BIOGRAPHY
Anne Baxter (born in Seattle) is an artist based in Southern Oregon whose sculpture and bas-relief work have been exhibited internationally. She typically works with wire mesh, allowing inner and outer spaces to be perceived simultaneously. The transparency of her medium enables vision beyond surface appearances, offering glimpses into the invisible. She then galvanizes the surface of each sculpture with a silver, bronze, or copper finish to unify and accentuate its form. Her sculptures are composed with small pliers and scissors in intricate ways that bring inanimate structures to life.
Baxter holds a Sculpture degree with Honors from the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1990; studied at the Art Students League, New York, 1985; and earned a B.A. in Art & English from Colby College, Maine, 1983. She has been awarded with honors and grants including First Place, EXPO 43 International, 2024; Career Opportunity Grant, Oregon Arts Commission and Ford Family Foundation, 2018; and Haines Foundation Visual Arts Grant, 2017. She exhibited at the 2018 Venice Biennial Exhibition of Architecture, Time-Space-Existence, and taught art at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Southern Oregon University, 2015-16. Her works are in numerous collections throughout Europe, Japan, Mexico, and the United States including: Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris; Beth Callahan Collection, Seattle; Pol Bury Collection, Paris; and the Haines Philanthropic Foundation, Southern Oregon.
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ANNE BAXTER
Born in Seattle, Washington
Lives and works in Ashland, Oregon
EDUCATION1990 – Fine Arts Degree, Sculpture with Honors (félicitations du jury), Ecole nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris
1983-1985 – Art Students League, New York City
1981-1982 – University of Reading, England - study of Art History and Literature
1983 – B.A. in Art and English, Colby College, Maine
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SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2025: Expressions West 2025 - Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR
2024: Shapes that Speak - Pacific Northwest Sculptors exhibition, Art at the Cave gallery, Vancouver, WA
EXPO 43 International Finalist Exhibition: bjspokegallery.org platform, NY
Juried/curated by Emily Olek, MoMA
2023: Into the Depths - Pacific Northwest Sculptors exhibition, Runyan Gallery, Newport Visual Arts Center, OR
Texas Sculpture Group Exhibition - Irving Arts Center, Irving, TX
Curated by Marcie J. Inman
2022: Texas Sculpture SLTX - Art Museum TX, Sugar Land
Curated by Ana Villaronga-Roman
International Sculpture Center, Professional Member Exhibition, Artsy platform
2021: The State of Sculpture - TSG Exhibition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, TX
Curated by Johannah Hutchison, ISC
International Sculpture Center littleSCULPTURE exhibition, KANEKO, Omaha, NE
International Sculpture Center, Professional Member Exhibition, ISC & Artsy platform
2020: International Sculpture Center, Professional Member Exhibition, Artsy platform
2018: Time Space Existence - Venice 2018 Architecture Biennale, GAA Foundation & European Cultural Centre, Palazzo Mora, Venice, IT
International Sculpture Center, Professional Member Exhibition, Expo Chicago, Artsy platform
International Sculpture Center, Professional & Chapter Member Exhibition, Artsy platform
2017: Haines Foundation Artist Awardees Exhibition, Ashland, OR2015: December Invitational Exhibition, FireHouse Gallery, Grants Pass, OR
2004: Retrospective Exhibition: 25 Years, Robert Berman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2000: Golden Reflections, Selected Artists Group Exhibition, Ontario, CA
1998: Anne Baxter - Sculpture & Bas-relief, Robert Berman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (Solo exhibit)
Anne Baxter - Sculpture & Bas-relief, Galería Juan Martín, Mexico City, MX (Solo exhibit)
San Francisco International, Robert Berman Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1997: Art 1997 Chicago, Galerie 1900-2000, Chicago, IL
1994: FIAC, Galerie 1900-2000, Paris, FR
1993: ANNE BAXTER - SCULPTURES, Art Evènement, Clermont-Ferrand, FR (Solo exhibit)
