5 Questions With Peniel Enchill
Peniel Enchill creates digital art depicting, celebrating, and inspiring Black women. An artist of Ghanaian descent, her lifestyle illustrations showcase fashion, family, and friendship. Capturing stylish subjects in life’s tender, proud, and everyday moments, her chic yet emotional prints are captivating.
Predominantly raised in Britain, her love of art and its lack of representation kickstarted her journey into creation. Rocking everything from elegant gowns and coordinated outfits to camouflage and stylish bikinis, her diverse fashion illustrations seem to glow physically and spiritually. Whether they show running errands or having high tea conversations, her prints are a beautiful way to help dress up your space.
While all of Enchill’s creations feature good fashion, some focus more attention on relationships and life accomplishments. From feeling on top of the world on graduation day and five-generation family portraits to showcasing the feeling of Black fatherhood and the often overlooked “rainbow mom,” her depictions include a range of experiences across life’s journey. Making her intimate artwork a great way for fashion lovers to bring some warmth and emotion to their spaces.
We’re proud to offer Peniel Enchill’s work on iCanvas, and wanted to take a minute to introduce you to the human behind the art.
Keep reading to get a taste of what inspires her work, the style of music she creates to, and other artists she appreciates. You might be surprised to learn what you have in common!
Who are 5 of your current favorite artists, living or dead?
Megan Hess, Hayden Williams, Kehinde Wiley, Sarah Owusu.
Megan Hess 
“Black Breakfast At Tiffany’s” by Hayden Williams 
“The Comtesse Of Valmont” by Kehinde Wiley 
“Basquiat” by Sarah Owusu
What band or musician would you listen to while creating your art?
If you could master any other form of creative expression, what would it be?
Do the Culinary Arts count? I would definitely have pursued the culinary arts otherwise.
What is one person, one place, and one object that inspires you?
Person – 2 year old daughter and her zeal for life. Place – Ghana my hometown. Object – Bible.
What is something about you that others may be surprised to learn?
My guilty pleasure is TV. I love anything medical and have a naughty indulgence in a plethora of reality tv shows.
Check out some of her creations below, and click here to view Peniel Enchill’s full iCanvas collection.
