photo by zaina mahmoud
Bio
Anna Richards is an abstract expressionist painter and textile artist based in Austin, Texas. She has been creating art since 2009 across multiple mediums including painting, drawing, photography, video, textiles, and mixed media.
Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, Anna has also lived in Connecticut and Georgia. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Studio Art from Wesleyan College. Beyond her studio practice, she has worked in arts administration and community development with organizations such as Macon Arts Alliance and Knight Foundation and was the founder of Macon Artist Group, a collective of over 300 artists. Her work has been featured in exhibitions at Wesleyan College, McEachern Art Center, Athens Institute of Contemporary Art, and The Bakery.
Artist Statement
I am an abstract expressionist artist working in painting and textiles. My practice is a way of exploring my inner world and processing the subconscious. Each work becomes a record of experiences, influences, and reflections of the world within and around me.
My paintings are shaped by mood, memory, music, sound, light, encounters, and imagination. They are evocations of a place of feeling rather than seeing. I aim to create an atmosphere that is vague but complex, that feels familiar but not too explicit.
Through painting, I translate the unseen into a visceral and physical form. It is a process of uncovering my inner landscape and transforming it into something visual and tactile.
instagram: @annarichards.art
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ExhibitionsAustin Studio Tour, Skyline Gallery & Artist Studios, Austin, TX - November 2025
Interwoven, The Bakery, Atlanta, GA - May 2025
Out to Launch, McEachern Art Center, Macon, GA - May 2025
Celebrating Art, Stratford Academy, Macon, GA - March 2025
Small Works, Third Street Studio, Macon, GA - August 2023
2023 Senior Studio Art Exhibition, East Gallery - Wesleyan College, Macon, GA - April-May 2023
The Woman At the Desk, McCrary Gallery - Wesleyan College, Macon, GA - January 2023
Artists of 830 High group show, 830 High, Macon, GA - August-October 2022
Freedom & Resilience group photography exhibition, McCrary Gallery - Wesleyan College, Macon, GA - April 2022
LIGHT juried exhibition by Matt Porter, Athens Institute of Contemporary Art, Athens, GA - August-October 2021
Open Studio Show, Kathleen Jones Studio, Macon, GA - June 2021
Porch Studio Show, Macon, GA - October 2020
New Macon Open, McEachern Art Center, Macon, GA - June 2020
Drawing II, My Father’s Place, Warner Robins, GA - November 2018
ResidenciesKathleen Jones Studio Residency, Macon, GA - June 2021
Press/Publications/FeaturesGallery pop-up, The Bunker, ‘Poker Face’ and more for art aficionados hitting the town on First Friday, The Macon Melody, May 1, 2025
Local Gift Guide, Macon Magazine, December 2024/January 2025
Meet Anna Richards, Bold Journey, January 16, 2024
Wesleyan College artists open their final exhibition, reveal thinking about world, Macon Telegraph, April 29, 2023
Wesleyan studio art majors to showcase series of work, WGXA, April 9, 2023
Artist Interview - Anna Richards, The Artful Collective, March 2023
Artist exhibit opens at Wesleyan, local musician playing Macon’s classic venues, Macon Telegraph, January 15, 2023
Wesleyan College ‘Women at the Desk’ art exhibition on display, 41NBC, January 13, 2023
830 High hosts inaugural art show, 41NBC, August 5, 2022
First Friday features first-ever art show at 830 High, Macon Telegraph, August 5, 2022
Share Your Local Love Gift Guide, Macon Magazine, October/November 2021
Inaugural Macon Art eXplosion, Macon Telegraph, October 22, 2021
Featured artist, Local Love Box, Macon, GA - Fall 2021
Community ProjectsMacon Artist Group, founder, 2020 to present
Board Member, Bragg Jam Music Festival, 2023-2024
Creative Conversations, co-founder, Macon, GA
Art Juror, Macon Art Explosion, August 2021 - October 2021
Mural Installer, Bike Walk Macon, 2021
Steering Committee Member, Macon Cultural Master Plan, January 2019-January 2020
Awards2022-2023 William P. Simmons Art Scholarship, Community Foundation of Central Georgia.
2021 Downtown Ambassador Award, Tour of Progress Partners in Progress, Newtown Macon.
EducationB.A. Studio Art, Wesleyan College
A.A. Studio Art, Georgia Military College
WorkGallery & Communications Assistant, Macon Arts Alliance - April 2015 - September 2017