About

Annie Brito Hodgin (b. 1983) is a largely self-taught artist who paints figuratively in oils. She was born in Poughkeepsie, NY, and grew up in the Southern U.S. She now lives in Hendersonville, TN.

Hodgin's work is a meditative exploration of trauma, ambiguity, absurdity, repression, and control. She considers her figures avatars for exploring these realities and the tensions they create. Influenced by a love for certain medieval and early Renaissance European artistic conventions, Hodgin draws a loose symbolism from literary and mythical references, memories, and the subconscious. These are often rooted in her upbringing as a fundamentalist Baptist.