Meet Ann Seale
Ann Seale is a seasoned painter from Jackson, Mississippi. She has been exhibiting her work professionally in galleries since 2007. Ann exhibited her work, a portrait of an artist colleague and friend, Rosalind (Roz) Roy, in the “Artists by Artists” exhibition at the Mississippi Museum of Art in 2012.
Ann earned both undergraduate and graduate degrees in art from the University of Mississippi. She also studied independently with artist David A. Leffel, Sherri McGraw, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students League of New York.
Donating work to various charities has long been a passion and high priority for Ann. She has been contributing work to fundraising efforts since 2007. She has donated pieces to the following organizations: The Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi, The Blair E Batson Children’s Hospital, The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, The Hard Places Community, The American Heart Association, Go Red for Women, The Mississippi Kidney Foundation, Junior League of Jackson, The McClean Fletcher Center, Hearts Against AIDS, The Thisbe and Noah Scott Foundation, The University of Mississippi Medical Center, Candlelighters, The Mississippi School for the Deaf and Blind, Stewpot Community Services, Southern Christian Services, United States Tennis Association, Saint Andrews Episcopal School, First Presbyterian Day School, Jackson Academy, Jackson Preparatory School, Covenant Presbyterian Preschool, Meadowbrook Preschool, New Summit School, Kate Freeman Clark Gallery, Magnolia Speech School, Belhaven Nights Bright Lights, The Little Light House, But God Ministries, Jill Ford Gatherings and Sunnybrook Children’s Home, St. Anthony’s Catholic School, Catholic Charities Bishop’s Ball, Madison Station Elementary, St Andrews Episcopal School.
Artist Statement
My latest body of work represents a new shift in my perspective and subject matter. The pieces function independently and as a whole to represent mood and movement.