About & Contact

Anna Newman is an award winning filmmaker and documentary photographer, specializing in the stories of artists, engineers, and innovators

She is currently pursuing a MFA in Visual Art at the University of Nevada, Reno.

Born in coastal Santa Cruz, raised near Fresno and Sacramento, and educated in Silicon Valley, Anna’s imagery explores the people and landscape of the American West. She reveals connections through representations of process, local architecture, geology, and the artifacts that once made and still make community.  Anna is exploring the use of imagery in installation and sculpture.

Anna’s photographs have been published in the online edition of the New York Times and exhibited regionally. She is a 2022 Photolucida Finalist. Her films screened at Sundance New Frontier, Cinequest, numerous indie film festivals and conventions, and curated museum exhibits in the US and abroad.

Anna is currently pursuing a MFA in Visual Art at University of Nevada, Reno.  She lives in the Tahoe area with her husband and a very opinionated cat, The Biscuit.

anna (at) annanewmangroup (dot) com

• Arts in Progress Group Show, Boyer Hall, Pacific Grove Art Center (2023)
• Photolucida 2022 Finalist
• Portals Group Show, University of Nevada, Reno (2022)
• Agents of Change, Group Show, Santa Cruz Public Library (2022)
• The Weston Scholarship Group Show, Monterey Museum of Art (2022)
• The Weston Scholarship 2022 3rd Place Roman Loranc Fine Art Category
• Porter Gulch Review (Issue 38)
• The Weston Scholarship 2021 2nd Place Roman Loranc Fine Art Category
• Life After a Neurological Event, OpenShow, Santa Cruz FF; Santa Cruz, CA (2021-22)
• Porter Gulch Review (Issue 37)
• Time Magazine Lightbox (via the Internet Archive)
• This Is Not a Toy: Designer Toys as Contemp. Culture, Design Exchange, Toronto
• The Great Jazz Revival, permanent exhibit, Stanford University Libraries, CA
• The Art of Pinball, Chabot Space & Science Center, Oakland, CA
• New Frontiers, Group Show, Sundance Film Festival (VR film, producer)
• Wade Krause: Pinball Artist, Cinequest Film Festival, San Jose, CA
• Paper Moon, Group Show, Kennesaw State University Art Museum, Marietta, GA
• Victoria Texas Independent Film Festival Q&A
• Tech Crunch
• Porterville Recorder
• Keeping My Cool
• Film Courage