Anne Subercaseaux’s oil paintings are a visual exploration of forms and lights off of structures and interior spaces. The lights and shadows projected from or onto these structures entice the artist to paint abstract compositions in close proximity. In previous years, she worked in architectural and engineering firms, initially as a draftsperson and later as a graphic designer, places of work that had a prolonged influence. Subercaseaux began to observe and study sights, those which she encountered within urban and natural settings. Commutes over the San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge presented a spectrum of structural configurations cast by afternoon light onto the surface of the roadway span. In creating the Reflections: on Crossing series, she painted over fifty canvases and forty drawings. At present, the artist finds other structural views and interiors of contemporary spaces to observe and paint, continuing on another avenue of abstraction and mystery. Summers spent in a small medieval town in southwest France have given Subercaseaux the opportunity to observe natural imagery both within the village and surrounding countryside. Lights and shadows cast against a wall provide ground for abstract compositions. Patterns evolve, reminiscent of camouflage, ikat and Asian designs. Working with these natural forms is in counterpoint to the structural imagery of the Bay Area. Presented in combination as diptychs, they represent the urban and rural imagery the artist explores in both places.
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2018
425 California Street Lobby, San Francisco, CA Salon de Vauban, Les Cammazes, France
2017
Salon de Vauban, Les Cammazes, France
2015
Ligne Roset San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
2013
East Bay Municipal Utility District, Oakland, CA
2012
West Coast Annual Award Exhibition, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA
2011
Alliance Francaise, San Francisco, CA
2009
Atelier du Pont Vaillant, Soreze, France
2007
Morris Graves Museum, Eureka, CA
Newmark Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2000
AMD Corporation, curated by Triton Museum, Santa Clara, CA
1996
Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
1995
East Bay Municipal Utility District, Oakland, CA
1994
Stanford University, Stanford, CA
1993
Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
Windpower Conference ’93, San Francisco, CA
1992
University Club of San Francisco, CA
Fig Tree Gallery, Berkeley, CA
Bridge Gallery, San Francisco, CA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020
Andra Norris Gallery, Burlingame, CA
ARC Gallery, San Francisco, CA
The Drawing Room, San Francisco, CA
2018
Museum of Northern California Art, Chico, CA
Orangeland Gallery, San Francisco, CA
FLUSH: A Protest Project, San Francisco, CA
Harrington Gallery, Pleasanton, CA
San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, with Flora Davis, San Luis Obispo, CA
2017
Bay Area Metro Center, with Deborah Siboney, San Francisco, CA
Berkeley Investment Partners, with Deborah Siboney, Berkeley, CA
SLATE Contemporary, Oakland, CA
Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
2016
SLATE Contemporary, Oakland, CA
Mill Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
Harrington Gallery, Pleasanton, CA
ARC Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2015
Crocker Kingsley Exhibit, Blue Line Gallery, Roseville, CA San Francisco Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2014
Hearst Art Gallery, St. Mary's College, Moraga, CA
Gray Loft Gallery, Oakland, CA
2013
Office of Supervisor Scott Wiener, with Martine Jardel, San Francisco, CA
ARC Gallery, San Francisco, CA
ArtSpan Selections 2013, San Francisco, CA
2012
SLATE Contemporary, with Catherine Roberts Leach, Oakland, CA
Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
2011
Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA
SLATE Contemporary, Oakland, CA
ARTNIM, Nimes, France
Courants d'Art, Revel, France
2010
SLATE Contemporary, Oakland, CA
Braunstein /Quay Gallery, Haiti Benefit, San Francisco, CA
2009
1870 Art Center Gallery, Belmont, CA
Hearst Art Gallery, Moraga, CA
2007
Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
