Jancke-Christoff Combrinck was born in Jamestown, South Africa. He completed his schooling in Bloemfontein, and resided in Gauteng since then.

JC is a committed and versatile artist and his work has won acclaim after his numerous local and international exhibitions. His success lies partly in his unique ability to access and develop new directions, investigating and exhausting them to the full.  Using his skills he can communicate almost anything he wishes through his art, manipulating the materials to express from the dramatic formal to the intense philosophical. He respects the creation of art through a variety of views and thoughts. The one non-negotiable expectation he has of any art is that it must reflect good quality both in content and expression.

Of all the phases Combrinck has gone through, he has no favorite. As an artist, his philosophical platform has always been one of diversity.  In his career he has been active as prophet, historian, dramatist, commentator and comedian. The one inexorable quality that forms the golden thread throughout his work is the high positive energy and spark that he generates. His work is appreciated and enjoyed in many private and corporate collections worldwide.

Jancke-Christoff is a past National Chairman of the Watercolour Society of South Africa, and was awarded  the Civic Gold Medal Award for his contribution to art and culture in society by the Alberton City Council. He constantly contributes his skills and talents by acting as judge and selector for numerous art societies, art institutions and educational bodies. He has presented papers at symposiums and workshops, and as art journalist ran art columns for two newspapers. He also acted as art critic for two newspapers. Art workshops dealing with art techniques, history and design are offered at his studio and gallery. He also presents popular workshops on creativity and the psychological meaning in art.

Amongst other qualifications, he holds a Master's degree in Visual Art, and has lectured in Art and Psychology.