Chenette obtained a BA Fine Arts degree in 1992, from the University of Pretoria (UP). From 1994 to 2014 she lectured part-time at the Department of Visual Arts at UP, initially teaching drawing in the Fine Arts division before moving to Information Design where she taught illustration and drawing for animation. She also contributed to developing the design activism curriculum at UP and managed a series of art installations and public interventions for the Cool Capital Biennale, initiated by architect Pieter Matthews.
Chenette has spent the past three decades working in diverse creative disciplines. Her multidisciplinary projects comprise various mediums, processes and working methods such as art making, installation, community projects, set design, illustration, curatorial practice, communication design, site-specific art and branding.
