I paint the remnants of remembered places that shape our experiences. Borrowing from the tradition of chorography (mapping based on perception versus analysis), painting helps me to understand in-between spaces and gaps in memory. These recent works are interpolations of land with the horizon emerging as a means of orientation. Using predominantly oils, I build foundation layers and then focus on color and form. The work explores how we distort perception, revealing or obscuring information to ourselves and others.
Selected Exhibitions
2023
Fe{male}, group show, Ria x Gallery, Montclair NJ
Mixmaster2023, group show, Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury CT, Juror Elizabeth Thompson
2022
Chance Landscapes, solo show, Parlor, Montclair NJ
The Art of Water VI, group show [virtual], James May Gallery
LANDSCAPE, group show [virtual], Cold Air Fine Art
Let’s Jump In, group show [virtual], Cold Air Fine Art
2021
Powerful Little Things, group show [virtual], Roaring Artist Gallery
Beauty of Nature, group show [virtual], Bougie Gallery
2018
Create Magazine curated by Jennifer Rizzo of Spoke NYC [publication]
Education
BFA, 2001, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Baltimore, MD
Fine Arts Major, Art History Minor, Art Education Concentration
Continuing Education, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design and the Yard School of Art
Annie Norbeck (b 1979, Chicago suburbs, US) is an oil painter informed by place and land. Depending on the subject or emotion being conveyed, her work veers from representation to abstraction. Norbeck holds a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art. She has exhibited nationally and online, and her work is held in private collections in the US and internationally. She lives in Montclair, NJ with her husband, two boys, and sweet anxious dog.