Personal Information
Name & Surname: Gerda Smit
Languages spoken: English and Afrikaans
Address: 5 Tenth Avenue, Fish Hoek, Cape Town.
Cell: 0824224927
E-mail: ogrietart@gmail.com
Nationality: RSA
Date of birth: 81/06/05
ID Number: 8106050007084
Gender: Female
Marriage Status: Married
Education
1999
National Senior Certificate - Die Hoërskool Menlopark
English (HG)
Afrikaans (HG)
Wiskunde(HG)
Natuur wetenskqp (HG)
Fine arts. (HG)
Baccalaureus Technologiae
Technican Pretoria
With effect from 2003 -12 -05
Work Experience
Jan 2004 - Dec 2006
Employer: Potters place
Type of business: Pottery teaching and working on Commissions stu
Position: Pottery teacher
Responsibilities: Teaching and working on Commissions.
Reference: Evette Kruger +27 82 573 4645
2004 - New Signature award at CERAMICS SOUTH AFRICA ( A dog named Jasper)
ceramicssa@icon.co.za
Jan 2007 - March 2019 (We decided to give up rent and close during hard Lockdown)
Position: Co Owner of Klay and co art studio, Weltevreden Farm.
Responsibilities: Art and pottery Teacher for children and Adults.
Type of business: fine arts and ceramic teaching studio.
Jan 2008 - Dec 2020: JHB
Dec 2020- current: Fish Hoek
O.Griet artworks and art classes
Position: Founder
Responsibilities: Teacher and artist
Dec 2014 to Sept 2015 (art departement closed)
CSA - Christian school of the arts
Part time Art teacher for As and A level Art and design Cambridge syllabus.
Reference: Ivana Ries - Principal
January 2016 to July 2017
Part time Art teacher for Grade 3 to Grade 7
The cottage Montessori (Ruimsig campus)
Upper primary group
Reference: Janet Clark - Principal
CottageMontessori@gmail.com
0824483829
Jan 2017to Dec 2017 (contract for a year)
Le Amen
Part time Art teacher for grade R to Grade 12
Reference: Louise and Vincent
info@le-amen.co.za
2013 to 2016
Artist @Alice art gallery
2019 to current
Freelance children book illustrator at Room to read publisher.
2023 to current
Freelance illustratort at Lapa uitgewers
2024 to current freelance illustrator at Maskew Miller Publishing
Name & Surname: Gerda Smit
Languages spoken: English and Afrikaans
Address: 5 Tenth Avenue, Fish Hoek, Cape Town.
Cell: 0824224927
E-mail: ogrietart@gmail.com
Nationality: RSA
Date of birth: 81/06/05
ID Number: 8106050007084
Gender: Female
Marriage Status: Married
Education
1999
National Senior Certificate - Die Hoërskool Menlopark
English (HG)
Afrikaans (HG)
Wiskunde(HG)
Natuur wetenskqp (HG)
Fine arts. (HG)
Baccalaureus Technologiae
Technican Pretoria
With effect from 2003 -12 -05
Work Experience
Jan 2004 - Dec 2006
Employer: Potters place
Type of business: Pottery teaching and working on Commissions stu
Position: Pottery teacher
Responsibilities: Teaching and working on Commissions.
Reference: Evette Kruger +27 82 573 4645
2004 - New Signature award at CERAMICS SOUTH AFRICA ( A dog named Jasper)
ceramicssa@icon.co.za
Jan 2007 - March 2019 (We decided to give up rent and close during hard Lockdown)
Position: Co Owner of Klay and co art studio, Weltevreden Farm.
Responsibilities: Art and pottery Teacher for children and Adults.
Type of business: fine arts and ceramic teaching studio.
Jan 2008 - Dec 2020: JHB
Dec 2020- current: Fish Hoek
O.Griet artworks and art classes
Position: Founder
Responsibilities: Teacher and artist
Dec 2014 to Sept 2015 (art departement closed)
CSA - Christian school of the arts
Part time Art teacher for As and A level Art and design Cambridge syllabus.
Reference: Ivana Ries - Principal
January 2016 to July 2017
Part time Art teacher for Grade 3 to Grade 7
The cottage Montessori (Ruimsig campus)
Upper primary group
Reference: Janet Clark - Principal
CottageMontessori@gmail.com
0824483829
Jan 2017to Dec 2017 (contract for a year)
Le Amen
Part time Art teacher for grade R to Grade 12
Reference: Louise and Vincent
info@le-amen.co.za
2013 to 2016
Artist @Alice art gallery
2019 to current
Freelance children book illustrator at Room to read publisher.
2023 to current
Freelance illustratort at Lapa uitgewers
2024 to current freelance illustrator at Maskew Miller Publishing
