ART BEAUTIES

My name is Nasonti Khanya

Born in 2000, South Africa. I do Other

Where did you grow up?

Gugulethu, Cape Town, Western Cape

Why did you become an artist?

Passionate About It

How would you describe your own style?

Unique and Relevant To Our Times

What expectations were placed on you when you were a child?

Being an Artist as I come from an Artistic family

⁠What profession could you be in if you were not an artist?

Fashion Designer And Digital Mysic Production & Composition

Who is your favourite artist of all time and what is your favourite artwork of all time?

Andile Dyalvane, his Africasso Collection

Which person outside art do you admire? And for what?

Jaden Smith, because of how he is and the way he’s so versatile

What advice would you give to your younger self? (16-18 years old)

Pay more attention to your parents and don’t go according to people.

What do you like about the culture you grew up in?

The way it’s so indigenous and true to self.

With which 3 people (dead or alive) would you like to spend a creative weekend?

Andile Dyalvane

If you had to live in a different African city, not in the country where you were born or raised, which city would you pick and why?

Jo’burg because I fee like there’s more opportunities there than where I come..

What message would you want artists to hear right now?

Never give up, everything have its own time. Be patient.