa …
Allied with Power

African and African Diaspora Art from the Jorge M. Pérez Collection

Art Museum Miami, Miami (US)
24 Apr 2020 – 6 Feb 2022

with Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Kudzanai Chiurai, Genevieve Gaignard, David Goldblatt, Nicholas Hlobo, Pieter Hugo, Rashid Johnson, Isaac Julien, William Kentridge, Kiluanji Kia Henda, Zanele Muholi, Odili Donald Odita …
I've grown roses in this garden of mine

INAUGURAL EXHIBITION

Goodman London, London (GB)
3 Oct 2019 – 2 Nov 2019

with Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin, Ghada Amer, Kudzanai Chiurai, Gabrielle Goliath, Haroon Gunn-Salie, Alfredo Jaar, William Kentridge, Grada Kilomba, Kapwani Kiwanga, Shirin Neshat, Tabita Rezaire, Yinka Shonibare MBE …
Road to Justice

MAXXI Museo nazionale delle arti, Roma (IT)
22 Jun 2018 – 14 Oct 2018

with John Akomfrah, Bouchra Khalili, Moshekwa Langa, Wangechi Mutu, Malik Nejmi, Michael Tsegaye
Women House

National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington (US)
9 Mar 2018 – 28 May 2018

with Helena Almeida, Monica Bonvicini, Claude Cahun, Lili Dujourie, Valie Export, Lucy Gunning, Birgit Juergenssen, Kirsten Justesen, Karin Mack, Isa Melsheimer, Zanele Muholi, Leticia Parente …
Tous, des sang-mêlés

MAC/VAL, Paris (FR)
22 Apr 2017 – 3 Sep 2017

with Mathieu Kleyebe Abonnenc, Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Francis Alys, Faycal Baghriche, Sammy Baloji, Taysir Batniji, Sylvie Blocher, Jonathas de Andrade, Maryam Jafri, Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige, Bouchra Khalili, Kimsooja …
ART / AFRIQUE, le nouvel atelier

Fondation Louis Vuitton , Paris (FR)
26 Apr 2017 – 28 Aug 2017

with Jane Alexander, Kudzanai Chiurai, David Goldblatt, Romuald Hazoumé, Nicholas Hlobo, William Kentridge, Moshekwa Langa, Lawrence Lemaoana, Kristin-Lee Moolman, Zanele Muholi, Musa Nxumalo, J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere …
NEW REVOLUTIONS

50 YEARS OF SHAPING CONTEMPORARY ART

Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg (ZA)
4 Jun 2016 – 1 Aug 2016

with Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin, Ghada Amer, Candice Breitz, Kudzanai Chiurai, Jabulani Dhlamini, Hassan & Hussein Essop, Mounir Fatmi, David Goldblatt, Alfredo Jaar, William Kentridge, Shirin Neshat, Sam Nhlengethwa …
Contemporary Art/South Africa

Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven (US)
9 May 2014 – 14 Sep 2014

with William Kentridge, Santu Mofokeng, Zanele Muholi, Robin Rhode, Gary Schneider
My Joburg

Kunstszene Johannesburg

Kunsthalle im Lipsiusbau, Dresden (DE)
26 Oct 2013 – 5 Jan 2014

with Jane Alexander, Jodi Bieber, Dineo Seshee Bopape, Willem Boshoff, Candice Breitz, Kudzanai Chiurai, Steven Cohen, David Goldblatt, Nicholas Hlobo, Stephen Hobbs, William Kentridge, Donna Kukama …
Imaginary Fact: Contemporary South African Art and the Archive

Venice Biennale - ZA, Venezia (IT)
1 Jun 2013 – 24 Nov 2013

with Donna Kukama, Zanele Muholi, Sam Nhlengethwa, Andrew Putter, Athi-Patra Ruga, Penny Siopis
My Joburg

