Anne Walker Strutz
Anne Walker Strutz is an artist in motion, pushing boundaries by infusing movement and energy into her paintings. For Anne, painting begins with what you cannot see. A visual artist is like a magician, telling a story by creating an illusion of space, feelings, dimension, or fleeting moment, for the viewers. Anne’s journey as an artist has been a fulfilling adventure, leading her from fashion and textile design in NYC, to teaching art and developing art curricula. In 2013, Anne turned her focus to fine art and began passionately exploring the medium of pastel quickly earning her PSA Signature status and Master Pastelist as recognized by the International Association of Pastel Artists. With a desire to work on a larger scale, Anne began to paint in the oil medium. The experience of working in pastel exclusively for several years has influenced her approach to painting with oils following in the footsteps of the masters who often created smaller scale pastel painting prior to moving to the large scale oil works.
Anne’s work has been featured in the Pastel Journal, Pratique Des Arts Magazine and Strokes of Genius publications. She has been a recurring featured author for Pastel Journal and Artist Magazine. Anne was integral in developing the Bi-Annual Global Pastel Society Grant for the International Association of Pastel Artists, which awards grants to pastel societies throughout the world to both teach the beauty of the pastel medium as well as provide community service in their local areas. Anne has been a recurring demonstrator at the International Association of Pastel Societies bi-annual convention.
EDUCATION:
- Bachelor of Fine Arts, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence RI
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
- Signature member of the Pastel Society of America, NYC
- International Association of Pastel Society (IAPS) Master Circle status
SELECT JURIED AND NATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
- Pastel Journal 25th Pastel 100: Honorable Mention Landscape, April 2024
- North Carolina Statewide Exhibition, On Common Ground, 2023
- IAPS Ninth Master Circle Web Show
- IAPS Eighth Master Circle Pastel World Convention Show
- Pastel Journal: 23 Annual Pastel 100: Honorable Mention, Animal and Wildlife Category
- IAPS 38th Juried Exhibition, 2021 Web Show
- Dakota Art 2020 Winter Online Exhibition: Honorable Mention
- Pastel Journal: 22nd Annual Pastel 100: Honorable Mention Animals and Wildlife, April 2021
- Pastel Journal: 22nd Annual Pastel 100: Honorable Mention Landscape Category, April 2021
- IAPS 37th Juried Exhibition, 2020 Web Show
- Pastel Journal: 21 Annual Pastel 100: Third Place Winner Animal and Wildlife Category, April 2020
- IAPS 35th Juried Exhibition, 2019 Web Show
- IAPS 34th Juried Exhibition 2019 Convention, Albuquerque, New Mexico
- 20th Annual Pastel 100 Competition: Honorable Mention Animals and Wildlife Category
- North Carolina Statewide Exhibition, On Common Ground 2019
- 33 IAPS Juried Exhibition Web Show, 2018
- UART Online Pastel Competition, 2018
- The Degas Pastel Society 17th Biennial Juried Exhibition 2018, New Orleans, Louisiana
- North Carolina Statewide Exhibition: On Common Ground 2018: Award of Excellence
- Piedmont Pastel Society Annual Members Show 2018: Best of Show Award
- The Degas Pastel Society 16th Biennial Juried Exhibition: New Orleans, Louisiana
- The Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod: For Pastels Only 2016 and 2017
- North Carolina Statewide Show 2017: Winner of most Innovative Award 2017
- 28th Juried IAPS show at the Salmagundi Club NYC, 2016
- Piedmont Pastel Society Annual Calendar Show: Winner 2014. 2015, 2016, 2017
- Appalachian Pastel Society National Exhibition 2017
- Strokes of Genius 10 Competition 2017: Winning piece published in the book “Strokes of Genius 10”
PUBLICATIONS
- Pastel Journal: 22nd Annual Pastel 100 Honorable mention Animal and Wildlife Category, Spring 2021
- Pastel Journal: 22nd Annual Pastel 100 Honorable mention Landscape and Interior Category, Spring 2021
- Artist Network Magazine: Creative Life Article, The Space Between, Author, December 2020
- Pratique Des Arts Hors-Série Pastel, 7 Points Clés Pour Donner Du Mouvement. (Key points to give movement), Author, December 2020
- Pastel Journal : Bright Ideas Article, “Fish and Flowers”, Author, June 2020
- Pastel Journal: 21st Annual Pastel 100 Third Place Winner Animal and Wildlife Category, April 2020
- Pastel Journal: 5 Minute Coach Article, “Face Your Fears” Author, April 2020
- Pratique Des Arts Hors-Série Pastel, July 2019
- Pastel Journal: 20th Annual Pastel 100 Honorable Mention Animal and Wildlife Category, April 2019
- Pastel Journal Magazine: Creative Life Article ,”High Society” Author, August 2018
- Pastel Journal Magazine: “Artist to Watch” Featured, December 2017
- Strokes of Genius 10 Book: November 2018 Winner
DEMONSTRATIONS;
- IAPS 15th Biennial Convention Albuquerque, New Mexico Demonstration
- IAPS 14th Biennial Convention Albuquerque, New Mexico Paint Around Event
- IAPS 14th Biennial Convention Albuquerque, New Mexico Demonstration “Marks in Motion”
- IAPS 13th Biennial Convention Dueling Demonstrator
Examples of My Work:
