JoAnne Artman Gallery, presents:
COUTURE IN COLOR | ANJA VAN HERLE + ANNA KINCAIDE
SPRING 2026
JoAnne Artman Gallery
346 N Coast Hwy | Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Contact: JoAnne Artman
Telephone: 949-510-5481 | E-mail: joanneartman@aol.com
Website: www.joanneartmangallery.com
COUTURE IN COLOR
JoAnne Artman Gallery is pleased to present Couture in Color, a vibrant two-person exhibition featuring new works by Anja Van Herle and Anna Kincaide. Merging the worlds of high fashion, contemporary portraiture, and expressive abstraction, the exhibition explores the power of adornment, both literal and symbolic, as a language of identity, elegance, and self-construction.
Uniting two distinct visual vocabularies, Couture in Color celebrates the artists’ shared fascination with the feminine form and the emotional resonance of style. Van Here’s compositions exude a sculptural quietude, balancing crisp silhouettes with painterly textures that echo the drama of runway structure and tailored design. Her works infuse the figure with architectural presence, capturing the poise of fashion as an elevated, almost ceremonial gesture.
In contrast, Kincaide’s paintings pulse with chromatic intensity. Cascading color fields, luminous layering, and stylized features transform her subjects into iconic muses, at once ethereal and commanding. Her figures inhabit a world where beauty is both armor and invitation, reflecting an inner radiance that transcends the canvas.
Together, their works stage a dialogue between restraint and flourish, line and movement, minimalism and maximalism. Couture in Color becomes a runway of its own, an environment where art meets fashion, and where personal expression is brushed into being.
ANJA VAN HERLE: Born in Belgium in 1969, Van Herle’s early interest in fashion design led her to a career in the arts. In 1987, she enrolled in Belgium’s prestigious Higher Institute for Art Education where she earned a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Painting. In 2003, Anja relocated to Los Angeles, where she now lives and works.
ANNA KINCAIDE: Born in the United States in 1982, Anna Kincaide originally studied interior and graphic design. She worked for several years at a design agency before being drawn back to fine arts, ultimately pursuing painting full-time. Kincaide earned her BFA from Florida State University in 2006. She currently lives and works in Tallahassee, Florida.
