Annalee Schorr explores the ubiquitous and looks at the quirks in our visual world via photography, painting, and installation. The use of grids and patterning is a constant in Schorr's varied works. She is interested in social aspects of our culture, and she pursues the realities, some unpleasant, that lie beneath the surfaces we present to the world.
At Spark Gallery, where she is a long-time member, she has had yearly solo exhibits for the past 20 years. Her 2003 solo show there, "Shock/Awe," was designated "Best Political Solo Show of the Year" in Westword's Best of Denver issue. This exhibit explored the Iraq War as presented via television coverage.
Invitational exhibits where her work has been shown include "Mix: CVA + Arts District on Santa Fe" at Metropolitan State College's Center for the Visual Arts, Denver; "Pattern Recognition," Foothills Art Center, Golden CO; "Repeat Offenders: Serial Works by Colo. Artists," Singer Gallery at Mizel Center for the Arts, Denver; "Retrospectacle: 25 Years of Collecting Photography," Denver Art Museum; "conTEXT: Art & Words," Western Colo. Center for the Arts, Grand Junction.
Collectors include Denver Art Museum; University of Wyoming Art Museum; Jones Intercable; Southern Utah State College: Qwest Communications.
