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