Annie Hayward

In the heart of one of New Zealand’s art districts, modern and figurative artist Annie Hayward lives and works from her studio in Eastbourne, Wellington.

Involved in the art world from birth, artist Annie Hayward’s natural talent for painting was encouraged by her father, a French artist and her mother, also artistically inclined.

Art and painting is central to her life. The prime mover of creativity in all Hayward’s modern and figurative art and paintings is love and hope. Her source for creativity and inspiration comes from a love of life, human beings, nature, the sea, the weather and animals.

Hayward says she mixes this altogether like an artist’s palette and creates magical and surreal paintings that reflect all emotions and always allude to hope. This allows her art to translate well into other mediums such as greeting and gift cards.

For many years, artist Annie Hayward has been working as an abstract artist and as a figurative artist. The latter has enabled her to produce a large body of original art and figurative paintings, some in serial format by season, some based on songs and allegories, some on fables, some on a passing sound or view.

The figurative art work is now available as original paintings, as p...

School cerficate in 5 subjects
University entrance accredited with 6 subjects
Wellington Design School 1973 - 1976 with Dip in Design and illustration

1993 'The two Annies' Joint Exhibition at Millwood gallery, Wellington NZ
1995 March .Group show at The Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington, NZ
1995, October. Solo Exhibition at Millwood gallery, Wellington, NZ
1996 April. Group show at The new moon gallery.
1996 September. Solo exhibition at the new moon gallery
1997 November . Solo exhibition at The Exhange gallery, Wellington,NZ
1998 April. Solo exhibition at The Exchange gallery, Wellington, NZ
1999. March. Solo exhibition at The Exhange gallery, Wellington
2000 September. Solo exhibition at Woodhouse Hill gallery
2001 July. Solo exhibition at The Milk Gallery, Wellington. NZ
2001 November Group show at The Milk Gallery
2002 March solo show at The Milk Gallery
2002 November group show at The Milk Gallery
2004 Feb solo show at The Milk Gallery
2005 Feb solo show at The Milk Gallery

2004 November group show at The Milk Gallery