ABOUT THE ARTIST
Anna Sweet is an American multimedia artist celebrated for her bold, imaginative works that blend photography, sculpture, and pop-infused conceptual design. Raised above her mother’s art gallery in Charlotte, North Carolina, Sweet grew up surrounded by restoration, collecting, and the business of fine art. With eight siblings and a childhood spent watching her mother handle Old Master paintings, Sweet learned early to question how art is valued, and who decides what becomes iconic.
Sweet discovered her own artistic voice at age twelve, when she began photographing the women in her life, inspired by fashion magazines and modern portraiture. This early experimentation eventually led to her first major fine art series of underwater nudes, a haunting, ethereal body of work that combined photography with mixed media and established her reputation for creating powerful visual narratives. For nearly a decade, the series found wide success, positioning Sweet as a unique voice in contemporary figurative photography.
In 2021, seeking a new challenge and a more explicit commentary on art-world culture, Sweet launched her celebrated Pop Art series YUMMY. Inspired in part by Damien Hirst’s “Dot” paintings, Sweet created a conceptual universe filled with dazzling donuts, oversized gummy bear sculptures, and candy-like compositions that blend resin, acrylic, wood, and glowing color. The resulting works are bright, sculptural, irresistibly tactile and often glow in the dark, merging humor, craft, and critique in equal measure. Her “Yummy Bears” in particular have become icons of her practice, capturing attention for their playful forms and meticulous construction.
Sweet studied at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, and her works have since been exhibited internationally across the United States, Hawaii, the UK, and Canada. She has been included in major art fairs such as the International Art Show at Navy Pier in Chicago, and her Pop-inflected works now reside in private and corporate collections around the world.
Today, Anna Sweet lives with her husband and two daughters in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, where she continues to expand her studio practice. She is deeply committed to mentoring emerging artists, refining her conceptual craft, and releasing new series that push the boundaries of process, imagination, and material innovation. Whether working in glow-in-the-dark sculpture or richly layered photography, Sweet’s art remains united by a single goal: to bring a sense of joy, curiosity, and thoughtful irony into the world of contemporary fine art.
Explore Anna Sweet at DTR Modern Galleries
DTR Modern Galleries proudly represents Anna Sweet’s vibrant, Pop-influenced multimedia works across our locations in New York City, Boston, Palm Beach, and Washington, D.C. Collectors are invited to explore her YUMMY series, from resin gummy bears to sculptural confections.
