Hubert Barichievy was born in Queenstown, Eastern Cape in September 1980. In East London (1990), in the school yard under a milk wood tree, he created his first clay sculpture. 

The sculpture was of a Tokolosh and made from natural clay, foraged from underneath the tree. Hubert’s fine art practice is inspired by the intersection between storytelling, mythology and hear-say. His current work reflects his interest in the human condition.

In 2001, Hubert started studying art at a small college in East London, South Africa.Here, he attained his Diploma and majored in drawing and painting. In 2006 he returned to South Africa and studied for his B-Tech at the Durban University of Technology, majoring in painting. However, at the time his love for sculpture had already been ignited. Thereafter, Barichievy moved to Cape Town in mid-2007 and began working in the film industry, predominantly in the special effects department where he worked on a number of movies, series and commercials, most notably Judge Dread.