Pamela was born in Mochudi, Botswana and grew up living in different parts of Africa, Asia and North America. She received a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies & Trans-national Cultures from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Masters of Fine Arts from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in the United States. Since graduating she has been a faculty instructor at MICA and have taught in the Foundation Department, the Drawing Department and have also been a resident critic for the graduate programme. She recently completed a 3-year artist residency at the Creative Alliance in Baltimore, USA. Pamela is presently working with WAM (Wits University Art Museum).