Anne C Faber

Anne C Faber

Barrington, Greater Chicago Area, IL, United States

About Anne C Faber

I am a US Army brat born in Junction City Kansas. While I moved frequently as a young child, my parents are from NYC and the Brooklyn area, so I consider the Northeast region of USA to be my home. I was fortunate to be raised in Litchfield County Connecticut where I learned to love the outdoors and a rural lifestyle. I have lived on both coasts while I pursued a career as a Visual Arts Instructor at The Thacher School in Ojai CA and The Lovett School in Atlanta GA. My family moved to the midwest shortly after my first child was born. I have remained in the Greater Chicago Area since moving here in 2003. From the first moment I chose to be a painter, I have revered painting’s ability to reveal connections, meaning and truth through the gestalt of a visual experience. Identity is a complex undertaking. When we find ourselves in the presence of the real and authentic spirit of life, our realization cannot be contained by singular descriptive tool. Art can act as a conduit for the eternal and the transcendent. This new body of work is built out of a crisis of love. Not a personal love as much as a love affair of claiming what is essential in life. As a child I dreamed of worlds far away from my native New England. My day was anchored in barn chores and stewardship of animals. In the past eight years I have been fortunate to travel to Syria, Jordon, France, Spain, and most recently to Patagonia. It is my habit to photograph and print hard copies, stacking them in the studio for reference. The photographs act as record of my observations, often of the relationship of light, pattern and palette.While one might identify an influence, association or memory, the painting is still allowed the breath of time to unfold and hold this moment for the observer. My core interest lies in how we explain life to ourselves. How, as a people, we structure meaning in our world. I believe it is language that fills this role. My pieces are constructed formally by observing and mining the structures I am surrounded by and the emotional climate I live within. Conceptually I must circle around and around the questions I pose. I can fundamentally only speak in metaphor. It is not unlike how a poet constructs a space for the reader to vicariously experience another’s heart or spirit. The words must shimmer, catching the glimmer of human consciousness just outside our focus. An expression of an interiority that remains inherently a wild experience and an invocation for the spirit within. Only then can it create an opening or a gap that may lay open pure spirit and present an authentic moment.

Education:

I earned my B.S. at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs N.Y. and my M.F.A. at Syracuse University in Syracuse N.Y.
I have also studied contemplative practices with the Center for Mindfulness at UMASS Medical School where I completed a series of certifications for Mind Based Behavior Awareness practices.

Events:

The Other Art Fair Chicago SEPT 28-30, 2018
Mana Contemporary
2233 S. Throop
Chicago IL, 60608

Exhibitions:

2016 Oswego State University of New York
Tyler Art Gallery
Restart; Best in Exhibition

1995- 2003 Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta GA.
Annual Solo Exhibits and juried group exhibitions.

1996 "Artcare", Swissotel. Atalanta Ga

1996 Trinity School Annual Exhibit. Atlanta GA

1992-1997 Annual Faculty Exhibitions at The Thacher School and The Lovett School.

1990 World Tattoo Gallery Group Exhibit, Chicago IL.

1990 Syracuse University M.F.A. Exhibit with Honors.

1989 "World of Women" Group Exhibition. SUNY Utica, Utica N.Y.

1987 Highest Honors Senior Exhibit, Skidmore College.

1984-1990 Annual Juried Student Exhibits at Skidmore Colege and Syracuse University.