About Anthe
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A PAFA HONOR GRADUATE, ROOTED IN THE SPIRIT
Creating distinctive art that spreads joy while glorifying God Almighty.
“Why I Create”
Anthe's journey as an artist is rooted in joy, purpose, and faith. "My faith and God are so important to me," she shares warmly. "I believe God made me creative for a reason, and I've been expressing that gift for as long as I can remember!"
Even as a little girl, Anthe's imagination was already in full bloom. She discovered her first "canvases" in the most delightful way—the cardboard inserts from her father's freshly laundered shirts! She couldn't wait for the next delivery, knowing each one brought a treasure trove of blank surfaces ready for her colorful visions. Though she received paint-by-number kits as gifts, staying inside the lines was never her style. Instead, she'd grab those paints, her trusty cardboard pieces, and let her imagination soar—painting and painting to her heart's content.
Anthe's love for creativity flows through every medium she touches—fine arts, dance, and music. During her youth, she sang and danced with joy, and those experiences continue to enrich her artistic voice today.
Today, that childlike joy has matured into a powerful prophetic flow. She creates works inspired by scripture, translating divine visions into pieces that spread joy. She also explores God's creations in their natural environment, capturing their movements in a way that honors God Almighty.
"I truly believe God made me an artist so I can share His beauty with the world," Anthe says with a smile. Her passion extends beyond her own work—she finds immense fulfillment in mentoring others and celebrating their creative progress.
FORMAL EDUCATION
1992-95 Certificate of Fine Arts The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts ( P A F A ) Phila.PA
1972-73 Saginaw Valley State University / Saginaw, Mi.
1971-72 Cleveland Institute of Fine Arts / Cleveland, Oh.
INFORMAL EDUCATION
2004 & 1993 Prosopon School of Iconography; Studied with Vladislav Andrejv, Master Iconographer and Susan von Medicus in Merion, PA. 1996 Apprenticed for George S. Papastamatiou Master Iconographer- Broomall, PA.
AWARDS
2008 11th Annual National Collage Society's "Wish you were here” Postcard Award Annual National
Collage Society's Juried Postcard Exhibition The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen, VA. >
Honorable Mention for "God Willing” Juror: Carol Wisker,
ACX Exhibition in The Gallery at Beth Or Beth Or Congregation, Maple Glen, PA.
2002 Mary Martin Memorial Award for Excellence in the Fine Arts MCGOPA’s Artists' Annual Juried
Exhibition/SPP Galleries / W. Conshohocken, Pa
2000 Caroline M. Weintraub Award, McGOPA’s Open Juried Exhibition/ SPP Galleries / W. Conshohocken, Pa
1999 Edith Emerson Award / Woodmere Art Museum’s 59th Annual Juried Exhibition Phila, Pa
Hugh M. Hutton Memorial Award for Intaglio in American Color Print Society Exhibit SPP Gallery W.Conshohocken, Pa,
1997 Outstanding in Graphics/ Rittenhouse Square Fine Arts Annual, Phila. Pa
1996 First Prize Juried Show at The Plastic Club for Oil Still Life / Phila. Pa & H.M. Juried Show at The Plastic Club for Oil Still Life /Phila. Pa
1995 Rittenhouse Square Fine Arts Annual Zinni Award for Outstanding Printmaking Achievement,
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) Alumni Award, PAFA The Plastic Club Award,
Henry C. Pratt Memorial Prize in Printmaking PAFA , and Mr. & Mrs. Leon C. Bunkin Printmaking Prize PAFA / The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts ( PAFA) Student Exhibition
1990-1994 Wickersham Memorial Lithography Award - Purchase Prize ( PAFA) Student Exhibition PAFA First Year Cast Drawing Award The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts ( PAFA) Student Exhibition
JUROR
Invited guest artist /juror of The Philadelphia Calligraphers' Society Annual Juried Exhibit & Retrospective Show , SPP Galleries, Pa
Invited guest artist /juror of The Philadelphia Calligraphers' Society Annual Juried Exhibit & Retrospective Show, MCGOPA Conshohocken PA.
“New Members’ and Prizewinner’s Exhibition Juror” Rittenhouse Annual Exhibition, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA.
GALLERIES - SOLO - EXHIBITIONS
2026-2027 Portraits of Memory Exhibition (Commissioned Portrait by the Holocaust Museum of Warren Schiff Alfrid a survivor ) Naples, Florida
2025-Present Gallery Studio 103, Fairways Trade Village in Naples Florida
2022-2025 Shirley Street Art Galleria Naples Art District, Naples Florida
2021- Solo Exhibition “ Musicality” Farewell to Pennsylvania- Center on the Hill Art Center, Phila. PA.
