Nonja is a self-taught artist, and she says her art is her way to express herself and how she feels about the world around her. A prolific illustrative artist working mainly with marker and pen, Nonja’s work often tells multiple stories at once. Nothing escapes Nonja’s attention when it comes to depicting a wide range of social, political, and emotional realities, and she is not afraid to represent the grotesque alongside the beautiful. Her own personal experiences, the absurdity of the human condition, the whimsy of the animal kingdom, and current events are all captured by her keen sense of humor and eye for detail. Her strong knack for characters and narrative storytelling pervades all of her work, which sometimes includes fantastical and sci-fi-inspired creatures from her imagination. Nonja hopes people who see her art will understand who she is and relate to things she has gone through.