About the artist

Anna Cash is an Arizona native, influenced by cinema, the surreal, and the desert she grew up in. Both sides of her family are full of painters who interpret the Southwestern landscape in both abstract and realistic ways. One of her closest artistic influences was family friend and neighbor Ed Mell. As a child, she frequently visited his home and studio and observed his painting process—experiences she didn’t realize at the time would later shape her own path as an artist.

Her work blends the Southwestern art tradition she was raised in with her passion for film and psychology. Her surreal paintings explore themes of mystery, isolation, and emotional intensity, often set against cinematic Western landscapes and nighttime cityscapes. Her work has often been compared to the atmospheric worlds of David Lynch.