Women in Art 278 Magazine May 2014 | Page 12

website facebook twitter linkedin etsy american artist Anne Cameron Cutri oil on canvas Biography Anne Cutri has been pursuing her artistic endeavors for about 30 years. Her work has always explored the inner landscape and the unseen. Mysticism a key component and of late, prophecy, which orchestrates the symbolic and energetic interpretation of her intimate relationship to the Sacred Trinity and biblical teachings. Her preferred medium is oil on canvas, often mixing with other mediums such as collage. Cutri has shown her work from Boston to Houston and points in between, and is mostly self-taught. She is a member of Christians in the Visual Arts (CIVA) and founded United Christian Artists Revolving Exhibitions (UCARE), as well as Artists Who Evangelize ((AWE), which also stands for Art Worship Encounter, an arts ministry which she co-founded at her church in Erie, PA). Currently she is pursuing a degree in Art Therapy, to graduate in the spring 2014. Artist Statement ART Art has the power to heal and transform. It can speak of things yet to come and things that come from within. Align yourself with the Holy Spirit, and you have a great adventure. My work is intuitive and attempts to go beyond traditional interpretations of the bible. To listen, hear, see the Holy Spirit through scripture and interpret its essence, not illustrate the words. There are so many mysteries that may unfold as one paints. Very often I do not know the full meaning of what I paint. If I have an inkling or a certainty as to what is before me, I may or may not be able to articulate its meaning. The beauty of art, is that if you create a living work endowed with the Holy Spirit, it should speak to the viewer in their own particular language. If that is the case, you have done your duty as an artist. Since I have attempted to give myself over to God completely, my work is beginning to change. I pray I am able to do what I’m purposed to do through Him. wom en