Annie Marini- Genzon * Multidisciplinary Artist Painting, Sculpture, Drawing & Installation.
Personal Statement
As a multidisciplinary artist working across sculpture, painting, and installation, I create works that seek to transcend the boundaries of the visible world. My practice is rooted in storytelling—interweaving my own lived experiences with the collective narratives of others. Each piece invites the viewer into a journey where the tangible and intangible coexist, revealing layered expressions of memory, identity, and emotion. Through form, color, texture, and process, I explore what is felt but unseen, what is remembered as much as what is present. I hope my work inspires contemplation, sparks curiosity, and fosters a quiet yet profound connection to something deeper—beyond what the eye alone can perceive.
As a multidisciplinary artist working across sculpture, painting, and installation, I create works that seek to transcend the boundaries of the visible world. My practice is rooted in storytelling—interweaving my own lived experiences with the collective narratives of others. Each piece invites the viewer into a journey where the tangible and intangible coexist, revealing layered expressions of memory, identity, and emotion. Through form, color, texture, and process, I explore what is felt but unseen, what is remembered as much as what is present. I hope my work inspires contemplation, sparks curiosity, and fosters a quiet yet profound connection to something deeper—beyond what the eye alone can perceive.
Bio
Annie Marini-Genzon is a contemporary multidisciplinary artist working in painting, sculpture, and installation. Her practice is grounded in narrative and explores memory, identity, migration, and emotional experience through symbolic and process-driven forms. Drawing from personal history and collective human narratives, her work engages with the visible and invisible layers of lived experience.
Marini-Genzon’s use of the body—often female—functions not as representation alone, but as a site of emotional inscription and memory. Through layered surfaces, accumulated materials, and labor-intensive processes, her works embody time, presence, and transformation. Whether figurative or abstract, her paintings and sculptures invite sustained engagement and contemplative viewing.
Marini-Genzon’s work has been widely exhibited in solo and group exhibitions at notable institutions, including the Oceanside Museum of Art, the Ontario Museum of Art, the Santa Monica Museum of Art, and the Zimmer Museum. At the Zimmer Children’s Museum, she was commissioned to create a series of sculptures exploring the themes of The Art of Music, The Art of Vision, The Art of Communication, and The Art of Harmony. Her work is held in the permanent collections of the Novosibirsk State Art Museum in Russia, the Asociación Cultural Ruiz Aznar in Granada, Spain, and the Premio Concurso Internacional de Artes Plásticas Compositor Antonio Guada in Granada, Spain. Her artworks are included in private and public collections throughout the United States, Europe, and Latin America.
Education
In Argentina, Annie studied art at Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes Manuel Belgrano (National Institute of the Arts), where she earned a BFA, and at the UNA- Universidad Nacional de las Artes, Prilidiano Pueyrredón (National University of the Arts), where she graduated with an MFA. One of her mentors was the renowned sculptor Antonio Pujía.
Upon her arrival in the United States, she continued her education in visual arts under the guidance of Philip Cornelius, Alexander Kritselis, Carlos Ramirez, and Emily Sudd at Pasadena College, Pasadena, California.
In addition, she pursued studies at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, and UCSD (University of California, San Diego), where she completed her Master's Degree in Gifted and Talented Education.
Awards, Grants, Residencies
2026- July - Eutopia Residency, Kavala, Greece.
2024- Mid Valley League Scholarship, Pasadena, California.
2023- Pasadena Arts Alliance Scholarship, Pasadena, California.
2023- William C. Miller Scholarship. Pasadena, California.
2004-2008- Premi Internacionazionali Delle Arti "Memoria Lucia Martinez" Asociación cultural Ruiz Aznar - Granada, Spain.
2005- Diploma de Accésit – Premio Concurso Internacional de Artes Plásticas
"Compositor Antonio Guada" Granada, Spain.
2006-Celentano Art Center- Naples, Italy.
2008-Centro de Arte Rodriguez- Amat- Cataluña, Barcelona, Spain.
Honors
2008 - Zimmer Museum: The Art of Vision, website, and promotional materials.
2007 - Zimmer Museum: The Art of Harmony, website, and promotional materials.
2006 - Zimmer Museum: The Art of Time, website, and promotional materials.
2005 - Zimmer Museum: The Art of Communication, website, and promotional materials.
2005- City of Los Angeles -Office of the City Attorney- Certificate of Appreciation Honoring Ana Marini- Genzon,
Artist-Educator.
2024-United States Senate - State of California. Certificate of Commendation.
Annie is represented by:
Matter Studio Gallery
Los Angeles, California
https://matterstudiogallery.com/
Los Angeles Art Association- Gallery 825
Los Angeles, California www.laaa.org
Jorge Mendez Gallery
Palm Springs, Scottsdale, Arizona.
www.jorgemendezgallery.com
Grand Street Arts
former Gallery, San Pedro, Los Angeles, California
www.grandstreetarts.com
New Mexico Women in the Arts
Santa Fe, New Mexico
https://newmexicowomeninthearts.org/
Southern California Women’s Caucus for Art (SCWCA)
https://www.scwca.org/