'Hyde Park' Stefan Smit and Chris Valentine x Daler-Rowney

Artists Chris Valentine and Stefan Smit, both based in South Africa, bring their distinctive creative backgrounds to a collaborative mural project. Chris, an illustrator and painter known for his work with global brands like Nike, Apple, and Coca-Cola, draws on a lifelong passion for street art and oil painting. Stefan, a fine artist with an international portfolio spanning clients such as Ray-Ban, Netflix and Sony, blends fine art with commercial creativity. His work features in private and corporate collections and was recently showcased in Daler-Rowney’s global catalogue. Together, the pair combine illustrative precision and expressive painting to create impactful large-scale artworks.

Chris Valentine is an artist & illustrator from Johannesburg, South Africa. His interest in illustration began at a young age with obsessive sketches of Asterix & Obelix, comic book superheroes and the making of action figures from paper, cardboard and whatever else he could find. As things currently stand, Chris has had the opportunity to work with many of his dream clients, including Nike, Apple and Coca-Cola. Chris has been nurturing a love for oil painting and street art in his years as an illustrator & is hoping to exhibit more frequently in the near future, as well as travel to paint murals.

Stefan Smit is a fine artist living in South Africa who has worked for a variety of companies including Nike, Ray-Ban SONY, Standard Bank, Showmax, Netflix, Lyle & Scott, EMI Records, MTN, Sanlam, Discovery and many others. His unique style has allowed him to work on a broad spectrum of projects, like working with Indian Cricket Captain, Virat Kohli and enabling him to travel to various countries like Dubai, Sri Lanka, Denmark and others. His work is included in prestigious private collections such as MTN, GTC and was recently included in Daler Rowney’s worldwide catalogue. Stefan was also recently nominated for the FNB business of the year award which only 200 companies achieved out of a shortlist of 20,000 choices.