Ann Royer was born in Sioux City, Iowa.  She received her training from Colorado College and the University of Minnesota.  As an independent artist, she has participated in numerous exhibitions and is represented in private and public collections throughout the United States.  She works in canvas, paper, ceramics, and bronze.

Artist Statement
It was with some reluctance that I agreed to write about my art.

I have always thought each person looks at art bringing with them their own experiences, which governs what they see (no one should interfere with that process).

Over the years I have tried to explore the horse and female images.  Every time I worked with other animals I would always return to the horse.  Its exquisite form is universal as a war horse – sport horse or plow horse.  The female form represents Mother Earth.  Its pear-shaped, voluminous form is fun to work with.  Again each of us relates to our own thoughts.

I have always felt free to work in many media and examine an image in a representational, semi-abstract or in a totally abstract form.  It is personally satisfying.

The need to create images precedes recorded history.  The drawings in the caves of Lascaux are an example.  I have that need.

It doesn’t bother me if someone doesn’t like what I make.  I would be upset if a viewer was bored by the work.

I hope that people see something magical in al art in any form.

Solo Exhibitions  (Museums*)
*1973 Tweed Museum – Duluth, Minnesota
*1975 Sioux City Art Center – Sioux City, Iowa
1977 Harrison Gallery – Wayzata, Minnesota
1978 Grand Avenue Gallery – St. Paul, Minnesota
1980 Zoma Gallery – New York City, New York
1981 Rachel Davis Gallery – Houston, Texas
1982 Rachel Davis Gallery – Houston, Texas
1983 Engal Gallery – Jerusalem, Israel
1984 Jewish Community Center – Houston, Texas
1986 Dallas Ice House – Dallas, Texas
*1990 Cedar Rapids Museum of Art – Cedar Rapids, Iowa
1998 Cornerhouse Gallery – Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Collections
Sioux City Art Center, Tweed Museum, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Farmers and Merchants Bank, Clark and McLeod, US Bank, Wells Fargo Bank, Briar Cliff College, City of Duluth, James and Virginia Binger, St. Luke’s Hospital, Town Center Cedar Rapids, Clearwater Farms, and others.