Anna Schenker

Education

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2023             MFA in Visual Art

                     Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO

                     Thesis: Dear Sycamore

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2018             BS in Art (Painting Concentration) and Psychology

                     Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY 

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Solo Exhibitions

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2025             Stuart Artist-in-Residence Exhibition, Ritz Gallery at South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD

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Group Exhibitions

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2026             Time and Space: A Survey of Artists-in-Residence II, Peninsula School of Art, Fish Creek, WI (forthcoming)

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2025             In This Space: Faculty Exhibition, St. Charles Community College, St. Charles, MO

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                     Field Guide, St. Louis Lambert International Airport, St. Louis, MO​

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2025             Rub, Snap Gather, Morton J. May Foundation Gallery at Maryville University, St. Louis, MO

 

                     The Mark, Intersect Arts Center, St. Louis, MO

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2024             Key Loop, NON STNDRD, Sauget, IL

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                     Field Guide, Intersect Arts Center, St. Louis, MO

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2023             Make Art / Work, Des Lee Gallery, St. Louis, MO

 

                     The Air That Inhabits: 2023 MFA in Visual Art Thesis Exhibition, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, MO 

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                     Sending Love and Light, TechArtista at Lewis Collaborative, St. Louis, MO

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                     MFA Invitational, St. Charles Community College, St. Charles, MO

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                     Parabola 2023: Perception/Deception, Des Lee Gallery, St. Louis, MO

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2022             12x12 Exhibition 7th Biannual, Angad Arts Hotel, St. Louis, MO 

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                     MFA in Visual Art 2nd Year Summer Project Exhibition, Des Lee Gallery, St. Louis, MO 

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                     Purgatory: First-Year Exhibition, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 

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                     Belonging: Cross River Art Exhibition, TechArtista at Lewis Collaborative, St. Louis, MO 

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                     Parabola 2022: The New Abnormal, Des Lee Gallery, St. Louis, MO 

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                     Midwest Regional Juried Exhibition, Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN

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2021             Jumpstart Exhibition, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 

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2018             Senior Thesis Exhibition, Tang Teaching Museum, Saratoga Springs, NY

 

                     120 Intercollegiate Regional, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY

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                     Student Juried Exhibition, Schick Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY

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2017             Student Art in the Library, Lucy Scriber Library, Saratoga Springs, NY​

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2016             Student Art in the Library, Lucy Scriber Library, Saratoga Springs, NY​

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Awards​, Residencies, and Grants

 

2026             Time and Space Residency, Peninsula School of Art, Fish Creek, WI

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                     2025/26 Nicholas Aaron Aitken Artist-in-Residence, Forsyth School, St. Louis, MO

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2025             Hambidge Center for Creative Arts & Sciences, Rabun Gap, GA

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                     Stuart Artist-in-Residence, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD

 

2023             Fine Arts Work Center Award, Washington University in St. Louis

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                     Student Travel Award, Washington University in St. Louis

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2022             Thesis Research and Production Grant, Washington University in St. Louis

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2021             The Mildred Suliburk Dennis Memorial Scholarship, Washington University in St. Louis

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2018             Jesse Solomon Memorial Award in Painting, Skidmore College

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                     Student Opportunity Project Fund, Skidmore College

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2014-2018    Dean’s List Honors, Skidmore College

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2016              Wachenheim Family PA ’85, PA ’88, PA ’01 Skidmore Fund Scholarship

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Lectures and Presentations

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2026             Meet Emma McKay Ryan and Anna Schenker, Peninsula School of Art, Fish Creek, WI

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2025             Artist Lecture, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD

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Press and Publications

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Cardenas, Manny. "SDSU School of Design hosts Anna Schenker, Stuart artist-in-residence," The Collegian, October 26, 2025

 

Wu, Jenny. the air that inhabits: MFA23 Thesis Catalog, essay (p. 42-45)​​, 2023

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Custer, Caitlin. "Q&A with Anna Schenker," WashU Sam Fox News, 2023

 

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Teaching and Related Experience

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2026                  2025/26 Nicholas Aaron Aitken Artist-in-Residence, Forsyth School, St. Louis, MO​

 

2024-present     Adjunct Lecturer, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO

                             2-D Design​

 

2025-present     Adjunct Faculty, St. Charles Community College, St. Peters, MO

                             2-D Design

                             Color Theory

                             Drawing (Level 1, 2)

                             Art Appreciation (online)

                             Sophomore Studio Art Seminar​

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2021-23            Teaching Assistant, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO                                                        

                             Painting: Process as Evidence, Abby Flanagan

                             Painting Studio: Material and Culture, Abby Flanagan 

                             Printmaking for Art and Architecture Students, Carmon Colangelo

                             Printmaking Studio: Material and Culture, Tom Reed ​

 

2023-25            Special Projects Assistant to the Director, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO