Anne Neely facts for kids

Anne Neely is an American painter born in 1946. She lives and works in Boston, Massachusetts, and Maine. She is known for her abstract paintings. These often show landscapes and nature. She uses paint to create imagined worlds.

Anne Neely's Artistic Journey

Her Unique Painting Style

Anne Neely paints abstract art. This means her paintings don't always look exactly like real things. Instead, they use colors, shapes, and lines to show feelings or ideas. She often focuses on landscapes and nature. She explores how she imagines these places.

Awards and Special Programs

Anne Neely has won many awards for her artwork. She has also been part of special art programs in other countries. For example, she received a fellowship from the Ballinglen Arts Foundation in Ireland. These programs allow artists to live and work in a new place. They can focus on their art and get new ideas.

Where to See Her Art

You can find Anne Neely's paintings in many important art collections. Her work is displayed in museums across the United States. Some of these include:

• The Armand Hammer Museum
• The Brooklyn Museum
• The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
• The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
• The Whitney Museum of American Art

Her art is also in other college and university collections.

Exhibitions and Special Projects

Water Stories: An Art and Sound Show

In 2014, Anne Neely had a special show called Water Stories: Conversations in Paint and Sound. This exhibition opened at the Museum of Science, Boston. It combined her paintings with sound. One of the paintings from this show, called "Offshore", is now at the Alaska Airlines' San Francisco Lounge.

Anne Neely as a Teacher

Anne Neely was also a dedicated teacher for many years. She taught at Milton Academy in Milton, Massachusetts. She worked there from 1974 until 2012. During her time at Milton Academy, she also led the Nesto Gallery twice. This gallery shows art to students and the community.

Featured in AGNI Journal

In 2018, Anne Neely's art was featured in Issue 88 of the AGNI Journal. AGNI is a well-known literary magazine. She created the cover art for this issue, which was a painting called "Blackbird Fly". She also wrote an essay for the journal titled "A Necessity: Fearful Symmetries".