Annie O’Brien Gonzales was born and raised in Oklahoma and now lives in Santa Fe, NM. For many years she was an art quilter/fiber artist shifting to painting as a full-time professional 8 years ago. Through her role as docent at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, she has developed an intense interest in American Modernist painters. She teaches painting in her studio and at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe NM and Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu, NM. She paints in oil, acrylic, and mixed media and has recently focused on the allure of still life. Her work has appeared in numerous shows throughout the West and is in private collections across the country.

Education
Oregon State University, BFA studies
University of Oklahoma, BS, MS
University of Northern Colorado, PhD

Selected Juried Exhibitions
*2nd Annual Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Docent Show, Santa Fe, New Mexico
*"Passport to the Arts", Canyon Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico
*"By Local", The Matthews Gallery, Canyon Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico
*"Land & Light", Plein Air Painters of New Mexico Juried Show, Millicent Rogers Museum, Taos,New Mexico
*"Tikkun Olam" Group Show, Jewish Community Center, Tucson Arizona *1st Annual Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Docent Show, Santa Fe, New Mexico
*Oklahoma Friendly, Oklahoma Art Guild, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
*14th Annual Members’ Juried Exhibition, Colorado Plein Air Painters, Saks Galleries, Denver, Colorado
*Degrees of Detail: Large and Small Works by Nine Artists, La Tienda Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
*Oklahoma Friendly, Oklahoma Art Guild, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Group Show, Colorado Women's Chamber of Commerce, Denver, Colorado
*COLLECT 8, Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico
*Solo Show, Wells Fargo Bank, Santa Fe, New Mexico
*Encantada!, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Rio Grande Art Association
*Taos International Juried Exhibition, The Taos Gallery, Taos, New Mexico
*Oklahoma Friendly, Oklahoma Art Guild National Juried Exhibition, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
*Arizona Edges, Tubac Art Center, Arizona
*Day of the Dead Show, Jennie Cooley Gallery, Canyon Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico
*Encantada!, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Rio Grande Art Association
*Colorado Plein Air Painters Juried Show, Abend Gallery, Denver, Colorado
*Plein Air Painters of New Mexico, Sumner Dene Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
*Colorado Annual Juried Show, Pagosa Springs Art Center, Pagosa Springs, Colorado
*Solo Show, Wells Fargo Bank Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
*Fabrications, New Mexico State Capital Rotunda, Santa Fe, New Mexico
*Solo show, Java Joe’s, Santa Fe, New Mexico
*11th Annual Lines into Shapes, Art Center of Estes Park, Colorado
*24th Annual All Colorado Show, Curtis Art Center, Greenwood Village, Colorado

Recognition
*Showcase Winner: ArtSlant, March, 2012, January, 2011, September, 2010, July, 2010, May, 2010
*Featured Artist, Straw House Gallery, Amado, Arizona, April, 2010
*Featured Artist, Studios Magazine, Summer, 2010