AnnaVittoria Conner
About the Artist:
AnnaVittoria Conner lives in Midwest City, where she creates her hand-built ceramics and large woodcuts in her home studio. She received her Bachelors in Printmaking from the University of North Texas and her Masters in Studio Art from the University of Oklahoma.
She currently works as Director of Education and Programming at ARTSPACE at Untiled, a 501(c)3 nonprofit located in Downtown Oklahoma City. At ARTSPACE, she teaches multiple printmaking techniques to over 140 local high-school students participating in the Mentorship Program yearly.
Anna’s old studio as a grad student at OU
Printing an edition at Artspace at Untitled
Anna likes to work within the flower child of the night fantasy world where her little freaks and flora hillbillies reside. Sometimes they live in the present but often travel to medieval and renaissance periods. They once considered themselves counter-culture, but with age, they have realized that's a load of crap.
Favorite bands/albums lately?
Mina, Ted Lucas, Donnie and Joe Emerson, Stan Hubbs, Kris Kristofferson, Barbara Keith, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Mia Martini, and Chet Baker.
I have the best Italian playlist on my Spotify account. It's called Mambo Italiano. Check it out. I also enjoy dad rock a lot..... KISS Forever!
Anything, in particular, you've been working on?
I am building a ceramics studio in my home. My husband has been helping me immensely by making me an extruder, a table for my newly purchased slab roller, and canvas stretched boards as far as the eye can see. I have also been working hard on the design plan for my new home. We plan to purchase our first home in the spring. Always working on art and always working my teaching gig.
Poem?
Here I sit all broken-hearted, came to shit but only farted.
On a more serious note, anything Dante Alighieri or Kris Kristofferson has written.
Anything you're involved in you want to share?
I will be showing at the OU Fine Art Library in February with my best art buds. I have a solo show lined up at Resonator for March of 2023. My exhibition at OSC-Press is up for a few more days.
Anna’s Graduate Exhibition at Mainsite Gallery
Anna’s exhibition at Dope Chapel shortly after moving to Oklahoma
Any stories you want to share?
My mother decided to move back to Italy and is taking my two little sisters with her. This has been a hard pill to swallow since my sisters are my best friends. I have been spending every free weekend with them and plan to until they move in May.
You can check out more of AnnaVittoria’s work on her IG Account: @dinguskhan
Anna’s Flower Flame Face Design is currently available for preorder on a long sleeve t-shirt until Dec. 6th
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