ANNA GLYNN | UNBRIDLED - THE YEAR OF THE HORSE

To be opened by David van Nunen OAM (FRSN, President of The Australian Watercolour Institute) SATURDAY AUGUST 8, 1 - 3 PM Anna has immersed herself in Chinese culture, travelling extensively to China from 2006 for exhibitions, residencies and to collaborate with Chinese artists. In 2013 she was the first foreign artist invited to exhibit in the 55 year history of Tsi Ku Chai Gallery in Hong Kong and she was Artist-in-Residence for a semester in the Department of Visual Studies, Lingnan University, Hong Kong. She was selected as a finalist in the inaugural 'Australian Arts in Asia Awards' in two categories: Visual Arts and Individual, for her Hidden Worlds Exhibition in Beijing, China. In 2027 she will return to China as artist in residence in Suzhou. Anna is at heart a constant maker of new worlds that, through humour and beauty, reflect her serious concerns. With an ongoing practice of over forty years, she has been recognised with numerous awards including a 2023 International Women's Day Arts Award and her work is held in esteemed collections including: Australian Parliament House Art Collection, Canberra; National Museum of Australia Collection, Canberra; Shoalhaven City Art Collection, Art Gallery of Ballarat; the Kedumba Collection of Australian Drawings and the Geneto Art Foundation, Japan. INK WORKS "Anna’s ink works fuse Chinese traditional ink painting techniques with a Western aesthetic, creating a poetic contemporary style and expressing her unique visual language. Her paintings are tranquil, aesthetic, and poetic, brilliantly integrating Chinese and Western art. Through water and ink, she sees the world.” - Mr. Kung Man, Tsi Ku Chai Gallery, Hong Kong, 2013