Pierre Vermeulen was born in 1992 in Stellenbosch, South Africa, and currently lives and works in Cape Town, South Africa. Vermeulen obtained a Bachelor of Fine Art degree from the University of Stellenbosch in 2015, and is currently working towards his Masters of Fine Arts Degree at the same institution. Vermeulen was selected as a finalist in the Sasol New Signatures Award, both in 2015 and 2016.

In 2017, Vermeulen presented his first solo exhibition at SMAC Gallery in Cape Town, South Africa, followed by a site-specific installation at the Association for the Visual Arts (AVA) Gallery, titled Sweat Prints the same year. The following year in 2018, he presented a solo booth with SMAC Gallery at Artissima at the Oval Lingotto Fiere in Turin, Italy, as well as his solo exhibition, titled Of itself, at SMAC Gallery in Johannesburg, South Africa later the same year.

Vermeulen’s participation in group exhibitions in 2020 include; Matereality at Iziko South African National Gallery in Cape Town, South Africa; A Show of Solidarity at SMAC Gallery in Cape Town, South Africa; and SMAC Gallery’s group presentation at Investec Cape Town Art Fair at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) in Cape Town, South Africa.