Delmaine Donson
Delmaine Donson | |
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| Website | delmainedonson |
Delmaine Donson, is a South African figurative artist, digital illustrator, acrylic painter, and photographer based in Cape Town. Her work focuses on women of colour, exploring themes of femininity, cultural identity, and personal presence.[1][2]
Career
She began her career in commercial photography, including work in stock photography for over seven years, before pursuing independent and stylized artistic photography.[1]
Donson creates figurative portraits using digital media and acrylic painting, often portraying women of colour with a focus on strength, softness, and individuality.[1][2]
Her photographic style features high contrast lighting, bold use of color, and stylized posing, a departure from her more technical stock photo work.[1][3]
Donson appeared on SABC 3’s Afternoon Express, where she discussed her journey as a self-taught artist, her background from Mitchells Plain, her love of cooking, and the importance of family.[2]
Her work has been featured in international publications, including Vogue, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, and PopSugar.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
She illustrated the children's book B is for Black Girl (2019).[10][11][1]
In 2019, she was commissioned by Netflix South Africa for their Strong Black Lead campaign, creating an illustration inspired by She’s Gotta Have It.[12][13][14]
References
- ^ a b c d e Delport, Casey (2022-02-11). "Delmaine Donson's photography is celebrating femmes of colour - Bubblegum Club". Retrieved 2025-08-10.
- ^ a b c "Delmaine Donson". afternoonexpress.co.za. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
- ^ forcreativegirls (2018-01-15). "Changing Perceptions of Beauty: Delmaine Donson is Showing Us New Narratives of Beauty - For Creative Girls". Retrieved 2025-08-10.
- ^ Noble, Audrey (2024-02-18). "What Is Hyaluronic Acid? Understanding Skincare's Most Popular Ingredient". Vogue. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
- ^ Benissan, Ezreen (2023-11-16). "Can Dove boost representation in the gaming world?". Vogue Business. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
- ^ Noble, Audrey (2025-06-13). "I Drank This Korean Collagen Supplement for a Month—These Were the Benefits". Glamour. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
- ^ "In the Natural Hair Community, Inclusivity Is a Moving Target". Harper's BAZAAR. 2022-03-24. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
- ^ "The 22 Best Hair Tools for Styling and Growth". ELLE. 2025-06-25. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
- ^ Marsh, Natasha (2024-04-03). "Does the Hair Type Scale Create More Segregation Amid the Natural Hair Movement?". Popsugar. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
- ^ Moreland, Channing; Moreland, Chelsae (22 February 2022). B is for Black Girl: The ABC's of Black Girl Culture (2nd ed.). Books by Channing & Chelsae. ISBN 978-0578397412.
- ^ "Five Capetonian women making waves". Cape Town ETC. 2019-03-08. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
- ^ Staff, HYPE (2019-07-09). "Netflix Links Up With SA Illustrators To Share Their Views On Latest Strong Black Lead Content". HYPE Magazine. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
- ^ AfricaOnNetflix (2019-07-08). Why I Drew This | Strong Black Lead | Netflix South Africa. Retrieved 2025-08-10 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Watch Three South African Illustrators Talk About Netflix's Strong Black Lead Content | OkayAfrica". www.okayafrica.com. Retrieved 2025-08-10.