Born and raised in KwaZulu Natal, Chip Snaddon graduated from the University of Cape Town with a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts in 1986, whereafter he worked for 30 years as a photographer, illustrator, and political cartoonist. 

He has been living in Kommetjie since 2006, and making public art (such as murals and large-scale animal sculptures from alien vegetation) in the open spaces of the Deep South since 2018. He also takes on commissions, such as a recent life-size bronze sculpture of a kelp plant.

Making art satisfies Chip’s need to express joy and amazement at the natural world that he considers himself lucky to have encountered throughout his life. He hopes that his work will contribute to environmental awareness and conservation.

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