Leslie-Lohman Gallery | Christiaan Deidericks

Christiaan Diedericks Born 1965
South Africa

Fine Arts Cum Laude graduate from the University of Potchefstroom in South Africa, Diedericks has created an extensive body of work over the years. He went on to complete his Masters in Fine Arts Cum Laude (practical component) at the University of Pretoria in 2000.

Christiaan Diedericks has exhibited extensively throughout Southern Africa, as well as internationally. His work has been exhibited in France, where he has been invited and worked six times at the Cite Internationale des Arts in Paris. Diedericks has also worked in New York,after receiving the prestigious Ampersand fellowship in 2006, where his work was exhibited at the gallery 5+5 in November 2007. Diedericks, amongst his many achievements, has also recently shown his work at the Gallerie lorch+seidel contemporary in Berlin, Germany.

Diedericks has received numerous awards for his work, including coveted awards such as the Kanna Award for Best Visual Artist at the Klein Karoo National Arts Festival, Oudtshoorn, South Africa in 2006. He has also been given numerous grants over a broad spectrum, which range from a NAC International bursary for workshops in non-toxic printmaking in 1999 from the Grande Prairie Regional College in Alberta, Canada, to being chosen to appear on the 13th "The Apprentice" on SABC 3 in Johannesburg in 2005. Chris' works are represented in numerous international and local collections, such as Sanlam, Sasol, ABSA, Rand Merchant Bank and The National Art Gallery to name a few.

Diedericks is planning to commence with his D(Phil) studies at the University of Pretori

	No Entry, 2006 Archival pigment print on acid free paper 55.75 x 43.25" 2007.28.1 Gift of the artist

	Normal, 2006 Archival pigment print on acid free paper 55.75 x 43.25" 2007.28.2 Gift of the artist

	Sins of the Fathers, 2006 Archival pigment print on acid free paper 55.75 x 43.25" 2007.28.3 Gift of the artist

	A Fairy Tale, 2006 Archival pigment print on acid free paper 55.75 x 43.25" 2007.28.4 Gift of the artist

	The Right to Love, 2006 Archival pigment print on acid free paper 55.75 x 43.25" 2007.28.5 Gift of the artist

Christiaan Diedericks Born 1965 South Africa Fine Arts Cum Laude graduate from the University of Potchefstroom in South Africa, Diedericks has created an extensive body of work over the years. He went on to complete his Masters in Fine Arts Cum Laude (practical component) at the University of Pretoria in 2000. Christiaan Diedericks has exhibited extensively throughout Southern Africa, as well as internationally. His work has been exhibited in France, where he has been invited and worked six times at the Cite Internationale des Arts in Paris. Diedericks has also worked in New York,after receiving the prestigious Ampersand fellowship in 2006, where his work was exhibited at the gallery 5+5 in November 2007. Diedericks, amongst his many achievements, has also recently shown his work at the Gallerie lorch+seidel contemporary in Berlin, Germany. Diedericks has received numerous awards for his work, including coveted awards such as the Kanna Award for Best Visual Artist at the Klein Karoo National Arts Festival, Oudtshoorn, South Africa in 2006. He has also been given numerous grants over a broad spectrum, which range from a NAC International bursary for workshops in non-toxic printmaking in 1999 from the Grande Prairie Regional College in Alberta, Canada, to being chosen to appear on the 13th "The Apprentice" on SABC 3 in Johannesburg in 2005. Chris' works are represented in numerous international and local collections, such as Sanlam, Sasol, ABSA, Rand Merchant Bank and The National Art Gallery to name a few. Diedericks is planning to commence with his D(Phil) studies at the University of Pretori