Sylvia de Villiers. About the artist. Noorden impressionist artist

About the Artist

Born in: South Africa, November 29, 1958
Immigrated to the United States: 1997, “Special Talent” immigration status.
Exhibits: United States, South Africa, Austria, Holland, Germany, Australia

Sylvia de Villiers, a Noorden impressionist artist, has been painting since she was a teenager. At eighteen, she voyaged to Holland and Vienna where she trained in floral design, while expanding her technique in portrait sketching. Thanks to her extensive travels Sylvia is fluent in four languages: English, Dutch, German and Afrikaans.

In 1990, she studied under the legendary sculptor Felix deWeldon, who encouraged Sylvia to take permanent residence in the United States. As a result Sylvia and her husband crossed the globe to relocate in Atlanta, Georgia.

In 1994, Sylvia was struck with a debilitating illness prohibiting her to continue painting for over two years. Her determination to show “what light reveals and what sound announces” was the encouragement she needed to preserve over her illness. Today, Sylvia is consumed doing what doctors told her she would never do again, “paint to her heart’s desire”

I believe in quality and duration and always use the highest quality paints for it to be lasting and colourfast etc. All my limited editions are of the highest quality as well.