Ann Beam has been a professional artist for more than 30 years, with a BA in Fine Art from State University of New York at Buffalo. She taught at the Art Gallery of Ontario and has worked extensively in a wide range of media including ceramics, watercolour, etching, concrete, canvas, as well as works on paper. She has exhibited extensively across Canada, and is represented in both private and public collections. Ann manages the Neon Raven Art Gallery on Manitoulin Island, which features works by her late husband, artist Carl Beam and daughter Anong Migwans Beam, as well as her own work.