Antonisia Schroder - Art Photographer



Antonisia Schroder’s photography has been shaped over years of experience and experimentation, beginning in a town in South America before relocating to Europe and developing her career.



Now a dual British/Brazilian citizen having first settled in the UK in the 1990s, she was born in Fortaleza, Brazil, in 1976. However, her family is Portuguese in origin. Antonisia was always inquisitive about the world around her; a quality that served her well as she grew older and began to see that world through a lens rather than the naked eye.



Antonisia’s desire to explore took her firstly in her late teens to the south of Brazil where she had a serious car accident which resulted in her losing a large portion of her memory. This sparked more of an interest in photography for her as she was determined to have a pictorial record of everything she did from then on.



Having settled in the south of Brazil for a few years she then decided to travel to Europe where she lived with her mother in Switzerland for a short time. Over the following years, she used travel and psychology, which she had studied in Brazil, as two of her main inspirations.



After eventually settling in the UK, she began to train as a professional photographer, achieving a BTEC Award at Thurrock and Basildon College in Essex, a National Diploma in photography from Havering College in London and a BA degree in photography from the University of East London. She is currently back at the University of East London studying for an MA in art/photography.



As her work on this site shows, her art encompasses a wide variety of topics and inspirations throughout a life characterized by change, adventure and discovery.



Antonisia now specialises in running exhibitions of her work and has published a number of books showcasing her portfolio, including ‘The Art of Feeling’, ‘Remembrance Day’, children’s book ‘Southend on Sea Tales’ and ‘The Quotes of William Shakespeare’. In 2012, she was the first artist to exhibit at the new £3million Southend Pier Cultural Centre and was one of the leading artists in the Essex Summer of Art, part of the county’s Olympic Legacy project in 2012.



What viewers will always find with her work is an eye for detail and an inventive take on traditional topics, as well as using the skills of photomontage and paintography to communicate with her audience.

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Antonisia has also worked in schools and with other groups to impart her knowledge and experience and is passionate about the importance of teaching as well as learning in her career.