Anna Mary Wheeler Blast from the Past
ANNA MARY WHEELER’S 2022 SURVEY EXHIBITION AT TAP GALLERY
On Wednesday 17th August between 6-8pm Anna Mary Wheeler’s Survey exhibition will be opened by Knight/Chevalier (K.O.N.M) Yves Hernot at Surry Hills’ TAP Gallery. Paintings made by her between the years 1998 (when Anna was at the National Art School) and the present will be on show.
It hasn’t been an easy journey for her as she had to deal with a major surfing accident in 1998. She broke her neck in 2 places, changing her life forever. Anna had been a competitive surfer on the northern beaches. “The accident changed my life and I became more serious about my art. I suppose everything happens for a reason.”
In third year at NAS, Anna’s painting was strongly influenced by Frida Kahlo. She did a series of self portraits in her Minerva jacket she had to wear. They include a series of portraits of her brother and herself.
Anna says “My painting is figurative yet abstract. I am inspired by the natural world and the world of myth. Colour plays a big part in my painting. I love it! My works are very colourful and painterly in style. The brushstrokes are calligraphic in nature. I am inspired by such European modern masters
as Picasso, Chagall, Matisse and Van Gogh. I am also influenced by such American artists as the Abstract Expressionist Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning. I also really admire Basquiat. My paintings address such
mythological themes as classical Venus and Minerva and the Sphinx. I have a deep love of animals and often paint goats and cows that I used to see on family holidays in Jamberoo. Paint is an expressive medium for me. It’s a very physical and psychic substance. Through the paint I seek to tell a story. The paint application is just as important as the subject. My work is about dreams,energy and the subconscious. ”
ABC journalist, Katie Brookes writes “Anna’s work has always had a strong use of colour using paint in a textured manner.”
Anna has been a 3-time finalist in both the Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship and the Mosman Art Prize. She has also been in numerous group exhibitions and art competitions. Her work has found its way to private collections in the U.K., France, Singapore, China and the USA. She has held 12 solo exhibitions since leaving NAS in 1999. In 2017 she had a show with Janet Clayton Gallery in Paddington, which was received well. She is now looking for commercial representation for her work.
At present Anna is residing on the Central Coast at Horsfield Bay where she has her studio. Anna says “The exhibition ‘Blast From the Past’ is an overview of where I have been and directions I am now taking. It has a variety of themes but what unites them is the colour and the spiritual”. She has just started her own “art merch” which includes clothing, bags and other merchandise, all depicting her own paintings. So far (it is in its early stages) the response has been very encouraging!
Watch this space and please drop into Anna’s exhibition at the vibrant Lesley
Dimmick’s TAP Gallery on Riley Street, SurryHills between 15th and 28th August 2022.
ANNA MARY WHEELER
Resides: Horsfield Bay, Central Coast
Studio: Horsfield Bay, Central Coast
Phone: 0403 669 919
Email: anna_mary_wheeler@hotmail.com
Website: annamarywheeler.com
Instagram: instagram.com/annawheeler777
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Anna-Mary-Wheeler/620392693
EDUCATION
1999 Bachelor of Fine Arts, National Art School, East Sydney
1996 HSC, St. Luke’s Grammar School, Dee Why
ART PRIZES
2021 People’s Choice Award, Mardi Gras “Outloud” exhibition , TAP Gallery
2020 People’s Choice, International Women’s Day Prize, Women on Boards, TAP Gallery
2013 Runner up/Encouragement Award, International Women’s Day Prize, Women on Boards, TAP Gallery
2002 Highly Commended Waverley Art Prize, Bondi Public School
1996 Creativity Award, St. Luke’s Grammar School
1996 1st Place in 2 and 3 Unit Visual Art, St. Luke’s Grammar School
1991 1st Place in Year 7 Visual Art, St. Luke’s Grammar School
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 TAP Gallery, Surry Hills
2021 TAP Gallery, Surry Hills
