Bio
Annie Thompson is a Florida native who currently resides in Philadelphia, PA where she received her MFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA). Thompson is a representational oil painter dedicated to perceptual painting and self-portraiture, driven by observation, introspection, and a sense of the theatrical. She utilizes traditional painting techniques to depict self-portraits and object arrangements in the studio’s interior that relate inanimate objects to the self.
Solo and Two Person Exhibitions
2019 Oh, hey., Kenan Hall Gallery, Flagler College, St. Augustine, FL
2018 Stories Through Objects and People, Kenan Hall Gallery, alongside artist Ilyssa Harrington, Flagler College, St. Augustine, FL
Group Exhibitions
2024 WAC 2024 Faculty Exhibition, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
2024 Convergence of Cares, Side Street Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2024 160th Small Oils Exhibition, The Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
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, 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
2022 HOME, Arts To Hearts Project, virtual art exhibit
2022 Coming Home, Gainesville Fine Arts Association, Gainesville, FL *3rd Place Winner
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
2019 The Lonely Hearts Club, 4Most Gallery, Gainesville, FL
2018 Senior Portfolio Exhibit BA, Crisp-Ellert Art Museum, Flagler College, St. Augustine, FL
2018 Triple Play, 74 Riberia Gallery, Flagler College, St. Augustine, FL
2018 Women in Film: A Video Installation, The Corazon Cinema and Cafe, St. Augustine, FL
2017 Published in Flare: The Flagler Review: Volume 27 Issue 1, Literary Journal, Flagler College, St. Augustine, FL
2016 Sunflowers: A Group Exhibition, Super Fun Gallery, Gainesville, FL
Awards and Grants
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 Activities
2023-24 Pre-college Graduate Teaching Assistantship, After-School Studio Art Program, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2023 Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Undergraduate Painting Department, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2022-24 Museum Archives and Collections Assistant, Museum Archives and Collection Department, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2020-22 Cultural Arts Coordinator, City of Ocala: Recreation and Parks Department, Cultural Arts and Sciences Division, Ocala, FL *Curated public art exhibitions in seven gallery spaces on a biannual and quarterly basis
2020 Muralist, Pink Stork, St. Augustine, FL