Seattle native Annie Grgich has shown in town since the late 1980's. Originally at the former MIA Gallery, she exhibited at Grover/Thurston until early this year, when she joined Garde Rail Gallery's roster.

One of the better known self-taught, or outsider, artists from the Northwest, Annie's work is sought after by collectors of outsider and contemporary art from across the country. Her books, pages covered in mixed media collaged "faces", are prime examples of her work. Her larger paintings on canvas or wood also hold "faces", portraits of "people from the inside out", incorporating puzzle pieces and other media with wonderfully textured results. Annie's drawings are dense, with very fine pen work, and are of dark and mysterious faces and scenes.