Annie Strack
A native of Naples, Florida, Annie Strack is a classically trained professional artist whose formal art school training included advanced studies of multiple artistic mediums. Although she is best known for her reputation as a contemporary master of maritime painting, she is also an experienced expert in many other mediums, subjects, and styles. Her work is exhibited in museums and galleries through out the country, and has been featured in over 20 solo shows. She exhibits in a multitude of national and international juried shows and her artwork has won hundreds of prestigious awards. She is an expert exhibit curator and art business consultant, and a highly admired art show juror and popular workshop instructor.
She’s been published in several magazines including The Artist’s Magazine, Watercolor Magazine, The Crafts Report, Wooden Boat International, Country Roads, Gallery Insider, House & Home, Louisiana Life, Gulf Coast Arts & Entertainment Review, Louisiana Homes & Gardens, and Covington Magazine, and she has been featured in dozens of newspaper and television interviews. Her art has been featured on the covers of Art Calendar Magazine, Harmon Homes Magazine, Inside Northside Magazine, and Northlake News Magazine. She’s the author of The Artists Guide to Business & Marketing, and since 2005 she’s been a feature writer and contributing editor for Art Calendar Magazine; the premier national business magazine for professional artists. She is the host of the instructional video series Painting Seascapes in Watercolor, which teaches artists how to paint seascapes and maritime scenes in watercolor.
Strack has earned the prestigious honor of Signature Membership in 5 national and international societies: International Society of Marine Painters, American Artists Professional League, Coast Guard Artists Program, Alabama Watercolor Society, and Wyoming Watercolor Society. She serves on the board of directors for several organizations, and she is an Official Authorized Artist for the US Coast Guard.
