Work samples
About Anna

Anna Child is a Baltimore based artist whose abstract painting process is rooted in doubt and not knowing. She studied at the New York Studio School and the Maryland Institute College of Art and was a Penland School of Craft Core Fellow. Since 2024, her work has been supported by multiple Maryland State Arts Council grants, and residencies at Woodstock Byrdcliffe, Vermont Studio Center, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Chalk Hill, and Jentel. A suite of her monotypes printed by Phil… more
Large work on paper
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Warnecke Ranch in April
59 x 46 inches, acrylic on paper, 2025, made with support from Chalk Hill Artist Residency
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Spring Couple
68 x 46 inches, acrylic on paper, 2025, made with support from Chalk Hill Artist Residency
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Thank You Baltimore
59 x 46 inches, acrylic on paper, 2025, made with support from Jentel Artist Residency
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April Wyoming
68 x 46 inches, acrylic on paper, 2025, made with support from Jentel Artist Residency
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Excited to Go Home to Baltimore
78 x 46 inches, acrylic on paper, 2025, made with support from Jentel Artist Residency
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Hooter And Ernie
watercolor monotype on Arches 300 gsm watercolor paper, 66.5 x 61.25 inches, 2025
Made with support from Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
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The Battle of San Romano
acrylic on cut and glued paper, 95 x 61 in / 241 x 155 cm, 2024, made with support from Vermont Studio Center
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Pantsuit
acrylic on cut and glued paper, 95 x 66 in / 241 x 168 cm, 2024, made with support from Vermont Studio Center
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Duvet
acrylic, ink, and charcoal on cut and glued paper, 100 x 80 inches / 254 x 203 cm, 2024, made with support from New York Studio School
Mid sized paintings
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February Red Throated Warbler
acrylic on canvas, 40 x 30 inches, 2025
Made with support from Virginia Center for Creative Arts
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Second Harvest
oil, acrylic, and marble dust on linen, 40 x 30 inches / 102 x 76 cm, 2024
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Fougasse
oil, acrylic, and watercolor on linen, 40 x 30 in / 102 x 76 cm, 2024
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Milky Way
oil, acrylic, flashe, and marble dust on linen, 40 x 30 inches / 102 x 76 cm, 2024
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Save the Date
oil, acrylic, and watercolor on line, 40 x 30 inches / 102 x 76 cm, 2024
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Bunny Slope
oil on canvas, 36 x 36 in / 91 x 91 cm, 2024
Small paintings (2024)
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Making space
acrylic on paper, 10 x 10 in, 2024
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Two Lips
oil and acrylic on canvas, 8 x 8 in, 2024
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The Goldfish
acrylic on canvas, 8 x 8 in, 2024
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Returning Home after a Trip to the Moon
acrylic on canvas mounted to board, 7 x 5 in, 2024
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Powder Puff
oil, acrylic, and flashe on canvas, 8 x 8 inches, 2024
installation views
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installation view, Hiccups, Park View Gallery, Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MD, March 2025
with support from Maryland State Arts Council
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installing Hiccups, Park View Gallery, Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MD, March 2025
with support from Maryland State Arts Council
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installation view, Hiccups, Park View Gallery, Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MD, March 2025
with support from Maryland State Arts Council
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installation view, Hiccups, Park View Gallery, Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MD, March 2025
with support from Maryland State Arts Council
monotypes
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watercolor monotype on paper, 6 x 4 inches, 2025
made with support from Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
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watercolor monotype on paper, 6 x 4 inches, 2025
made with support from Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
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watercolor monotype on paper, 6 x 4 inches, 2025
made with support from Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
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watercolor monotype on paper, 6 x 4 inches, 2025
made with support from Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
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watercolor monotype on paper, 6 x 4 inches, 2025
made with support from Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
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watercolor monotype on paper, 6 x 4 inches, 2025
made with support for Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
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watercolor monotype on paper, 6 x 4 inches, 2025
made with support from Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
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watercolor monotype on paper, 6 x 4 inches, 2025
made with support from Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
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watercolor monotype on paper, 6 x 4 inches, 2025
made with support form Virginia Center for the Creative Arts