Stella Norrby

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Biography

​Stella Norrby is an Irish artist, based in Inishowen, Donegal. Her practice is predominately centered around the medium of sculpture and installation, through which she explores themes of memory, identity, and the human experience through her connection to nature and the surrounding landscape.​

​She studied fine art Sculpture and drawing at Winchester school of Art, gaining a BA (Hons) degree.

Gained a PGCE in Art and Design and worked in Secondary Art education for fifteen years as Head of Art and teacher of art in schools in England, Ireland and Sweden. Alongside ten years of working in business management and events planning.​

For the past ten years she has solely focused on developing her studio practice, exploring and engaging with different mediums, materials and ideas, resulting in a large body of work in sculpture, mixed media and photography.

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Statement​

My work is autobiographical, I am driven by curiosity, drawn to the tactile processes, and rooted in making, as a way of understanding the world. 

Through making and drawing, recurring forms, shapes, and themes have naturally emerged. The landscapes that I have lived and traveled in. The garden that I tend to, my relationships with people, animals, places and things.

I am interested in, the emotions and feelings that exist and how the body can store experiences and drive the making. My practice has become my visual language—a personal library of symbols and forms that continue to evolve. The studio and installation an opportunity to bring these works together in conversation and uncover connections that might otherwise remain unseen. 

 
       

       

       

 

       

   

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