The painter Anne Russinof, who lived and worked in Brooklyn for many years, died early Sunday morning, January 26. According to friends, the cause of death was cancer. Originally from Chicago, Anne was a graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and received an MFA from Pratt Institute. She was a resident at Yaddo and Millay Art Colonies, and a member of American Abstract Artists. Supporting herself as a designer for print and web, she also maintained a blog from 2013-20 called Gallery Travels. Her work can be seen on IdeelArt, 1stDibs, Artsy, and VanDeb Editions. Her recent shows include Galerie Zurcher during Armory Art Fair Week, ODETTA Gallery, the traveling show “Blurring Boundaries: The Women of AAA,” and “Sight Unseen,” curated by Hanne Tierney.
“My recent work features forms that have come away from the edge of the canvas to float on their own. They are objects both known and unknown to me, having occurred spontaneously. Freed from some former constriction, these gestures express themselves as flying entities, weightless and yet held in place by their respective atmospheres. My work has always been about gesture, and I paint wet on wet; these figures perhaps more literally allude to the body, and a need to take stand, as it were, in the swirling space around us.”
Watch a video of Anne making a painting here.
A real shock, losing Anne so quickly
A loss to our community
Her beautiful paintings encapsulated the joy she felt exploring color, the brush, and action
such a shock – a warm and generous presence, always. She will be missed by many
Thank you for writing about Annie. She will be sorely missed by family, friends and colleagues.
Yes, thank you for writing about Annie. What a lovely person and artist. I miss her already and am shocked and saddened by her passing. Love to you, Annie.
such a good and wonderful person, she will be missed, much missed.
I was so sorry to hear this. I had just hung a small painting of hers and it is such a pleasure to look at and think about her.
Sympathies for the surviving friends and family and respect for the life of someone who explored and evolved and brought out what lies beneath the commonplace. Matthew Griffiths (Widower of Elizabeth Gourlay who appreciated Anne’s work.)
I am so glad to see Annie’s beautiful work here. She was a great painter and a great friend. I will miss her enormously.
I met Annie when I was working on an exhibition she was part of. I never forgot her kindness, enthusiasm, and overall friendliness during the project. I love her work and her spirit was extraordinary.