Background
She was born in Sioux City, Iowa in 1933.
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Ann Royer
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Royer graduated from the School of Art at Colorado College. She later attended the University of Minnesota, Duluth. Royer studied art against her family"s initial wishes.
Career
Her work consists mostly of abstract nudes and horses. Ann credits a 1975 Chinese Art Exposition as her greatest source of inspiration. In 1966, Ann found herself as one of the first United States civilians to set foot in the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics as part of the Congress of Infectious Diseases.
In 2008, Ann Royer was the subject of a short documentary by writer/filmmaker Brett Edward Stout.
The documentary was shown at the Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival and on KCRG TV9. Royer"s work is prominently featured in the Cornerhouse Art Gallery.
Between 1975 and 1997, her work was exhibited at the Sioux City Art Center, the Museum of Art Cedar Rapids, the Jewish Community Center Houston, Engel Gallery Jerusalem, the Zoma Gallery New York, the Ice House Dallas, and the Osburne Gallery in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Royer was commissioned by the city to create several large bronze public sculptures in downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
