ANNE GILLIGAN

• Born in England and educated at Brentwood Grammar.

• Diploma of Printing, London College of Printing and Graphic Art.

• Studied with Jean Alexander of the Slade, London.

• Illustrator/layout artist with Hodder Publishing, London, for several years before marrying and moving to Australia in 1966.

• Painted under the name of Anne Lembke during the next 20 years receiving many awards and commendations and working up annual solo exhibitions.

• End of the 1980s, took a break from painting to pursue interests and work in other fields including photography, framing and also four years as an Electorate Secretary to local State Politician.

• Early 1990s, married John Gilligan, a marine engineer and gradually re-introduced herself to the art scene, particularly to marine art.

Now spends several months during the year sailing with her husband on their yacht Jade, painting the everchanging scenes in the Hawkesbury River basin, Sydney Harbour and Lake Macquarie. Future plans include combining the pleasures of painting and sailing in other coastal areas of NSW & Queensland.

Awards and Exhibitions
Sunday Pictorial, London
Essex Chronical (UK) 12 individual prizes and special achievement awards
Girl Magazine exhibiting at Olympia, London
Essex Poster Competition - First Prize
Brentwood Art Society Award - most popular vote
Mattara Traditional Award, 1977
Newcastle Show 1979 - First Prize Watercolour
Newcastle Show 1980 - Commended Watercolour
The Dobell Acquisitive Award 1980
Newcastle Show 1981 - Commended Traditional
Silver Palette Award 1985 - Best Hunter Valley Landscape
Silver Palette Award 1996 - Highly Commended
Solo exhibition every year at The Seaview Gallery from 1977
to the re-opening exhibition in 1985
Valentine Gallery, 1987
Solo exhibition Cooks Hill Galleries 2000
Solo exhibition Cooks Hill Galleries 2003

Press article Newcastle Morning Herald 'On the Boat'
TV Interview - Morning Show 'Today Extra' July 2000
ABC Radio - John Clarke, Morning announcer July 2000
Relative J Turner, English traditional painter.

  
 
If you are interested in purchasing any of the above artwork by Anne Gilligan or organising a commissioned work, please phone the gallery on (02) 4926 3899, email us at mahmw@hunterlink.net.au or complete our Art Interest Form.