Pic by Karen Bradtke: Martin BurnettWell-known Durban artist and lecturer, Martin Burnett, died after suffering a heart attack on December 20.
He will be acknowledged in the KZNSA’s forthcoming Members Exhibition, titled Red
Martin Burnett was born in Johannesburg in 1946 and studied at Wits University. He worked as a window dresser and interior designer at Edgars, Stuttafords, from 1965 to 1971. He held a National Teachers Diploma and a Higher Diploma in Education from the Durban Institute of Technology (now the Durban University of Technology.
Well respected as a lecturer, he began his teaching career at the Johannesburg School of Art, Ballet and Music. In KZN he taught at Westville Boys High, Westville Girls High, Northlands Girls High and did locums at Marist Brothers College, Danville Girls and Uthongathi (Crawford). He was a founder member of the sadly-defunct Berea Meander and exhibited extensively in one man or group shows. He also conducted workshops in major centres in painting, drawing and silk screening.
He had recently been lecturing at Nanda Soobben’s Centre for Fine Art Animation and Design.
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