ARTIST BIOGRAPHY

Annie Stenseth is a visual artist who embraces the human body as a beautiful, familiar form and uses it as a sight of transformation and transcendence. Her studio practice encompasses sculpture, ceramics, metal work and mixed media. 
Fascinated by transformation manifested in both the physical and psychological realms, her art investigates the dimensions between growth, decay and rebirth. The emulation of nature is a commonly used element to represent these ideals. Nature, specifically fungi, evokes a sense of beauty, fragility, and serenity. 
Annie has explored body modification as a way to re-examine the manipulation that the human form can endure for self-preservation of individuality. Realistic forms and surface work evoke a personal unconscious reaction in the viewer due to the inception of familiarity and illusions expressed.
Born in Decorah, Iowa, Annie Stenseth grew up on a farm outside of a small town in Northeast Iowa. Annie Stenseth holds a B.A. in Art from Luther College. From there she continued to develop her artist practice through studio work. In 2019 she moved to Door County and currently resides in Green Bay, WI. Annie Stenseth has shown her work in group exhibitions at Luther College’s Kristin Wigley-Fleming Fine Arts Gallery, Decorah’s Art Haus Gallery,  Greenbay’s Art Garage, and Neville Public Museum.