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Anna Curtin lives in Victoria, BC. Her paintings, drawings and fabric work capture a felt sense of the land as an energetic force beyond language and boundaries. At the same time her work acknowledges the reality of the pervading nature of technology in the present day. Summers spent off the grid, as well as farming in New Brunswick, working as a nurse in remote areas of the NWT and yearly sea kayaking excursions, have reinforced Anna’s strong connection to the landscape. A former lay midwife, registered nurse and educator, she is now a full-time artist who is committed to both her own art and the power of art in her community. Anna has a Masters of Art in Painting, where she received a distinction from the University of Gloucestershire, UK. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions and is held in private collections in London UK, B.C., 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