Artist Profile

Annie Bates-Winship

San Anselmo, CA

I tend to shoot photos intuitively, much like a keeping a visual journal. When I have my camera in hand, I’m very actively engaged with my surroundings. Photography is my way of connecting to the world around me, and my way of communicating what I feel. With that, I strive to illuminate the simple beauty that is all around us. I like to think of it as gathering evidence to share with others. I hope that people come away with new insight, another way to see the familiar. A friend once told me that when she looked at my photographs, it was like looking into another world, like a peephole into a secret garden. Another said that certain images invite her in, giving her a haven from hectic times.

I’ve always been drawn to photographing and that impulse intensified after my first photography class in junior college. I went on to majoring in photography at the University of Florida. Since then I’ve continued to show my work in local galleries and studio exhibitions, first in Florida, then the Bay Area. Currently, I am a member at MarinMOCA along with Art Works Downtown in San Rafael and have been in numerous exhibitions there, as well as at Falkirk Mansion, the fine art exhibits at Marin County Fair, plus local venues. I’ve had a number of solo shows at Mill Valley’s City Hall.

I appreciate the fact that we have such a wonderful artist community in Marin and the opportunity to share in our varied passions.