Charlotte Sigurdson is a painter and doll artist from Winnipeg, Canada. Charlotte was born in Toronto and has lived all over Canada, though her strongest roots lie in the prairies.
She began her artistic career as a doll maker, creating bespoke dolls for children. Over time, her work has evolved away from toys, though dolls remain a source of inspiration. Charlotte now considers herself primarily a painter though sculptural art dolls will always remain a part of her practice.
Charlotte’s work explores the human condition the ways in which our inner worlds interact with the world at large. Her paintings focus on the human form juxtaposed with surreal elements and bold colours and patterns. Similarly, her doll work combines realism with abstraction and exaggerated forms. Charlotte has exhibited her work in various exhibitions including several solo shows in Winnipeg
Artist Statement
I am an artist with an endless fascination for human beings and the complexity of the human condition. I create paintings and sculptural art dolls, exploring the relationship between us and the outside world. I draw inspiration from the way our humanity lurks beneath the surface of history, politics, science and culture and how our inner worlds bleed into the broader fabric of the universe.
My work centres around emotional and slightly grotesque human forms. In my paintings, I use bold colours and flat patterns in juxtaposition with delicate human flesh to blend the real and surreal. My art dolls do much of the same through distorted yet realistic features, uncomfortable proportions and nostalgic textiles. The characters in my work are figments of my imagination but could be any of us, strange people in a strange place, half real, half imagined.
My goal with my work is to encourage the viewer to feel their own humanity. In the strange beauty of my work, I hope my audience is reminded of how surreal our world is and how bizarre and lovely it is to be us.