Anna King: News
2011
November
I have been nominated for the London Art Award 2012. Click here to see all the nominated artists.June
My show in North Ronaldsay has been postponed. Instead I will be showing with Wall Projects later in the year alongside work by Kim Canale and Italian artist Mauro Betti.May
My solo show at Gallery Heinzel is now over and went really well. If anyone would like to buy a catalogue (£15 plus postage) please drop me an email.In August I will be showing some work with Wall Projects in an unusual exhibition space on North Ronaldsay, Orkney which is a disused Old Manse. It's an exciting project which I am pleased to be involved in.
January
I've recently finished 29 paintings for my upcoming solo show and accompanying catalogue at Gallery Heinzel (opening March 26). I'm really excited about having my first catalogue, I've seen the first draft and it is looking good. The catalogues will be given as a gift to those attending the private view - if you are on my mailing list you will get an invitation - and after that they will be on sale from the gallery.
2010
November
"The River Runs Through It" (an exhibition which I am involved in, celebrating the new Riverside Museum in Glasgow) is opening on 12th November at Kelvingrove Art Gallery. Find out more here.October
You may have seen me, my website and my paintings featuring in the new BlackBerry advertisements on TV and in the cinema. Click here to see it on YouTube.August
Working towards a solo show with Beaux Arts Bath in October / November.July
I have been asked to be part of an exhibition centering round the new
Zaha Hadid Riverside Museum building in Glasgow. A group of artists
ranging from some big names to recent graduates have all been asked to
create works inspired by the building which is currently under
construction but due to open in May 2011. The show will be in the
Kelvingrove Art Gallery in November.May
Planning to hold an exhibition in my studio space (a disused squash court from the 1930s) on the weekend of 7-8 August.February
Working for solo shows this year in Harrogate and Bath, as well as Glasgow Art Fair with Gallery Heinzel.
2009
October
Solo show at the Open Eye Gallery in Edinburgh will be from 6 - 24 November, with the preview on Thursday 5 November at 6 - 8 pm. Email if you would like an invitation: ak@anna-king.comMay
Article in the Scotsman by Susan Mansfield: "Dereliction of Beauty: Painter Anna King tells why barren spaces and discarded objects inspire her".April
Returned from the Brittany residency, inspired by a memorable experience. Click here to read a report of the exhibition from Le Télégramme.January
Invited to be artist in residence at Traon Nevez, Brittany, in April. Moving soon to a new studio (previously a squash court!) on the Marchmont estate in the Scottish Borders.
2008
September
Producing a painting for the cover of the Under One Sky CD from John McCusker, out in 2009.March
Bought a camper van to head off to Berlin and East Germany in May. Asked to write the 'Art Words' for Homes and Interiors Scotland - look out for the May edition. Preparing for the Harrogate exhibition in the wonderful 108 Fine Art gallery.January
Scotland on Sunday feature by Aidan Smith.
Click here to read the full article.
2007
November
Article in the Glasgow Herald by Jan Patience - "Never have paintings with names such as Old Joiners Shed Greenlaw, Disused Cinema Bradford, Broken Streetlights and Silage Pit seemed more appealing."October
Working as artist in residence for Morris & Spottiswood in Glasgow.September
Re-charging the batteries in the Watchie at Catterline for a month's residency. Meanwhile, new Anna King paintings can be seen in September at the Gallery Heinzel and Mellerstain exhibitions.June
Awarded an Anna Miller Scholarship. Winner of the inaugural Jolomo Lloyds TSB Award 2007 at a ceremony in the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh, on Thursday 21st June.May
The Jolomo Lloyds TSB Awards: Exhibition of Shorlisted Entrants is to be previewed on 31 May, with the exhibition running from 1 June - 17 June at The Atrium, Lloyds TSB Scotland, 120 George Street, Edinburgh. Opening times: 9.30-4.30 (Mon-Fri) and 9.00-6.00 (Sat/Sun).April
Gallery Heinzel will be exhibiting new Anna King work at the Glasgow Art Fair. Press night is on Wed 18th and the fair runs until Sunday 22nd.February
Shortlisted for the Jolomo Lloyds TSB Scotland Awards 2007. Open Eye solo show "Peripheral Places" was a sell-out!
2006
November
Gallery Heinzel Christmas show opens on 17th November, with 4 Catterline paintings included. Open Eye Christmas show opens on December 2nd with 4 works in the small-scale section.September
Opening night for Castlegait Gallery solo show (Montrose) now confirmed as Friday 20th October 7 - 9 pm.June
Solo show at the Byre Theatre, St Andrews. Preview on 28 June at 5.30 - 7.00 pm and show runs until 24 July.April
Following on from a very successful Glasgow Art Fair, four new paintings from the Catterline residency are exhibited in the Wall Projects mixed show at Castlegait Gallery, Montrose, from 23 April.March
Living and painting for a month in the Watchie studio at Catterline, the cliff-top village where Joan Eardley and Lil Neilson lived and worked. Read about the "artists' village"' of Catterline.February
Dates confirmed for solo show in the Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh, for Jan-Feb 2007.
2005
November
Invited to exhibit in the Open Eye Gallery "A Tale of Two Cities" exhibition, 7 January - 25 January 2006.October
Invited to paint in Joan Eardley's old artist studio, the Watch House, at Catterline near Aberdeen. Arranged for March 2006.
Read a biography of the Scottish artist Joan Eardley from the National Galleries of Scotland website.30 September - 5 November
Sell-out exhibition at the Gallery Heinzel, Thistle St, Aberdeen.
