On this episode of People Painting, the artist Anya Rosen talks with Connor about about the role of literature in her creative process, the meaning of home in the context of her nomadic lifestyle, and balancing her multidisciplinary practice with her work in agriculture.

Anya Rosen (b. 1989) is an artist currently living in Brooklyn, NY. Inspired by the fraught relationship between humanity and natural resources, Anya has spent the past six years working on farms across the eastern coast of the United States. Anya has participated in artist residency programs in Iceland and Colombia, at Breckenridge Creative Arts in Colorado, Vermont Studio Center, and most recently at Trestle Gallery & Art Space in Brooklyn, NY. She recently showed work in "In The Flesh", a two-person show curated by Castellain Gallery in Brooklyn, NY, and has also exhibited work in the Pensacola Museum of Art, Brooklyn Art Cluster, Site:Brooklyn, Trestle Gallery, at While Supplies Last in Seattle, Washington, and at the Cementa Festival in Kandos, Australia. She has been featured in several publications including ArtMaze Magazine, Floorr Magazine, Ain’t Bad, Matador Review, and Friend of the Artist.

• Anya's work: https://www.anyarosen.com/

• Anya's Instagram: @wannabeanya

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