Mernette's life mimics her art. The two are inseparable - they move and grow together. Her purpose is driven by the need to create, inspire, beautify, educate, and bring hope.
With a BA Honours degree in Graphic Design and Illustration and a Postgraduate Teaching, Mernette started an art school in 2012. In 2014 she co-founded Tone AM, and currently, Mernette is a lecturer at Ruth Prowse School of Art in Illustration, Drawing, and Jewelry Design. In addition to this wealth of art and teaching experience, Mernette is also a full-time artist and creative consultant in Cape Town. Painting murals is her latest love, allowing her to explore bigger spaces with new clients in new locations. Mernettes style is described as free-flowing, colourful, open, while at the same time structured, crisp, and planned.
To quote Picasso, "Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life." I want my art and life to bring creativity, inspiration, beauty, education, and hope. I am excited and challenged to participate with other artists in conveying this message to the next generation" Mernette Swartz.
