Drawing inspiration from creating artwork outdoors, Ann Holsberry explores the delicate interconnections in nature using mixed media and the experimental photographic process of cyanotype. She works with a variety of materials to explore the similarities among animal, mineral, and plant forms,with the goal of revealing and giving shape to the unseen energies in the world around us. This show covers a broad spectrum of her work, including paintings, cyanotypes and photograms, encaustic art, and other mixed media, and invites viewers to see her artwork as a celebration of the inherent beauty of the natural order of things – from the microscopic to the cosmic.
Ann Holsberry is an artist based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She has had solo exhibitions at the Morris Graves Museum of Art (Eureka, CA) and the de Saisset Museum of Art (Santa Clara, CA), among other venues. In 2020, her large silk cyanotypes were shown at the David Brower Center (Berkeley, CA) in the Wild Places exhibition. Her work has been exhibited and held in collections nationally and internationally, including the UCSF Cancer Treatment Center, and she has been awarded numerous residencies and grants. Raised on the Gulf Coast of Florida, Holsberry received her BFA from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College in Virginia, and MRP and JD degrees from Cornell University. She practiced law for 13 years before focusing on art full-time.
ARTIST TALK
Ann discusses her solo exhibition Time, Tide & Seasons at Inclusions Gallery in San Francisco, CA. This Instagram Live video highlights a broad spectrum of Ann’s work, artistic inspiration, and creative process.
This solo exhibition covered a broad spectrum of Ann’s work, including paintings, cyanotypes and photograms, encaustic art, and other mixed media. The selected pieces explored natural rhythms and interconnections in nature that give shape to the unseen energies that move the world around us. When viewed as a whole, this collection celebrated the inherent beauty of the natural order of things—from the microscopic to the cosmic.
