The Art: "Lily"

Artist/Donor Name:  Ann Cushing Gantz

Date of completion:  2007

Materials:  Oil Painting

Size:  26" x 48"

Artist Bio:  From her early childhood, Dallas painter, printmaker and teacher, Anne Cushing Gantz, knew that she wanted to be an artist. She pursued her love of art through her school years, spending her Saturdays attending the prestigious Memphis Academy of Art in Memphis, Tennessee, where she began to refine her skill and technique and develop her own unique style. Inspired by the color and culture of New Orleans, Louisiana, she was accepted to and graduated from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana with a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree with a concentration in painting and printmaking. Her work was further inspired by her association with artists such as Hans Hoffman and Jackson Pollock. Her numerous awards include The Dumaine Award from Tulane University, and The Felix Harris Award from the Dallas Museum of Fine Art. Her work has received purchase prizes from the Boston, Beaumont, Dallas, Denver and Norfolk Museums, as well as the Joseph Pennell Collection of the Smithsonian Institution and the Texas Fine Arts Association. She has also received awards from the Louisiana State Art Commission, Northwest Printmakers, the Portland, Seattle and Brooklyn Museums and the Arkansas Art Center. Gantz was recognized as an Outstanding Young American Painter by Art in America and as Artist of the Year by the Dallas Chapter of Texas Fine Arts Association.

Please visit http://www.anncushinggantz.com to view more of her work.

Estimated Value: $600.00