Early Life and Education Christo Coetzee was born on March 24, 1929, at 54 Biccard Street, Turfontein, Johannesburg, to Josef Adrianan Coetzee and Francina Sofia Kruger. He began his artistic journey at Parkview Primary School followed by Parktown Boys’ High School where he cultivated a fervent passion for art studies. From 1946 to 1950, he pursued higher education at the University of Witwatersrand (Wits), alongside fellow students s…