
Anna Marie Leavy was
born in Pettigo, Co. Donegal and attended
the National College of Art and Design,
Dublin. She lived and taught art in
Dumfries, Scotland and Downpatrick, Co.
Down for many years before settling down
in Mullingar in 1971.
Since coming to
Mullingar, Anna Marie's contribution to
the phenomenal development of interest in
the visual arts cannot be underestimated.
She actively promoted watercolour as a
medium by teaching in the VEC Adult
Education Programme for many years. She
was founding member of Art Enterprises,
the group that initiated weekend painting
courses in the midlands. Highly
experienced Irish and foreign artists,
including Anna Marie herself, led these
extremely popular courses at Belvedere
House on the shores of Lough Ennell.
She herself says her
love of nature and watercolour paintings
stems from the seed set in her childhood
years - through her mother's enthusiasm
and constant encouragement of her
scetching and painting.
Anna Marie's
reputation as a transparent
watercolourist of note has grown
steadfastly over the years. She has a
record of successful annual exhibitions
with the Royal Hibernian Academy and the
Watercolour Association of Ireland as
well as Combridges Fine Art Gallery,
Suffolk Street; the Distinguished Artists
Gallery, Molesworth Street and Bank of
Ireland, College Green, Dublin. Her solo
exhibitions in Kenny's of Galway and
Sligo Art Gallery are also noteworthy.
Internationally,
Anna Marie has worked with artists in
England, Canada and Japan. She has taken
part in exhibitions in Conneticut and
Washington, USA and the Municipal Art
Museum, Tokyo, as part of the UNESCO
International Friendship exhibition. Her
solo exhibitions include the Municipal
Gallery in the Perfectual Cultural
Centre, Fukui and the Saiwai Gallery,
Kawasaki, both in Japan.
Her paintings are in
public and private collections all over
the world. At present, Anna Marie is
concentrating her energies on painting
full-time, working mostly to commission.
December, 1997
Home | News | Profile | Gallery | Gallery2
Reviews | Magic with Colour |
Links
Order a Painting
| Contact Anna Marie
|