Annika Connor is an Artist, SAG-AFTRA Actor, and Screenwriter. 

Annika Connor is primarily known for her watercolor and oil paintings, though she also writes screenplays, sketch comedy, and acts in film and TV. These seemingly disparate mediums are linked in her imagination as one aspect of her Studio Life informs another.

Whether painting or writing, Connor's art uses strong symbolism, passionate imagery, and humor to ignite the imagination. 

As a vocal advocate for Gender Equality, Annika Connor's paintings explore topics ranging from the Political to Beauty & Nature, which often showcase the feminine aesthetic while portraying issues of Female Identity. 

In the studio, Annika Connor uses precision, detail, and allegory as a hook to lure the viewer's eye while showcasing imagery that is narrative and often mysterious. 

Connor is an Upright Citizens Brigade certified Improv Actor. A member of SAG-AFTRA since 2007, Annika Connor is proud to be an elected member serving on the SAG-AFTRA New York Board. 

Annika received her BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she studied Painting & Performance.

Connor has studied comedy writing and performance at the Magnet Theater, the Peoples Improv Theater, and the Blueprint Screenwriting Group. Annika Connor has been trained in voiceover and accents at the Actors Connection and at the SAG-AFTRA Foundation.

Connor is heavily involved in sustaining the art community in which she creates. 

As a supporter of the art she admires, Connor is the Owner/President of Active Ideas Productions, an arts organization whose mission is to serve the artistic community by facilitating the presence and publication of young, talented artists and educating the public about their work. 

Annika Connor is also the Owner of Annika's Art Shop, an online boutique for creative clothing, accessories, homeware, and gifts featuring Annika Connor's paintings.  All of the items in Annika’s Art Shop are Made in the USA and Canada and are produced with ethical manufacturing.

To learn more about Annika Connor purchase Active Idea Productions latest book Point Suite Contemporary Art on Amazon or at Annika’s Art Shop

A cinematic profile of Annika Connor