Chris Ann Ambery is a New York–based multidisciplinary artist and educator whose practice spans drawing, painting, printmaking, and alternative photographic processes. Her recent work focuses on non-toxic approaches to printmaking and experimental photography, including Solarplate etching.
Ambery earned an MFA in Printmaking from LIU Post and a BFA in Illustration from Parsons School of Design, and also studied with the Passalaqua School of Drawing and Illustration. She has worked with master printmaker Dan Welden and has maintained an active studio practice in both New York and Florida.
Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including presentations in the United States, Hong Kong, and Korea. Her work has been featured in exhibitions including the Heckscher Museum of Art’s Long Island Biennial and the Changwon University International Exchange Arts Festival in Korea, and is held in collections including Stony Brook University Hospital, the Long Island University Art Department, and numerous private collections.
Ambery has received the Marilyn Goldstein and Jacqueline Frank Award for Graduate Art History, an O’Malley Grant in support of her graduate printmaking work, and the Women’s Studio Workshop Award through the Inspiration Plus Foundation.
For more than a decade, she has taught drawing, painting, printmaking, and art history to teens and adults, combining a strong technical foundation with an emphasis on experimentation and the expressive possibilities of different media. Her teaching experience includes LIU Post, St. Joseph’s University, Suffolk Community College, Nassau Community College, the Art League of Long Island, and East End Arts.
“Art is a journey—a connection between where we are, where we have been, and where we are headed. I often begin with an idea, but as I work, I start to think through my hands, allowing the process to lead me into intricate layers of residual memory. By letting go of preconceived notions, I embrace uncertainty and allow each work to reveal its own direction.”
— Chris Ann Ambery, 2026
Join artist Chris Ann Ambery for a hands-on exploration of Wet Cyanotype, an expressive and wonderfully unpredictable photographic process that uses sunlight, water, and everyday materials to create striking blue images.
Cyanotype is a camera-less photographic technique that has been used by artists, photographers, and scientists for more than 200 years. In this workshop, participants will learn several wet cyanotype methods that embrace experimentation, spontaneity, and chance. Using UV light along with simple household ingredients such as salt, vinegar, turmeric, and dish soap, we will explore how different materials can alter color, texture, and pattern.
Participants will create compositions using natural elements gathered from the local environment, including leaves, grasses, and foliage, and discover how light, water, and unexpected interactions can become part of the creative process. No photography or printmaking experience is necessary.
All materials will be provided. Participants are also welcome to bring relatively flat natural or lightweight objects with interesting shapes and edges, such as leaves, grasses, feathers, or ribbon. Please avoid bulky objects such as twigs, branches, or rocks.
Come ready to experiment, embrace the unexpected, and create one-of-a-kind images painted with light.