Herine Niehaus Fourie was born in Pretoria in 1952 and developed a love of art as a hobby during her high school years. Her interest in art and photography grew while working in the Public Relations Office of the Human Sciences Research Council. As a housewife and mother, Herine did portraits and designed publicity material on a commission basis. In 1987 the Fourie family moved to Stellenbosch and as an amateur photographer she found inspiration in the picturesque town of Stellenbosch. Herine Fourie has also been involved with the management of the Libertas choir, worked at the Music Library of the conservatoire and owned her own coffee shop before she took on watercolour painting full-time. References: Stellenbosch Artists. 2001. Herine Fourie. [Website] http://www.stellenboschwriters.com/fourieh.html; Fourie, H. 2003. Stellenbosch Wynland. Maxprod BK: Stellenbosch.