Bio
Anne Willson worked in the nonprofit and university arts sectors for 25+ years, leading visual arts organizations in North Carolina and Tennessee until 2016. During that time, she maintained a side art practice, first with clay and painting, then sculptural weaving and the random weave process in 2010.
Shifting into studio work in 2016, Willson took random weave “to the wall,” developing a body of nests, pods and vessels that integrate reed with natural materials. She also began creating a series of random weave dresses, articulating personality and history through the forms.
Willson has presented her sculptures in solo and juried group exhibitions since 2018. Her works are held in numerous private collections. Her studio is located at Anchorlight in Raleigh, N.C.
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