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Anne McNally is a professional artist whose body of work reflects an extensive background of painting oil on canvas, (and now linen) renderings of classic subjects in a traditional style.
Recently she has made the transition in style to contemporary abstraction; a distillation of familiar subjects painted with energy and emotion. Her lifelong love and facination of color and light is still evident. She believes that classic subjects and the abstract expression of them can co-exist in an individual painting and she continues to explore that possibility.
'Many paintings paint themselves.....there is an unconscious desire to impart or communicate a place,a sense of being, or a memory of the conscious or unconscious mind driven by emotion.
Anne maintains a studio in D'ART CENTER, a non-profit organization which allows affordable rental studios in downtown Norfolk, Virginia. Her work can be found in both corporate and private collections in many states including: Washignton, DC, Virginia, Maryland, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, Maine and California. Anne had participated in many juried shows and in recent years won several awards.
October 2007 - Painting Award- D'Art Center Annual Auction
August 2006 - Honorable Mention- Rappahanock Art League Annual Exhibit, Kilmarnock, Virginia
October 2004 -Oil Painting award, D'ART Center Annual Auction
November 2003 - One Woman Show - University Of Virginia Medical Center (juried entry)
November 2002 - Honorable Mention - Annual Tidewater Artists Association Portfolio Show, Courthouse Galleries Museum, Portsmouth, Virginia
October 2002 - Best in Painting -Fall Arts Festival Waynesboro, Virginia
August 2001 - Memorial Award: Best New Artist - Mystic Outdoor Art Festival,, Mystic, Connecticut.
