Anne Hyland



These large, colorful mosaics are made of clay and designed on photoshop. They combine photography and drawing, and the images of objects, places, and people are juxtaposed in unusual narratives that have an edge of humor and social commentary. Many of the murals have been made for one percent for art programs, and they are installed at the Western Connecticut State University, the Bristol Satellite School, and one was installed temporarily at the Cambridge Multicultural Art Center in Cambridge, MA.
I have received grants from the Connecticut Commission on the Arts and the Cambridge Arts Council. I have exhibited nationally including the Renwick Gallery, the Museum of Contemporary Crafts and the DeCordova Museum. In addition to the murals, my work is included in the collections of The Southern Connecticut University, the Wadsworth Atheneum and in numerous private collections.
The mosaics are extremely durable and are reminiscent of the classic mosaics which many people know from Pompeii, Piazza Armerina and other ancient sites. They will last for at least that long and will not be affected by bad weather or humid conditions. They can be cleaned with soap and water, and they can even be treated with an antigraffiti coating if they are installed in a high traffic or unsupervised area.