Anna Núñez / A Smile I Can Keep

Anna Núñez is a mixed-media painter based in Florida whose abstract works speak in the language of emotion, memory, and surrender. Guided by both intention and chance, she creates layered compositions that blend gestural mark-making with delicate washes of color, revealing quiet stories beneath their surfaces.

Her collection explores the intersections of love, memory, and surrender through gestural mark-making and layered washes of color. Each piece balances intention with spontaneity, inviting chance to shape the final composition. Infused with warmth and personal reflection, the series captures fleeting moments and enduring emotions, offering viewers an experience of peace, joy, and contemplation.

A Smile I Can Keep celebrates the small, playful moments that make a relationship uniquely special — a familiar smile, an inside joke, a quiet shared joy. The title was inspired by Natalie Bergman’s “You Make My World Go Round,” a song about enduring love that mirrors the warmth and tenderness of this romantic composition.