Brief background

Nicolene (Nikki) Swanepoel portrays the bond that exists between animals and people. She is a qualified veterinarian, and lectured in animal behaviour and human-animal interaction at The National Faculty of Veterinary Science, before taking up art full time. She also consults in product and environmental design for animals.

She exhibited in numerous group- and several individual exhibitions, locally and internationally. 1994 she won an international graphic art competition in France, one of 17 prizes awarded to a total of 830 artists from 80 countries. In 1997 she won an international award in a competition on animals in art, hosted in the USA.

Nikki works on paper, does silkscreen prints, and ceramic sculpture and vessels. Nikki’s energy reflects in her expressive, gestural work.

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