Kayle Nochomovitz is a writer and artist born in Cape Town, South Africa who has made New York City her home for the last twenty years. Before pursuing a career in literary arts, she worked as a professional portrait painter while raising a growing family. Kayle holds an MFA in Creative Writing from The City College of New York, where she teaches Creative Writing and Composition. She graduated with distinction from the New York Studio School of Painting, Drawing, and Sculpture.