Fenfolio

Born in The Netherlands, Fenneke moved to Scotland in 2005, left her job as financial planner to become a visual artist and maker. After doing several short courses at Grays School of Art in Aberdeen, Edinburgh Printmakers and with established artists, she found the confidence to set up her own studio at home. She investigates the versatility of paper through printmaking, paperfolding, papercutting and artists' books, inspired by natural and geometrical patterns found while sea kayaking, mountaineering or travelling. Her work has been exhibited in galleries such as Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh (2020, 2018); Aberdeen Art Gallery, online (2020); Bankside Gallery, London (2017) and various libraries in Denver, USA (2019). In 2018, she received the Visual Artist and Craft Maker Award from Creative Scotland for a 2-week non-toxic printmaking residency in Massachussetts, USA.