“The Good Listener”, 2023

Oil on canvas, 50 x 45 cm

Biography

Saara Knapp (b. 1994) is a Finnish-American painter based in Florence, Italy and the Hudson Valley of New York, USA. After completing a B.S. in Biological Anthropology and Evolutionary Studies from Binghamton University in 2016, she now uses her scientific and analytical background to help her navigate, transcribe, and translate the world around her with her artistic works. She graduated from The Florence Academy of Art’s full-time painting program in December of 2021, and works out of her Florence studio while collaborating and writing for The FAA and The FAA Collective, as well as teaching in the FAA’s Six-Week Intensive Course.

Saara’s artworks include figures, portraits, still lifes, and landscapes. Her works can be found in private collections throughout the world, and she has participated in exhibitions in the USA, Europe, and Asia.