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Jennifer Annesley
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CSPWC, BFA
Jennifer Annesley is an award-winning Canadian visual artist whose work has captured international attention, is included in public, corporate, and private collections worldwide and has appeared in numerous major publications. Annesley is further
recognized for pioneering an exclusive one-night exhibition, an annual event since 1994 at the Fairmont Hotel Macdonald in Edmonton.
Annesley draws inspiration from traveling to explore historic architecture and remote landscapes. Through her
mastery and unconventional use of watercolour, acrylic and charcoal, she creates a remarkable sense of light, atmosphere and a seductive balance of elegance and power. Her focus on unusual light, shadow and texture creates exceptional drama in her
architectural interiors, landscapes and still lifes. Annesley is further recognized for pioneering an exclusive annual one-night exhibition, now in their 17th year, in Edmonton.
ARTIST STATEMENT:
"I have been a full time artist practicing in
Edmonton since graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in 1989. My paintings and drawings are founded on a passion for the art and architecture of past centuries, a love of the natural world, and a fascination with the power of contrasts and
opposites. My creative process is based on the exploration of historic architecture and landscape at home in Alberta and abroad, subsequently creating a visual experience that places the viewer into another place and time, inviting them to appreciate and
contemplate these finite resources and their intrinsic beauty.
A background in fine arts provides me with a foundation in painting, draftsmanship, and theory. While studying at the University of Alberta, I became captivated with the ideas,
techniques and sensibilities of the Old Masters, as well as historic architecture. In contrast, my studio time at University was mainly based in abstract expressionism. From this contrast was born a desire to combine the formal qualities of abstraction
with highly naturalistic imagery. Some of my influences include Carravagio’s “Dark Manner” or “Tenebrism”– the use of stark contrasts of light and dark to hide or reveal certain forms, the renaissance concern with perspective; and John Singer Sargent’s
deeply sensual use of colour.
My process begins by exploring a space and recording as many details about my experience with a camera and notebook. I search or wait for the transient moments of light that create strong contrasts, which emphasizes
reality with sharp relief, and helps describe dimension, atmosphere, texture and time. In the studio, my technique is planned and disciplined, with the design and drawing stages a critical foundation. A large painting can take up to 300 hours and I
produce approximately 10 to 15 major paintings each year.
Over the past 25 years of practice and study, I have come to believe that contrasts or opposites are the basis of perception, and can be a powerful expressive tool. Exploring thematic
and visual contrasts or opposites (such as strength and fragility, permanence and transience, feminine and masculine,) and how they can be balanced and expressed through formal opposites (such as light and shadow, warm and cool colour), is central to my
work.
The idea of contrasts and opposites is present in the materials I use, particularly in creating an illusion of strength and solidity with the delicate medium of watercolour on paper. After working extensively with oil and acrylic at
University, I wanted to challenge the notions that watercolour is a medium restricted to preliminary sketches or field work, that it cannot render dark rich colours, and that it is by nature, delicate. My use of charcoal is a further distillation of the
idea of contrasts, with the spare elements of light, dark, line and shade, contrasting with elegant detail rendered from a basic stick of charcoal. Recently, I have returned to acrylics on canvas in order to experiment with creating a more immediate and
inviting space for the viewer to inhabit, rich with depth and surface texture at the same time.
Working with both architectural and landscape themes is another powerful contrast, reflecting my passions for both historical art and architecture,
and outdoor adventure. The contrast of exploring pristine landscape through backpacking, canoeing, and backcountry skiing with the experience of exploring architecture and art through travel provides me with great energy and inspiration. The order,
elegance, and safety of architectural spaces becomes even more pronounced and appreciated when contrasted with the chaotic and primitive landscape.
Though contrasting themes by nature, landscape and architecture suffer a similar fate; being
neglected and abused by society. I feel that because of increasing urbanization and blind progress, society is becoming removed from landscape and historic architecture, therefore we are less likely to respect, enjoy and protect it. Through my work, I
endeavor to stay connected with these spaces, and help convey their beauty and importance in our lives."
