ANNE STRYKE
ABOUT ANNE STRYKE
Anne Stryke
b. 1963
Anne Stryke is drawn to the rich tradition and flexibility of working with clay. Sculpting with this earthbound material has always seemed natural for her, especially since clay has been shaped by human hands for thousands of years.
She applies layers of engobe slips and oxides that are fired repeatedly in an electric kiln. This process allows Anne to build up her surfaces to create layers of texture and depth of color giving an aged almost dug-up-from-the-earth appearance. Anne also cultivates figurative forms in her sculptures to encourage the viewer to reflect on ourselves, our history, and how we are connected to each other. And although clay is the essential ingredient used in her sculptures, she also incorporates welded steel to create simple yet eloquent bases to exhibit her work.
Anne Stryke is a native Californian who has lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for the last 20 years. She began her career as a graphic design artist. Towards the end of her 15 years in commercial art, she began taking fine art classes, which ultimately lead to a Master's degree in Sculpture at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Stryke has been teaching fine art sculpture classes since 2001.
EDUCATION
2001 MFA, Sculpture, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
1987 BFA, Graphic Design, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2003 “Thinking Ahead,” Solo Show, Hang Art Annex, San Francisco, CA
2001 “Archetypes,” Sculpture Center, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
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
2014 "Variable Depth," Hang Art, San Francisco, CA.
2013 "Same, Same, But Different," Hang Art, San Francisco, CA
2013 "Totems," Hang Art, San Francisco, CA
2011 "Strangers," (Online Exhibition), Hang Art, San Francisco, CA
2010 “Ceramics Annual of America,” Herbst Pavillion, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA
2010 “21st Annual California Clay Competition,” The Artery, Davis, CA
2010 “Stryke & Keelan,” Scott McCue Studio 88, Orinda, CA
2010 “Strangers,” Online Group Show, Hang Art, San Francisco, CA
2009 “In The In Between,” Hang Art, San Francisco, CA
2009 “[after]life,” Visual Aid, San Francisco, CA
2008 “Then And Now,” Hang Art, San Francisco, CA
2007 “Treasures,” Hang Art, San Francisco, CA
2006 “Wish,” Hang Art, San Francisco, CA
2006 “More To Come,” Hang Art Annex, San Francisco, CA
2005 “Transformation of The Model,” Group Show, Louis Pohl Gallery, Honolulu, Hawaii
2005 “Figuratively Speaking,” Hang Art Annex, San Francisco, CA
2004 “Academy of Art University Faculty Show,” AAU Sculpture Center, San Francisco, CA
2003 “AAC At CCAC,” Group Show, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA
2002 “This Space Is Taken: New Sculpture,” Hang Art, San Francisco, CA
2002 “Four In The Foreground,” Hang Art Annex, San Francisco, CA
2001 “Go Figure,” Hang Art Annex, San Francisco, CA
2001 “Feats of Clay,” Juried Show, Gladding McBean Factory, Lincoln, CA
2001 “Annual Spring Show,” Juried Show, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
2000 “Emerging San Francisco Artists,” Juried Show, De Young Museum, San Francisco, CA
2000 “Annual Spring Show, “Juried Show, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
2000 “Bay Area Emerging Sculptors,” Juried Show, Marin Technology Center, San Rafael, CA
1999 “Tuscan Summer Artist Exhibition,” Castello Montegufoni, Firenze, Italy
1999 “Annual Spring Show,” Juried Show, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
RELATED EXPERIENCE
2002-Present Fine Art Sculpture Instructor, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
2013 "Sugar High" Panel Discussion, The McLoughlin Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2005 “Figuratively Speaking,” Panel Artist Talk, Hang Art Annex, San Francisco, CA
2004 “Delving into the Third Dimension,” Panel Artist Talk, Hang Art Annex, San Francisco, CA
1999-2002 Color Imaging Production Artist, Flax Art & Design, San Francisco, CA
1988-1999 Color Imaging Production & Design, Sugar, Acheson Advertising, San Francisco, CA
PUBLICATIONS
2010 “Studio Visit Spring Edition," Studio Visit Magazine, Volume 7
2009 "Anne Stryke Studio Visit," Hang Art Blog 2009/06/05
2009 “Art Business August Review,” Art Business, San Francisco, CA
