Ani Collier

I grew up in Bulgaria and studied ballet behind the Iron Curtain. I arrived in the United States a few months after the Wall came down, and continued to perform on stage for many years.

Photography and the visual arts came to capture my interest after many years of dancing professionally.

While ballet remains my first love, I also like to dance with my pictures. Although ballet performances are ethereal moments in time, photography and digital collages allow me to capture that moment forever.

Ani Collier is a dancer, choreographer, director and visual artist.

She was born in Bulgaria and graduated from The State Ballet School in Sofia. After graduating, she received principal roles in ballets such as The Nutcracker and Rite of Spring.

After retiring her pointe shoes, she received an MBA from the University of Florida and founded Black C Art Gallery in Gainesville, Florida and ETUD Gallery in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Ani has directed and choreographed numerous dance and theatre performances both in Florida and Bulgaria. Her travels have taken her to festivals around the world and her work has been influenced by her experiences.

Ani’s photographs have been exhibited at galleries in Florida, New York City, Italy, and Bulgaria.

PAST EXHIBITIONS
//
2017
April: Kids in Focus by first through fifth graders of Brentwood School, an annual exhibit
March: Spring: Abstract Blooms by Ani Collier
February: The Prairie and the City by Ani Collier
December - February: Cityscapes: Ani Collier in NYC by
Ani Collier

//
2016
October - December: Circle of Life by Vassil Dokev
August - September: Collier and Dvorianova by Liliana Dvorianova and Ani Collier
June - July: 20 Months of Life by Iris Coe Gross, Artist in Residence for Arts and Healing Initiative
May: Kids in Focus by first through fifth-graders of Brentwood School
February - March: Circles of Dance by Colleen Rand
January - February: CiTySCAPes by Ani Collier

//
2015
October: Horeia by Liliana Dvorianova 
September: Untitled by Marco Razo 
August: To the End of Our Road and Back by Justine Vaughen Fry
July: by Jasmine Lantinen
June: I Love NY by Sara Morsey
May: Ethereal Moments by Ani Collier
Pre - Opening by Kana Handel