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Primarily a painter, I also construct pieces using textiles, paper and found objects. Much of what I do has evolved out of my interest in both historic and genealogical research. This means that I may revisit a series of works over a number of years as research progresses. Layering, distortion and erasure have all come to play a key part in my practice, referencing the often fugitive nature of both memory and historic narrative.

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Coming to an Arrangement

In this series, elements of my previous map-based paintings are still evident but I’m moving into a purer abstraction and developing my own visual language with a series of repetitive shapes, lines, circles and crosses. Most of the canvases are larger and the work is under painted in subdued hues to give a toned-down earthy appearance.

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The Mapping of Memory

This series evolved out of sketches of field patterns found on historic maps of Dorset. I became interested in unusual shapes where hedges or fences had been diverted to avoid features such as springs or rocky outcrops. The final paintings contain motifs such as circles or crosses referring to the marks which people place on maps to mark points of interest. Pencil lines overwrite the paint, hinting at lost pathways. The finished pieces are constructed abstracts rather than accurate depictions of a place.

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Whispering Straits

This series of paintings began life as schematic maps of the coastal landscape of the South West Peninsula based on satellite photographs and historic maps. The initial rough outlines were overpainted and scrubbed back as shapes were defined, buried and rediscovered in a layering process. The final abstract paintings retain visible traces of the evolution of forms beneath the surface while scribbled lines speak of fishing lines, tangled nets and detritus washed up along eroding shorelines.

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An Uncertain Existence

These works evolved out of research into the female line of my family tree. They are part of an ongoing series exploring notions of domesticity and women’s concerns over work-life balance. Inhabiting the space between abstraction and figuration, sketchy flattened shapes reminiscent of domestic ware, intermingle with less defined shapes. Sometimes there appears to be a comfortable arrangement while at other times the ‘clutter’ is juggled or thrown into space.

This series of work investigates the historic narratives revolving around the lives of working women during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Delicate materials such as handmade paper and textiles are combined with tougher materials such as metal or wood reflecting the dual nature of these women. Many pieces incorporate historic texts. The processes involved include layering, manipulation, scrubbing, wrapping and binding in repetitive actions symbolic of ‘women’s labour’ and ritualised behaviour.

2019 - Annie Ward: Recent Work - Lyme Bay Arts, The Gallery, Symondsbury Estate, DT6 6LX

2019 - SWAc Open 2019 - Exeter Castle, Castle Street, Exeter EX4 3PU, Devon

2019 - Members' Exhibition - Lyme Bay Arts, The Gallery, Symondsbury Estate, DT6 6LX

2019 - St. Ives September Festival - Spot the Artist, Porthmeor Studios, St. Ives, Cornwall

2019 - Art in Squares - Lyme Bay Arts, The Gallery, Symondsbury Estate, DT6 6LX

2019 - Evolver Prize Exhibition 2019 - Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Honiton, EX14 1LX

2019 - Bath Society of Artists 114th Annual Exhibition - Victoria Gallery, Bath, BA2 4AT

2019 - SWAc Summer Exhibition - Stables Gallery, Delamore, Cornwood, PL21 9QT

2019 - SWAc Spring Exhibition - The Brownston Gallery, Modbury, PL21 0QR

2019 - SWAc Winter Exhibition - Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Honiton, EX14 1LX

2018 - In Celebration of Women - SWAc, Exeter Castle, Exeter, EX4 3PU, Devon

2018 - Black Swan Arts Open 2018 - Black Swan Arts, Frome, BA11 1BB

2018 - The Big Colyton Art Show - Colyton Grammar School, Whitwell Ln, Colyford, EX24 6HN

2018 - Evolver Prize Exhibition 2018 - Ace Arts, Somerton, TA10 7ND

2018 - SWAc Summer Exhibition - Delamore New Gallery, Cornwood, PL21 9QT

2018 - The Exeter Art Show - The Maynard School, Denmark Road, Exeter, EX1 1SJ

2018 - Thelma Hulbert Art Auction - Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Honiton, EX14 1LX

2017 - SWAc Open 2017 - Exeter Castle, Castle Street, Exeter EX4 3PU, Devon

2017 - Black Swan Arts Open 2017 - Black Swan Arts, Frome, BA11 1BB

2017 - Evolver Prize Exhibition 2017 - Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Honiton, EX14 1LX

