Anne Mavor - She/Her
Humans evolved alongside plants, and we rely on each other to grow and survive. My current series of plant prints and installations is based on this relationship. For colonizer and other cultures, this primary relationship was broken through war, migrations, and disconnection from home. Wandering Herbarium gives visitors an intimate experience with the plants they encounter. I hope the hunt will be fun and informative for them. Affect Me is a placeholder for me the human artist and plays with the idea of art/ living things as temporary objects transformed by the environment around it.
Anne Mavor is an artist based in Portland, Oregon. Her work combines storytelling, research, performance, visual imagery, and collaboration to illuminate social and personal issues. Originally from Massachusetts, she attended the Feminist Studio Workshop in Los Angeles and studied performance art and book arts. The touring installation I Am My White Ancestors: Claiming the Legacy of Oppression will be at Highfield Hall, Falmouth, MA in September. Anne has a BA in art from Kirkland College and an MFA in creative writing from Antioch University, Los Angeles.
Anne will be participating in Portland
Open Studios
October 14-15, 21-22, 10 am-5 pm.
“Here in the PNW we have an abundance of plants that make beautiful and varied prints. Printing these images brings increased awareness of plant life we see around us every day. ”