Ann Dunbar
Ann Dunbar is an award winning mixed media artist, born and educated in UK, with a BA degree in Art (West Surrey College of Art) and a Teachers’ Diploma at Southbank University. Since she moved to France permanently in 1996, she has participated in 45 solo shows and 120 group exhibitions worldwide, resulting in many works in private and corporate collections such as Infinium U.K, HP Project Hong Kong, China and Ecole de Paris in Japan.
Recently, Ann has recently received an NFT award from Biancoscuro Art Contest 2022, as well as trophy “artist of the year” from ArtExpo, the “Médaille de vermeil 2022”, from the “Académie Arts-science-Lettres”, Paris, the bronze medal ( Artlookone) France, and the “Collectors Vision” International Award 2021 from Contemporary Art Curator Magazine in USA, her 56th award in her career.
Ann is a member of Fondation Taylor in Paris, TAFA sponsor ( Fibre Arts, USA).
My Statement 2023
“My embroidery creates a wonderful marriage of texture, intricacy, and colour over ethereal, evocative watercolour paintings”.
My style of painting is quite similar to the impressionists’ use of colour layering and “plein” air painting. I’ve also been influenced by Chinese and Japanese painting, which emphasizes the power of brush movement and composition. My primary inspiration comes from Mother Nature, and I want to show the hidden parts of the environment that we frequently ignore. My favourite places are both gardens and natural areas.
My aim is to create heartfelt art that radiates peace and love. I want to spread contemplative and uplifting energy through my eyes and heart in this fast-paced world.”
At my happy place, creating art.
Review from the Circle Foundation for the arts,Director. Unique art by Ann Dunbar
The idiosyncratically layered works of Ann Dunbar combine painting and embroidery in a unique and painstaking technique that involves meticulous marks with a wet brush as well as with her old sewing machine. ” This precious machine, given to me by my mother, is the most important tool in my creative world”, describes Ann.
Taking a medium that is typically associated with crafts, Dunbar’s large mixed media works carry through the traditionally feminine practice of sewing, blending thread and paint into high works of art.
Full of colour, detail and texture, each work displays a complex arrangement of interconnected lines and motifs stitched together to produce a balanced and intricate mixed media composition.The works may require hours of careful gazing to take in the full spectrum of labour that the artist put in as well as to appreciate the delicate beauty and refined expertise which the finished piece reflects.
It is no surprise that Ann continues to exhibit and sell her remarkable artworks internationally.
Visit her website to enjoy more of her recent works.
