Stef-Albert Bothma was born and raised in South-Africa. As a Classical Pianist, he obtained a Doctorate in Piano from the University of Washington in Seattle in 1996. At the age of 30, he changed his focus from a prolific career as Concert Pianist and Teacher to a professional life in Art and Design in order to express his creative drive and quest. As owner of Stef-Albert Studios since 1997, he has gained a fine reputation as international Designer while expanding his ouvre and reputation as Painter. Through his private clients and successful exhibits in France, North America and Canada, more than 120 of his works are currently in private and corporate collections in North America, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Italy and Africa.  Stef-Albert resides in New York and Provence.

"While I have given my fullest to the disciplines of Music, Visual Art and Design, my creativity and expressions differ from the standardized identity of each. I simultaneously apply the same principles and creative processes to each as I combine my integrated knowledge, experience and instinct. I see myself as ‘Artist at Large’ who happens to express in multiple genres as opposed to singular Musician, Artist or Designer who turns from one to the other.  The foundational elements of music namely: balance, proportion, form, rhythm, sound, movement, and above all, emotion are the key elements in all my work. I am not interested in theory, objective analysis, academic methodology, or left brain reasoning. Instead, I value organic emotion and truth that stems from the core of every human being. I believe that Art (in whatever genre) is something that exists in the soul of the Artist that springs forth into other dimensions. This expression then, speaks to the viewer when all mind is removed and makes way for the discovery of feeling and self. Only when the Painter creates from his core can he produce that which moves, provokes and above all, reflect integrity."