Andrew Niemann

After growing up in Germany, Edmonton and finally here in Victoria, BC, Andrew attended art school at UVic for a BFA. He then completed a Photographic Technician Diploma at Langara College and spent some time freelancing, doing a variety of commercial work before landing at the BC Provincial Museum, as it was then called, to do photography for the Ethnology department. By 1980, Andrew had developed an interest in composing electronic music, which brought him to computers and programming, and these in turn led to building computer animations and interactives for exhibits and video productions. This work introduced him to Photoshop, and Photoshop slowly drew Andrew back to his love of painting from his art school days – albeit now on the computer and using photos instead of brushes and an empty canvas.