Ann Pollard grew up in Plainview, Texas. She graduated from the University of Texas with a BS degree in interior design. She spent 25 years living in the Washington DC area where she studied extensively at the Alexandria Art League in Alexandria, Virginia. She returned to the southwest in 1990 where she has continued to actively pursue her love of painting, currently residing and working in Placitas, NM.

Pollard has painted all of her life. Her paternal grandmother, Martha Robinson, was a notable painter and Pollard was always fascinated by not only the paintings, but also by the direct and intuitive process used by her grandmother to make the works. Her work reflects that inspiration.

Work by Pollard has been featured in solo and group shows in the Washington DC area, throughout Texas, and New Mexico. She has received numerous awards and her work appears in public and private collections throughout the United States and Mexico.

Her work is represented by Houshang’s Gallery, Santa Fe, NM; Windchime Champagne Gallery, Albuquerque, NM; Ward-Nasse Gallery, New York, NY.

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Bold color, pattern, and texture are paramount in my work, creating many lush layers of washes, glazes and impastos which unite to form the spirit of the whole. I like the combination of the many effects throughout the depths of layers which create a varied and interesting surface area. There is never a preconceived plan, no drawing. I find it exciting to let intuition serve the expression of each experience. I trust that the relationship of all the colors and textures result in an uplifting, joyful living harmony."