Ann Gruchy, a visual artist with her studio in Ottawa (North Gower) is known for her bold, large three-dimensional mixed-media art.    Her images have evolved during the past two years into semi-abstract and abstract works, stressing design, texture, light and colour. Combining her appreciation of natural colours and textures with a personal exploration of evolving techniques, she enjoys the exciting -sometimes unpredictable - effects found in applying clay onto canvas and painting it with acrylic. Her preferred themes relate to music, natural wood or rock surfaces, textured fruit or reflected light. Her more abstract works highlight the textures created on the surface.  Other works are more graphic - the images drawn into the clay are then enhanced using various techniques and mediums (acrylic, collage, pastel, calligraphy) producing highly three-dimensional pieces.

Ann’s well-known, intense watercolour work has also evolved  -becoming minimalist, but again stressing light and design.  She enjoys creating detailed forms against the depths of negative-space backgrounds, transforming landscapes, florals, still-life and figures into semi-abstract images.

Ann works and teaches out of her North Gower studio.

Her work has been seen in many juried shows including:

            -Art Lending, Ottawa      Focus Show 2006

            -Rideau Valley Art Festival  -Westport     2005, 06

            -Ottawa Art Festival, Landsdowne Park  2004-6

            -Elmwood Home & Christmas Show,  2004-5

            -Manotick “Colour Explosion”  2003-6

            -Manotick “Dam Art Show”  (Best in show, Featured Artist)

            -Ottawa Watercolour Society (Juror’s award 2000)

            - Timespan Gallery , Helmsdale, Scotland 2003

            -‘Art Credo’, Ottawa   2001-6

            -‘Of Brush & Clay’,   Kars   2005-6

            -Nepean Fine Arts League   -Juror’s award 2004, 2005

Solo Shows:

            -Ottawa International Airport  2006 Feb/March

           -‘Francesco’s’, Ottawa   2003,2006

            - Galleriart , Ottawa 2003

Ann is an active member of the Ottawa Art Lending, Manotick Art Association, the Ottawa Watercolour Society,  Nepean Fine Arts’ League and the North Gower Artists’  Society.   Her works are in private collections in several countries in Europe, Australia, Great Britain, the U.S. and Canada.

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Contact Information

Phone: (613) 489-3748
E-mail: anngruchy@yahoo.ca