About The Artist

South African Artist Andrew James Hofmeyr grew up in the northern suburbs of Johannesburg. After an early love affair with the City of Gold, he left for the magic of Hogsback in the Eastern Cape. From this tiny rural hamlet, he moved abroad to Taiwan, the UK, and then back to the Western Cape in South Africa. 

Inspired by urban and rural environments alike, Andrew feeds off the world around him. He is influenced by the natural world, the human-animal and the intersection of these two (often contrary) worlds.

For Andrew, telling stories is an integral part of how we make meaning in the world and the narrative journey is a strong theme in all of his work. It is no surprise then that he has a master’s degree in English literature. Self-taught with influences from comic books and children’s literature to fine art sculptor Ju Ming, Andrew’s work is colourful, quirky, whimsical, and naïve. Andrew works in pen, ink, and acrylic paints on wood. In recent years, he has been exploring sculpture through form and “land-art”. Asked about his work, he says,

“It is such a gift to be able to create. Having fun and bringing an element of play to my work is something that I take seriously. When someone sees my work and breaks into a smile or laughs that keeps me going; creating artworks that resonate on a level of irrepressible joy.”

In Swellendam, Andrew co-founded the Masbiekers Valley Project, aimed at transforming a large tract of neglected public land into an environmental sculpture park. He then created and ran the Masbiekers Kloof Environmental Sculpture Competition.

While living in Swellendam, he helped organise the Swellendam Art meander and travelled to New Zealand where he ran an artist residency in Matakana. Throughout the years, Andrew has continued to produce artworks that appear in private art collections around the world.​ Andrew has held several solo art exhibitions in Taipei, the UK, and South Africa. While living in the UK, he took part in Brighton Open Houses, and upon his return to South Africa, he curated (and exhibited in) a group show at the Muizenberg Festival. 

To get in touch with South African artist Andrew James Hofmeyr, see Contact Andrew