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Jennifer Annesley
CSPWC, BFA
Affiliations
2000 Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour (CSPWC) Elected by jury
2000 Canadian Federation of Artists (FCA) Elected by jury
2000 Edmonton Arts Council - Member
2000-04 Edmonton Community Foundation’s Communications
Committee Professional Arts Coalition of Edmonton (PACE)
Awards
2009 Artist’s Magazine Award, CSPWC Open Water
2009 Grand Prize - Canadian Brushstroke Magazine Landscape Competition
2009 Travel Grant - Edmonton Arts Council
2009 First Prize, Watercolour, ArtBuzz Magazine
2006 A.J. Casson Medal - the highest honour awarded by the CSPWC at “Open Water”
2003 Curry’s Winsor/Newton Award for Excellence - Open Water ’78 CSPWC International Exhibition, Toronto, ON
2001 Jarvis Award for Excellence in Watercolour -76th CSPWC International Exhibition, Toronto, ON
1995 Peoples’ Choice Award - Medici Art Foundation, Edmonton, AB
Collections
Alberta Foundation for the Arts
Bishop and McKenzie, Edmonton, AB
Burlington (Poco) Petroleum, Calgary, AB
Canadian Pacific Hotels, Calgary, AB
Canadian Pacific Ltd., Toronto, ON
Canadian Utilities
Chubb Insurance Company of Canada
Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, AB
Diploma Collection of the Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour, Art Gallery of Peel, Brampton, ON
Francis Winspear Centre for Music, Edmonton, AB
Gendron Weir, Calgary, AB
Kananaskis Country Golf Course, Kananaskis, AB
Morgex Insurance Company, Edmonton, AB
Newell Group, Calgary, AB
Noetic Engineering, Edmonton, AB
Osprey Solutions, Calgary, AB
Premium Pipeline Services, Edmonton, AB
Sorrentino’s Compassion House, Edmonton, AB
Suncor, Calgary, AB
Syncrude Canada
Talisman Energy, Calgary, AB
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Credits
2009 Jury Member for the Callingwood Recreation Center Public Art Project, Edmonton, AB
2009 Guest Critic for St. Albert Painter’s Guild, St Albert, AB
2008 Guest Critic for Edmonton Arts Club, Edmonton, AB
2006 Guest Critic for Edmonton Arts Club, Edmonton, AB
2005 Guest Critic for Edmonton Arts Club, Edmonton, AB
2008 Guest Critic the Allied Arts Council
2006 Guest Critic the Allied Arts Council
2005 Guest Critic the Allied Arts Council
2006 Sole Juror for the Edmonton Arts Club Annual Exhibition, Edmonton City Hall, Edmonton, AB
2006 Juror for Allied Arts Council of Alberta Annual Exhibition
2005-06 Elected to national jury for 2 year term to select new artists for membership in CSPWC
2004 Presented seminar on visual art to students at Victoria School of Performing and Visual Arts, Victoria, BC
Education
1985–89 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art and Design, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
1989-91 Practicing Artist, Clothing designer - Innovex Designs, and Illustrator - Alberta Education, Edmonton, AB
Exhibitions
2012 Jennifer Annesley & Dieter Schlatter, Canada House Gallery, Banff, AB
2011 Joy, Canada House Gallery, Banff, AB
2011 Rome, Fairmont Hotel Macdonald, Edmonton, AB
2010 Joy, Canada House Gallery, Banff, AB
2010 France, Fairmont Hotel Macdonald, Edmonton, AB
2009 Reflections, CSPWC, Roberts Gallery, Toronto, ON
2009 Ireland, Fairmont Hotel Macdonald, Edmonton, AB
2009 Open Water, Leighton Center, Calgary, AB
2008 Ancient Greece, Fairmont Hotel Macdonald, Edmonton, AB
2007 Byzantium, Fairmont Hotel Macdonald, Edmonton, AB
2007 19th Annual Auction, Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops, AB
2006 A.J. Casson Medal Winner, Edmonton City Hall, Edmonton, AB
2006 Venezia, Fairmont Hotel Macdonald, Edmonton, AB
2006 Open Water 2006, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, ON
