Anne Blankson-Hemans

Anne studied Fine Art at the College of Art, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Ghana and came to live in the UK in 1984,

She is a multi-award winning artist and a full member of the Society of Women Artists.

She has been exhibiting her work on a regular basis since 2007. Her paintings have been exhibited at the prestigious Mall Galleriesin London, in annual exhibitions by the Royal Society of British Artists (RBA), and the Society of Women Artists (SWA). She’s also had her work exhibited in various other shows.

Anne has also been selected to take part in two BBC TV programmes; 'Show Me the Monet' (BBC2, 2012) and 'The Big Painting Challenge (BBC1, 2015).

In addition, her works have been featured in a number of publications including 'The Artist', (July 2015), and the glossy French publication 'Pratique des Arts', (June 2017).
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Anne sketches and paints ‘en plein air’ around the UK and abroad to collect material for her paintings. She then develops her larger finished paintings in her studio. She also enjoys being a member of several local and national painting and sketching groups.
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Her works are held in collections in the UK, the USA, Japan, China and Australia

B A (Hons) Fine Art, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana

2022 - The Society of Women Artists 161st Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London SW1, September 2022, AWARD, CASS ART
Prize for painting 'His Fascination With The Chicken'
2020/2021 - The Society of Women Artists Annual Open Exhibition - held online
2019 - The Society of Women Artists Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London SW1
2018 - The Society of Women Artists Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London SW1
2017 - The Society of Women Artists Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London SW1
2016 - The Society of Women Artists Annaul Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London SW!
2015 - The Society of Women Artists Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London SW!
2015 - ‘From African Realism to Contemporary Modern Classics, The Strand Gallery, London, 20-24th October 2015
Joint exhibition with Prof. Auto Delaquis, Anne Blankson-Hemans, Stephen Gwoktcho, Bruce Chidovori. Hosted by Afrikart
Gallerie
2015 - ‘The Bigger Picture’ - joint exhibition by Finalists of the BBC 1 Big Painting Challenge Programme, April 2015, Lauderdale House,
London
2014 - The Society of Women Artists Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, June 2014. AWARD, The Artist Magazine Award for painting’
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