Janet Esseiva was born in Cape Town, South Africa in 1964.  She moved to Canada with her young family in 1998 and now lives on Bowen Island, BC with her husband and two daughters.

Janet is mostly self taught but has also benefited from many workshops and classes both in South Africa and in Canada.

Janet's work can be viewed at her home studio and at the Art's Pacific Co-op Gallery, an artist co-operative in Artisan Square on Bowen Island.