2020 TAP Gallery, Surry Hills
2019 Gallery 371, Marrickville
2017 Janet Clayton Gallery, Paddington
2014 Sheffer Gallery, Darlington
2012 Fire Gallery, Newtown
2011 Sheffer Gallery, Darlington
2007 St. Peter’s Church, Cremorne
2006 Addison Road Gallery, Marrickville
2004 Addison Road Gallery, Marrickville
2002 Chocolate Dog Cafe, Newtown
2001 St. Laurence Arts Centre, Central
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 International Women’s Day Prize, Women on Boards, TAP Gallery
2022 Mardi Gras exhibition, TAP Gallery
2021 International Women’s Day Prize, Women on Boards, TAP Gallery
2021 Mardi Gras exhibition “Outloud” , TAP Gallery
2020 The Real Refuses’ exhibition, TAP Gallery
2020 International Women’s Day Prize, Women on Boardz, TAP Gallery
2020 Lockdown Paintings, TAP Gallery
2018 Lennox Street Open Studio exhibition, Lennox Street Studios
2017 Lennox Street Open Studio exhibition, Lennox Street Studios
2016 Leichardt Open Studio exhibition, The Demountable
2016 Alpha Life Drawing Exhibition, Alpha Gallery
2013 International Women’s Day Prize, Women on Boards, TAP Gallery
2013 Fire Gallery, Group Exhibition
2012 Alpha Christmas Exhibition, Alpha Gallery
2012 Alpha Life Drawing Exhibition, Alpha Gallery
2012 Keep and Occupy, Addison Road Gallery
2011 Alpha Christmas Exhibition, Alpha Gallery
2011 Alpha Life Drawing Exhibition, Alpha Gallery
2010 Alpha Life Drawing Exhibition, Alpha Gallery
2008 Marrickville Open Studio Trail(MOST), Mary Street Studios
2007 Lloyd Rees Youth Art Award, Lane Cove Council Chambers
2007 Finalist, Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship, Brett Whiteley Studio
2007 Looking for Democracy, Greenpeace, Mori Gallery
2007 Cereal Box Degree, Mori Gallery
2007 Alpha Life Drawing Exhibition, Alpha Gallery
2005 Lloyd Rees Youth Art Award, Lane Cove Council Chambers
2005 Six Years Out, Addison Road Gallery
2004 Alpha Life Drawing Exhibition, Alpha Gallery
2004 FONAS Alumni Exhibition, Cell Block Theatre, National Art School
2003 Alpha Life Drawing Exhibition, Alpha Gallery
2002 Finalist, Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship, Brett Whiteley Studio
2002 Lloyd Rees Youth Art Award, Lane Cove Council Chambers
2002 Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery
2002 Waverley Art Prize, Bondi Public School, 2 paintings exhibited
2002 Paintings of Place, Cobbitee Art Gallery
2001 Alumni Exhibition, Cell Block Theatre, National Art School
2001 Finalist, Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship, Brett Whiteley Studio
2000 Mosman Art Prize, 2 paintings exhibited, Mosman Art Gallery
1999 Graduation Exhibition, Cell Block Theatre, National Art School
1999 3rd Year Painters, Mid year show, Cell Block Theatre NAS
1999 Sydney Airport Art Award, Sydney International Airport
1999 Mosman Youth Art Award, Mosman Art Gallery
1998 2nd Year Painters, Cell Block Theatre, National Art School
1996 Express Yourself ,Northern Beaches equivalent to Art Express, Manly Art Gallery and Museum
COLLECTIONS
Private Collections throughout Australia, U.K., America, France, China and Singapore.
ART MERCHANDISE
Tote bags, hoodies, coffee mugs, ties, Tshirts, caps & more will be on display during the exhibition.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
☆”Capturing A Bizarre World” Press Release October 2014 by Katie Brookes.
☆”Half A Harlequin” Press Release September 2012 by Katie Brookes
☆”Church Hosts Art Show” by Kate Crawford, The Mosman Daily, December 6, 2007
☆”Opening Judged a Great Success” by Kate Crawford, The Mosman Daily, August 17, 2006.
☆”Riding in Wonder” by Margaret Mayhew, Review of exhibition
☆”A Tragedy That Led To Triumph” by Kate Crawford, The Mosman Daily, August 11, 2005
☆”Flying Palettes” by Margaret Mayhew opening address of exhibition, August 10, 2004
☆”Cows, Goats and China” review of exhibition,by Margaret Mayhew, September 2002
To Contact Anna:
Phone: 0403 669 919
Email: anna_mary_wheeler@hotmail.com
Website: annamarywheeler.com
Instagram: instagram.com/annawheeler777
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Anna-Mary-Wheeler/620392693
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