Simhle Plaatjies is a Cape Town-based multidisciplinary artist and Art & Wellness Entrepreneur driving Africa's creative economy forward. Recently honored with the Curator Award at the African Fashion and Arts Awards in Abuja, Nigeria, she's redefining how artists build sustainable legacies. Founder of The Space Between AUM—a gallery and healing sanctuary—Simhle fuses ancestral wisdom with contemporary wellness practices. A former competitive hockey player, she applies athletic discipline to her entrepreneurial vision, championing artist ownership of the creative value chain. Her work spans large-scale paintings, corporate wellness programs, and cultural advocacy, positioning African art as the continent's most powerful tool for narrative sovereignty.