Sonelle’s a practicing artist who majored in Stone and Wood carving in 2003, PE Technikon (currently NMMU), South Africa. Since then Sonelle has been travelling through the US, UK, Asia, Europe and Africa; and turned her focus to drawing and painting.

Throughout Sonelle’s travels she’s been participating in group & solo exhibitions, projects, competitions and private commissions. She holds the confrontation with different cultures, habits, traditions and complexities of language as a major influence on her art.  Some of the biggest challenges Sonelle face are the changes one has to make as an individual to live and be part of a culture other than your own. These changes engulf every aspect of her life from basic habits and traditions through to language where she experience great frustration in expressing herself. Not only does her art deal with these personal and cultural challenges, but it also touches on unique and beautiful areas that is sure to leave a permanent imprint. Since Sonelle’s work is an emotional response to her experiences, she use vibrant colours and apply her paint vigorously to create a sense of energy and capture emotion and sometimes she adds various suggested forms using pen and ink.