Artistry Unveiled: A Celebration of Women Artists

This March, the South Pasadena Arts Council (SPARC) presents Artistry Unveiled, a month of dynamic programming honoring Women’s History Month through visual art, conversation, creative workshops, and live music — all centered at the SPARC Centre Gallery. Learn more and register for a program at our Events webpage here!

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At the heart of the month is “Unleashed,” a solo exhibition by painter Anna Berlly, on view throughout March at the SPARC Centre Gallery.

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After 25 years in television production and marketing, Berlly picked up a paintbrush — and has not put it down since. Influenced by artists such as Joan Mitchell, Tracey Emin, Willem DeKooning, and Cy Twombly, her work blends abstraction and figuration, structure and destruction. Working in oils and acrylics, she creates bold, emotionally charged paintings that explore the human figure with color, movement, and unapologetic energy.

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In her artist statement for Unleashed, Berlly describes painting as both rebellion and release. Her process often involves dramatically altering or “ruining” a work in order to rebuild it — an act she describes as scary, exhilarating, and necessary. The resulting paintings feel alive: messy, imperfect, vulnerable, and strong. “My women come forward,” she writes. “Imperfect. Messy. Unapologetic. Bold. Fully present.”