Annette Kraft:
A Feast of Dreams
Spring Studio
64 Spring Street (at Lafayette Street)
New York, NY 10012

CONTACT: Minerva Durham, Director 212-226-7240 springstudio@earthlink.net.

A Feast of Dreams

Paintings and Collages by Annette Kraft

On Exhibit at Spring Studio:
October 3 - 30, 2004

Opening Reception:
Sunday, October 3, 6:00-8:00pm

Hours: Monday through Friday from 5:00 to 6:00pm

Artist's Statement
As an artist I am inspired by the unanticipated and mysterious ways a painting comes into being. Composing with color, light and form gives me an endless journey open to discovery. Through making art I discover new worlds within myself and play with the boundaries of my unconscious. An evolving image sometimes contains a secret, sometimes is fruitful to the mind, sometimes revealing.

My pleasure is to explore evolving images and to let them lead me to new worlds. I owe my journey as a painter to New York City. Living here allowed me to start painting seriously and gave me a great freedom to explore the impossible. I believe in vision and process, and I look forward to discovering more feasts of colors and dreams.

All the paintings on display are made of watercolor, gouache and/or pastel. A process of layering the paint creates ever-changing images. Watercolors are true to my love of color and light. Pastels give me the opportunity to further enhance colors and shapes.

Education and Practice:
School of Visual Arts, New York City , 1997-2000
New York Studio School, New York City , 1997-1999
Spring Studio, New York City, 1996-2001
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Master of Professional Studies, Art Therapy and Creative Development, 1996
Art Therapy Member of The American Art Therapy Association
Certified Group Psychotherapist EGPS, New York, N.Y
Supervisor of Art Therapy Students, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1999-2001
Art Therapist at Harlem Hospital, New York City, 1996-1997
Art Therapist at Manhattan Psychiatric Center, New York City with forensic long- term patients, 1997-2001