Anna Schenker

Anna Schenker is artist and educator based in St. Louis, MO. She received her BS in Art and Psychology from Skidmore College and her MFA from Washington University in St. Louis. Anna creates rubbings, paintings, and sculptures that record direct interaction with her immediate surroundings. Through physical actions and systems for making, she uses touch as a tool to gain understanding and preserve a moment in time. These close investigations seek to slow down our initial perception of environments and create space for wonder and play.

 

Her work has been exhibited at NON STNDRD in Sauget, IL, the Ritz Gallery at South Dakota State University, Maryville University, Intersect Arts Center, and the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum in St. Louis, MO. She served as the Stuart Artist-in-Residence at South Dakota State University in 2025, and has participated in residencies at the Hambidge Center and Peninsula School of Art. Anna is an adjunct instructor and teaches foundational studio art and seminar courses.