A R T I S T P R O F I L E
Anna Fitzpatrick is known for the compositional rhythms, bold coloration, and sweeping gestural brushstrokes of her large and often multi-paneled paintings. Inspired by landscape and nature, there is a visceral quality to her artwork and her paintings resonate with energy.
Influenced by the gestural painting of abstract expressionism, Anna’s abstract artwork comprises a highly spontaneous, richly coloured, calligraphic manner, which balances elements of structured composition with a mood of wild improvisation.
Working primarily in oil on canvas, her still life paintings are driven by bold colour and simple form. Anna believes that art must be guided by instinct, and is concerned primarily with depicting a feeling evoked by nature rather than mirroring nature itself.
Q U A L I F I C A T I O N S
2000-2003 Bachelor of Media and Communications The University of Melbourne
1999-2000 ASSIST Scholarship Washington DC, US
P R I Z E S
2000 Mansfield Art Show Winning Exhibit and Acquisition Prize
2000 National Cathedral Art Prize Washington DC, Winning Exhibit
E X H I B I T I O N S
2014 Spring Fonda, Chapel Street, Melbourne (Opening Sunday 7 December 2014)
2011 Inside Out Yerring Station, Yarra Valley, Melbourne (Sell-out Exhibition)
2009 Belvedere Vodka Art Exhibition McChulloch Gallery, Melbourne
2009 Morocco from Fez to Marrakech Yarra Valley, Victoria
2009 James Macready Brian Foundation Charity Exhibition Mcchulloch Gallery, Melbourne
2000 Making Waves Geelong (Sell-out Exhibition)
M A J O R C O M M I S S I O N S
2008 The Steam Engine, London 8 Wall Mural in a London Gastro Pub
2007 Southern Ocean Villas, Great Ocean Road 18 Oil Paintings
2006 Grovedale Medical Centre 8 Oil Paintings
Artworks in private collections in Melbourne, Sydney, Singapore, London, Washington DC, New York City
P U B L I C A T I O N S
2014 The Arts Show Interview with Alex McCulloch
2000 Girl X Colour Reproductions of 4 Pieces
2000 Geelong Advertiser Feature Article ‘Artist Making Waves’
2000 Mansfield Times Feature Article ‘A Picture of Success’