Anne Watson is a fine artist and illustrator specializing in oil and acrylic on canvas, intaglio printmaking and book illustration. Inspired by the natural world and the caverns of imagination, she seeks to impart a sense of wonder and joy in her work. Her current tree-themed paintings use light and natural patterns as key motifs to capture quiet moments in space and time.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Design 2007 Illustration ACAD
Bachelor of Arts 2000 Anthropology University of Alberta
BFA Program (2nd year) 1997 Painting ACAD and UofA
Conference & Workshop 2008 Illustration (SCBWI) New York
GALLERIES/SHOWS
2009
Swirl Fine Art & Design Gallery, Art Central (100 – 7th Ave SW) Calgary, AB
“Top 20 Exhibit” Heritage Property Corporation, Lougheed Building, Calgary, AB
“Autumn” Group show, Okotoks Art Gallery, AB
“The Art of Gardening” Group show, Okotoks Art Gallery, AB
“Cultivation of Art” Group show, Vales, Black Diamond, AB
“Calyx Distinctive Arts” Show and Sale (Juried) Calgary, AB
"Untitled Art Society Group Show" Colours, Calgary, AB
2006-2008
“Applied Arts Awards Show”, Toronto, ON 2008
“Art in the Park”, Turner Valley, AB 2008
The Stop Coffee House, AB 2008, 2009
Leighton Art Center Winter Show and Sale, AB 2008
ACAD Show and Sale, AB 2006, 2007
Millarville Winter Show and Sale, 2008
AWARDS
Heritage Property Corporation Art Competition Finalist, Calgary 2009
Applied Arts Magazine Student Awards, illustration, 2008
COLLECTIONS
City of Edmonton
AMEC
Numerous private collections throughout North America
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Alberta Society of Artists
Federation of Canadian Artists
Visual Arts of Alberta Association
Alberta Printmakers Society
Leighton Art Foundation, Calgary
Okotoks Art Council
Untitled Art Society, Calgary
Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators