Tonja Vojacek Sell was born in 1968, a Wisconsin native and daughter of glass artisans. Tonja attended the Milwaukee School of Art, where she studied fine arts, drawing and illustration.
Tonja met her husband Matthew at M.I.A.D. After six years in Arizona, they returned to Northern WI to start a family and build their home, studio and gallery near Lake Superior. Tonja continued to develop her work while raising and home educating their four children.
Tonja has been represented by galleries across the country and her work is in multiple private collections internationally. She has been featured in Incite 3 and Incite 4 Best of Mixed Media published by Northlight Books. Some of her public work includes murals for the Carnegie Foundation and the Minnesota Discovery Center. Her work has been featured in the prestigious Women Painting Woman Shows.
“I get lost in the works of Klimt and Degas, the romance of the Pre-Raphaelites, the figures Toulouse Lautrec and Egon Schiele. I am captivated by the human form, texture, layering and hidden images. Much of my work incorporates several media combined in unexpected ways. By working in mixed media I often build tactile surfaces that invite exploration. I want to pull you in, cause you to explore and move through my work.”
Are you interested in purchasing Tonja Vojacek Sell's work? Please check out Tonja's art page or contact Turquoise Tortoise Gallery for more information.