Dewald Fourie

I grew up on a farm in Marble Hall, Limpopo. I always loved to draw and from a young age I used to design and illustrate my own characters. I was especially inspired by comic book characters and loved how the artists depicted the figures and anatomy. My dad, who also painted from time to time, had a collection of Art books. I used to study them and learned about the old masters.


After my school years, I moved to Germiston to finish my studies as an apprentice. In the church I was involved in, I met a lady who was teaching Fine arts at the time. She saw some of my drawings and encouraged me to enrolling for her classes. I enrolled for three years and received a Bachelors of Divinity degree in Fine arts. A few years later I enrolled for a Visual arts course in an advanced training program offered at Umdali Institute. I have since being involved with Umdali Institute, teaching Fine arts as a subject for 1st year and 2nd year students on a part time bases.

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I love to paint conceptual realism. I'm inspired by different kinds of people and figures. When I paint, I look for ways to compose my subjects as to tell a story or give meaning to every painting. I would like people to be able to relate with what I am painting in some...

- Bachelors of divinity degree in Fine Arts(2008)
- From 2012-2013 received further training in Visual Arts in an advanced training program Umdali offered for two years a higher certificate in Fine and Studio Art (Level 5).

- Arts on Main Johannesburg exhibition - 2016
- Thami Myele Fine arts awards - 2018
- Julie Miller investment art exhibition - 2019
- Agri SA Securitas - 2019
- Exhibited at Alice Art Gallery - 2021