2006-05 Limitless Potential, Museums across Canada
2005 Inside-Outside, Virginia Christopher Fine Art, Calgary, AB
2006 Dalmatia, Fairmont Hotel Macdonald, Edmonton, AB
2004 Diploma Collection, Art Gallery of Peel, ON
2004 Vienna, Fairmont Hotel Macdonald, Edmonton, AB
2003 Prague, Hotel Macdonald, Edmonton, AB
2002 Cuba, Hotel Macdonald, Edmonton, AB
2002-03 International Biennial Watercolour Exhibition, Mexico City, Mexico
2001 Annesley 2001, Hotel Macdonald, Edmonton, AB
2001 Open Water ’76, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, ON
2001 Virginia Christopher Galleries, Calgary, AB
2001 Spring 2001, Annesley Studio, Edmonton, AB
2001 Rockies, Prairies, Shield, Canadian Landscape and Architecture, Hotel Macdonald, Edmonton, AB
2000 Aim for Arts International Exhibition, Vancouver, BC
1999 Spain, Hotel Macdonald, Edmonton, AB
1999 Virginia Christopher Galleries, Calgary, AB
1998 San Francisco, Hotel Macdonald, Edmonton, AB
1998 Virginia Christopher Galleries, Calgary, AB
1997 New Orleans, Hotel Macdonald, Edmonton, AB
1997 Calgary Artwalk, Virginia Christopher Galleries, Calgary, AB
1997 Neoteric, Beaver House Gallery, Alberta Foundation for the Arts
1996 Annual Exhibition, Hotel Macdonald, Edmonton, AB
1996 Still Life, McMullen Gallery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
1995 Annual Exhibition, Hotel Macdonald, Edmonton, AB
1995 Medici Art Foundation, Manulife Place, Edmonton, AB
1995 Horizon Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1994 Annual Exhibition, Hotel Macdonald, Edmonton, AB
1994 The Peter’s Gallery, Kamloops, BC
1994 Collections Gallery, Edmonton, AB
1993 Collections Gallery, Edmonton, AB
1993 First Impressions Gallery, Edmonton, AB
1992 Collections Gallery, Edmonton, AB
1991-92 Collections Gallery
Open Water 76, John B Aird Gallery, Toronto, ON
Publications
2012 Splash 14, Light and Color - published by North Light Books, Cincina, OH
2011 The Art of Watercolour - International version, published iFrance
2011 L’Art de L’Aquarelle, (Franc
2010 Strokes of Genius 3, A Fresh perspective, The Best of Drawing - Selected through international juried competition
2009 ArtBuzz The 2009 Collection Florida, USA (Juried)
2008 Artist’s Magazine Calendar cover (Juried)
2007 Artist’s Magazine (Juried)
2008 Watercolour Artist featured “Diocletian’s Palace" in their “Winner’s Circle” (Juried)
2006 Avenue Magazine, “Local Colour” a showcase of Annesley’s work and unique annual one-night exhibitions
2006 Parkhurst Exchange “Depicting a Space of One’s Own”, Montreal, PQ
2006 Slate Gallery Guide, Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa
2006 International Artist Magazine, representing Canada “International Showcase; Master Painters of the World,” issue 49
2005 Create A Ripple by Bev Baker Hoffman and Laurel Vespi - Commissioned to create a painting for the book cover
2004 New Trails –“Spanish Staircase” published in University of Alberta’s alumni magazine
2001-02 Watercolor Magazine - One of the first Canadian painters to be featured on the cover and with full length article (Juried)
2001 International Artist Magazine - Featured in Master Painters of the World Section, Issue 20 (Juried)
2001 Pastel International - Accepted to be featured with full length article (Juried)
2002 International Biennial Watercolour Exhibition 2002 Catalogue (Juried)
1996 Other Voices literary magazine, cover
2000 Aim for Arts International Exhibition, 2000 Catalogue (Juried)
2006 Open Water Catalogue, (Juried)
2003 Open Water Catalogue, (Juried)
2001 Open Water Catalogue, (Juried)
2011 The Art of Watercolour magazine
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