2018-2020 5 Senses Gallery West Chester, PA.
2010-2021 Chestnut Hill Gallery, Chestnut Hill/ Philadelphia, PA
2016 Solo Show – Music School /Trappe PA.
2015 Solo Show- Solon Center for the Arts Solon, Ohio
2013 Solo Show “A Night at the Ballet” benefit for AnA Project at Chestnut Hill Gallery, Chestnut Hill Philadelphia PA.
2012 Solo Show “I Dance in my Heart” Christina Cultural Arts Center, Wilmington Delaware
2010 Route Des Arts - Montreal, Canada / Juried Studio Show and Exhibition while Artist in Residence as Invitee of CIEM Centre De L'Image Et De L'Estampe De Mirabel
2009 Solo Show Community Exhibition of "Greek Life then and now" The Free Library of Springfield Featured Artist at Ocean City Fine Arts League Ocean City, NJ.
1995 Sande Webster Gallery / Phila., Pa
1993 Solo Exhibition Coastal Center for the Arts / New work of the New Year, St.Simon's Island, Georgia
JURIED SHOWS AND JURIED EXHIBITIONS (FULL LIST AVAILABLE ON REQUEST)
2026 Commissioned Portrait of Warren Alfrid by Holocaust Museum & Education Center Naples, Fl.
2025 The Hellenic Museum of Michigan - Collection in the Odyssey of Colors Exhibition: included works by Anthe from the Tzouros-Stackhouse. Several pieces from their private collection were submitted and displayed.
2024 UAC United Arts Collier – Juried “Orange” Show Norris Center Naples Fl. Ongoing: 2010-Present Chestnut Hill Gallery, Chestnut Hill/ Philadelphia, PA.
County Studio Tours - juried exhibition & show – Montco: Acv Studio Flourtown, PA
2019 24th Art Ability Exhibition Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Center Malvern, PA. County Studio Tours juried exhibition & shows – Montco: Acv Studio Flourtown & Chester: Denise Vitollo Studio West Chester, PA.
2018 23rd Art Ability Juried Exhibition Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Center Malvern, PA. 5 Senses Gallery – Highlighted Artist at Gallery Walk October – West Chester, PA.
County Studio Tours juried exhibition & show – Montco: Acv Studio Flourtown Delco: Hoechst Studio PA. Chester County: Valley Forge Mountain Studios hosted by Heather De Pasquale Studio
2014 Philadanco Juried Exhibition at the Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia PA.
2010 Route Des Arts - Montreal, Canada / Juried Studio Show and Exhibition while Artist in Residence as Invitee of CIEM Centre De L'Image Et De L'Estampe De Mirabel
ACX Exhibition Artists' Cultural Exchange, at The Lansdale Center for the Performing Arts, Lansdale, PA. Invitational Juried International Exhibition of Stuckists “Under the Cover of Romantic Anonymity” Exhibition, Ash- In- Art, Athens, Greece
2008 ACX Exhibition at The Gallery at Beth Or Juror: Carol Wisker, Beth Or Congregation, Maple Glen, PA. Invitational Under the Cover of Romantic Anonymity Exhibition of Stuckists, Italian Cultural Institute's Gallery Athens, Greece 2006 The “Romantic Anonymous” Fellowship online juried exhibition through the Stuckists' Organization of Athens Greece http://www.stuckism-athens.org/
2005 Art Endures, Juried Show The Walter & Leonore Anneberg Conference Ctr. For Medical Education, Haverford Pa
McGOPA’s Art Advisory Council Exhibition, SPP Galleries, Conshohocken, Pa.
2004 MCGOPA's Holiday Show , SPP Galleries, Conshohocken, Pa.
McGOPA’s Art Advisory Council Juried Exhibition, SPP Galleries, Conshohocken, Pa.
2003 Original Solidarity Circulo de Bellas Artes in Madrid, Spain (watercolors)McGOPA's Artists' Annual Juried Exhibition, SPP Galleries, Gallery C , W. Conshohocken, Pa. 2002 Original Solidarity Anagma Gallery at Calle Pizarro number 4, 46004, Valencia, Spain (hand colored prints - watercolors) McGOPA's Artists' Annual Juried Exhibition, SPP Galleries, Gallery C , W. Conshohocken, Pa. McGOPA’s Art Advisory Council Exhibition, 911 @ Revison Gallery , Phila., Pa.