Le Souvenir de L’Avenir, Galerie 1900-2000, Paris, FR
Natures Mortes, Galerie Gloria Cohen, Paris, FR
LA International, Galerie 1900-2000 & Tobey Moss Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (3-person exhibit)
1992: Anne Baxter - Sculptures en toile métallique, Galerie 1900-2000, Paris, FR (Solo exhibit)
Anne Baxter - Sculptures, Galerie Jacques Bailly, Paris, FR (Solo exhibit)
FIAC, Galerie 1900-2000, Paris, FR
1991: Le Monde de Follain -Artistes et Vestiges, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Saint-Lô, FR
After Duchamp, Galerie 1900-2000, Paris, FR
Diversité-Contemporaine en Europe, Galerie 1900-2000, Paris, FR
Travaux des élèves diplômés avec les félicitations du jury, École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, FR
1990: Anne Baxter: Still Life - Sculpture en grillage, La Galerie de Poche, Paris, FR (Solo exhibit)
Salon de Mai, Paris, FR
1989: Art Jonction International, Nice, FR
1988: ANNE BAXTER: Light People -SCULPTURES ET BAS RELIEFS, La Galerie de Poche, Paris, FR
(Solo exhibit)
Atelier POL BURY, Galerie de la Maison des Beaux-Arts, Paris, FR
1987: Beaulieu des Arts, Public Art exhibition: l’Association Idées Nouvelles pour la Promotion
de l’Art Contemporain, Nantes, FR
La Ruée vers L’Arts, Nantes, FR
Sculpture, Galerie J. Moussion, Carnac, FR
45e Salon de Montrouge, Montrouge, FR
1986: Espace et Matière, Paris VI, Paris, FR
1985: Anne Baxter - Structures Métalliques, Le FIAP, Paris, FR (Solo exhibit)
1984: Public Art Installation, Fashion Moda, Bronx, NY
1983: Senior Exhibit: Jetté Galleries, Colby College, Waterville, ME
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SELECTED AWARDS, GRANTS & COMMISSIONS
2024 - FIRST PLACE: EXPO 43 International Competition: juried by Emily Olek (MoMA), NY
2021 - Installation: Through the Window, Private Collection, Santa Fe, NM
2019 - Installation: Infinity’s Silent Protest, Private Collection, Stonington, ME
2018 - Oregon Arts Commission and The Ford Family Foundation:
Career Opportunity Grant Recipient, OR
Lloyd Matthew Haines Foundation & Sanctuary One of Southern Oregon:
Sponsorship, Time Space Existence - Venice 2018
2017 - Haines Foundation Visual Arts Grant Recipient, Ashland, OR
1993 - Installation: The Renovation, Corporate Offices, Paris, FR
1990 - Installation: The Climbers, Corporate Office Courtyard, Nice, FR
1987 - Concours Award, Ecole des Beaux-Arts/ CIBA-GEIGY, Paris, FR
Prix Haute Technologie, Concours Award, Le Figaro/ La Compagnie Bancaire, Paris, FR
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SELECTED PRESS & PUBLICATIONS
The State of Sculpture - Texas Sculpture Group, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, 2021: Illustrated catalogue: Laying Past Panes to Rest, page 13
Inexhibit.com, August 13, 2018, Venice - TIME SPACE EXISTENCE exhibition at Palazzo Mora: Illustrated review by Riccardo Bianchini
Ashland Daily Tidings, June 8, 2018 - Cover article with Infinity image: Artists Gifted - Artists receive Career Opportunity Grants by Maureen Flanagan Battistella
Time Space Existence - Venice 2018, Architecture Biennale: Illustrated Catalogue with text: GAA Foundation & European Cultural Centre, pages 42 & 43
Ashland Daily Tidings, March 9, 2018, Work by Ashland artist to be exhibited in Venice by Jeffrey Gillespie
Art International Contemporary Magazine, 2017, Sept/Oct Edition, Issue #5, Illustrated: page 150
Sculpture magazine, April 1999, Vol. 18, No. 3, Anne Baxter, Robert Berman Gallery: Illustrated review by Collette Chattopadhyay
Anne Baxter, Sculpture & Bas-relief, 1998 - Exhibition catalogue: Robert Berman Gallery and Galería Juan Martín, with essay by Martica Sawin: Illustrated publication including 35 images
Libération, June 22, 1992 - Image: Adam et Eve d’après Grant Wood
Traces 4, travaux des élèves diplômés avec félicitations - année 1989-1990, (published 1991): École des Beaux-Arts illustrated catalogue, Still Life with Water Glass, page 6
Traces 2, Anne Baxter, Light Sculpture, 1990: École des Beaux-Arts publication with 44 images, including introduction by Public Artist & Professor, Gérard Singer; presentation of artistic influences; working methods; and biography
Presse-Océan, Grand Nantes (FR) May 15, 1987 - Cover article with Woman Waiting image: Un Beau Lieu Pour Les Beaux-Arts, Public Art exhibit