Eva Faye

Eva Faye is from Oslo, Norway, currently living in New York City and Bridgehampton, New York. She completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree at Parsons School of Design in Paris and New York City prior to getting her Master of Fine Arts Degree at Hunter College in New York City.

Over the past thirty years, Faye’s drawings and paintings have been exhibited in Norway and the United States at The Drawing Center in Oslo, Norway, The National Gallery of Art in Oslo, Norway, The Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill, NY, Ille Arts Gallery in Amagansett, NY, K.U.K, Trondheim, Norway, Gamle Munch, Oslo, Norway - to name just a few.

She is the recipient of the New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship and numerous Norwegian grants and artist awards. Her work is in private and public collections such as The National Gallery of Art in Oslo, Norway, The Norwegian Council for the Arts, Bærum City Hall in Sandvika, Norway, The Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill, Bridgehampton Museum, Montefiore Art Collection and DNB Bank in New York.

"My work is rooted in the intimate observation of nature, translating its subtle, nonverbal essence into tangible forms and textures. Through organic patterns, I explore vulnerability and connection, applying them to materials like vellum, oil paint, linen, and wood. By puncturing, cutting, layering, and painting, I strive to capture moments of visual time and experience.

These watercolors were made during Covid. I had just finished a series of paintings on linen and I wanted to return to works on paper. Due the unusual time we were all living in, these pieces became a departure into something else, which is hard to define. Working completely intuitively, I discovered new shapes in combination with colors and light. I love the immediacy of watercolors, letting the paint lead the way. During this period, I did one watercolor a day, a calming experience for body and mind." - Eva Faye

Image courtesy of Jaime Lopez