Bobbie A Meszaros is Coast Salish (Old Man House)/Tahltan (Crow)/Tlingit from Shtax' Heen Kwaan the community of Wrangell, Alaska. She was raised under the aurora borealis and midnight sun in the ancestral lands of the Dena'ina towns of Fairbanks and Anchorage. Her work is influenced by the cultural artwork of her traditional Pacific Northwest homelands and places of her youth in the North. GarnetAnn currently resides in Juneau, Alaska.
Bobbie's work often features a mixture of bright and bold colors to bring an energetic touch to her Northwest Coast weavings and beadwork. She is a practicing Salish, Ravenstail and Chilkat weaver utilizing handspun and hand-dyed merino wools. Known for experimenting with vivid colors such as neon wool yarns to boldly create contemporary weavings as an exclamation of the continuation of Indigenous cultural practices. These glowing pieces reflect the duality of Indigenous peoples navigating in today's world. As a fiber artist, she works with a variety of other materials including cottons and satin ribbons for dancing skirts. GarnetAnn Designs has been featured in Alaska fashion shows highlighting contemporary weaving styles and casual apparel.
Throughout her career, she has been dedicated to promoting culturally based arts and crafts as an economic resource - especially for women - and is currently the owner/founder of Collective49, an online marketplace for Indigenous artists to sell their works.