Bio
Annie Thompson is a painter and teacher based in Philadelphia, PA. A 2024 awardee of the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grant for emerging representational artists, she is concerned with perceptual and direct painting. She received her MFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) where she was a recipient of the Fine Arts Venture Fund in 2023, and received her BFA from Flagler College. She exhibits in solo, two-person, and group exhibitions, most recently in "Convergence of Cares" at Side Street Gallery, Philadelphia. Currently, she is part of the teaching faculty at Wayne Art Center in Wayne, PA, and teaches in PAFA’s Afterschool Studio Arts Program in Philadelphia.
SOLO & TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2019 Oh, hey., Solo Exhibition, Kenan Hall Gallery, Flagler College, St. Augustine, FL
2018 Stories Through Objects and People, two-person exhibition with Ilyssa Harrington, Kenan Hall Gallery, Flagler College, St. Augustine, FL
2018 Women in Film: A Video Installation, Solo Exhibition, The Corazon Cinema and Cafe, St. Augustine, FL
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 WAC 2024 Faculty Exhibition, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
2024 160th Small Oils Exhibition, The Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
2024 Convergence of Cares, Side Street Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2024 Thesis Show, 123rd Annual Student Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA ASE 2024 Webpage
2023 Anything Goes, Anne Bryan Gallery, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2022 Light & Dark, Gallery 8, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2022 October Butterfield Garage Invitational, Butterfield Garage Gallery, St. Augustine, FL
2022 Blue, Gallery 8, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2022 Mythologies, Gainesville Fine Arts Association, Gainesville, FL *2nd Place Winner Mythologies Webpage
2022 HOME, Arts To Hearts Project, virtual art exhibit HOME Webpage
2022 Coming Home, Gainesville Fine Arts Association, Gainesville, FL *3rd Place Winner Coming Home Webpage
2021 Inspired By…, 3rd Annual ‘Best of the Best’ Fine Art Exhibit & Competition, Marion Cultural Alliance, Brick City Center for the Arts, Ocala, FL
2021 Creature Feature, Marion Cultural Alliance, Brick City Center for the Arts, Ocala, FL
2019 Senior Portfolio Exhibit BFA, Crisp-Ellert Art Museum, Flagler College, St. Augustine, FL Senior Portfolio Exhibit Webpage
2019 The Lonely Hearts Club, 4Most Gallery, Gainesville, FL The Lonely Hearts Club Webpage
2018 Senior Portfolio Exhibit BA, Crisp-Ellert Art Museum, Flagler College, St. Augustine, FL BA Portfolio Exhibit Webpage
2018 Triple Play, 74 Riberia Gallery, Flagler College, St. Augustine, FL
2016 Sunflowers: A Three-Person Exhibition, Super Fun Gallery, Gainesville, FL
2016 Juried Student Show, Santa Fe College, Gainesville, FL *Honorable Mention
Awards and Grants
2024 Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant Recipient
2024 Fine Arts Venture Fund Finalist, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2023 Program for Continuing Education (PCE) Grant Recipient, P.E.O. Program for Continuing Education
2023 Fine Arts Venture Fund Recipient, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2019 Academic Achievement in Visual and Performing Arts: Awarded to Graduating Seniors, Flagler College, St. Augustine, FL
2019 Distinguished Student Award: Flagler College Honors Day Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement, Flagler College, St. Augustine, FL
Professional Teaching
2024 Program Instructor, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2024 Teaching Faculty, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
PUBLICATIONS
2024 Summer/Fall 2024 Issue, published painting, print and digital, Philadelphia Stories
2024 Unlocking Creativity & Overcoming Creative Blocks, Article, Bold Journey BJ Article
2024 2024 MFA Catalog, I Like Your Work Online Catalog
2024 Meet Annie Thompson, Article, Canvas Rebel CR Article
2017 Flare: The Flagler Review: Volume 27 Issue 1, Literary Journal, Flagler College, St. Augustine, FL