Yukon and White River Confluence- scroll down for bio and CV

Biography

Anna Curtin is a Canadian West Coast artist working primarily in paint. Through her works she brings a life time appreciation of land and sea to visual form. As a ‘back to the lander’ in the 1970’s Anna built her own house and grew her own food. Later she became an avid kayaker enjoying the rhythms of the sea. Anna has left behind a successful teaching profession which concentrated on the support of the maternal family and is now concentrating on her art in support and appreciation of the earth.

Anna's art practice probes for a deeper understanding of environment. She often gathers data by walking, collecting both a felt sense of the experience and the geo-location using GPS waypoints. Back in the studio this information is combined using memory and computer. Many of her paintings were inspired by two recent residencies. First, the Canadian Wilderness Residency in July 2016 where 10 artists canoed 700 K down the Yukon river and second, the Vermont Studio Centre in Feb. 2017. Anna earned a MFA with distinction in 2014 from the University of Gloucestershire, England. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions and is held in private collections in London UK, BC, California and Mexico.

CV                                                                      ANNA CURTIN

                                                                                   acurtin54@gmail.com
EDUCATION
2014    University of Gloucestershire, MFA with distinction, Painting
2013    Vancouver Island School of Art, Diploma of Fine Art
2003    University of Victoria, MEd.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017    Life in Colour, Airport Gallery, Victoria Arts Council, Oct. - Jan. 2018
2016    One Step Sideways, Xchanges Gallery, Victoria, BC 
2012     Wind and Sea, Xchanges Gallery, Victoria, BC     
2011    Twisted, pop up gallery, VISA, Victoria BC

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017     Painting on the Edge, Juried, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, July - August.
2016     Ruse, A pop-up exhibit. Integrative Arts Festival, Victoria BC. August 26-28.
2016    Abstract Exhibition. Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver BC. March
2016    Sooke Fine Art Show. By adjudication. Sooke BC. July 22-Aug.1
2015    Intersection, Gage Gallery, Victoria BC. Oct 27 - Nov 14
    http://exhibit-v.blogspot.ca/2015/11/anna-curtin-sam-dickie-and-carole.html
2015     The Alumni Exhibit, Winchester Gallery, Victoria BC. July 25- Aug. 8
2015    The Look Show, Community Arts Council of Victoria. Feb 27- March 21
2014    MA Degree Exhibit: Hardwick Gallery, Centre for Arts & photography, Cheltenham, UK
2014    MA Fine Art Exhibit: The Chapel, Francis Close Hall, Cheltenham, UK
2014    …On Land, a conversation: Garden Gallery, Cheltenham, UK
2014    MA Open Studio: Room 51, The Wilson Museum, Cheltenham, UK        
2013    Mud: The Exhibition, The Wilson Museum, Cheltenham, UK
2013    Art Gallery of Greater Victoria Paint-in: Accepted for juried show 
2013    Impulse, Diploma of Fine Arts Graduation Exhibition Slide Room Gallery, Victoria, BC.
2013    Look Show – Fine Arts Exhibition, Victoria, BC
2011    Water Wall, Crystal Pool, Permanent Installation, Victoria BC 

RESIDENCIES
2017     Vermont Studio Centre. By adjudication, Feb.- March 2017
2016    Canadian Wilderness Residency. By adjudication, July- Aug 2016.
2014    Being Meantime: Meantime Project Space, Cheltenham UK. March 2014.

AWARDS

2017    Vermont Studio Centre Grant - received for residency costs.
2016    Federation of Canadian Artists - accepted by jury as Active Member.
2014    BC Arts Council, British Columbia, Canada
2013    University of Gloucestershire International Merit Scholarship, UK