Typically considered a colorist, this exhibition repositions Ann Craven inside a deeper language that strikes past her conventional motifs–moons, flowers, and birds–to discover the mechanics of portray itself. It is going to spotlight an typically ignored conceptual framework, the place seriality, repetition, and shifts in scale operate as each meditative and formal gadgets in her work. Her exhibition, Ann Craven: Painted Time (2020-2024), is on view on the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, Maine from Might 3, 2025—January 4, 2026.
Craven’s works are a testomony to the facility of conceptual artwork and her connection to the recurring rhythms of nature, the place seriality, coloration, and brushwork dominate her canvases from 2020 to the current. Audiences are invited to query the boundaries of portray and to have interaction with the methods wherein Craven redefines conventional genres and kinds as one of many main painters of her era.
The Farnsworth’s exhibition is the anchor to the celebration of the 2025 Maine in America Award, which honors Craven’s distinctive contributions to Maine’s arts and tradition. This lifetime achievement award acknowledges her enduring influence on the artwork world and her devoted position within the cultural panorama of Maine.
