Carl Jeppe was born in Krugersdorp in 1949. After matriculating at St John's College he enrolled at Pretoria College for Advanced Technical Education. In 1981 he was appointed full time lecturer at the Technikon in Pretoria. He was appointed to the council of SA Association of Arts in Northern Transvaal where he served until 1984, and in 1989 he was appointed part time lecturer at the University of Pretoria, Fine Art Department. Jeppe has also served on the New Signatures selection committee in the years 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982 and 1984. Other activities include the presentation of a workshop at Soshanguwe Teacher's Training College in Bophutatswana, 1988, 1989, and 1990. Served on selection committee for "Art Alive" Ruddel Theatre, 1991.