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Annie studied painting and art history at Oregon State University and received a Ph.D in Higher Education. In her career as a college professor she developed curricula, conducted educational research, published and taught adults in graduate and professional programs. Recently she was selected as a Silver Brush Artist and certified as a Golden Artist Educator. Proficient in oil, acrylic, and mixed media she is a colorist who creates expressive images inspired by nature. She has taught painting workshops at Ghost Ranch, the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum and other US and International venues as well as in her studio. Her paintings have appeared in numerous shows and art magazines and are widely collected and recently included in a museum collection. She has written two best-selling books-- ”Bold Expressive Painting: Painting Techniques for Still Lifes, Florals and Landscapes in Mixed Media” and "The Joy of Acrylic Painting" published by North Light Books. If you have questions, contact at: [email protected]
Education
University of Oklahoma, BS, MS
University of Northern Colorado, PhD
Selected Exhibitions 2007-present
"Trees & Flowers", RGallery, Boulder, Colorado
"Regional Fine Art Show", Lincoln Gallery, Loveland, Colorado
Loveland Museum Show, Loveland, Colorado
Women Painting Women, Georgetown Art Center, Georgetown, TX
Georgia O'Keeffe Annual Museum Docent Show, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Painting with Matisse, BIT Gallery, Telluride, Colorado
Georgia O'Keeffe Annual Museum Docent Show, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Floriography-Solo Show, The Globe Gallery, 727 Canyon Road, Santa Fe, NM
Botanicals-Invitational Show, Georgetown Art Center, Georgetown, TX
Georgia O'Keeffe Annual Museum Docent Show, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Women Artists of New Mexico, The Matthews Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Georgia O'Keeffe Annual Museum Docent Show, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Solo Show, East Gallery, Ah Haa School of Art, Telluride, Colorado
Winter Arts Invitational Show, Florence Hawley Ellis Museum of Anthropology, Ghost Ranch
Abiquiu, New Mexico
"Red" Show, Colors of Humanity Gallery
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Annual Docent Show, Santa Fe, NM
"The American Dream", Georgetown Art Center, Georgetown, Texas
Rites of Spring, 2nd Annual Juried Show, DAVIS & COMPANY CONTEMPORARY FINE ART GALLERY, Old Town Spring, Texas
New Acquisitions from TAM’s Permanent Collection, The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho.
State of the Art: A Survey of New Mexico Artists - Paintings and Sculpture, The Matthews Gallery, Canyon Road, Santa Fe, NM
37th Annual Paseo Arts Festival, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Georgia O'Keeffe Annual Museum Docent Show, Santa Fe, New Mexico
"Passport to the Arts", Canyon Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico
"By Local," The Matthews Gallery, Canyon Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Land & Light, Plein Air Painters of New Mexico Juried Show, Millicent Rogers Museum, Taos, New Mexico
Tikkun Olam Group Show, Jewish Community Center, Tucson Arizona
1st Annual Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Docent Show, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Oklahoma Friendly, Oklahoma Art Guild, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
14th Annual Members’ Juried Exhibition, Colorado Plein Air Painters, Saks Galleries, Denver, Colorado
Degrees of Detail: Large and Small Works by Nine Artists, La Tienda Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Oklahoma Friendly, Oklahoma Art Guild, Oklahoma City, OklahomaGroup Show, Colorado Women's Chamber of Commerce, Denver, Colorado
COLLECT 8, Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Solo Show, Wells Fargo Bank, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Encantada!, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Rio Grande Art Association
Taos International Juried Exhibition, The Taos Gallery, Taos, New Mexico
Oklahoma Friendly, Oklahoma Art Guild National Juried Exhibition, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Arizona Edges, Tubac Art Center, Arizona
Day of the Dead Show, Jennie Cooley Gallery, Canyon Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Encantada!, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Rio Grande Art Association
Plein Air Painters of New Mexico, Sumner Dene Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Colorado Annual Juried Show, Pagosa Springs Art Center, Pagosa Springs, Colorado
Solo Show, Wells Fargo Bank Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Fabrications, New Mexico State Capital Rotunda, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Solo show, Java Joe’s Cafe, Santa Fe, New Mexico
11th Annual Lines into Shapes, Art Center of Estes Park, Colorado
24th Annual All Colorado Show, Curtis Art Center, Greenwood Village, Colorado
Publications & Recognition
Author, "Joy of Acrylic Painting", North Light Books, 2017 & ”Bold Expressive Painting: Painting Techniques for Still Lifes, Florals and Landscapes in Mixed Media,” 2016
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- Featured Writer, Cloth, Paper, Scissors, 2017
- Author, "Bold Expressive Mixed Media Painting", Northlight Books, 2016
- Featured Artist, Acrylic Artist, 2016
- Featured Artist, Cloth, Paper, Scissors, 2016
- 1st Place Regional Fine Art Show, Lincoln Gallery, 2021
- 1st Place, Contemporary Fine Art International Abstract Competition, 2015
- Book review- Cloth, Paper, Scissors, March/April, 2015
"Colors on My Palette" Profile, Where Art Lives Magazine, 2015
"Artist of the Month", Artisans, Santa Fe, NM, 2015 - Winner: Northlight Books The Best of Mixed Media- Incite 1, 2 , 3 & 4- 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
- Contemporary Fine Art International, Spring Juried Show, 3rd Place, 2014
- Contemporary Fine Art International, Summer Abstraction, Honorable Mention, 2014
- Permanent Collection: The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho, 2013
- Contemporary Fine Art International, 2nd Place, 2013
- Artist Profile: In the Studio, Visual Language: Visual Arts Magazine, March, 2013
- Artist Profile, Professional Artist Magazine, July 2013
- Flowerona Profile, July, 2013
- Honorable Mention, CFAI Winter Juried Show, "Elegance"
- Showcase Winner: ArtSlant, March, 2012, January, 2011, September, 2010, July, 2010, May, 2010
- Featured Artist, Straw House Gallery, Amado, Arizona, April, 2010
- Featured Artist, Studios Magazine, Summer, 2010
Current & Recent Affiliations
Globe Fine Art Gallery, Canyon Road, Santa Fe, NM
Lincoln Gallery, Loveland, Colorado
Fig & Ivy, Longmont, Colorado
Amy Cash Gallery, Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Docent
Ghost Ranch Georgia O'Keeffe Landscape Tour Guide & Painting Teacher
Contemporary Fine Art International Gallery