Werner Bronkhorst

Werner Bronkhorst (born 18 June 2001)

Early life Bronkhorst was born in Pretoria, South Africa, He matriculated from Pretoria Boys High School before taking a gap year in Sydney, Australia, eventually choosing to move to the city at 18 and work as a furniture designer before beginning a professional art career in 2022.

In 2024, he collaborated with car brand Porsche to create a custom charcoal sketch of a Porsche 911, which was featured at the 2024 Australian Grand Prix. He also collaborated with luxury watchmaker TAG Heuer in 2025 to create three sculptures of racecars, referencing the 2025 Australian Grand Prix.

In August 2025, Bronkhorst unveiled three original pieces inspired by aquatic sports to raise money for the World Aquatics Foundation. The headline piece, Fish In Water, depicted eight Olympic swimmers in a competition pool, and sold at auction for $372,000 USD. In November of the same year, he collaborated with Formula One driver Lando Norris to create a hand-painted 3D helmet celebrating Norris' 150th Grand Prix entry. The two also collaborated on a pop-up store and gallery in Las Vegas, Nevada to showcase and sell limited edition prints and merchandise.

Personal life Bronkhorst lives in Sydney, Australia with his partner, Charli,