Artist Statement

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I spent most of my childhood immersed in nature – swimming in the powerful ocean, soaking up the warming rays of the sun, and playing under the protective shade of trees. Nature has always been a source of calm, wonder, and recharge for me. I feel hopeful, grounded, and inspired by the natural landscape beauty. 

 

In recent years, gardening, drawing flowers and plants, and making prints that tell stories have kept me connected to the outdoors. My compositions reflect the sense of relaxation and enjoyment that I experience interacting with the living things that surround us that often go unnoticed. I am also exploring working on natural fabrics with botanical printing, making organic stains from plants and flowers, hand stitching intuitive patterns and machine sewing  landforms, natural elements like mountains, rivers, and vegetation, evoking trail traces to my textiles.

 

Using a combination of drawing and printmaking processes bring my imagery to life creating intuitive waves and motion as I carve the linoleum that I used for my prints. The bright colors and gestural marks of German Expressionism have a great influence on my art practice.

 

In all my work, I am searching for a place of beauty and tranquility that evokes a sense of belonging and connection, but also of transformation. 

Bio

A native of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Fabiana Touhey is an artist and designer who currently lives in New Jersey.

The sights and sounds of the big city were always part of her life. She also spent time at the Sao Paulo shore, however, in the midst of a rainforest along the coast. Later Fabiana would major in Fashion in Sao Paulo, and study Textile Design at FIT in NYC.

She has exhibited work at The Watercolor Juried Show at the Monmouth Museum in New Jersey. She has four paintings on permanent display at Mediterranean Shipping Company in NYC, and prints included in Uppercase Magazine issues 49 and 50.

Presently, she is  a member of SAGA, Society of American Graphic Artists in NYC.

 
Each of her pieces tells a story about the living world and our relationship with it in order to bring visual delight and a renewed sense of connection with nature.