Annie Straka is a self-taught, contemporary abstract painter. She trained as a dancer for many years before finding painting as a new form of expression - one that makes her feel more deeply like herself. Her work is both figurative and abstract, rooted in color, form, and intuition. Her current work explores themes of reinvention, growth, and embodiment.

Annie works full-time in higher education and lives in Cincinnati, Ohio with her husband and three kiddos.