Artist's Statement

Annie M. Russell is a visual artist whose practice investigates the unseen forces shaping the world. Drawing from her studies of dreams, mythology, ecology, and esoteric thought, her work merges figuration and abstraction to explore the space between material understanding and instinctual perception. Through an intuitive process, Russell works with layers of luminous pigment, allowing her compositions and forms to arise without a predetermined outcome. Her resulting work reflects the intelligence of the more-than-human world and the intricate connections that underlie existence.