Adriaan Diedericks is a South African artist whose work explores the tension between the natural and man-made landscape. Working primarily in oil and mixed media, Diedericks brings a meditative quality to his paintings — surfaces built up over time, rich with texture and a muted, earthy palette that reflects the light and land of the Western Cape.
Diedericks studied at the Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography and has exhibited widely in South Africa. His work is held in a number of private and corporate collections. Dyman Gallery has represented Adriaan Diedericks for several years, presenting his work in solo exhibitions and at the Investec Cape Town Art Fair.
Collectors are drawn to Diedericks’ ability to render familiar landscapes with emotional depth — canvases that reward patient looking. His practice is rooted in direct observation, balancing representational clarity with painterly abstraction.
Adriaan Diedericks
Adiaan Diedericks was born in 1990, Cape Town. He grew up in rural Piketberg and his upbringing there has had a great impact on his work.
After graduating with a Degree in Fine Art from Stellenbosch University in 2012, he did an apprenticeship with Lionel Smit from 2013 until the end of 2014.
Diedericks was a SASOL New Signatures Finalist in 2010 and 2014 and a PPC YCSA Finalist in 2013 where PPC bought his work for their private collection. His work has been acquired over the past four years by people such as Christo Wiese, Keith Kirsten and Ranjit Singh, as well as places such as Cavalli Stud Farm and NAC VIP Lounge at Lanseria Airport in Johannesburg to name a few. He has placed more than four large public sculptures in Hermanus, Franshhoek and Stellenbosch.
Diedericks also has works in private collections around the world, New York, Netherlands, France, Switzerland, Holland, Los Angeles, Australia, Las Vegas, Italy, Belgium, Germany, London, Canada, South Africa and Barbados.