La Maison Rouge, Paris (FR)
20 Jun 2013 – 22 Sep 2013

with Jane Alexander, Jodi Bieber, Dineo Seshee Bopape, Willem Boshoff, Candice Breitz, Kudzanai Chiurai, Steven Cohen, David Goldblatt, Simon Gush, Nicholas Hlobo, Stephen Hobbs, William Kentridge …
Rise and Fall of Apartheid: Photography and the Bureaucracy of Everyday Life

ICP Center of Photography, New York (US)
14 Sep 2012 – 6 Jan 2013

with Jane Alexander, Omar Badsha, Ernest Cole, David Goldblatt, Hans Haacke, William Kentridge, Peter Magubane, Gideon Mendel, Sabelo Mlangeni, Santu Mofokeng, Sam Nzima, Adrian Piper …
SPRING SHOW

Goodman Gallery Cape Town, Cape Town (ZA)
10 Nov 2012 – 7 Dec 2012

with Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin, David Goldblatt, Moshekwa Langa, Sam Nhlengethwa, Mikhael Subotzky
12th International Istanbul Biennial

Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts, Istanbul (TR)
17 Sep 2011 – 13 Nov 2011

with Eddie Adams, Claudia Andujar, Edgardo Aragon, Marwa Arsanios, Kutluğ Ataman, George Awde, Alessandro Balteo Yazbeck, Taysir Batniji, Letizia Battaglia, Mathew B. Brady, Chris Burden, Tammy Rae Carland …
Impressions from South Africa, 1965 to Now

Prints from The Museum of Modern Art

MoMA Museum Modern Art, New York (US)
23 Mar 2011 – 29 Aug 2011

with Kudzanai Chiurai, William Kentridge, Zwelethu Mthethwa, Jo Ractliffe
Darkroom: Photography and New Media in South Africa since 1950

Birmingham Museum, Birmingham (US)
20 Feb 2011 – 16 Apr 2011

with Roger Ballen, Ian Berry, Bobby Bobson (Sukdeo Bobson Mohanlall) , David Goldblatt, William Kentridge, Peter Magubane, Thando Mama, Senzini Marasela, Santu Mofokeng, Zwelethu Mthethwa, Robin Rhode, Tracey Rose …
APARTHEID - The South African Mirror

Centre de Cultura Cont., Barcelona (ES)
26 Sep 2007 – 13 Jan 2008

with Jane Alexander, David Goldblatt, William Kentridge, Churchill Madikida, Santu Mofokeng, Zwelethu Mthethwa, Tracey Rose, Berni Searle, Nontsikelelo "Lolo" Veleko
Into Me/Out of Me

KW Kunst-Werke Berlin, Berlin (DE)
26 Nov 2006 – 4 Mar 2007

with Vito Acconci, Bas Jan Ader, Kenneth Anger, Janine Antoni, Nobuyoshi Araki, Knut Asdam, Matthew Barney, John Bock, Guenter Brus, Jeff Burton, Patty Chang, Larry Clark …
New Identities - Contemporary Art from South Africa

JAG Johannesburg Art Gallery, Johannesburg (ZA)
3 Apr 2005 – 29 May 2005

with Jane Alexander, Beezy Bailey, William Kentridge, Santu Mofokeng, Zwelethu Mthethwa, Sam Nhlengethwa, Berni Searle, Andrew Tshabangu, Minette Vári
New Identities - Contemporary Art from South Africa

Pretoria Art Museum, Pretoria (ZA)
23 Feb 2005 – 4 Apr 2005

with Jane Alexander, Beezy Bailey, William Kentridge, Santu Mofokeng, Zwelethu Mthethwa, Sam Nhlengethwa, Berni Searle, Andrew Tshabangu, Minette Vári
Cape Town Month of Photography

The South African Centre for Photography, Cape Town (ZA)
17 Feb 2005 – 30 Mar 2005

with Jenny Altschuler, Pieter Badenhorst, Jeff Barbee, Jean Brundrit, Jillian Edelstein, Sarel Eloff, Kayo Fusejima, David Goldblatt, Rhonda Klevansky, Muzi Kuzwayo, Nan Melville, Zanele Muholi …
Girls Night Out

