Anne Johann studied at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, where she earned
her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with Highest Honors (1980). She
subsequently pursued classes in painting the figure in oil at the
National Academy of Design School of Fine Arts, New York City, with
Ronald Sherr (1983-1984), and later, attended a portraiture workshop
with Daniel Greene in North Salem, NY (1991).
The interaction
between land and water became a fascination early in the artist's
career. The Hudson River, a source of inspiration observed since
childhood in Croton-on-Hudson, NY, makes its presence throughout the oeuvre of her work. Trips
to the United Kingdom in the early 1990's resulted in a series of oils
of the English National Seashore in South Shields. By the 2000's, the
coast of Maine became the focus. Both oils and watercolors were produced
in the mid-coast region of the state.
Anne Johann's work has
received many awards and grants, and has been exhibited in galleries and
national juried exhibitions. Grants include two ArtsWestchester
municipal challenge grants for murals (www.artswestchester.org),
one in conjunction with the Town of Cortlandt, and one with the Town of
Ossining; and a grant and residency with the Vermont Studio Center,
Johnson, VT (www.vermontstudiocenter.org).
Jurors selecting the work for juried exhibitions have included Lisa
Messinger, Curator, Department of Modern Art at the Metropolitan Museum
of Art, NYC; George G. King, Director (2000), Georgia O'Keefe Museum,
Santa Fe, NM, former Director, Katonah Museum); Richard Klein, Assistant
Director (2000; now Exhibition Director), Aldrich Museum of
Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT; Charles A. Shepard III, Director
(2001), Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London, CT; Cornelia Seckel,
Publisher, Art Times; Stephan Dougherty, Editor in Chief, Plein Air Magazine.
Exhibition venues have included The National Arts Club (www.nationalartsclub.org), NYC; The Salmagundi Club (www.salmagundi.org), NYC; Lyme Art Association Gallery, Old Lyme, CT; Silvermine Guild Gallery (www.silvermineart.org),
New Canaan, CT; The John Slade Ely House, New Haven CT; Attleboro Arts
Museum, Attleboro, MA; Bristol Art Museum, Bristol, RI; Sherry French
Gallery, NYC; Her work has been awarded at exhibitions of the New Haven
Paint & Clay Club, Silvermine Guild Gallery (Art of the Northeast
USA exhibition), The Hudson Valley Art Association, and the National
Association of Women Artists.
Work may be seen at SPA Fine Art, Saratoga Springs, NY (www.spa-fine-art.com); The Flat Iron Gallery, Peekskill, NY (www.flatiron.qpg.com); The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England (www.thebiscuitfactory.com).
Recent exhibits include: Active Members Exhibit, New Haven Paint & Clay Club (www.newhavenpaintandclayclub.org) (September 18 - October 9, 2011); The 115th Annual Open Exhibition, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club (www.clwac.org)
at The National Art Club, NYC (October 4 - 28, 2011); and the Eighty
Third Grand National Exhibition of The American Artists Professional
League (www.americanartistsprofessionalleague.org)at the Salmagundi Club, NYC (November 1 - 11, 2011).
Anne Johann's biography is listed in the Marquis' Who's Who of American Women, and Who's Who in America.
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Above: Public Arts Projects
Upper: Town of Ossining Mural
2006-2007
Oil on Wood Panels
5.5' x 9'
©
Lower: Town of Cortlandt Mural (as installed at Cortlandt Town Center Mall
2001-2002
Oil on Wood Panels
4' x 16'
©
The
murals were made possible, in part, by ArtsWestchester Municipal
Challenge Grants, funded by Peckham Industries Inc., Verizon, and Fuji
Film USA Inc., in partnership with the Croton/Cortlandt Center for the
Arts, the Town of Cortlandt and the Town of Ossining.
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