Frond Like Red Wood by Ann Vance

Title: Frond Like Red Wood
Artist: Ann Vance
Medium: oil paint, oil paint stick on paper
Size: 20 cm x 20 cm 

"I can't help but be inspired by nature on my regular walks. The shapes, colours and feelings I experience allow me free-reign in my painting. It is wondrous how alive things are and how wild nature can be. We are all aware of how our planet is at risk and there are many solutions proposed to reverse the damage. For me the collapse in values of respect and care/ nurture are mirrored in the destruction of what we have come to take for granted, not just in nature. Painting and making art is my way to contribute to new narratives that are positive and generative for myself and others." - Ann Vance, 2025

Ann Vance (b. 1965, Glasgow) is a multi-disciplinary artist working across painting, drawing, collage, film and video. She has both a BA (Hons) in Fine Art in Drawing and Painting and a Postgraduate Diploma in Fine Art from Glasgow School of Art (GSA). In 1992, she gained a Postgraduate Diploma in Art Media Studies from Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam. She has exhibited her moving image work in Scotland and internationally. 

"I focus on themes both personal and political, weaving theories of feminism and anarchism with materiality and expressionism. My painting practice is developing towards abstraction but this is anchored by motifs of landscape and nature. Themes of entropy and collapse that permeate our social experience allow me to experiment with ground, materials, colour and the act of painting itself in order to regenerate new forms and energies. My praxis combines creativity, thinking, and action towards personal development and social justice."