"My aesthetic concern is to translate the appearance of my subjects through my senses and emotions to make contact with the feelings and perceptions of the viewer.“

Anne Van Blarcom Kurowski is one of North Carolina's critically recognized artists. Her fascination with people , environments, and objects has been expressed with stunning success in oil, acrylic, watercolor, and pastel.

In juried exhibitions over the past 20 years, Anne’s work has has won acceptance and awards in some of the most prestigious exhibitions in America, including Allied Artists, Midwest Watercolor Society, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe, American Artist Professional League, Philadelphia Watercolor Society, Adirondacks National and the Pittsburgh Watercolor Society. This has given her the opportunity to show work at the Newark Museum, the Ellarslie Museum in Trenton, the Monmouth Museum, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, the Westbeth Gallery, The National Arts Club in New York City, and many corporate galleries.

Professional training began at Montclair State College in New Jersey where she earned a BA and Master's Degree in Fine Arts. Her considerable skills using various media developed over the years through her dedication. She is a signature member of the New Jersey Watercolor Society, the Philadephia Watercolor Society and an associate member of the Pastel Society of America and the American Watercolor Society.

Special honors include: Paintings published in : The Best of Watercolor 3 - Rockport Publishers -September 1999 The Best of Portrait Painting, Northlight Publishers. 1996, The Best of Oil Painting, Rockport Publishers. 1996 , Juror of Awards - 23rd Annual Open- Pastel Society of America, Who's Who of American Women 1995-2006 and Who's Who in America 2004-2006.