ANNE REES

Anne has been a student of many well-known and prominent artists – Dr. Charles Pettinger, Rae Richards, Herman Pekel and Patrick Carroll to name but a few.

Anne’s works reflect the integration of her lived experiences in urban, regional and rural environments. Her artistic media extend from watercolour to acrylics that have been exhibited in many Hunter Valley galleries including the Back to Back Gallery Cooks Hill, Lindsay Street Gallery, Forsight Gallery, Laraghy Room at Ben Ean, and Art Systems Wickham.

In 1994 Anne won the Contemporary Art Section of the Dobell Exhibition.

More recently, for the past 7 years, as a member of the Maitland Regional Art Society, she has entered her works in its twice a year open exhibitions and her accomplishments thereat are first prize in its 2019 Open Exhibition with two Highly Commended; and Highly Commended in 2024, with sales at most.

Anne holds the degrees of Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts and Bachelor of Arts in Pure Mathematics and Economics from Newcastle University together with a Diploma in Economic Studies from that University.