John Kramer was born in Worcester, Western Cape in 1946. At school he received tuition at the Hugo Naude Art Centre, Worcester and majored in painting at the Michaelis School of Fine Art at the University of Cape Town. In 1968 he won the Michaelis prize. He holds a diploma in Fine Art.  In 1970 he joined the South African Museum where he was head of the Exhibitions division for many years. During his museum career he designed and, with his team, built many displays and exhibitions. He also had the opportunity to visit most  major museums and galleries in Canada, USA, Israel, Paris and London. Although he had a fulltime job he continued to paint at night and weekends and participated in many group shows.  In the 1980's he had two successful one-man exhibitions. In 2002 he left the museum to pursue a full-time painting career.  His work is represented in many private, corporate and public collections, including the South African National Gallery, Durban Art Gallery and the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum, Port Elizabeth. He is married and has two sons. Lives in the Gardens, Cape Town and Onrus. 

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Holiday Inn, Gaboronne, 1973

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