About A’nnah

A’nnah Howard was born in Prince William County, Virginia in 2001. She resides in the suburbs of Washington DC with her family and is currently attending Marymount University procuring her Bachelors of Arts degree with an anticipated graduation date of 2023. A’nnah focuses on acrylic painting and charcoal drawings that captures the stillness in three-dimensional objects. She participated in her first exhibition in the spring of 2021 called Give Me Shelter at Del Ray Artisans located in Alexandria, Virginia.

About The Work

I never thought I would have such fascination with things that were still. My whole life has been filled with a flurry of activity yet I like the stationary. The unmoving almost static objects made me feel calm and centered in my place in the world. With the use of acrylic paint on canvas, I inherently capture the silence of three-dimensional objects that sit in a space unknown to me. Using my fingers, paintbrushes, and pallet knife, I explore the unfamiliarity of each object that I encounter, that I see. The stillness tethers the minimalist nature of the still that produces a coldness that almost feels warm.