Biography

Heidi Mielke is a fine artist who studied visual art at the University of Johannesburg. In 2012, Mielke received a Merit award for both the 2012 ABSA L’Atelier Art Competition and the Thami Mnyele Fine Art Awards. Mielke has completed her Masters in Fine Art at the University of Johannesburg in which she developed and responded to gender/child-based violence in South Africa. Mielke specialises in print making, particularly hand-printed, photographic printmaking techniques such as Van dyke brown prints and photopolymer gravure. Mielke worked at the University of Johannesburg as an assistant lecturer in the printmaking department for three years. Mielke currently is working at Artist Proof Studio as a second-year education co-ordinator. Mielke has exhibited in a number of exhibitions, including having her first solo exhibition at the 2017 KKNK in the Klein Karoo.

Artist Statement
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Run….
Heid Run…
Run…Faster….. GO…
…. Move… Run… Heidi Run…. Just run
,……, ….
look up…
…….Cold… people… staring…
Look …………………………………………
The Sun is tired….
………………….The Hudson is being a little flirt… she is winking at me ,.. sparkling… twinkle… blowing me kisses
………………………………..Shooosh Heidi
….Look up Heidi
………….Breath Heidi
………its ok Heidi

RUN!!!!!

….a tiny a forest….. in NYC?

My photo… f*ck its BLURry……
……………… tears……. Blur….. FUZZY .. Dancing…. Beautiful……
……….magic…..
…light …
Its going to be ok………..

……You don’t need to understand………..run