Paulina Ree Artist Biography

Paulina Ree is a multi-disciplinary artist, activist, educator & researcher.

Her art practice revolves around regular and continuous research, as well as participating in in-person and online art related workshops.  Ree explores drawing, and  painting in different mediums. Ree’s practice is expanding to installation and performance in late 2025 with the Self/Motherhood Project.  A project that is about awareness regarding mental health challenges for mothers, and women as a whole who are the primary caregivers of communities.   Ree is a member of BKA and NBK, both Norwegian organizations for Professional Visual Artists. 

To date, Paulina has been awarded a scholarship with the European Cultural Academy, for a Contemporary Art Course in Venice on July 2023.  She has been longlisted for the VAO22 Artists, UK and International Emerging Artists Award, and won a prize when selected as a Finalist in the 8th Edition of the Boynes Artist Award (Young Artist Category).  Paulina has been a guest on several podcasts, including New Visionary Podcast and Colour Me Happy Podcast.  Ree has exhibited in several countries including Oslo, Prague, London and Rome, among other cities.  

Ree works from Sofonisba Atelier in Oslo, where she lives with her husband and three children. Beyond her creative practice, Ree is the founder of an artist collective Female Artists Oslo and will be launching a podcast series in 2026, called Warmi.

Statement

Through my work, I create visual representations of my experience as a woman of mixed heritage, navigating life between cultures, languages, and identities. As part of the Latin American diaspora, I have sought to reconnect with my body, mind, and roots—an exploration that is both physical and spiritual. My use of a vibrant color palette reflects my Andean heritage, while family photographs serve as a foundational reference in my creative process.

I am profoundly inspired by women artists—many of whom were historically marginalized or omitted from the art historical canon. Figures such as Sofonisba Anguissola, Helene Schjerfbeck, Alice Neel, Sylvia Sleigh, Leonora Carrington, and Suzanne Valadon—figurative painters and trailblazers—carved space for themselves and left a legacy for future generations of women.

My practice centers on figurative oil painting and drawing—intimate and personal works that place me at the core as storyteller of my own life and that of my family. Currently, my work is expanding to include performance and installation, with a new project set to launch in late 2025.