Veta Gorner

Veta Gorner is a contemporary printmaker known for her bold, expressive work that explores the intricacies of the human form, emotion, and identity. Born in Tajikistan in 1974 and later settling in the UK, Gorner’s personal history and cultural transitions inform much of her visual language, which oscillates between classical beauty and psychological tension.

Gorner’s work often focuses on the human body—fragmented, abstracted, or elongated—rendered with sweeping lines and strong contrasts. Her prints convey a sense of vulnerability, power, and internal conflict, capturing the subtle tensions of being human. Themes of dislocation, memory, transformation, and the relationship between the physical and the psychological frequently appear in her work. Rather than relying on straightforward representation, she distills her figures down to essentials, emphasizing gesture and form to evoke complex emotional states.

Gorner’s prints have been widely exhibited in solo and group exhibitions across Europe, the UK, and the United States. Her work is included in numerous public and private collections and continues to draw attention for its bold visual language and emotional potency. Through her practice, she affirms the relevance of traditional printmaking in contemporary art, using the medium to explore themes that are both deeply personal and universally human.