2001 McGOPA’s Open Juried Exhibition, SPP Galleries, Conshohocken, Pa. Juror: Susan Rosenberg, Philadelphia Museum of Art McGOPA’s Open Juried Collage and Mixed Media Exhibition, SPP Galleries, Conshohocken, Pa. Juror: Fred Osbourn, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Vice President of Alumni Relations
2000 McGOPA’s Art Advisory Council Exhibition, SPP Galleries, Conshohocken, Pa. Healing Sack Exhibition, The Gallery at Penn State, Harrisburg, Pa. Curated by Martina Allen-Johnson
McGOPA’s open juried Exhibition, SPP Galleries, Conshohocken, Pa. Juror: Bruce Samuelson, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Phila. Pa.
Invitational - Architecture Exhibition, Artists’ House Gallery / Old City, Phila. , Pa.
Paris and Greece Exhibition, Milestone’s Gallery and Gift Shoppe Fort Washington, Pa. Greater Norristown Art League’s Open Juried Exhibition, Norristown, Pa.
1999 American Color Print Society Annual Juried, SPP Galleries, Conshohocken, Pa. Juror: Ann Fabri, Paley Design Center, Phila. Textile School, Phila. Pa Small works show Artists’ House Gallery / Old City, Phila. , Pa. MCGOPA’s Small works Exhibition, SPP Galleries, Conshohocken, Pa.
59th Juried Woodmere Art Museum’s Exhibition, Chestnut Hill, Pa. Juror: Elisabeth Sussman, curator of the Whitney Museum of American Art in NY, NY
Woodmere Art Museum’s Member Exhibition, Chestnut Hill, Pa.
MCGOPA’S Juried Montgomery County Landscape Exhibition, Conshohocken Pa. MCGOPA’s Floral & Fantasies Exhibition, SPP Galleries, Conshohocken, Pa. Rittenhouse Sq. Annual Juried Show, Phila., Pa.
PAFA Alumni juried Exhibition, School Gallery, Juror: Wayne Morris, Dean of Moore College of Art, Phila., Pa. MCGOPA’s Summer Exhibit, SPP Galleries, Conshohocken, Pa.
1998 Small works show Artists’ House Gallery / Old City, Phila. , Pa. Floral Show Artists’ House Gallery / Old City, Phila. , Pa. 18th Mini Print International ADOGI Taller Galleria Fort Touring Exhibition Barcelona, Spain, Great Britain, & France Juror: Mercedes Barbera Rusinol Works on Paper, Beaver College Glenside Pa. Juror: Mark Rosenthal, curator of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NYC, NY
58th Juried Woodmere Art Museum Exhibition, Chestnut Hill, Pa. American Color Print Society / Woodmere Art Museum Chestnut Hill, Pa./ Rittenhouse Sq. Annual Juried Show, Phila., Pa./
1997 Rittenhouse Sq. Annual Juried Show, Phila., Pa./American Color Print Society/ Cheltenham Art Center, Cheltenham, Pa . Invitational Exhibition Artists’ House Gallery / Old City, Phila., Pa.
1996 99 nth Juried Annual Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Alumni / Fellowship / Woodmere Museum / Chestnut Hill, Pa. American Color Print Society (invitational) / American College / Bryn Mawr, Pa. Rittenhouse Annual Art Show / Phila., Pa. The Academy of Notre Dame De Namur Invitational / Villanova, Pa. Plastic Club / Phila., Pa. “Bountiful Food Exhibition" “Floral Exhibition 1995 Sande Webster Gallery / Phila., Pa. PAFA Student Exhibition / Museum of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts / Phila., Pa. Pennsylvania State Capitol Building / Lost Dreams on Canvas/ Harrisburg, PA. Coastal Center for the Arts / Solo Exhibition - New work of the New Year St. Simons Island, Georgia
1994 Casualties of War / Lost Dreams on Canvas / United States' Capitol Rotunda, Washington DC "Lost Dreams on Canvas Wall” ( which is on tour as a teaching aid throughout schools to lift awareness about violence and murder of our youths, made up of enlargements of actual portraits by artists and articles which were published on the death of the child.)
WORK EXPERIENCE (A Comprehensive list available upon request)
2025- Present Instructor and Artist (working with autistic young and older adults - private lessons )
2024-2025 Vice President of Naples Art District, NAD., Naples Florida
1990– Present JUROR for prizes and entry to art shows at art centers, schools. museums and other venues
2021 – Present TEACHING at Acv Studio in Shirley Street Art Galleria private lessons, private lessons (working with autistic young and older adults) also visiting senior residences, art centers, schools, colleges and 2021 Founding President and President Emeritus of The AnA Project 501c3 non-profit that brings the arts to people of all ages from all walks of life through workshops and performances. Based in Montgomery County working to employ artists to give back within a 3-5 mile radius of their home or workplace.
