Heidi Erdmann was born and grew up in Swakopmund, Namibia. Graduated from the University of Stellenbosch in 1987 with a BA Degree, majoring in Psychology.
Erdmann curated a multi-media group exhibition in 1993 featuring the work of 33 South African artists amongst them, Brett Murray, Barend de Wet, Kate Gottgens and Elizabeth Gunter. In 1994 she joined the South African National Gallery in Cape Town as the assistant to the Director.
Erdmann was appointed the curator of AREA Gallery in 1997. This Cape Town based gallery was dedicated to photography, and hosted several acclaimed national and international exhibitions. While under Erdmann’s management, AREA Gallery received a BASA nomination.
In 1999 Erdmann was invited to the Centro de la Imagen in Mexico City, Mexico to present a workshop on African and South African photography.
Erdmann opened thePHOTOGRAPHERSgalleryza in 2001 to focus her energies on contemporary South African photography. The gallery participated on Photo San Francisco 2005 as well as Photo LA 2006. Erdmann’s gallery participated in Artseasons 2007, along with several European galleries including
Galerie Caprice Horn & Terminus both from Germany.
Heidi Erdmann and Jacob Lebeko are the co-curators of the exhibition, Construct: beyond the documentary photograph. This exhibition travelled to several museums throughout South Africa, including Durban Art Gallery and Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum in Port Elizabeth.
Over the years the Erdmann galleries have carved a niche for their particular ethos and style.
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