Press, features and expert commentary
Art, movement, emotional intelligence and the quiet power of presence
I’m Viki Thorbjorn, a multi-award-winning abstract artist, writer and movement teacher based in Nottingham.
My work brings together collector-grade abstract art, embodied movement, writing and emotionally intelligent practice. Across all of it, I’m interested in what helps people return to themselves: colour, stillness, structure, movement, truth and the kind of beauty that does not need to shout across the room to prove it exists.
This press kit is for journalists, editors, writers, producers and collaborators looking for clear information, written interviews, expert commentary, editorial features or thoughtful collaboration.
I’m available for written interviews, written Q&As, expert comment, editorial features and selected guest essays.
I do not currently take part in podcasts, video interviews or live broadcast interviews.
Press at a glance
Name: Viki Thorbjorn
Location: Nottingham, UK
Credit as: Viki Thorbjorn Art
Website: vikithorbjorn.art
Professional focus: abstract art, writing, movement teaching, emotional intelligence, creative recovery and embodied wellbeing
Available for: written interviews, expert commentary, written Q&As, editorial features, guest essays and selected collaborations
Not available for: podcasts, video interviews or live broadcast interviews at this time
Core areas: abstract art, collector-grade canvas work, art for interiors, emotional intelligence, creative recovery, stillness, movement, children’s confidence, workplace posture and embodied wellbeing
Available for comment on
I’m available for written comment, quotes and interview responses on the subjects that sit naturally inside my work: abstract art, movement, stillness, emotional intelligence and the way people feel in their bodies, homes, workplaces and creative lives.
My perspective comes from working across art, writing and movement, with a background in competitive sport and embodied practice. I’m interested in what helps people return to themselves without turning everything into performance, productivity or polished wellness noise.
Areas include
- abstract art and emotional resonance
- collector-grade canvas work
- art for interiors, hotels, retreats and emotionally intelligent spaces
- stillness, creative recovery and emotional honesty
- movement, posture and body awareness
- children’s and teen confidence through non-competitive movement
- workplace wellbeing and desk-related tension
Copy-paste bios
Viki Thorbjorn is a Nottingham-based abstract artist, writer and movement teacher whose work explores stillness, emotional intelligence, embodied practice and the quiet power of presence.
Viki Thorbjorn is a multi-award-winning abstract artist, writer and movement teacher based in Nottingham. Her work brings together collector-grade abstract art, embodied movement and emotionally intelligent writing, exploring stillness, recovery, presence and the relationship between body, space and emotional truth.
Viki Thorbjorn is a multi-award-winning abstract artist, writer and movement teacher based in Nottingham. Her work sits at the intersection of art, movement and emotional intelligence, exploring how colour, form, stillness and embodied practice can shift the way people feel in themselves and in the spaces they inhabit. A former athlete and MA Creative Practice graduate, Viki creates collector-grade canvas works, writes about creative recovery and emotional truth, and teaches structured movement for children, schools and workplaces. Her practice is grounded in presence, discipline, humour and the belief that art and movement are languages of truth.
Press features
Interior Designer Magazine
“The Last Thing You Want to Put on Your Wall”
A feature on art as a design material rather than decoration, exploring how emotionally intelligent abstract work can shape the feeling, architecture and atmosphere of a space.
“Art should never be an afterthought. It should be part of the architecture of the space itself.”
Nook & Find Journal
“Viki Thorbjorn’s Abstract Art: Beauty, Emotion and Healing”
A feature exploring the emotional foundations of my practice, the quiet power of abstraction and the way colour and texture can shift the emotional experience of a space.
“Each of Viki’s pieces offers a window into emotion—delicate yet powerful.”
Book praise
Stillness Is a Weapon
Stillness Is a Weapon is a written body of work on creative recovery, emotional survival and the quiet power that does not perform.
It sits between memoir, essay and creative manifesto, exploring what happens when stillness stops being passive and becomes a form of self-return.
Available through Viki’s website and on Amazon in Kindle, paperback and hardcover.
