About The Artist

A South African artist living in the United Arab Emirates, Neville focuses on contemporary, conceptual art. Her works deal with issues of the feminine, diaspora and absence. Neville’s current body of work explores the sustainability of the self and various inter-personal relationships in the current climate of transient lifestyles as is evident in the migrant working environment in the UAE. Textiles and embroidery are the main mediums employed by Neville to translate the fragility and tension within such transient relationships.