Library Promotions Officer and Arts Co-Ordinator , NMBM Cultural Development Project | Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality
Port Elizabeth | 1984 - present

Arts, Culture and Entertainment

Museum Display Technician | Visual Displays | Port Elizabeth Museum (Bayworld)
Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 1982 - 1984

Arts, Culture and Entertainment

Design and maintain museum visual displays.

Commercial Artist | Advertising | Don Bell Design Studio
Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 1975 - 1975

Publishing, Printing and Print Media

Design and paste-up.

Arts Co-Ordinator, Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Library Services
2005

Teaching basic art skill to learners from previously disadvantaged communities within the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro, (2005 to present). A project which developed from the Goteborg/ NMBM Cultural Partnership, (2005-2009).

Library Promotions Officer
1984

Design promotional material for libraries within the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality

Public Collections
1976

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum, Port Elizabeth (formally King George V1 Art Gallery).
William Humphreys Art Gallery, Kimberley.
ARTEC (formally Eastern Province Society of Arts and Crafts, EPSAC).
Frolunda Kulturhus, Goteborg, Sweden.

Frank Pickford Marriott, A Post Pre-Raphaelite, 1871-1935 | 2008
2008

Author of a research article on the artist, Frank Pickford Marriott, published in Looking Back, Volume 47, A Journal of the Port Elizabeth Historical Society.

Port Elizabeth Technikon

Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 1975 - 1978

HND, Graphic Fine Art (with distinction) - Printmaking and Book Illustration

Lovell Gallery Artist's Competition | 2011

Work shortlisted, but not finally selected.

Spier Contemporary | 2009

Work shortlisted, but not finally selected.

Algoa Sun Newspaper, Jonnic Publishers | 2000

Freelance writer and illustrator, 'Sunbeam Corner for the Younger Set, story and Illustration by Alan Grobler'.

208 East Cape Artists | 2011

An illustrated compilation of artists representing the Eastern Cape by Gallerist, Helene Theron and published under the auspices of the Mandela Bay Development Agency (MBDA), Port Elizabeth.

South African Select Arts Diary, 2012 | 2012

This publication is composed of "invite only" work /galleries and is cosponsored by ABSA / PPC CEMENT. Contemporary art with a bite from artists/galleries that sidestep the mainstream.

Port Elizabeth Historical Society | Frank Pickford Marriott, A Post Pre-Raphaelite, 1871-1935 | 2008

Research article on the life and work of artist, Frank Pickford Marriott.

Higher National Diploma (Graphic Fine Art, Book Illustration) with distinction | 1980

National Higher Diploma (NHD) in graphic book illustration.

Visiting lecturer | 2008

Invited to present a linocut printmaking workshop by the governing body of the KV Art School, Goteborg, Sweden.

Representation | 2011

Linocut prints represented at The South African Print Gallery, Woodstock, Cape Town.

Selected Exhibitions - local and international | 1986

1986-1991, Annual International Exhibition of Miniature Art, Del Bello Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

1991, Solo Exhibition, Eastern Province Society of Arts and Crafts, Port Elizabeth (ARTEC).

1993-2009, People, Places and Perspectives', Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum, Port Elizabeth.

2008, South African Exhibition, Frolunda Kulturhus, Goteborg, Sweden.

2008, Solo Exhibition, William Humphreys Art Gallery, Kimberley.

2010, Creative Diversity - selected artists from Port Elizabeth, William Humphreys Art Gallery, Kimberley.

2011, 208 East Cape Artists Exhibition, Athenaeum, Belmont Terrace, Central, Port Elizabeth.

2011, Solo Exhibition, Under Freeways, ARTEC Gallery, Port Elizabeth.

2012, Large Works Exhibition, Athenaeum, Port Elizabeth.

2012, Who's Who and What's New 2012, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum, Port Elizabeth.

Book illustration | 1995

Freelance book illustrator for Heinemann Educational Publishers in 1995.
Freelance book illustrator for Macmillan Educational Publishers in 2000.

Eastern Province Society of Arts and Crafts

Member, 2011 - present

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum

Life Member, 1976 - present

Bet-Sheekoom Haven for Women and Children in crisis

Donor, 2011 - 2011

School Feeding Trust

Donor, 1970 - 2000

Cat Care

Donor, 2011 - 2011

Lord David Michael Prosser

"“Alan is an exceptional man. Apart from being a friend whom you know you can rely on and share with he is also a gifted artist whose work should b and will be displayed in every major gallery throughout the world. Though he never forgets his dedication to his work he also never forgets his dedication as an artist and leaves a work with a 'That'll do' attitude. He works to standars of perfection. I would never have qualms about recommending Alan for anything as it would always be done to exacting standards.” July 13, 2011" - 2011