About

Hello!

I'm Anna Zachariah, the artist behind Annazach Art. I live and make art in Kenmore, Washington state, USA. I am originally from Kerala in southern India, but the Pacific Northwest has long been my home. With a background in engineering and business followed by a decade in corporate roles, I am currently happily invested in my art practice.

Mediums, Surfaces & Style

I work primarily in acrylic and ink for painting and printmaking. I often experiment with various other mediums, and I typically work on canvas or paper. My themes center on the natural world, with most of my work featuring botanical inspiration or landscapes.

Influences, Inspiration & Direction

My artistic influences are based in nature. To me, the act of creating art is an exercise in peace, contemplation and escape from time, and all these elements find their way into the atmosphere of my work.

I use deep colors that I associate with the Pacific Northwest, along with shapes and patterns inspired by tropical flora. I often incorporate color and composition styles that are influenced by traditional South Indian textiles and their gold toned embroidery. The landscapes that feature most often in my work are also from the Pacific Northwest.

I see my work evolving in a more relaxed and experimental direction, especially for themes such as wildflowers and landscapes, and I am exploring how color, line and shape will interact in that context.

Highlights

My solo show "Tropical Garden Night" was exhibited at City Gallery in Kenmore City Hall, Kenmore WA during June - July 2022. My paintings have previously been juried into shows at Parklane Gallery (Kirkland, WA), Schack Art Center (Everett, WA), Edmonds Arts Festival (Edmonds, WA) and MLT Arts Commission's Arts of the Terrace show (Mountlake Terrace, WA).