Hi! I’m Nella.
I’m an Animator, Illustrator and Art Director based in London.
I grew up in a beautiful little village in South Africa, where I was raised by two artists. I always had access to art materials and creative encouragement, so I spent my childhood drawing, painting, playing piano and running around wildly on our farm.
After graduating end of 2015 I jumped headfirst into advertising…. pretty soon I realised I wanted to specialise in motion design, so I started freelancing as an Animator and Illustrator. In 2017 I teamed up with my husband, Rogan van den Berg, and we co-founded Feral Child studio together, where I design and direct animated projects.
Available for freelance Art Direction, Animation, Illustration, and Storyboarding.
Awards / Recognition
• 2020 Ballpitmag Featured Artist
• 2019 Loerie Craft Award Winner for Animation - Black and White Music Video
• 2019 Loerie Finalist for Animation - Frame by Frame Title Sequence
• 2019 Loerie Ranking - Feral Child ranked Top 10 Animation Studios across Africa and The Middle East
• Between 10 & 5 - "Hand-picked Animations from Feral Child Studio"
• Official Selection at Cape Town International Animation Festival - Black and White Music Video
• Official Selection at La Guarimba International Film Festival - Black and White Music Video
• 2016 4x Loerie Student Category Nominations (Writing, Illustration, Animation)
• 2015 Graduated with Distinction, Top of Specialisation
• 2019 Loerie Craft Award Winner for Animation - Black and White Music Video
• 2019 Loerie Finalist for Animation - Frame by Frame Title Sequence
• 2019 Loerie Ranking - Feral Child ranked Top 10 Animation Studios across Africa and The Middle East
• Between 10 & 5 - "Hand-picked Animations from Feral Child Studio"
• Official Selection at Cape Town International Animation Festival - Black and White Music Video
• Official Selection at La Guarimba International Film Festival - Black and White Music Video
• 2016 4x Loerie Student Category Nominations (Writing, Illustration, Animation)
• 2015 Graduated with Distinction, Top of Specialisation
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