photo of Ava (pictured with House Flips)

Ava Werner is an American multi-media artist, working with 2D media and installation.  Broadly, her work focuses on how humans impact the earth and its resources.

Werner is a lecturer in the Art and Design Department at California Polytechnic State University. Most recently, Werner had a residency summer 2023 at Vermont Studio Center.

Her Waterlinks Installation project with James Werner is ongoing and has been installed in New Zealand, Micronesia and Vanuatu, Australia, California, New York and Maine.

House Flip: Hurricane Katrina Photo collage, Digital print 18” x 24” 2023

Overgrowth Acrylic, cut paper, found images 12” x 12” 2023

Sordida Aqua Acrylic, cut paper, found images 10“ x 10” 2023