Liezel was born in South Africa, but currently live in the beautiful County Wicklow, Ireland, where she works from her home studio. After completing a Fine Arts Degree in Graphic Design at the University of Stellenbosch, she followed her heart to Ireland and set up a Graphic Design & Photography Studio with her husband.

Liezel has experimented with a variety of mediums, but watercolour is her medium of choice, offering a range of application methods.

Achievements & Exhibitions

2020

  • The SWA 159th Annual Open Exhibition

  • The Dublin Painting and Sketching Club 142nd Annual Exhibition

  • Patchings Online Exhibition

  • ‘You say tomato…’ Highly Commended in The Artist Category of the TALP Open Art Competition

  • Featured in Painters Online E-Newsletter as ‘Art of the Month’ for Fields of Wheat

  • Artists & Illustrators “Artist of the Month” Editor’s Pick

2021

  • Finalist Award Certificate in the International Watercolour Masters Competition. Highly commended for ‘Ducks to Water’

  • Shortlisted for the Viking Cruises British Art Prize for ‘You say Tomato…’

  • One of only 4 highly commended artworks for the British Art Prize

  • Featured in the July 2021 Issue of Artists & Illustrators Magazine

2022

  • The Dublin Painting and Sketching Club 144th Annual Exhibition

2023

  • Selected for exhibition in The Artist category of the TALP Open

2024

  • Editor’s Pick for Leisure Painter Magazine

  • Requested to write an article for a prestigious art magazine

2025

  • Jackson’s Art Prize Longlist

  • Royal Hibernian Academy 195th Annual Exhibition

  • The Dublin Painting and Sketching Club 147th Annual Exhibition

  • Top 200 Rising Star in the International Watercolour Masters Competition

  • Finalist in The British Art Prize

  • OXO Gallery, London British Art Prize Show

  • Featured in the December 2025 Issue of Artists & Illustrators Magazine

    2026

  • Invited to become a member of the Dublin Painting and Sketching Club

  • Made in Wicklow Group Show