She studied Fine Art at St Martin’s School of Art, London during 1978-82 and left London to live in North Wales in 1985. She has exhibited her work widely since 1983 and received various awards, residencies and travel scholarships. Noëlle has taught part-time since 1987. Since 1998 she has been Course Leader and tutor on the part-time Fine Art Degree Programme at Bangor University, Wales as well as teaching courses from her studio.