ANNE BUCKWALTER
b. 1987, United StatesAnne Buckwalter is an artist exploring female identity and the coexistence of contradictory elements. Inspired by the folk art traditions of her Pennsylvania Dutch heritage, her work arranges disparate objects in mysterious rooms and ambiguous spaces. By imagining obscure narratives that embrace paradoxes, her paintings delve into questions about the female body, intimacy, and gender roles.
Anne Buckwalter received her MFA from Maine College of Art, Portland, ME in 2012, and her BFA from Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA in 2010.She has had recent solo and two-person exhibitions at the Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, ME (2025); SOCO Gallery, Charlotte, NC (2025); Rebecca Camacho, San Francisco, CA (2024); Micki Meng, San Francisco, CA (2024); MASSIMODECARLO, Paris, FR (2024); and Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, NY (2023).Her work has been included in recent group exhibitions at Sidecar, Night Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2024); Haverkampf Leistenschneider, Berlin, Germany (2024); Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, NY (2024); Monya Rowe Gallery, New York, NY (2024); Alexander Berggruen, New York, NY (2023); ICA at MECA, Portland, ME (2023); and Nicola Vassell Gallery, New York, NY (2022). Her work is in the collections of the Aishti Foundation, Lebanon; Art Museum of West Virginia; the Farnsworth Art Museum; Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts; and Zuzeum, Latvia. Buckwalter currently lives and works in Durham, ME.
Text courtesy Rachel Uffner Gallery
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