my name is joely sosnovich raphael (pronounced: jo-lee sauce-no-vitch ray-full) and i'm an artist and educator! 

i graduated from york university in 2024 with a BFA Spec. Hons specializing in painting and a BEd in 2026 with junior-intermediate qualifications and visual arts and social science teachables. while my heart truly belongs to painting, i've been able to try out new creative endeavours and find success within them since completing my fine arts undergrad. 

i'm now passionate about capturing the world around me through a multitude of mediums, each with their own unique potential waiting to be unlocked. with the rise of ai-generated imagery in the art world, embracing the mark of an artist and cultivating personability is something i feel very strongly about.

today, you can find me pretty much anywhere with my phone, a sonny angel, my emotional support water bottle, a waterlogged sketchbook, and my trusty minolta film camera in hand. see how many film photos you can spot online here :) 

"to live is to create and to create is to live"