Lamai Ferner

Lamai Ferner is a contemporary symbolic realist painter based in Bavaria, Germany. She holds a B.A. in French with teacher training and an M.A. in French–Thai Translation. Her intensive study of language, literature and interpretation trained her to look beyond surface appearances—to search for symbolism, context and layers of meaning. This analytical foundation continues to shape the way she constructs visual narratives today.

Before focusing on fine art, Ferner worked for several years in traditional hand-drawn animation, during the final generation before digital production became dominant. Her experience included background painting, in-between drawing, layout, storyboarding and animation. Years of disciplined work across countless hand-drawn frames developed her understanding of movement, anatomy, composition, visual rhythm and storytelling.

From around 2010, Ferner became deeply fascinated by Old Masters and nineteenth-century academic painters, particularly John William Godward and William-Adolphe Bouguereau. She began an extended period of independent study, closely analyzing and copying their works to understand classical composition, flesh, fabric, light and layered oil-painting techniques. Her study after Godward’s *Ne...

Master of Arts (Humanities & Social Sciences)