ANN EBY
ABOUT ANN EBY
Ann Eby
b. 1928
Ann Eby makes abstract paintings and mixed-media works to interpret her visual interactions with her everyday environment. Eby selects handmade papers from her vast collection to build upon, layer by layer, with acrylic paint. This process gives way to non-objective forms that are more poetry than prose.
Born in Rockford, Illinois, art was central to Eby’s upbringing. Her mother and maternal grandmother were both artists, and materials were abundant for creative exploration. She earned her B.A. in studio art from Rockford College. Upon moving to California in the 1970s, Eby earned an M.A. in creative art therapy from Lone Mountain College. For many years, she worked in hospitals as an Activities Therapist and Volunteer Coordinator. She now paints full-time in her studio in the Outer Sunset District in San Francisco.
EDUCATION
1978 MA, Creative Art Therapy, Lone Mountain College, San Francisco, CA
1950 BA, Studio Art (Minors in Psychology and Education), Rockford College, Rockford, IL
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2016 "Time and Space," Hang Art, San Francisco, CA
2012 “Dimensions,” Hang Art, San Francisco, CA
2005 “Vistas: Internal & External Landscapes,” Hang Art Annex, San Francisco, CA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017 "Same, Same, But Different 6.0," Hang Art, San Francisco, CA
2016 “Same, Same, But Different 5.0,” Hang Art, San Francisco, CA
2015 “Same, Same, But Different 4.0,” Hang Art, San Francisco, CA
2014 “Same, Same, But Different 3.0,” Hang Art, San Francisco, CA
2012 “Painter’s Forum,” O’Hanlon Center, Mill Valley, CA
2012 “Same, Same, but Different,” Hang Art, San Francisco, CA
2007 “Nine Years, Nine Artists,” Hang Art Annex, San Francisco, CA
RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1993 – Present Working Artist
1981-1993 Activity/Volunteer Coordinator, California Pacific Medical Center (Former Garden Sullivan Hospital), San Francisco, CA
1979 – 1981 Activity & Volunteer Coordinator, U.S Public Hospital, San Francisco, CA
