Profile
Artist Statement
Exhibitions & Awards
Anne Blankson-Hemans B.A (Hons) Fine Art, SWAAnne studied Fine Art at the College of Art, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Ghana and came to live in the UK in 1984,
She is a multi-award winning artist and a full member of the Society of Women Artists. She has been exhibiting her work on a regular basis since 2007. Her paintings have been exhibited at the prestigious Mall Galleriesin London, in annual exhibitions by the Royal Society of British Artists (RBA), and the Society of Women Artists (SWA). She’s also had her work exhibited in various other shows. Anne has also been selected to take part in two BBC TV programmes; 'Show Me the Monet' (BBC2, 2012) and 'The Big Painting Challenge (BBC1, 2015). In addition, her works have been featured in a number of publications including 'The Artist', (July 2015), and the glossy French publication 'Pratique des Arts', (June 2017). Anne sketches and paints ‘en plein air’ around the UK and abroad to collect material for her paintings. She then develops her larger finished paintings in her studio. She also enjoys being a member of several local and national painting and sketching groups. Her works are held in collections in the UK, the USA, Japan, China and Australia |