Anna Partington

I am a full-time artist and photographer living in Pulham Market, Norfolk, UK. I have an inherently creative soul and grew up with artistic role models from a very young age. I studied a foundation in art and design at University College Falmouth and a degree in press and editorial photography at Falmouth University. After graduating I went on to work in photojournalism before finding my path back into art in 2016.

I am now focused on producing my collection of abstract paintings and commissioned pieces with lots of colour and organic shapes alongside my line drawings.

My work is about the subconscious connection between dyslexia, learning and doodling with much of my inspiration coming from the natural world and the patterns that occur in our environment. As a child, I was diagnosed with pretty severe dyslexia. For a long time, my doodles have become a coping mechanism and now they have developed into really detailed and stimulating works of art.

After finishing a piece, like seeing shapes in the clouds, I normally see things like animals and objects within the artwork. This is how I name most of the works. My process is extremely fluid and free with minimal planning which is all part of the subconscious kinetic learni...

Falmouth University: BA (HONS) Degree - Press & Editorial Photography - 2011/2014

University College Falmouth: Foundation Diploma - Art and Design - 2010/2011

'Insight' Calumet Photographic, Euston, London UK
Pig House Pictures Presents 'Uncontained', Boxpark, Shoreditch, London UK
Pig House Picture Presents 'II", The Fish Factory, Falmouth UK
Summer Exhibition, Artspace, Woodbridge, Suffolk
Tuddenham Art Exhibition, Tuddenham, Suffolk
Eye Art Trail - Sheep Trail, 2019, Suffolk
Eye Art Trail - The Way Ahead, 2021, Suffolk
Eye Sculpture Trail - The Piggy Tail Trail, 2022, Suffolk