Mapping Nature: A New Monograph

I am very pleased to announce the publication of my first book. Limited quantities of this first printing are available from galleries in Canada, the UK and Belgium now with Paris to follow in early July. GALLERY CONTACTS

BOOK DESCRIPTION
Anne Griffiths’ debut publication, Mapping Nature, brings together a body of work rooted in a non-linear cartography of the natural world. Rather than documenting specific vistas, her practice functions as a map of memory and sensation translating the shifting weight of light and open spaces into a deeply personal, painterly language. Grounded in deliberate colour theory, Griffiths charts what traditional cartography leaves out, mapping a geography that transcends borders and connects viewers to the universal experience of being enveloped by nature.

This limited-edition book presents works from 2022 to 2025, each a quiet conversation between memory and abstraction. Griffiths’ paintings invite the viewer into the feeling of a landscape; the colour fields that emerge when a forest shifts into singular form, the changing weight of northern light, and the physical sensation of moving through wild spaces. What begins as focused colour studies unfolds across canvas through gestural, confident strokes that suggest rather than depict, filling in the gaps of our journeys through space.

The paintings move seamlessly between landscape traditions and contemporary abstraction, balancing an expressive hand with a highly disciplined structure. Griffiths's background in graphic design informs an acute compositional sensibility; her understanding of negative space, colour repetition, and a refined palette allows a natural rhythm to emerge on the canvas. These patterns echo the visual cadence of the natural world, oscillating between close, intimate detail and the grand, atmospheric whole.

Accompanying the artwork is an essay by Toronto-based curator and arts writer Tatum Dooley, who thoughtfully situates Griffiths’ practice within the broader lineage of landscape art. Dooley offers a contemporary lens on how Griffiths translates experience into pigment, exploring how these tactile paintings serve as a map to understanding both the world around us and the interior emotional spaces we carry within.

Anne Griffiths lives and works in Victoria, British Columbia, maintaining an international practice that bridges her Canadian foundations with a growing European presence. Her work is represented by Bau-Xi Gallery (Vancouver and Toronto), The Finch Project (London), MAAT Gallery (Paris), and NQ Gallery (Antwerp). This publication arrives ahead of her upcoming solo exhibitions in Vancouver, Paris, London, and Berlin.

Limited First Edition
Text by Tatum Dooley
140 Pages
8-3/4” x 11-1/4” x 1/2” (22.25cm x 28.5cm x 1.25cm)
Printed and bound in Canada by BookArt, Montreal
Published 2026

Price $80.00 CDN
(Approximate cost is $60 USD, €50 Euros and £45 GBP)