Newmark Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2006
Newmark Gallery, San Francisco, CA
MobiTV, Emeryville, CA
Windpower Conference, Pittsburgh, PA
2004
Jain Marunouchi Gallery, New York City, NY
Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA
Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
2003
Jain Marunouchi Gallery, New York City, NY
Hearst Art Gallery, Moraga, CA
SomArts Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2002
Bay Model Center, Sausalito, CA
East Bay Municipal Utility District, Oakland, CA
2001
Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
Columbia University, New York City, NY
Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
2000
Corvallis Art Center, Corvallis, OR
1998
Pope Gallery, Santa Cruz
Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
1997
Davis Art Center, Davis, CA
San Bernadino County Museum, Redlands, Ca
1994
Syntex Corporation, Palo Alto, CA
1993
Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, TX
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
Minot State University, Minot, ND
1992
Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
Creative Arts Gallery, Sunnyvale, CA
AWARDS & HONORS
2016
Artist Residency, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2011
West Coast Annual Award Exhibition, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA
2010
2010 SFMOMA SECA Art Award Nominee
2009
Artist Residency, Morris Graves Foundation, Loleta, CA
Artist Residency, Atelier du Pont Vaillant, Soreze, France
2005
Artist Residency, Morris Graves Foundation, Loleta, CA
1998
Selections Exhibit, Artspan Open Studios, San Francisco, CA
Award of Commendation, Pollution Prevention Conference,
San Diego, CA
1993 Purchase Award, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
1992
1989
1988
Honorable Mention, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
Artists Magazine, Finalist in Portrait Painting
Communications Arts Magazine, Design Annual book cover illustration
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2018
“Selections: Bay Area, Anne Subercaseaux and Flora Davis”,
June 2018, Journal Plus, San Luis Obispo
“Selections: Bay Area Exhibit Highlights Two San Francisco Artists”,
June 21, New Times, San Luis Obispo
2013
"Bridge's Brawny Eastern Span is History", August 29, San Francisco Chronicle
2012
"Three Artists Confront Inspiration", March 7, East Bay Express
2010
"Less is More," July 21, East Bay Express
2009
"Eight Painters take Road Trip," Dec. 11, San Mateo Times
2008
"Daily Commute," Dec. 21, Eureka Times-Standard
2006
"Showin’ in the Wind," June 13, Grist Magazine
"The Beauty of Power: Artwork Inspired by Wind Energy," June 16,
Vermont Guardian
2004
"East Bay Artists Capture More than Meets the Eye," July 4,
Contra Costa Times
2003
"Unbounded Vistas: Artists Interpret the California Landscape,”
July/August, Artweek
"Artists Interpret Their World," July 3, Contra Costa Times
2001
"Watershed at Berkeley Art Center," September, Artweek
1998
"Innocence & Angst in Landscapes," April 5, San Jose Mercury News
"California Dreaming: Artists redefine the lay of the Golden State at
Triton Museum." March 12, Metro
1996
"Don’t Miss Windworks Exhibit at Art Center," May 29, Davis Enterprise
1994
"An Artist’s Two Lives," June, Waterline, East Bay Municipal Utility District
"Altamont Pass Subject of Exhibit," February 9, Stanford University
Campus Report
1993
"Mystery, Humor Found in Art Display," March 12, Daily Oklahoman
COLLECTIONS
AES Corporation, CA
American Wind Energy Association, Washington, DC
CPMC Sutter Cathedral Hills Hospital, San Francisco, CA
Devcon Construction Inc., Milpitas, CA
East Bay Municipal Utility District, Oakland, CA
Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, Novato, CA
GATX Leasing Corporation, San Francisco, CA
JSR Micro Electronics, Sunnyvale, CA
National Portrait Gallery, London, England
Seyfarth, Shaw, Fairweather & Geraldson Attorneys, San Francisco, CA
Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
Wells Fargo Bank
Numerous private collections
EDUCATION
Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA, BFA
Lake Erie College, Painesville, OH, Art major
Cape Cod School of Art, Provincetown, MA
EBA School of Art, San Francisco, CA