“Your book is so exquisitely written and spoke to me in ways even I didn’t understand I needed.” — Janye Hardy – author & creative
“A beautiful meditation on the true healing power of creativity” — Amy Britton – journalist
“Viki’s words are a mirror for every creative who’s ever had to fight to be heard. This book is not just about art—it’s about reclaiming power, healing from silence, and choosing courage over comfort. As someone who’s walked the path of reinvention and risk, there is wisdom in these pages.” — Toyosi Olowe- artist & entrepreneur
“Truly inspirational, emotive and heartwarming read, every page was soul inspiring and evoked a sense of depth and truth within the words, that resonated with me deeply” — Maria Badshamiah – glass & fine artist
Awards & recognition
- Abstract Art Businesswoman of the Year (UK), 2024
- Abstract Artist of the Year, 2024/25
- Best Abstract Artist 2025 (UK), LUXlife Magazine
- MA Creative Practice, distinction
Current work
Collector-grade abstract canvas art
Viki creates collector-grade abstract canvas prints for private collectors, interiors, retreats, hotels and emotionally intelligent spaces. The work is created for people and places that want art to hold presence, not just fill a wall. Selected works are available through the Collector’s Vault, with private commissions available through Capsule Commission.
Stillness Is a Weapon
Stillness Is a Weapon explores creative recovery, emotional survival, silence, refusal, stillness and the private work of returning to yourself. It is available through Viki’s website and on Amazon in Kindle, paperback and hardcover.
Movement, schools and workplace wellbeing
Viki’s movement work includes children’s and teen yoga and Pilates-inspired classes, school movement programmes in Nottingham, and Sit Happens, a 12-week corporate wellbeing programme for desk-based teams. The work focuses on posture, mobility, coordination, confidence, focus, body awareness and sustainable movement habits.
Creative collaborations and licensing
Viki is open to selected brand collaborations, licensing conversations and editorial partnerships where the work can be reproduced with care and integrity. This includes premium homeware, interiors, publishing, retreat environments and thoughtful design-led projects where atmosphere, emotional intelligence and production quality matter.
My Creative background
A life shaped by colour, energy, and emotional resonance.
helped me process what I could not explain and gave shape to things that did not yet have words.
Over time, I explored portraits, murals, illustration, competitions, exhibitions and commissions. I sold work, studied, experimented and kept returning to the same thread: the emotional charge of colour, the intelligence of the body and the relief of making something honest.
My background also includes competitive sport, movement teaching and embodied practice. That part of my life matters because I do not separate the body from the work. The body knows when something is true. It knows when a space is tense. It knows when beauty is empty and when it has weight.
Since 2024, my practice has expanded into art, writing and movement, but the centre has stayed the same.
I paint for resonance. I write for truth. I teach movement because the body deserves to be included in the conversation.
Everything I create is about return: to presence, to strength, to stillness, to the part of ourselves that usually gets buried under noise.
Creative philosophy
My work is built around one question: what helps people return to themselves?
Art, writing and movement are different languages, but they all tell the truth in their own way. The artwork is made to be lived with. The writing is there to name what often stays unspoken. The movement work is about awareness, strength, steadiness and the quiet confidence of being at home in your own body.
This is work for people and spaces that are no longer moved by surface.
Image and usage guidance
Press images, artwork images and headshots are available on request.
Please credit all written references, artwork images and press materials as Viki Thorbjorn Art unless otherwise agreed.
Images may not be edited, filtered, recoloured, heavily cropped or used in a way that changes the meaning, quality or context of the work.
Artwork images may not be used for commercial purposes, reproduction, merchandise, AI training, resale, templates, digital products or derivative works without written permission.
If you are unsure whether a usage is appropriate, please ask before publishing.
Written interview guidance
I currently accept written interviews, written Q&As, expert commentary requests and editorial features. I do not currently take part in podcasts, video interviews or live broadcast interviews.
Written questions can be sent by email or through the contact form. Please include:
- publication name
- deadline
- topic or feature angle
- requested word count or quote length
- whether images are required
- where the piece will be published
- how I will be credited
- whether the piece is editorial, commercial, sponsored or collaborative
Contact
For press enquiries, written interviews, expert commentary, image requests or collaboration enquiries, please contact the studio.
Let’s create something meaningful, not just marketable.