Impressionistic Woodcuts, Reimagined
Anna Pausch is a woodblock printmaker and multidisciplinary artist whose work explores the sensory experience of landscape and humanity’s relationship to the natural world. Raised in New York’s Finger Lakes region among backpackers and environmental scientists, she developed an early connection to ecology and place. She earned her BFA in Printmaking with a minor in Fibers from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in 2015 and is now based in Denver, Colorado, where the high-altitude deserts and expansive terrain of the West continue to inspire her work.
For Anna, carving each woodblock is an intimate and deeply human process. Drawing on time spent hiking, along with field sketches and photographs, she approaches the block with the same awareness as moving through a landscape—adjusting her grip to the wood grain, as if stepping over roots or navigating around rocks. Printed on paper and cloth, her impressionistic woodcuts serve as an homage to place, capturing both the feeling of being there and the subtle impact of human presence on the environment.
Curriculumn Vitae
Education
2011-15 BFA - Printmaking, Fiber Minor, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
2010-11 Rotary Exchange Student, Kanchanaburi HS, Kanchanaburi, THAILAND
2009 Summer Full Scholarship, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
2008 Summer Full Scholarship, Fredonia College, Fredonia, NY
Grants & Awards
2026 Best in Printmaking, Sun Valley Arts & Crafts Festival, Ketchum, ID
2026 Juror Award, Des Moines Art Festival, Des Moines, IA
2026 Best in Printmaking, Tempe Art Festival, Tempe, AZ
2025 Best in Printmaking, La Quinta Encore Art Festival, La Quinta, CA
2025 Best in Show, Pearl Street Art Festival, Boulder, CO
2025 2nd Place: Digital Graphics & Printmaking, St. George Art Festival, St. George, UT
2024 Printmaking Best in Show, Park City Kimball Arts Festival, Park City, UT
2023 Best in Show Community, Ridgeway Rendezvous, Ridgeway, CO
2011-15 Trustees Scholarship, Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Group Exhibitions
2025 BMoCA's ARTMIX Auction & Fundraiser, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO
2023 Holiday Pop-up Shop, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art Gift Shop, Boulder, CO
Current Exhibitions & Representation
Fern and Skye Gallery, Denver, CO
The New Local Boulder Gallery, Boulder, CO
Ithaca Handwork Cooperative, Ithaca, NY
Art Festivals
October
Saturday-Sunday 3-4, Cottonwood Art Festival, Richardson, TX
Saturday-Sunday 9-11, Bayou City Art Festival Memorial Park, Houston, TX
Friday-Sunday 23-25 Art Worth, Fort Worth, TX
November
Saturday-Sunday 21-22, Firefly Handmade Holiday, Denver, CO
December
Saturday-Sunday 13-21, Armadillo Bazaar, Austin, TX