British born, Annemarie Waugh is a New York-based artist who combines painting and printmaking techniques, using imagery inspired by nature, imagination and memories. The movement of line, the repetition of patterns, and the relationships of colors are her primary focus. Waugh’s work melds the abstract with the figurative. While primarily acrylic, they often contain graphite-drawn figures and animals, and may be triggered by a narrative, as in the series “Little Red,” and “Alice.” Her most recent installation, “Hanging on a thread,” was inspired by her own observations of nature. Impetus for her works can be simply her memories of childhood in England, as in her installation “Across the pond.” In bright, often bold and vivid colors, her paintings invite the viewer in, through dappled forests, past foxglove-strewn gardens, across imaginary oceans. Over all, her works are infused with mystery, and convey a sense of imbalance. They can appear as fragments from daydreams, and reflect her continued fascination with moments of fragile beauty in our contemporary world.
EDUCATION:
2004-2005 Graduate Studio Art, New York University, NY
1987-1990 BA Hons, Central Saint Martins, London
1985-1987 Foundation, Bournville School of Art, Birmingham, UK
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS AND PROJECTS:
2016
‘Across the pond’ Chase Edwards Contemporary, Bridgehampton, NY
‘One square foot’ Long Island Museum, Stony Brook, NY
2015
‘Remembering things past’ Islip Art Museum, Islip, NY
‘Across the pond’ Ripe gallery, Huntington, NY
2014
AS | ARTISTS STUDIOS, Orchard Street Galleries, New York, NY, curated by Jill Conner
PACMAC Festival, Patchogue Arts Council, Patchogue, NY
Lost Long Island, public installation sponsored by East End Arts Council, Riverhead, NY
‘Here and Now’ Long Island Museum, Stony Brook, NY
2013
AS | ARTISTS STUDIOS, 111 Front Street, Brooklyn, NY, Curated by Jill Conner
‘Diversity’ East End Arts Council of Long Island, Riverhead, NY
‘Spring notes’ Setauket Neighborhood House, Setauket, NY
Group show, The Living Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2012
Richmond Billboard Art Project, Richmond, Virginia.
2011
‘Local Color’ Gallery North, Setauket, NY
2010
Group show, The Art League of Long Island, Dix Hills, NY
2009
Group show, Gallery North, Setauket, NY
2005
New York University, The Commons, Studio Art group show
2004
Doctors Without Borders ‘MSF’
2003
‘Birdsongs’ The World Financial Center, New York, NY
1993
‘Darcy’s Music Video’ VH1
1991-1992
Warehouse stores, Uk. Art in the windows throughout the UK & Ireland
1991
‘Young painters of 1991’ Christie’s & The Royal College of Art, London
Paul Smith, Covent garden, London. Art in the windows
AWARDS
2014 – East End Arts Council, Jumpstart Artist grant
1993 – ‘Darcy’s Music Video,’ VH1 Music, ADC, New York, National Award
1991 – The Princes Trust Artist Development Grant, London
PRESS:
Times Beacon
AS | ARTISTS STUDIOS
COMMISSIONS:
The New York Times, Man Made Music, Stony Brook University, VH1, Showtime, SPCA, The Boston Globe, Radical Media, HBO, IFF, The Los Angeles Times, American Institute of Graphic Arts and Doyle Partners.
TEACHING:
North Shore Montessori School, Stony Brook, NY
Children’s Art Workshops, Gallery North, Setauket, NY
Children’s Art Classes, The Setauket Neighborhood House, Setauket, NY
Parsons School of Design, Continuing Education & Intensive Summer Art & Design, New York, NY