Graceann Warn: Ann Arbor Artist to be Featured at the 16th Annual SOFA Chicago Art Gala at Navy Pier
Friday November 6th – Sunday November 8th
Chicago IL – Graceann Warn’s work will be displayed at the critically acclaimed SOFA Chicago art gala at Navy Pier.
SOFA Chicago is the longest continuously running art fair in Chicago which first debuted at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers in 1994. This prestigious event has steadily grown larger over the years and averages about 100 galleries and dealers that are showcased.
Graceann Warn grew up in a small town in New Jersey, where the thought never crossed her mind that she could make a living as an artist. She went to the University of Michigan for Landscape Architecture; little did she know that this was not meant to be her future. A little while after being hired at a private office in Ann Arbor, she was sent to attend an Urban Design Conference in Minneapolis. While there she entered the Walter Art Center and into the exhibition of the last paintings of Mark Rothko. The overwhelming flood of emotions that overcame her brought tears to her eyes. After that experience her life changed within a year. She came home, rented a small studio, and started to focus on her own paintings. She merged beautifully with the Ann Arbor artist’s culture and has been one of the lucky one’s to make a living solely off of her art. She’s been calling her latest works “modern paintings with common objects.” Her art will also be featured at the prestigious Architectural Digest show on March 18th- 21st, 2010 in New York City as part of the Made exhibit. To experience Graceann’s work go to www.graceannwarn.com
Graceann will be displaying her work at SOFA as part of Next Step Studios which is located in Ferndale Michigan. Next Step is owned and run by the talented artist Kaiser Suidan. His unique style is inspired by the geometrical forms found in nature, this has caught the eye of exclusive clientele such as Compuware and he has even had an installation featured on the set of the television show Will & Grace.
For more information on Next Step Studios visit www.nextstepstudio.com
Come be part of the excitement with Graceann Warn at the SOFA Chicago art gala at Navy Pier Friday November 6th – Sunday November 8th. Tickets are $15 for general admission, $25 for a three day pass and $50 for the Thursday preview show. Tickets are available at www.ticketweb.com, www.sofaexpo.com, and at the door. For information on group ticket discounts call 800-563-7632.
Follow Melissa Behring
Follow Melissa Behring