Anna Weyant
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Anna Weyant | |
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| Born | 1995 (age 30–31) Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Education | Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) |
| Occupation | Visual Artist |
Anna Weyant (born 1995) is a Canadian artist whose figurative paintings blend influence from the Dutch Golden Age with an awareness of contemporary popular culture and social media.[1]
Weyant has been represented globally since May 2022 by Gagosian Gallery, owned by Larry Gagosian, whom Weyant was in a relationship with for several years. The artist's relationship to Gagosian has been discussed widely in art publications and news outlets.[2][1][3]
Weyant was born in Calgary, Alberta. She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Rhode Island School of Design in 2017, where she studied painting. She moved to New York where she was joined by her brother, actor Austin Weyant.[3]
Career
Weyant primarily works as figurative painter. Weyant has cited Dutch Masters, as well as contemporary artists like John Currin, as influences. Many of her works depict women rendered in dark, moody scenes.[4]
Weyant was formerly represented by Blum & Poe but had a falling out with Tim Blum, a director at the gallery, before joining Gagosian Gallery in May 2022.[1]
In May 2022, Weyant's Falling Woman (2020) sold for US$1.62 million at Sotheby's in New York.[5][6][7] Falling Woman was consigned to sale by Tim Blum, Weyant's former gallerist, in what a reporter for Artnet News described as a "revenge consignment."[2] Falling Woman is also the featured artwork on the cover of Big Swiss, a 2023 novel by Jen Beagin.
In 2024, Weyant painted model Kaia Gerber for the December cover of Vogue (magazine).[8]
In 2025, Weyant was appointed to the 2026 Met Gala's host committee, co-chaired by Anthony Vaccarello and Zoë Kravitz.[9]