Tyrone Appollis was born in Cape Town in 1957, and trained at the Community Arts Project (CAP) from 1982 to 87 mainly under Cecil Skotnes.

Tyrone started his career with oil painting and sculpting in 1980.His colorful African art paintings reflect the changing times in South Africa. From scenes of despair and destruction, witnessed and experienced during the liberation struggle, to images of hope, peace and reconciliation.

He began exhibiting in 1982 and has participated in countless group shows, both in South Africa and abroad. His work is represented in numerous corporate and public art collections, including SA National Gallery, UWC, Sasol Ltd, National Gallery of Namibia, Department of National Education in Pretoria, Groote Schuur Hospital, UCT, Durban Art Gallery and many others, not to mention scores of private art collections throughout the world. Many of his paintings have been selected to appear on book jackets, such as two books by Alex la Guma, Contrast Magazine, "Emergency" by Richard Rive, i.a.

Tyrone Appollis is an artist fluent in a multitude of media, oils, acrylics, drawing, printmaking, sculpture in wood and assemblages. Artist, musician, composer, poet and self-taught philosopher, Tyrone believes that art can be instrumental in bringing about reconciliation on all levels. He is passionate about freedom, for the individual, the community and the artist, but he believes that it must be tempered with discipline. He wishes to be remembered one day as an artist who identifies with the human condition, which he so richly portrays in his work."

	Other interest: musician, printmaker and poetry.
	Studies: CAP, under Cecil Skotnes.
	Publications: Several magazine illustrations from 1985.
	Corporate / Public : University of Kansas, USA; Norton Museum of Art, Florida, USA.
	Collections Local and International: National Gallery of Namibia; SA National Gallery, Cape Town: University of the Western Cape; Dept. National Education, Cape Town; SA Fine Worsteds, Cape Town; SASOL; Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town; Michaelis School of Fine Art, Cape Town and  Durban Art Museum, Ambassador of Norway.
	Solo Exhibitions: 1982 - 1993: Rocklands Library, Cape Town; SA Arts Association, Cape Town; British Consul Office, Johannesburg; SA Arts Association, Worcester, Cape; Chelsea Gallery, Cape Town; Karen McKerron Gallery, Johannesburg.
	Group Exhibitions: 1988 - 1998: Luxurama Theatre, Cape Town; Univ. Western Cape, Cape Town; Primart Gallery, Cape Town; Rahmen Gallery, Germany; Conservatoire of Music, Windhoek, Namibia; SA Triennial; Salon Biennial, Paris, France; Sheraton Hotel, Zurich, Switzerland.
	Commissions: 1994: Mural for Univ. Western Cape, Cape Town; 'Freedom of the City', paintings honoring Archbishop Tutu; SA Gourmet Festival; J&B Metropolitan Race.
	Tyrone Appollis   "I consider political and social reconciliation to be an integral part of art. A cross-cultural dialogue, personal therapy and as communication to God. All my compositions are in one way or another, autobiographical. I portray an array of continuous movement, animating featureless townships with colorful shacks and folk on the streets dancing, vending, making music and occasionally fighting".
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