ANI is a self-taught artist who first honed her artist skills as a teenager learning watercolor techniques from her art & music teacher grandmother. From a family of artists, Ani initially steered toward science, graduating university in engineering and math. Not long after graduating she circled back to her first love of painting, eventually committing full-time to her craft.

Her initial work was hyper-realistic, working with acrylics as her medium. Today she enjoys switching between styles and mediums, always striving to keep learning, keep things fresh, and to keep enjoying the process of creating works of art.

Her latest works include loose abstracts, textural works built from plaster, as well as a series of fading florals.

Ani has been represented by galleries in Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Connecticut and New Orleans, and her pieces can be found in collections across the country. She currently works in the River Arts District in Asheville.