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Ansley Givhan

New Orleans, Louisiana

Abstract artwork with organic shapes and lines, featuring a circular element at the top. The left side has flowing lines, while the right side displays wavy patterns in earthy tones.

Ribs of a Rose Petal

2024

An abstract painting with swirling white lines on a red background and a small square with intricate details in the center.

Skeleton of a Butterfly's Womb

2024

Woven muslin stretched around found frame, painted polymer clay pieces sewn on, hand sewn red embroidery.

Rock Pond

2023

Abstract artwork features a central square with a spiral, surrounded by textured patterns in gray and blue. Yellow circles line the left edge, with brushstroke patterns below.

Self Portrait

2023

Artworks shown are selected from works submitted by the artist in their grant or residency application. All works are copyright of the artist or artist’s estate.

About Ansley Givhan

Ansley Givhan, a white woman with shoulder-length blonde hair stands indoors, smiling. She has layered necklaces and wears a patterned dress.

Ansley Givhan is a visual artist working and residing in New Orleans, LA. She received her BFA in painting from the University of Mississippi in 2016, and her MFA in painting from Tulane University in 2021. Givhan considers herself primarily a painter, but her visual language often extends into the three-dimensional realm. Her work is a reflection on the ways individual self discovery, growth, and evolution in relation to daily observation of change and cyclical occurrences in the outside world.

Program Participation

Joan Mitchell Center Residency, 2025

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“ I envision my process in the shape of an irregular, imperfect, yet complete circle: rethinking, rebuilding, and repairing are always subject to acts of chance and potential disruption or failure. Responding to the will of the materials and process keeps me in a playful conversation with the art as opposed to having authority over it. The resulting work is a melding of the observed, the imagined, and the felt.”