Ferdie Hartzenberg was born in Middelburg on 17 March 1972. He obtained a BA Technologiae Fine Art (Honours) at the Technikon Pretoria in 1997, with sculpture, art theory and art history as major subjects, with ceramics as a sub major for three years.
He spent two years traveling Europe and since his return in 1999, he has worked full time as a sculptor, working mainly in steel.
