I’m Carrie-Ann Stein, a London-based artist working with image transfer, collage, and digital painting. My practice is rooted in a love of art history but I use it as a springboard to explore memory, identity, and psychological resilience.

After earning an MA in Print from the Royal College of Art in 2023, I’ve developed a process that begins with reimagining historical scenes. I digitally repaint and deconstruct these compositions, reassembling them physically before transferring them onto wood panels using layers of acrylic and ink. This labour-intensive process of cutting, pressing, and rubbing away mirrors deeper questions about how we make sense of what we inherit, emotionally and culturally.

With a background in theatre and costume design and a deep interest in psychoanalytic theory, I’m drawn to themes of care, repair, and the quiet strength it takes to rebuild. I want my work to feel like an act of presence, offering space for reflection, transformation, and the enduring human need to piece things back together.

I come from a long line of makers in the North West of England. My father was a self-taught engineer who was always building, fixing, and inventing things. My mother worked as a professional carer, offering unwavering practical and emotional support to those around her. Their ways of working, one with tools, the other with people, have shaped the heart of my practice. Making, repairing, and quietly attending to what needs care are not just artistic strategies for me, but deeply personal inheritances.