was born in Dublin in 1961. She emigrated to Canada with her family at the age of 15, where she lived for 15 years, studying art at McGill University, in Montreal. While the Canadian wilderness proved a great inspiration, it is the stark 'Irishness' of Connemara and it's people that has always been at the heart of her work.
In a career spanning 25 years she has participated in many group and solo exhibitions both in Canada and Ireland. She has exhibited in the Sales Gallery of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, and in both The Royal Hibernian Academy's Banquet and Annual Exhibitions, where in 1992 she won 'The Award for Work of Exceptional Merit in Watercolour'.
In 2009, Anne opened the Whitethorn Gallery in Clifden, gathering together a diverse group of sculptors and painters whose work can be seen at www.thewhitethorngallery.ie
Anne Merrins, The Whitethorn Gallery, Clifden, Connemara, Co. Galway Ireland
Tel: 353 (0)95 30703 / 353 (0)87 2275171
Email: anne@thewhitethorngallery.ie
Web: www.annemerrins.com
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