Svenja is a self-taught artist, German by birth but living in Ireland. Having completed her M.A. in anthropology, she now works as a freelance artist and writer. Her work includes mainly portraits and fantasy-themed pieces, and her main media are pencils and digital work.

Commission work includes straightforward portraits and landscapes as well as fantasy portraits (turning the subject into a fairy/vampire/Jedi/etc), character sketches, book illustrations, and concept art.