Self taught portrait & figurative artist, born & currently living in Ontario, Canada.

Anna began her gallery in 2004, by first exploring charcoal as a medium followed by soft black and white pastel and incorporating color shortly after. The majority of her latest art work is now created in oil paint on canvas.

In Anna's gallery, a diversity of artistic subjects are displayed together with the many portrait paintings of numerous persons, including works completed for three members of the Canadian Woman's National Soccer Team.

Since 2004, Anna has held numerous exhibitions throughout the Greater Hamilton Area and has been commissioned to create original paintings for individuals and corporations in the United States, Europe and across Canada.

Her diverse collection of paintings represent the impressionistic style with a touch of expressionism. Anna's treatment of lighting and shadows, emphasized in her portraits and other artistic subjects, dynamically embrace and transcend the expression of human emotions.

Anna's paintings have been presented in The Hamilton Spectator, the Hamilton Mountain News and aired on CHCH-TV community events covering the 23rd International Spring Art Exhibition, organized by Hamilton Folk Arts Heritage Council; and shown during the Hamilton Literary Awards (2007) presented by Arts Hamilton.

The AGH (Art Gallery of Hamilton) has put her art on display in the spring of 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 in a juried exhibition presented by the Women's Art Association of Hamilton (WAAH).

"To Dance", an oil on canvas art piece (especially created for Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation) was auctioned off ($12,000) with all the proceeds going to Mac Kids. The art piece was generously donated by the buyer to Mac Kids to be permanently exhibited at McMaster Children's Hospital in Hamilton Ontario (2008).

The oil painting of "Young Oprah Winfrey" has been published in "Portrait of America" - Oprah Winfrey: The Celebrity As Entrepreneur,
Vol.II 10th edition, U.S. published 2010.
Authors:
Stephen B. Oates
Charles J. Errico

*Recipient ~ Hamilton YWCA 2010 Women of Distinction Award ~ Arts, Entertainment and Creative Energy.
View www,women1distinction.blogspot.com for more info.

Accolades

"Sponer is a self-taught artist who has developed an excellent ability to use the blending qualities of the pastel medium to create... "
- Elaine Hujer - Freelance writer for The Hamilton Spectator (2005)

"A more enigmatic narrative is at the heart of Anna Sponer's "Alone"... "
-Regina Haggo - Art Columnist for The Hamilton Spectator (2008)

"Its a beautiful piece (To Dance) and will hang in a place of honour at Mac Kids..."
-Dan Mclean - Senior Anchor for CHCH News, Hamilton, Ontario (2008)

Full Gallery Website: www.annasponer.com

e-mail: anna@annasponer.com

Profile Blog: www.annasartworld.blogspot.com

**Anna's paintings are also available for viewing on youtube.

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