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Biography  ARTIST'S STATEMENT The most dominant feature of my prints is the rich diversity of color that has been achieved through the multiple plate color etching process. The inspiration for my images comes from an appreciation of my surroundings inside and out, near and far. The etchings emphasize natural and man-made patterns focusing on a certain mood or moment. BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY Born in New York City, printmaker Anita Toney earned a BFA at Syracuse University in 1970, and a MA in 1977 at San Francisco State University. The artist lives and works in Fairfax, CA. She taught printmaking at Fort Mason and City College of San Francisco from 1979 through 2019. A founding member of the Fort Mason Printmakers, Anita organized and participated in their events and projects for many years. She has shown her work with the Bay Area Printmakers during SF Open Studios, with Marinscapes in Larkspur, CA and with West Marin Wild in Pt. Reyes CA. A member of the National Academy of Design, her work was included in their online exhibit: “e pluribus: Out of Many” in fall of 2021. In 2019, a solo exhibit of Anita’s etchings were on display at the Mill Valley Library followed by an exhibit at the Fairfax Library entitled “Bright Moments: A Father/Daughter Exhibit." The Emeritus Center at the College of Marin hosted a two person show entitled Toney/Johnson in 2015. Anita and her father, noted painter, Anthony Toney, exhibited together, a Father/Daughter Retrospective, at the College of Marin, CA in 2003. Other Bay Area printmaking exhibits include: California Etchers Currents at Diablo Valley College, Paper & Pressure-A Printmaker’s Pop-Up in San Francisco and Landscape Real and Ideal at the Collectors Gallery, Oakland Museum of California. In 2015, her work was featured at the Gallatin River Gallery, The Earth & Sky XV, in Big Sky, Montana. Galleries that carry her etchings include the Nancy Dodds Gallery in Carmel, CA, the Images Gallery in Briarcliff, NY, and the Andrea Schwartz Gallery in San Francisco. Her work has been included in exhibitions at the City Arts Gallery of City College of San Francisco, Editions Limited Gallery in Indianapolis, IN, as well as at Le Celle Gallery, San Anselmo, CA, Juniper Gallery, Napa, CA, the Rasmussen Art Gallery, Angwin, CA, and Nardin Fine Arts, Cross River, NY. Anita was a recipient of the National Academy’s Leo Meissner Prize and the Audubon Artists’ American Arts Award. She has been a member of the National Academy in NYC since 1995. |