Ana Zoob (b. 1995) is a painter and printmaker based in South East England. Her work celebrates the wonder of nature while exploring the profound impact of urban life on individuals and the planet. In her paintings, imagined urban and rural environments coexist in layered, fantastical worlds.
Ana studied History at Cambridge University, where she channelled her creative energy into theatre and event design. In 2019, she began a Master’s degree at Camberwell College of Arts, where she developed a passion for meticulously detailed steel-plate etching. This now forms a striking contrast with her abstract expressionist oil paintings.
Her practice is continually evolving and innovative, reimagining traditional techniques to create expansive, multi-layered works across an ever-growing range of ‘canvases.’
Ana aims to create art that is emotionally resonant and widely accessible, often collaborating across disciplines. She brings her visual language into theatre-making, festival design, public art, sculpture, fashion, and music.
'I create large-scale oil paintings and hard-ground etchings, and I'm always exploring new ways to combine the two. My work depicts fantastical landscapes to examine the fragile relationship between natural forces and the built environment. The paintings are abstract, the etchings surreal—inviting viewers to interpret and invent their own stories.
I often begin a painting by using texture to suggest the jagged outlines of a distant city. This small human world is then engulfed by an imagined, expanding landscape. As I build up layers of paint, the piece becomes increasingly abstract and dreamlike.
Through dense layering and shifting perspectives, I aim to create a sense of space—like the feeling of looking down at your town from a plane window. It can be vertiginous, but also soothing, offering a moment of distance and perspective.
My dream is to create multi-sensory installations that let viewers float in a fantasy world—immersed in their own waking dream.'