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Annika Connor is a Contemporary Romantic painter.
Her work depict a fascination with beauty and decadence. Overall, they seem to be fragments from a
daydream, which portray a longing for a time of romance and pleasure.
In 2002, Annika received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the
School of the Art Institute of Chicago where she studied
painting and philosophy.
Since then, Annika has worked professionally as a painter
in New York and London and participated in numerous
national and international exhibitions while reviews and
publication of her work have appeared in many print,
Internet and local publications.
Annika Connor is Swedish-American; she
currently resides in Manhattan where she
maintains an active studio.
In addition to her work in the studio, Annika is
also heavily involved in sustaining the art
community in which she creates.
As a supporter of the art she admires, Annika is a Young Fellow
of the Frick Collection, on the Guggenheim’s Young Collectors
Council & Acquisitions Committee, The Roundtable and the
Fashion Committee at the National Arts Club.
Connor is a member of: the National Arts Club, Screen
Actor’s Guild, New York Film Society, Emerging
Leaders of the New York Arts, Arts & Business
Council, and the Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts.
Annika also instructs art and is a professor of
watercolor painting at Sessions College for
Professional Design.
Furthermore, Annika is the Owner/President of AI Productions, an emerging corporation whose mission is to
serve the artistic community by facilitating the presence and publication of young talented artists and educating
the public about their work. To learn more about AI Productions, Inc. please visit www.aiproductions.org. To
see images of Annika’s paintings please visit: www.annikaconnor.com.