| ARTIST Mandy Herdien CV/Biography
Mandy Herdien studied at Ruth Prowse School of Art and graduated in 2010. She has been a member of South African Society of Artists (SASA) since 2007 and has exhibited regularly in the Members, Annual and Merit exhibitions. In 2016 she was awarded Best Drawing in the Annual Exhibition. She joined the Constantiaberg Art Society (CAS) in 2015. Her painting ‘Let the music play’ was awarded best painting in their mid-year art competition. She has been a finalist in 2014, 2015 and 2017 in the Hermanus FynArts competition. She made the top 200 in the 2015 National Portrait Competition. In 2017 her painting ‘Sweet November’ came third in the SASA Eleanor Palmer Art Competition and she was a finalist in the Vuleka Art Competion. Her work is currently on display at Dante Art in Somerset West, Walker Bay in Hermanus, Makiwa in Franschhoek and Pretoria and Art in the Yard in Franschhoek.
Prior to studying at Ruth Prowse, Mandy was a teacher of Mathematics and Science at a High School. After many years of teaching she felt the need to explore a creative avenue and to fulfil her dream and passion of making art a career. As a qualified and experienced teacher, Mandy enjoys working with children. She finds the creative buzz and energy of enthusiastic students a stimulus for her own creations.
Acrylics, oils, pastels and mixed media work, serves as a means to capture her contemporary painting and drawing style. From the beaches, harbours, wine lands and mountains to the dusty township roads and city streets, Cape Town has a wealth of inspiration on offer to the discerning eye. This diversity is reflected in her subject matter. Of late she is experimenting with a variety of textures and mixed media including reversed painting on glass or perspex.
Prior to studying at Ruth Prowse, Mandy was a teacher of Mathematics and Science at a High School. After many years of teaching she felt the need to explore a creative avenue and to fulfil her dream and passion of making art a career. As a qualified and experienced teacher, Mandy enjoys working with children. She finds the creative buzz and energy of enthusiastic students a stimulus for her own creations.
Acrylics, oils, pastels and mixed media work, serves as a means to capture her contemporary painting and drawing style. From the beaches, harbours, wine lands and mountains to the dusty township roads and city streets, Cape Town has a wealth of inspiration on offer to the discerning eye. This diversity is reflected in her subject matter. Of late she is experimenting with a variety of textures and mixed media including reversed painting on glass or perspex.