​Contemporary South African Art

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Hennie Niemann Jr was born in Bloemfontein to Magriet and Hennie Niemann. In 1980 his family moved to Vermont where he was introduced to art at a very early age under the tuition of his artist father,
Hennie Niemann Snr and Gregoire Boonzaier. After matriculating from Hermanus High School, thanks
to his military service, he was able to spend a year

in the Kruger National Park. Here surrounded by the
bushveld, his love for nature and wildlife was nurtured.

Hennie returned to Vermont and started his artistic career. In 1993 he held his first exhibition of
drawings, this was a sell-out. In 1994 he met Angela Key and together they set up a permanent studio
in Vermont where they made frequent safaris and visited game parks and nature reserves throughout
Southern Africa. They then held a highly successful exhibition of their works in 1996.

Since then his works have grown in stature and he

has become one of the most sought after
contemporary artists in South Africa.





Born 1972 in Bloemfontein to Magriet and Hennie Niemann.
1980 - 1989
Moves to Vermont where he is introduced to art at

a very early age. Under the tuition of his artist father Hennie Niemann Snr. and Gregoire Boonzaier, he begins sketching in bistre.
1990
After matriculating from Hermanus High School, Hennie’s military service affords him a year in the Kruger National Park. It is here, surrounded by bushveld, that his love of nature and wildlife is nurtured.
1991 - 1992
Drawing on this new found source of inspiration, Hennie returns to Vermont and starts his atistic career. His bistre sketches and expressionistic oils reflects his intense affinity with the interactions of the wild.
1993
His first exhibition of drawings was a sell-out.
1994 - 1996
Meets Angela Key who shares his passion for painting and wildlife. Together they set up a permanent studio

in Vermont from where they make frequent safaris and visit many game parks and nature reserves throughout Southern Africa, resulting in a highly successful exhibition of their works at the Onrus Galerie in September 1996.
1997
Exhibition with Angela Key at The Cherie de Villiers Fine Art Gallery, Rosebank, Johannesburg.
Donated a painting to a WWF auction for the protection of endagered species.
1998
Exhibition at Onrus Galerie at the Marine, Hermanus.
2000
‘Triptych’ Exhibition with Angela Key and Wehrner Lemmer at Johans Borman Fine Art Gallery, Cape Town.
2002
Travels to Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia to collect reference material for paintings. Invited to show at the ‘Exhibition of Contemporary South African Art’ in Chelsea, London where his paintings sold out.
2002 - 2005
Participates in group exhibitions at Stellenbosch Art Gallery and Art and Wine gallery, Clarens.
2003
‘Triptych’ Exhibition with Angela Key and Jaco Sieberhagen at Johans Borman Fine Art Gallery, Cape Town.
2006
First solo exhibition of oil paintings at Johans Borman Fine Art Gallery, Cape Town.
2008
Solo exhibition at Johans Borman Fine Art Gallery, Cape Town