Anja Jenny (b. 1986, Fribourg Switzerland) graduated from Istituto Marangoni Paris in 2014, with honors. Her work focuses on a range of mediums including oil painting, ai, wearable art, sculpture and performance.
The very essence of my artistic practice lies in a quest for freedom and emancipation. I remember being six years old, painting alongside my grandfather in his studio—a space akin to a cabinet of curiosities—where wonder mingled with a search for my own voice. Even then, I sought to free myself from his gestures in order to find my own. This traditional medium intimidated me, and I rejected it with all my strength, only to reclaim it much later (in 2021). I gave myself permission to paint with oil.
My practice is a culmination of all the mediums I’ve explored over the past 20 years. My work spans oil painting, artificial intelligence, performance, and wearable art. I develop a universe where performance becomes animated sculpture, placing myself as the subject of my work. In my paintings, I arrange drawn from photographic archives & personal staging—to create distortions where composition offers new meaning.
With humor and a touch of irreverence, my practice examines the challenges of contemporary representation.
The very essence of my artistic practice lies in a quest for freedom and emancipation. I remember being six years old, painting alongside my grandfather in his studio—a space akin to a cabinet of curiosities—where wonder mingled with a search for my own voice. Even then, I sought to free myself from his gestures in order to find my own. This traditional medium intimidated me, and I rejected it with all my strength, only to reclaim it much later (in 2021). I gave myself permission to paint with oil.
My practice is a culmination of all the mediums I’ve explored over the past 20 years. My work spans oil painting, artificial intelligence, performance, and wearable art. I develop a universe where performance becomes animated sculpture, placing myself as the subject of my work. In my paintings, I arrange drawn from photographic archives & personal staging—to create distortions where composition offers new meaning.
With humor and a touch of irreverence, my practice examines the challenges of contemporary representation.
b. 1986
Lives and Works in Paris, FR and Fribourg CH.
Education
2024
Art, Ethics and Social Change,
University of the Arts London, UK
2014
Bachelor Fashion Styling image with honours, Istituto Marangoni, Paris, FR
2009
CFC Interactive Media Designer, Ecole de multimédia et d’art de Fribourg, eikon EMF, CH
Solo Exhibitions & Performances
2025
« Well, I do remember you. Do you remember me? », Festival Altitudes, CH
2025
« My Little Monster », L Galerie, Paris, FR
2025
« Rigged & Random », Nouveau Monde, Fribourg, CH
2024
« Dînette absurde », Atelier Tramway, Fribourg, CH
2023
« Etrangement Amusant », La Brique, CH
Group shows
2025
« dear feathers, our wings, cry me an angel. », Château de Gruyères, CH
« Cartes Postales », Trace-Ecart, Bulle, CH
2025
« Perséphone », Festival Altitudes, CH
« Cartes Postales », Trace-Ecart, Bulle, CH
2024
« Franco Moschino », MyOwnGallery, Milano, IT
2024
« Format mondial/Weltformat », Visarte Fribourg, CH
2023
« Expo Express », La Pharmacie, Lausanne, CH
2023
« Seconde peau », Atelier Tramway, Fribourg, CH
2023
« Installation in situ », Bluefactory, Fribourg
2022
Format mondial/Weltformat », La Ville de Fribourg & Visarte Fribourg
2022
« Les archives de nos utopies », Le Manoir de Martigny, CH
Residency
2025-2026
Residency, Cité des Arts, Paris, FR
2024
Artistic Research Residency 2024,
Labo Urbain, Fribourg, CH
2024
Residency, Festival Altitudes, Bulle, CH
Lives and Works in Paris, FR and Fribourg CH.
Education
2024
Art, Ethics and Social Change,
University of the Arts London, UK
2014
Bachelor Fashion Styling image with honours, Istituto Marangoni, Paris, FR
2009
CFC Interactive Media Designer, Ecole de multimédia et d’art de Fribourg, eikon EMF, CH
Solo Exhibitions & Performances
2025
« Well, I do remember you. Do you remember me? », Festival Altitudes, CH
2025
« My Little Monster », L Galerie, Paris, FR
2025
« Rigged & Random », Nouveau Monde, Fribourg, CH
2024
« Dînette absurde », Atelier Tramway, Fribourg, CH
2023
« Etrangement Amusant », La Brique, CH
Group shows
2025
« dear feathers, our wings, cry me an angel. », Château de Gruyères, CH
« Cartes Postales », Trace-Ecart, Bulle, CH
2025
« Perséphone », Festival Altitudes, CH
« Cartes Postales », Trace-Ecart, Bulle, CH
2024
« Franco Moschino », MyOwnGallery, Milano, IT
2024
« Format mondial/Weltformat », Visarte Fribourg, CH
2023
« Expo Express », La Pharmacie, Lausanne, CH
2023
« Seconde peau », Atelier Tramway, Fribourg, CH
2023
« Installation in situ », Bluefactory, Fribourg
2022
Format mondial/Weltformat », La Ville de Fribourg & Visarte Fribourg
2022
« Les archives de nos utopies », Le Manoir de Martigny, CH
Residency
2025-2026
Residency, Cité des Arts, Paris, FR
2024
Artistic Research Residency 2024,
Labo Urbain, Fribourg, CH
2024
Residency, Festival Altitudes, Bulle, CH