Statement & Portfolio.

Fiona Simons (b.1998) creates ethereal figurative paintings that explore femininity, communal strength, and the deep ties between humanity and nature. Working in luminous, layered washes of colour, she invites the viewer into intimate, life-sized scenes that feel both timeless and otherworldly.

Drawing from folklore and reimagined masterworks, her compositions emerge gradually—built through repeated, delicate layers that allow the narrative to unfold within the painting itself. Her vibrant, limited palettes heighten a sense of enchantment, constructing worlds where myth and memory intertwine, and where the boundaries between reality and the imagined begin to blur.