Anson Holzer

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Anson Holzer is an outsider artist living and working in Washington, DC. His work has been likened to that of artists of the Color Field school that originated in DC in the 1950s.

Holzer's palette is tightly controlled and exhibits a very precise use of color, contrasting almost monochromatic textural backgrounds against precise, often explosive, foreground elements. His work bears a strong Buddhist influence and frequently centers on meditative, abstract or primal themes. He developed his unique style while studying calligraphy in Taipei, Taiwan and continues to works mainly with ink on canvas.

Unlike many of his contemporaries, his works are often in excess of 5-6 sq meters in size. He is one of the few large canvas painters currently active in America.

Holzer has actively shunned the mainstream art scene, avoiding media attention and rarely granting interviews. Despite his reclusive nature he has sold hundreds of canvases and commissions throughout the United States and around the world^[1]

He continues to exhibit his work on his own terms in small niches, in more anonymous and unconventional settings that are more instep with his private nature.

His mother Hannah Mary Holzer is an illustrator painting in rural Illinois. Holzer learned to paint by her side.

He is a native of Morrisville, VT.^[2]