ODE TO THE
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When I start a painting, I think of each shape and color as having its own flavor, scent, and texture. I want the viewer to recall the impossible complexity of chocolate, the fragrance of mint, and the mouth-puckering sting of fresh lime.
I use root rectangles and dynamic symmetry based on mathematical ratios to divide the page into a grid of harmonious parts. This approach allows me to deconstruct the conventional form into abstract shapes and reassemble them in unexpected and playful ways.
I build layers of soft pastels to create planes of vibrant and deeply saturated colors. The powdery and fragile characteristics of this medium reflect light while imparting depth, movement, and a surprising vulnerability.
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ANNA MOORE CV
EDUCATION
BA, Columbia University, NY, NY, 1992
MFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1996
AM, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2012
JURIED EXHIBITIONS, 2025
Streeters Gallery, Brooklyn, NYC
Holy Art Gallery, NYC
Sprung 9, ArtHouse Gallery, NYC
Unusual Views, Rhode Island Watercolor Society, Pawtucket, RI
Circles, Squares, Triangles, Exhibizone
The Holy Art Gallery, NY, NY
The Splendor of Blue, MVA Gallery (Modern Visual Arts) Bethlehem, PA
SoloS, Exhibizone
Driven to Abstractum, SebArts Gallery, Sebastopol CA
Colorful Symphony, Exhibizone
Spectrum, Gallerium
JURIED EXHIBITIONS, 2024
Abstractum, Gallerium
Fresh Art, MVA Gallery, Marin Society of Artists, Honorable Mention,
Marin, CA
Senses, Art Mozaik Fine Art Gallery, Sante FE, NM
Whispers of Wonder, The Holy Art Gallery, Paris, France
Art A La Cart, Ten Moir Gallery, Finalist, Los Angeles, CA
Strokin’, Chicago Pastel Painters Organization, Tall Grass Gallery, Park Forest, IL
PUBLICATIONS, 2024-2025
ReviewMe, 14th ed, Observica Magazine, April, 2025
Colorful Symphony, Exhibition Catalogue, April, 2025
Spectrum, Exhibition Catalogue, Gallerium, April, 2025
Circles, Squares, Triangles, Exhibizone, Exhibition Catalogue, March-2025, Page 32
Abstractum, Gallerium, Exhibition Catalogue, December 2024,
page 102
Artistonish Arts Magazine, Gallerium, Issue 52, November 2024, page 85