Ann Chisholm

In many ways my work is about the process. I have an idea and I give myself specific tasks to complete. Once the tasks are complete, the piece is finished. This way of working is particularly true with my striped paintings. For example, in a piece I am currently working on, darkness & light, the task was to complete 33 canvases of darkness and 33 canvases of light. The darkness canvases are painted with only blue and black ink. The light canvases are painted using only white and blue ink. Each canvas will have 33 layers of ink. The technique I use to paint these canvases, and all my stripe paintings, is to draw a line of ink with a pen or brush, and then drag the ink across the canvas with a ruler. In order to keep the pieces uniform, all 33 pieces in the set must have one color painted with this technique in one session. When I create a piece with multiple canvases, using this technique, each canvas is similar and works as a group. Dragging the ink across the canvas allows for unplanned variations and the multiple layers give the stripped paintings depth. The rhythm of the stripes and the futility of the effort lend to the meaning of the work. The hope is that the viewer will have a contemplative experience.

Most of my work us...

BFA University of Texas
MFA University of Florida

Selected Shows

2024 matter, solo exhibition, Paul's Parlour, Dallas, TX
2024 On My Own Time, Business Council for the Arts, North Park, Dallas, TX

2022 On My Own Time, Business Council for the Arts, North Park, Dallas, TX

2021 On My Own Time, Business Council for the Arts, North Park, Dallas, TX

2020 matter[s], solo exhibition CANVAS, Dallas, TX
2020 On My Own Time, Business Council for the Arts, North Park, Dallas, TX

2019 On My Own Time, Business Council for the Arts, North Park, Dallas, TX

2019 CANVAS Dallas Curated Exhibition Spring 19, SEMOSMAULDIN
2019 
Kaboo Festival, Jen Mauldin Gallery

2019 Visual SpeedBump Art Tour

2019 SuperFineLA, Jen Mauldin Gallery

2018
 In the Meantime, Jen Mauldin Gallery, Artsy

2018 End of Summer, Jen Mauldin Gallery, Artsy

2018 On My Own Time, Business Council for the Arts, North Park, Dallas, TX

2018 A Contemporary Art Exhibition at Roche Bobois, Dallas, TX
2018 image as language, Jen Mauldin Gallery, Dallas, TX, solo exhibition
2017 
On My Own Time, Business Council for the Arts, North Park, Dallas, TX
2014 Counting, Yasher Gallery Brooklyn, NY, solo exhibition
2014 Labor of Love, Pine Box Rock Shop, Brooklyn, NY, group show
2014 Exchange Rates, Brooklyn Fire Proof, Brooklyn, NY, gro...