ABOUT
Flóra Borsi is a contemporary artist working with photography, constructed imagery, and painting to explore identity, self-perception, and the emotional complexities of the human experience. Her artistic journey began in early childhood through drawing, winning numerous competitions before expanding into digital media. At age 13, feeling that reality alone was not enough, she began merging photography with Photoshop manipulation. A pivotal life event later drew her deeper into photography - driven by a fear of mortality and a desire to leave a lasting presence on Earth through art.
After reaching major career milestones, the rise of artificial intelligence radically transformed the visual arts landscape by making accessible to millions what was once the domain of a few. Processing years of anger and struggles over copyright infringement, Borsi embarked on a new chapter by turning to painting - a fresh start funded and made possible by her dedicated community.
Working across photography, digital construction, and painting, Borsi builds psychological spaces where symbolism, surrealism, and carefully orchestrated visual metaphors become vehicles for exploring memory, intimacy, vulnerability, and transformation. Her recurring use of animals, fragmented portraits, and concealed identities reflects an ongoing investigation into the relationship between the inner self and its outward representation.
Borsi belongs to a generation of artists who redefined the possibilities of photographic self-portraiture in the digital age, using constructed imagery not as visual illusion but as a psychological and symbolic language.
Over the past decade, her work has been exhibited internationally in Europe and the United States, including at the Louvre in Paris, as well as in solo exhibitions at Lanoue Gallery in Boston and Anna Laudel in Düsseldorf. Her artwork is held in museum and private collections worldwide.
Borsi’s work has received broad international recognition: she was featured in Forbes 30 Under 30, selected as Hasselblad's first Heroine of the Year, and won the Grand Prize at the Florence Biennale. Her practice has been highlighted by major publications including BBC Culture and The Guardian’s Observer. Alongside her fine art practice, Borsi has collaborated with leading international brands including Adobe, for whom she created both the global face of Adobe Photoshop and the visual identity of Adobe Creative Cloud.
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Collections
Works by Flóra Borsi are held in the collections of
Black Gold Museum, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
National Museum of Hungary, Budapest
Savina Contemporary Art Museum, Seoul, Korea
He Xianging Art Museum, Shenzhen, China
Exhibitions
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Museum of Photography and New Media (MONA), Detroit, United States – Solo Exhibition (2014)
Anna Laudel Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey – Pieces of My Mind (2014)
Anna Laudel Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey – Universe of Imagination (2016)
National Museum of Hungary, Budapest, Hungary – WORLD PRESS PHOTO Guest Exhibition(2019)
Lanoue Gallery, Boston, United States – Identity: Self Portraits by Flora Borsi (2021)
Florence Biennale, Florence, Italy – Animeyed (2021)
UponWalls Gallery, Hjo, Sweden – Hey You (2021)
Anna Laudel Gallery, Bodrum, Turkey – Part of Me (2022)
Savina Contemporary Art Museum, Seoul, Korea – Animeyed (2022)
Cultural Centre of Székesfehérvár, Hungary – Fairy Tales (2025)
International Photo Biennale Oostende – Dreams on Dreams (2025)
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Saatchi Gallery, London, United Kingdom – Continental Shift (2014)
Leontia Gallery, London, United Kingdom – Flesh (2014)
Anna Laudel Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey – Contemporary Istanbul Art Fair (2015)
Foto MUSEO, Bogotá, Colombia – International Biennial of Photography (2015)
MONA, Detroit, United States – Selfie Show (2015)
Anna Laudel Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey – YAZ (2015)
The Louvre (Exposure Award), Paris, France – Group Collection (2015)
Adobe, Los Angeles, United States – 25 Under 25 (2015)
Sony World Photography Awards, London, United Kingdom – Exhibition (2016)
Culture and Art Festival, Ningbo, China – Group Exhibition (2016)
P Art Ibiza, Ibiza, Spain – Universo de Belleza (2016)
Guy Hepner Gallery, New York, United States – Ephemeral (2016)
Photokina, Cologne, Germany – Exhibition (2016)
Hangar Art Center, Brussels, Belgium – Brussels Photo Festival (2017)
Anna Laudel Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey – Contemporary Istanbul (2017)
Fumes and Perfumes, Stuttgart, Germany – Group Exhibition (2017)
Image Nation, Paris, France – Ethereal (2018)
Image Nation, Milan, Italy – Milano Photo Week x Paratissima (2018)
Yixian International Festival, Huangshan, China – Photography Biennale (2018)
Lang Jingshan Cup, Huaiyin, China – New Pictorial Photography Biennale (2018)
Hungarian Consulate, Monaco – Exposition Magyars (2018)
Adobe Max Keynote, Los Angeles, United States – Presentation (2018)
M&C Saatchi, London, United Kingdom – Stolen Hearts (2019)
GWS Gallery, São Paulo, Brazil – SP Arte (2019)
Galerie Joseph Turenne, Paris, France – Ethereal (2019)
Duolun MoMA, Shanghai, China – When Art Comes to Life (2019)
Deqing Contemporary Art Center, Deqing, China – Group Exhibition (2024)
He Xianging Art Museum, Shenzhen, China – Order and Symbiosis (2024)
Notable Awards
Images for Earth – 3rd Prize – Fifth International Edition, Drawing Contest (2002)
Trierenberg Super Circuit – Gold Medals of Excellence – International Photography Award (2014)
Exposure Award – Portraiture Collection – International Photographic Award (2015)
Trierenberg Super Circuit – Gold Medals of Excellence – International Photography Award (2016)
American Art Awards – Grand Winner – International Art Competition (2016)
Forbes 30 Under 30 – Forbes USA, European Arts & Culture (2020)
Hasselblad Heroines – International Photography Award for WOMEN (2021)
Lorenzo il Magnifico Award – Winner – Florence Biennale, Italy (2021)
Trierenberg Super Circuit – Gold Medals, Best of Show Prize – International Photo Awards (2022)
Represented by
Boston, MA
Sweden
New York, NY