Anne C Faber

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 while also calling NYC home where my parents were raised.

From the first moment I chose to be a painter, I have revered painting’s ability to reveal connections & meaning through a whole body/mind experience. When we find ourselves in the midst of an authentic and grounded sense of reality, our realization cannot be contained by singular descriptive tool. I believe that is why practices such as the arts and contemplative meditation practices are so important in our world today.

Art can act as a conduit for the eternal and the transcendent. This body of work is built out of a urgency to claim 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. I have been fortunate to travel to Syria, Jordon, France, Spain & Patagonia. My habit is to photograph surfaces 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 infl...

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 Mindfulness Based Behavior Awareness (MBSR) practices .

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.