Anne Marie Grgich is a life-long self-taught artist and teacher. She first started showing her work in 1981 with invitations to teach in schools by 1983. Years ago Anne was contacted by Teesha Moore and has been teaching at various art retreats ever since. Grgich had her first museum show in 1987 and continues to be invited to exhibitions and teach at Colleges and Universities more frequently. Anne recently held a residency at Sydney College of Art, Sydney AU. Anne Grgich was delighted to receive a paid collaborative ceramics residency in Seattle Washington .
"Anne Grgich is one of the most original and innovative of the group of American artists known as Outsiders. Completely self-taught, and on the cover story of Raw Vision Magazine (#22), she became known for her one-of-a-kind books filled with page after page of impassioned, expressionistic faces and figures. Grgich often employs collage and vigorously applies layer after layer of over-painting, covering found texts and images, yet allowing some of the underneath to remain visible. This layering suggests generations of mystery and mystique to her exotic characters." -Phil Demise-Smith, Gallery A Studio