ECVA - Anne Cameron Cutri - Stories from the Road

New Leader, Treasure Restored

Painting

Artist Statement: Art has the power to heal and transform. It can speak of things yet to come and things that come from within. Align yourself with the Holy Spirit, and you have a great adventure. My work is intuitive and attempts to go beyond traditional interpretations of the bible. To listen, hear, see the Holy Spirit through scripture and interpret its essence, not illustrate the words. There are so many mysteries that may unfold as one paints. Very often I do not know the full meaning of what I paint. If I have an inkling or a certainty as to what is before me, I may or may not be able to articulate its meaning. Often I seek guidance through prayer and scripture, to understand more deeply what is unfolding. The beauty of visual art, is if you create a living work endowed with the Holy Spirit, it should speak to the viewer in their own particular language. In other words, art has the power to carry with it a universal wisdom, and carry a life of its own. If that is accomplished, you have done your duty as an artist. I pray I am able to do what I’m purposed to do, through Him.

Bio: Anne Cutri has been pursuing her artistic endeavors for over 40 years. Her work has always explored the inner landscape and the unseen. Mysticism a key component and often the concept of visual prophecy has been explored. Her work combines magical realism and fantasy, abstract symbolism and realistic rendering, and it is a welcoming world to experience. Her preferred medium is oil on canvas, often mixing with other mediums such as collage. Cutri has shown her work Nationally, and patrons span to Europe and Canada. She is a member of Christians in the Visual Arts (CIVA) and Episcopal Church and Visual Arts (ECVA) and founded United Christian Artists Revolving Exhibitions (UCARE), as well as Artists Who Evangelize (AWE), which also stands for Art for Wellbeing Everywhere, a business formed in the fall of 2018 to affect communities through the power of creativity. A member of the American Art Therapy Association, her research in art therapy, and interest in theological and spiritual principles, continues to intersect. Carl Jung having been raised in a Christian household, was ahead of his time. His search for the living God, and whose influence includes Emanuel Swedenborg and other deep thinking Christian mystics, shaped his psychological theories. Jung believed the lack of connection and resolution to their religion was the root to the problems of all patients over 35. Jung was also closely identified with the arts as a tool to individuation. With that in mind Cutri is on a path to help she and others discover their authentic self.