João Ferreira Gallery, Cape Town (ZA)
28 Feb 2005 – 26 Mar 2005

with Bridget Baker, Claire Breukel, Katherine Bull, Arnold Erasmus, Tracy Lindner Gander, Sarah Nankin
10 years 100 artists - Art in a democratic south africa

Book and Art Exhibition

Bell-Roberts Gallery, Cape Town (ZA)
8 Dec 2004 – 15 Jan 2005

with Jane Alexander, Candice Breitz, Jean Brundrit, Steven Cohen, David Goldblatt, Kay Hassan, Stephen Hobbs, William Kentridge, Terry Kurgan, Moshekwa Langa, Churchill Madikida, Thando Mama …
Coup de Coeur II

Crac Alsace, Altkirch (FR)
12 Sep 2004 – 21 Nov 2004

with Marius Morch, Shirin Neshat, Shirana Shahbazi, Manit Sriwanichpoom, Rirkrit Tiravanija
New Identities - Zeitgenössische Kunst aus Südafrika

Kunstmuseum Bochum, Bochum (DE)
31 Jul 2004 – 7 Nov 2004

with Jane Alexander, Beezy Bailey, William Kentridge, Santu Mofokeng, Zwelethu Mthethwa, Sam Nhlengethwa, Berni Searle, Andrew Tshabangu, Minette Vári
Staged realities: exposing the soul in african photography 1870 - 2004

"Family Ties" + "Composure" + "Exposing the Body"

Stevenson, Cape Town (ZA)
24 Mar 2004 – 8 May 2004

with Philip Kwame Apagya, Jean Depara, Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Pieter Hugo, Constance Stuart Larrabee, Gideon Mendel, Youssef Nabil, Eileen Perrier, Berni Searle, Fazal Sheikh
Staged realities: exposing the soul in african photography 1870 - 2004

"Constructing Power" + "From Coercion to Celebration"

Stevenson, Cape Town (ZA)
24 Mar 2004 – 8 May 2004

with Paul Alberts, Kelechi Amadi-Obi, Philip Kwame Apagya, Brett Bailey, Steven Cohen, Jean Depara, Doudou Diop, Patricia Driscoll, Rotimi Fani-Kayode, David Goldblatt, Constance Stuart Larrabee, Chris Ledochowski …
Visions of Paradise

João Ferreira Gallery, Cape Town (ZA)
8 Mar 2004 – 1 Apr 2004

with Candice Breitz, Robin Rhode
History Now

Dunkers Kulturhus, Helsingborg (SE)
29 Mar 2003 – 11 May 2003

with Miriam Baeckstroem, Magnus Bärtås, Marcelo Brodsky, Carl de Keyzer, Willie Doherty, Carl Johan Erikson, Alfredo Jaar, Maria Miesenberger, Zineb Sedira, Carrie Mae Weems, Jasmila Zbanic
africa apart - afrikanische Künstler konfontieren Aids

nGbK Neue Gesellschaft, Berlin (DE)
14 Dec 2002 – 9 Feb 2003

with Akinbode Akinbiyi, Fanie Jason, Le Groupe Amos

Events

FNB Joburg Art Fair 2026

FNB Joburg Art Fair, Johannesburg (ZA)
4 Sep 2026 – 6 Sep 2026

with Jane Alexander, Kudzanai Chiurai, Steven Cohen, David Goldblatt, Isaac Gyamfi Assumeng, Alfredo Jaar, William Kentridge, Moshekwa Langa, Paulo Nazareth, Sam Nhlengethwa, Robin Rhode, Penny Siopis …
Investec Cape Town Art Fair 2026

Cape Town Art Fair, Cape Town (ZA)
20 Feb 2026 – 22 Feb 2026

with Letizia Battaglia, Sibusiso Bheka, José Chambel, Steven Cohen, Justin Dingwall, Bogdan Gulyay, Pieter Hugo, Alfredo Jaar, Moshekwa Langa, Vuyo Mabheka, Kamogelo Machaba, Alice Mann …
Investec Cape Town Art Fair 2025

Cape Town Art Fair, Cape Town (ZA)
21 Feb 2025 – 23 Feb 2025

with Ghada Amer, David Goldblatt, Dor Guez, William Kentridge, Sanjo Lawal, Sam Nhlengethwa, Mikhael Subotzky
Frieze London 2024

Frieze art fair, London (GB)
9 Oct 2024 – 13 Oct 2024

with Ignasi Aballi, Bani Abidi, Marina Abramovic, Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Francis Alys, Ghada Amer, Tina Barney, Anna Barriball, Vanessa Beecroft, Inaki Bonillas, Julian Charriere, Isaac Chong Wai …
Frieze Art Fair | New York

Frieze art fair, New York (US)
17 May 2023 – 21 May 2023

with Ghada Amer, David Goldblatt, Dor Guez, Alfredo Jaar, William Kentridge, Shirin Neshat, Hank Willis Thomas
Frieze Art Fair | New York

Frieze art fair, New York (US)
18 May 2022 – 22 May 2022

with Doug Aitken, Carla Chan, Ernest Cole, Alex Da Corte, Thomas Demand, Stan Douglas, Paz Errazuriz, Roe Ethridge, Rodney Graham, Dan Graham, Leslie Hewitt, Alfredo Jaar …
Frieze London 2021

Frieze art fair, London (GB)
13 Oct 2021 – 17 Oct 2021

with Darren Almond, Ghada Amer, William Eggleston, Awol Erizku, Nilbar Gueres, Gauri Gill, David Goldblatt, Andy Goldsworthy, Dor Guez, Candida Hoefer, Mona Hatoum, Nicholas Hlobo …
Frieze Art Fair 2019

Frieze art fair, London (GB)
3 Oct 2019 – 6 Oct 2019

with Marina Abramovic, Sophia Al-Maria, Carlos Amorales, Harold Ancart, Joel Andrianomearisoa, Vanessa Beecroft, Neil Beloufa, Mark Bradford, Dirk Braeckman, Clegg & Guttmann , Natalie Czech, Shezad Dawood …
Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2018

Possibilities for a Non-Alienated Life

Kochi-Muziris Biennale, Kochi (IN)
12 Dec 2018 – 29 Mar 2019

with Brook Andrew, Tania Bruguera, Nathan Coley, SONG Dong, Valie Export, Chitra Ganesh, Chandan Gomes, Guerrilla Girls, Shilpa Gupta, Sunil Gupta, Rula Halawani, Sunil Janah …
Investec Cape Town Art Fair 2019

Cape Town Art Fair, Cape Town (ZA)
15 Feb 2019 – 17 Feb 2019

with Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin, Roger Ballen, Vanessa Beecroft, Girma Berta, Lien Botha, Sophie Calle, Kudzanai Chiurai, Saidou Dicko, Justin Dingwall, Omar Victor Diop, Jesse A. Fernandez, Andrea Galvani …
FNB Joburg Art Fair 2018

FNB Joburg Art Fair, Johannesburg (ZA)
7 Sep 2018 – 9 Sep 2018

with Ghada Amer, Roger Ballen, Candice Breitz, Saidou Dicko, Justin Dingwall, David Goldblatt, Eyerusalem Adugna Jirenga, Davina Jogi, Euridice Kala, Kapwani Kiwanga, Letso Leipego, Mario Macilau …
1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair

Art Africa Ltd, Brooklyn (US)
6 May 2016 – 8 May 2016

with Joseph Moïse Agbodjélou, Mustapha Azeroual, Jim Chuchu, Omar Victor Diop, Maimouna Guerresi , Lebohang Kganye, Hamidou Maiga, Fabrice Monteiro, Jean-Claude Moschetti, Aida Muluneh, Otobong Nkanga, Malick Sidibe …