Anna Celander

ARTIST STATEMENT

Alternating between watered down acrylic paint and charcoal, I build layers to construct the inviting cities I have lived in. My work attempts to capture these surroundings through an expressionistic lens. Viewers relate to familiar icons and landscapes while the contrasting mediums channel the unique energy I associate with these cities.

I am currently working at The University Neuropsychiatric Institute as an Art Therapist where the state of Utah continues to be an adventure of personal discovery.

ARTIST BIO

Anna Celander, a Chicago native, is a mixed-medium artist and professional art therapist who currently lives and works in Salt Lake City, Utah. Wherever Anna is, she gains inspiration from her surroundings. Since moving to Utah in June 2016, the spectacular natural landscapes around her have been the subject of her work. Growing up in the Chicago area, Anna used the city as her inspiration, interpreting iconic landmarks in her unique style using charcoal and watered-down acrylic paint.

Her work has been exhibited in Chicago’s City Hall Visiting Artist Exhibition. A Chicago-based financial company also commissioned Anna to paint an oversized, fiberglass hydrant for the “Great Chicago Fire Hydrants” project—an art installation around the city benefiting the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation—and a corresponding mural on a prominent building off of a major Chicago expressway. Anna was commissioned again the following year for a similar project with large fiberglass horses, “Horses of Honor.” She sells her artwork online and at local art fairs and businesses.

Anna is a graduate of The School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Art Therapy Graduate Studies Program and currently works at the University of Neuropsychiatric Institute.

Info

a.celander@gmail.com