My Journey
I am a self-taught artist whose creativity was nurtured from childhood. Growing up, I felt deeply connected to trees, running freely through cornfields, building dens from branches, and letting the expanse of the stars fuel my imagination.
I also grew up travelling extensively and moving frequently, a transient early life that fostered a natural curiosity and a deep love of new landscapes – a thirst for travel that continues to shape my residencies and creative exploration.
I later furthered my studies, earning a BA in Creative Arts at Bath Spa University and an MA in Fine Art specialising in Printmaking at Aberystwyth University, where I honed my skills while retaining the sense of freedom and curiosity that first inspired me.
Travelling through Welsh and English landscapes revealed how different terrains could inspire exploration, and a 2019 residency in Alberta, Canada led to the creation of Somnium Terr (“Dream Land”), inspired by mountains, waterfalls, and the layered histories of the land once inhabited by the Blackfoot tribe.
Since 2024, I have travelled and undertaken residencies in Sweden, particularly in the High Coast region of Nordingrå. The Nordic landscapes and ancestral heritage continue to deepen my work, shaping gestural forms, evoking stillness, memory, and connection to place, and influencing my new body of work.
My Practice
“This play of form and non-form allows the viewer to unfold their own interpretation of my work.”
My work is rooted in semi‑abstract landscapes, guided by observation, memory, and imagination. I explore surface, form, and the tension between perception and experience through drawing, printmaking, etching, drypoint, and painting, often using a limited palette. I specialise in monoprint, bringing depth of expertise to my experimental, intuitive approach.
I often record different landscapes as if collecting pieces of cloth, weaving them into a metaphoric patchwork of stories within my artwork.
I also incorporate natural items gifted by the forest, such as twigs and stones, as secondary tools, rolling or pressing them into paint to create textures and marks that carry the energy and story of the materials.
As an energy healer for nearly 25 years, I am highly sensitive to energy and connect deeply with both the land and my ancestors. I often “heal” the trees – a practice I call ‘Treal’ – listening to their messages and bringing that subtle energy into my creative process.
I draw inspiration from and share an ethos with Walt Whitman, John Keats, Mary Oliver, John Ruskin, and other Romantics, whose principle that everything stems from nature remains central to my practice.
Creative Workshops
Alongside my studio work, I run bespoke creative workshops for adults and children. I have delivered one-off sessions at Nordingrå Vallen School as part of a voluntary programme through Nordingrå Konstby and Kramfors Municipality, as well as nature-inspired workshops across UK and EU countries.
Victoria Anne Collis, MA guiding the Year 6 children through the forest in a guided visualisation -grounding, breathing, touching, and passing gifted objects from the special forests of Nordingrå, including a soapstone from the mountain – to help bring us back into the feeling, the sense within, before we got joyfully messy with inks! Nordingrå Vallen School, September 2025.
Each session encourages creative expression, mindfulness, and connection, can be adapted to school curricula, and provides a calm, screen-free space especially supportive for neurodiverse individuals, including those with ADHD.
I am also open to creative collaborations, residencies, and projects across UK and EU countries, bringing this ethos of connection and nature into shared experiences.
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