Biographie de Zena Velloo John
Poet:Zena Velloo John is a single mother to a feisty Eco-warrior princess. Snubbing her degree in Industrial Psychology and Communication, she is an Events Resourcing and Facilitation business owner working in the International Development arena, who flies beyond borders; a spiritual explorer and healer; a dance-lover; a voracious reader and a wild writer. Her poetry has been published online by various magazines as well as in a print anthology titled "The Ground's Ear" published by Quickfox in 2011.
For more information, visit: www.sacredfeminine.co.zaArtists:Jayna Mistry is an internationally recognized visual and performance artist. Born as a third-generation South African Indian figure, her projects play with issues of cultural dislocation and cultural schizophrenia that often occurs in the transmutation of time and space. Drawing from Hindu mythology and various pop music, in these works Mistry depicts surreal worlds that result from experiencing the challenges faced by young female diaspora residing in small towns.
Kershnee Velloo, married, mother to "smarty box" children, believes in fairy magic and an assortment of wondrous creatures. She is a self-taught artist and a student of natural healing. Although a jack of most trades, she is an accountant by profession. Raeesah Mahomed is a qualified designer, illustrator, and photographer. She has obtained a BA (Information Design) Honours degree from the University of Pretoria (TUKS) as well as a National Diploma in Photography from The National College of Photography.
Currently she runs her own design and photographic studio. For more information visit www.lemonstudiotree.co.zawww.beyondspice.co.zaShaskia John believes in self-creation instead of self-discovery. As a nature conservationist, tree hugger and self-taught artist, she is currently battling the perpetual world of teenage angst. She is also a model and a gamer. Shenaz Mahomed is a Pretoria based artist and assistant curator at Fried Contemporary Art Gallery.
Mahomed has obtained a BA degree in Fine Arts at the University of Pretoria in 2014.