2016 - Black Swan Arts Open 2016 - Black Swan Arts, Frome, BA11 1BB

2016 - Threads Contemporary Textiles Open 2016 - Salisbury Arts Centre, Salisbury, SP1 3UT

2016 - SWAc Open 2016 - Exeter Castle, Castle Street, Exeter EX4 3PU, Devon

2016 - Evolver Prize Exhibition 2016 - Black Swan Arts, 2 Bridge Street, Frome, BA11 1BB

2016 - 26th Millfield Summer Show 2016 - Atkinson Gallery, Millfield School, Street, BA16 OYD

2016 - THG Open 2016 -Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Honiton, Devon, EX14 1LX

2015 - Black Swan Arts Open 2015 - Black Swan Arts, 2 Bridge Street, Frome, BA11 1BB

2015 - Wells Art Contemporary - Wells & Mendip Museum, 8 Cathedral Green, Wells, BA5 2UE

2015 - SWAc Open 2015 - St. Stephen's Church, High Street, Exeter EX4 3LN

2015 - Evolver Prize 2015 Exhibition - Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Honiton, Devon EX14 1LX

2015 - The Marle Gallery Summer Exhibition - The Marle Gallery, Axminster, Devon, EX13 5NQ

2015 - The Exeter Art Show - The Maynard School, Denmark Road, Exeter, EX1 1SJ

2015 - Society of Women Artists 154th Annual Exhibition - Mall Galleries, The Mall, London, SW1

2015 - Royal Watercolour Society Contemporary Watercolour - Bankside Gallery, SE1 9JH

2014 - Black Swan Arts Open 2014 - Black Swan Arts, 2 Bridge Street, Frome, BA11 1BB

2014 - The Marle Gallery Winter Exhibition - The Marle Gallery, Axminster, EX13 5NQ

2014 - SWAc Open 2014 - St. Stephen's Church, High Street, Exeter EX4 3LN

2014 - Thelma Hulbert Gallery Open 2014 - Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Honiton, Devon EX14 1LX

2014 - The Marle Gallery Summer Exhibition - The Marle Gallery, Axminster, Devon

2014 - Evolver Prize 2014 Exhibition - The Atkinson Gallery, Millfield School, Street, BA16 0YD

2014 - Society of Women Artists 153rd Annual Exhibition - Mall Galleries, The Mall, London, SW1

2014 - The Marle Gallery Exhibitions - The Marle Gallery, Axminster, Devon

2013 - 161st Autumn Exhibition - The Royal West of England Academy, Bristol

2013 - Affordable Art Fair (The Marle Gallery) - Battersea, London, SW11 4NJ

2013 - Wells Art Contemporary - Wells & Mendip Museum, Wells, BA5 2UE

2013 - re:collection - 'Papertrace' - The Malthouse, Lyme Regis, (for Artsfest)

2013 - The Marle Summer Exhibition - The Marle Gallery, Axminster, Devon

2013 - Dorchester Arts Open 2013 - (Winner Dorchester Prize) - Dorchester Arts, DT1 1XR

2013 - re:collection – ‘Looking at the Overlooked’ - Lyme Regis Museum, Lyme Regis, Dorset

2012 - 20 X 20 - Gloss Gallery, Exeter

2012 - Art in the Ark - The Ark Conference Centre, Basingstoke

2012 - She Wears It Well - Town Mill Bakery, Lyme Regis (for Artsfest)

2012 - Group Show Artsfest - Lyme Regis, Dorset

2010 - Group Show Somerset Arts Week

2006 - Quest - OVADA Gallery with The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

2006 - Artists at Coombe - Coombe Abbey Visitor Centre Warwickshire

2006 - The Painted Pot - Newport Museum and Art Gallery, Newport, Gwent

2005 - Grid 15 - The Grid, Harborough Magna, Warwickshire

2005 - Floating - Bubbenhall House, Warwickshire

2005 - Re-invent - Oxford Visual Arts, Oxford

2004 - Targetmasters - Birmingham Institute of Art & Design, Margaret St. Birmingham

2003 - Scramble - The Grid, Harborough Magna, Warwickshire

Annie Ward

BA(Hons) Fine Art, SWAc. Member of Lyme Bay Arts

Coming to an Arrangement

The Mapping of Memory

Whispering Straits

An Uncertain Existence

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Announcing my forthcoming solo show!

Biography

Exhibitions

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