David Kuijers is a South-African

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

 painter.

Kuijers was born on 30 March 1962 in Vanderbijlpark, near Johannesburg

Johannesburg

Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...

, of Dutch immigrant parents. He completed his schooling at the School of Art, Music and Ballet in Pretoria

Pretoria

Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is...

 achieving a distinction in Graphics and in 1980 received the best Painter award. After a brief period as a sign writer, he completed a Graphic Design Diploma at the Cape Technikon, majoring in illustration. On graduating in 1989, he was awarded the Designer/Illustrator merit award.

Kuijers freelanced briefly as a designer and illustrator, but now paints fulltime. He regularly takes part in group exhibitions and has completed various commissions, notably acrylic seascapes for the new President Hotel and watercolours for the Villa Via Hotel and the Volks Hospital.

External links

• http://www.capegallery.co.za/david_kuijers1.htm