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Artist Biography given by the Kuru Development Trust. 'Xgaoc'o X'are(Qhaqhoo). (Born approx. 1970).
Qhaqhoo grew up in the Ghanzi District and joined the art project in 1992. As a young man, the creative possibilities, which he was introduced to at the Kuru Art Project, revealed a new world to him. His art became a new reality where the images that dwell in his mind could materialize on canvas through careful brushstrokes in simplified forms and joyous colours.

Qhaqhoo's knowledge and love of the Kalahari can be seen in most of his work. It reflects a unique simplicity that bears a strong resemblance to the rock art that was done centuries ago by his ancestors. He usually depicts all animals facing in the same direction, which is similar to many rock engravings, in particular, the ones at Twyfelfontein in Namibia.

Along with the other Kuru artists, his work has been exhibited worldwide. He has no specific preferences concerning techniques and media, although he loves oil paint. He is a very slow worker, but insists on finishing his work to perfection before he is satisfied.
It is worthwhile to mention his participation in the Graphica Creativa Exhibition in 1993 where the Kuru Art Project had received a trophy in honour of achievements in creative graphic arts. As a direct result of this, Qhaqhoo was invited to participate in the Intergrafia'94 World Award Winners Gallery, in Katowice, Poland and in Ronneby, Sweden. His work was also accepted for the MTG'94 (International Print Triennial) Krakow, Poland, Intergrafia '94, Branska Bystrica, Slovakia and Print Triennial '94, Consumenta'95 in Nuremberg, Germany. ' Taken from http://www.kuruart.com/profile.php?Id=10
Event Date 12/2/2014
Author: Rachel Hand

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Presented by The Art Fund and the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. An acquisition project to build a collection of modern and contemporary work on paper from Australia, Canada and South Africa was undertaken over 2011-13 with the support of a grant under The Art Fund's RENEW programme. The collection was developed with the expert advice and generous assistance of Annie Coombes and Norman Vorano in relation to South African and Inuit artists respectively. Khadija Carroll, Anita Herle and Diana Wood Conroy also contributed to the selection process. Obtained from the Kuru Development Trust, Ghanzi, Botswana, November 2013.
Event Date 12/2/2014
Author: maa

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Lithograph by Xgaoc'o Xare (Qhaqhoo) titled 'Skin bags and Tiger Fish', edition 23/40.
Event Date 12/2/2014
Author: maa

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Exhibited: 'Crafting Colour: Beads, Pattern and Painting from the Kalahari', Cambridge MAA South Lecture Room, 24 June 2014 - 28 September 2014. Presented by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. The display label text read: 'Qhaqhoo was one of the youngest artists when he joined the Kuru Art Project in 1991. This early work shows bags like those made by his relatives as well as beetles, a snake and a fish, inspired by pictures in a book.'
Event Date 15/9/2014
Author: Remke van der Velden

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The 2014 exhibition label gives 1992 as the Date Made, this has been added to the field. It also provides and alternative spelling for the Maker's last name and first name which has been added to the field between brackets. Except for (Qhaqhoo) which was already in the field.
Event Date 15/7/2015
Author: Remke van der Velden