Other Venues
1985 – 2021 TEACHING private lessons at Acv Studio, private lessons at client’s homes (working with autistic young and older adults) senior residences, art centers, schools, colleges and other venues through The AnA Project teaching Drawing from Dance and Music, Painting, and Crafts.
2010-2013 Invited Artist in Residence at Swarthmore College in the performing arts department,
Swarthmore PA.
2005-2007 Artist for Black Horse Restoration Project, Flourtown, Pa.
1998 Founder and President Emeritus, Montgomery County Guild of Professional Artists, McGOPA, 501c3 non-profit
SELECT PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
The Fellowship of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Collection (purchased prints for this collection)
Wickersham Printing Company’s Print Collection, Philadelphia, Pa.
Free Library of Philadelphia, Central Philadelphia Branch, Phila., Pa. in Head, Print, & Picture Collection,
(purchased seven prints for this collection)
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Print Archives, (several original prints)
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Museum Store Archive Permanent Collection
Mr. & Mrs. Ron Goson Collection, (several; prints, paintings, sculptures watercolor paintings, mixed media and collages)
Honorable Rita Spalding Collection, (sweep of “Love is Colour Blind” original prints, house and floral paintings in oil, acrylic and watercolors.)
Karen DiMaria Collection, (watercolors, jewelry, acrylic and mixed media work on wood and glass). Exarchos’ Collection, (collage, mixed media, watercolors, and acrylic paintings).
Dr. Susan Bray, (award-winning oil still life on canvas panel).
Select Private Collections of Artists: Beatrice Pitcairn, Daniel Miller, and Louis Sloan
Selected Commissioned Works of Art & Murals
Keystone Hospice ( Murals throughout, both restoration and new)
Peacock Mural (Chestnut Hill Designer Showcase & Home owners- aviary vet. )
Tommeye Casey (Created and had installed a small mural in a outdoor courtyard. Request of a landscape about 20- years later of a landscape to replace the first ) Mt. Airy, PA.
Karen DiMaria (Created and had installed a diptych of stained glass window which was painted with acrylic, glass beads, and mixed media on wood panels 4’ x 10’ ) Blue Bell, Pa.
Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital, Darby, Pa. - Commissioned work “Celebration of Life”
Honorable Rita Spalding- mural work - collection of etchings - Brunswick and St. Simon’s Island, Georgia Murals and commissioned works throughout Greater Philadelphia, Georgia, Florida, Ohio and Europe.
Further References Available upon request
SELECT BOARD AFFILIATIONS CURRENT PAST
2025 Vice President of the Naples Art District Naples Florida
2013-2021 Founding President and former Executive Director of the AnA Project - (501c3)
2006- Present President Emeritus of Montgomery County Guild of Professional Artists
1996-2006 Founding President Montgomery County Guild of Professional Artists (501c3)
1991 -1997 Board Member of PAFA Fellowship 1996-1998 Board of Art Congress & Art is Everywhere
SELECT PUBLICATIONS – PERIODICALS
2021 “A final local exhibition before moving on” by Len Lear Chestnut Hill Local
2014- 2019 Several articles in the on Anthe and The AnA Project Chestnut Hill Local and Enterprise
Newspapers
2016 “Artist devotes time to the community through The AnA Project,” by Sue Reid The Times, Solon Ohio.
2015 “Live Movement inspires digital art,” by Sue Reid The Times, Solon Ohio.
2005 & 2006 “Hoping to Restore an Inn to an Idealized Condition.” By Bonnie Cook
Philadelphia Inquirer “Artist Lends Talents to Restoration” •
2004 Springfield Sun Newspaper -
Cover Story & Enterprise Newspaper – Cover Story “Anthe’s prints were purchases for the Free
Library of Philadelphia.” 2002
Art Matters “Discouraged by Not Defeated, Artist Anthe Prints On.”
Springfield Sun Newspaper - Cover Story by Cynthia Marone • 1998 “Artist’s Studio a Creative Odyssey” Delaware Valley Home Showcase Magazine, Spring Issue by Paul Cathey
The Philadelphia Inquirer “Works on Paper” • 1995 by Edward J. Sozanski, Inquirer Art Critic
1994 The Daily News Publication “ Children Killed by violence are subject for Flourtown Artist” •
The Daily News Publication,“ Taking message to DC Stop the violence against children Article by Edward
Moran • Philadelphia Inquirer publication, Arts , Entertainment •The Philadelphia Daily News,
Publication, Cover { photo of 4 of my portraits} “ Children & Violence” By Bob Laramie 1993 •The
Philadelphia Daily News publication, “ Lost Dreams on Canvas” by Joe Clark Nov., 1993• The Philadelphia Daily News P
More Awards - and References available on request.
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