Anna Ream is an artist and educator based near Seattle, Washington. Her portrait and documentary work considers the intersection of adolescent identity and community, social expectations of motherhood, and the emotional complexity of childhood.

In 2023, Ream was selected as a Critical Mass Top 200 Finalist and a CENTER Santa Fe Juried Portfolio Review participant. Her work has been exhibited internationally and featured on websites including Lenscratch, TODAY.com, and The Daily Mail. She teaches at Photographic Center NW where she also serves on the board of directors.

 


Education

Photographic Center Northwest, Graduate of The Certificate Program in Fine Art Photography, Seattle, WA

Wellesley College, Bachelor of Arts, Wellesley, MA, Cum Laude, Dual major in English and Religion

Exhibitions & Honors

2023

Photolucida Critical Mass Top 200 Finalist

CENTER Santa Fe Juried Portfolio Review Participant, Santa Fe, NM

2022

17th Julia Margaret Cameron Award, honorable mention (Women Seen by Women), Barcelona, Spain

This is Essential Work, online exhibition juried by Michal Nahman (UWE, Bristol), Susan Newman (Open University) and Yuko Edwards

2021

Collective Vision, Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, WA

Inside Out: A Group Exhibition by the Push/Pull Artist Collective, Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, WA

2018

Push/Pull, Gallery Frames, Seattle, WA

2017

Notions of Home, Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, WA, curated by Michelle Dunn Marsh

2016

Comfort Objects, Camerawork Gallery, Portland, OR  [Solo Exhibition]

2015

Family Matters, PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, VT, juried by Ann Jastrab

Portraiture: Expression and Gesture, PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, VT, Online Gallery Annex, juried by Karen Haas

KIDS (Not Cute), Umbrella Arts Gallery, New York, NY, juried by Harvey Stein

Shooting with Intention, students from Aline Smithson’s workshop, Newspace Center for Photography, Portland, OR

2014

Elevate: Selections from Blue Sky’s Pacific Northwest Photography Viewing Drawers, The Arlington Club, Portland, OR

Blue Sky’s Pacific Northwest Photography Viewing Drawers 2014, Blue Sky, the Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts, Portland, OR

Thesis Exhibition, Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, WA

2013

Our Lives… Fleeting Timelines, Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, WA, curated by Keeara Rhoades

Musings: PCNW 18th Annual Photo Competition, Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, WA, juried by John A. Bennette

Comfort Objects, Studio F, Seattle, WA

Online & Print Publications

2021

The Luupe, “100 Visions of Motherhood“, May 5

2019

Eltern family magazine (Germany), “Seelentröster”, Feb

2015

Libelle, “Lief: kinderen op de foto met hun grootste bezit”, (Netherlands), Jan 13

Yahoo Parenting, “Children Photographed with Their Most Prized Possessions”, Jan 12

A+, “Artist Captures Kids With Objects That Substitute The Mother-Child Bond”, Jan 12

Slate Behold, “Children Photographed With Their Most Prized Possessions”, Jan 11

2014

Mic News, “Heartwarming Photo Series Breaks the Stereotype That Kids Are Tech-Obsessed”, Nov 17

Mako (Israel), Oct 19

Essential Kids (Australia), “Kids photographed with their comfort objects”, Oct 16

Babycenter, Oct 16

Nene Leon (Spain), “Objetos de apego e infancia. Un proyecto fotografico de Anna Ream”, Oct 14

ilPost (Italy), “Bambini, peluche e coperte di Linus” Oct 11

Huffington Post, “Mom Captures A Special Part of Childhood in ‘Comfort Objects’ Photo Series”, Oct 10

The Daily Mail (UK), “Portraits of children with their treasured stuffed toys and blankets explore the emotional significance of comfort objects”, Oct 7

TODAY.com, “Photographer captures bond between kids and their beloved ‘Comfort Objects'”, Oct 6

PetaPixel, “Comfort Objects: Portraits of Children and the Dolls, Blankets and Stuffed Animals They Hold Dear”, Oct 4

Lenscratch, “Anna Ream: Comfort Objects”, Sept 29

 

Teaching | Photographic Center NW

2023

Photography I: Digital, Fall and Spring Quarters | Instructor

Creative Digital Photography for Teens, July 10-14 and July 24-28 | Instructor

2022

Nurturance & Ambition: Motherhood in Photography, Fall Quarter | Co-Instructor

Creative Digital Photography for Teens, Aug 1-5 | Instructor

2021

Creative Portrait Photography for Teens, Aug 9-13 | Instructor

2019

Street Photography for Teens, July 8-12 | Instructor

Street Photography for Teens, July 29 – Aug 02 | Assistant Instructor

2018

Street Photography for Teens, July 30 – Aug 03 and July 9-13 | Assistant Instructor

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