anne allanson – oil painting and collage
‘The enclosed and the enclosure’
Oil on Canvas, 102cms x 114 cms.
Anne Allanson was born in Staffordshire and moved to Warwickshire during the war. After leaving school she worked for the Coventry City Architects Department as a draughtsperson. In the 60's she worked for Walter Gropius in Cambridge, Massachusets, USA and later for Sir Basil Spence & Partners in London.
As a mature student she began to study Art at St. Albans College of Art and Design and completed her degree in Fine Art in 1986. Since then she has taught at various colleges and the University of Hertfordshire.
Public collections and companies holding Anne's works include Frigo Scandia, Atrium Showrooms, Hertfordshire County Council, Leicestershire Collection for Colleges, St. Albans School, Glaxo International, and Cranfield Business Centre.
Anne has been the focus of a number of solo exhibitions in and around London. She has exhibited at the Royal Academy and Cork Street and will participate in a group exhibition in Denmark in 1997.
Statement:
I work mainly as a painter but also use printing and collage. I find that one medium helps the other. My present work follows a visit to St. Ives Cornwall. However, whatever the starting point for a painting, the content also relates to my experience in the world as it is now. Modern reality seems to be made up of instability and uncertainty, and I believe that my work echoes the gamble of everyday life. As a painter I allow chance and accident to enter the action of painting and drawing.
Anne Allanson
Address: 16 The Green,
Welwyn,Herts, AL6 9EA, UK.
Telephone: +44 (0) 143 871 4058
