About the Founder
Hello! My name is Noëlla. I am Canadian Congolese and what you would describe as a Third Culture kid. Having been exposed to people of all backgrounds, I learned to observe and to listen, taking the best qualities from those around me and striving to cultivate those qualities myself. That curiosity about people translated into my art as I explored different avenues from portraits to abstract art, from oil pastels to digital painting.
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That, to me, summarizes what art should be: experimental, free, personal. Art is beauty. Art is peace. Art is chaotic. Art is healing. Sometimes it means nothing. Sometimes it expresses everything.
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I am not a portraitist, but I enjoy the depth of a set of eyes glancing into the distance. I am not a landscapist, but I cannot help but attempt to translate natural beauty into a page. Some days, I am drawn to the calming sensation of a minimalist canvas and on others I must allow the dancing colors in my mind to take centerstage.
I have made many attempts to focus on one medium, one type of art, and have failed greatly. To refrain from using a variety of hues to please the minimalist or to discard the trees on a hilltop just to please the abstract art lovers would be to deny myself of the very elements that make me appreciate this life and its intricacies.
About Kimya Studios
“Kimya”: Lingala (DRC) word for “peace”.
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I created Kimya Creative Studios to instill into others the same feeling I get whenever I see somethings that captures my attention: be it a natural landscape or a work of art. It is a moment in time that forces one to pause, to admire, and to ponder.
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At its best, art should communicate a sense of gratefulness; a silent whisper that says “thank you for reminding me that there is beauty in the midst of chaos; thank you for teaching me something new; thank you for the sense of peace and calmness that this piece brings to my home; thank you for the smile this image brought after a long day”. Those special moments should not be reserved for a select few.
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That is why Kimya Creative Studios aims to make art accessible and affordable to all, both for the consumers of the art and for the creators themselves. I hope for Kimya Creative Studios to become an avenue of possibilities for artists to share their visions of the world whilst also making a living from their craft.