Anne McGilvary is a Canadian artist who was born in Noranda, Quebec and raised in Sudbury, Ontario. Anne lives in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Art has always been second nature to Anne. She won a city-wide award for a landscape painting at the age of twelve and sold her first painting in high school.
Anne enjoys painting inspiring landscape scenes that invite viewers to reminisce and share about similar locations and experiences.
Anne develops compositional sketches and value studies before she begins a painting. She finds it helpful to keep journals of her reference photos and thoughts as she plans and completes her paintings. These journals have provided sources of inspiration and learning for her over the years.
Anne works mainly in acrylics, and she often adds interesting textures to her paintings by using various gel and paste mediums. Anne's paintings begin with thin layers of monochromatic colour glazes that are followed by thicker opaque colour choices. Her paintings literally glow with brilliance as the light infiltrates through these built-up layers.
Anne continually works at improving her painting skills. She seeks support from other professional artists with critiques, workshops and a home library collection. Art is a journey for Anne!
Anne's art is in private collections throughout Canada as well as in many international locations. Anne sells her art at several art events throughout the year. (See Events page)
Please feel free to check out this article in the Calgary Guardian online magazine.
"A Day in the Life" with Calgary Visual Artist Anne McGilvary (calgaryguardian.com)
Anne works mainly in acrylics, and she often adds interesting textures to her paintings by using various gel and paste mediums. Anne's paintings begin with thin layers of monochromatic colour glazes that are followed by thicker opaque colour choices. Her paintings literally glow with brilliance as the light infiltrates through these built-up layers.
Anne continually works at improving her painting skills. She seeks support from other professional artists with critiques, workshops and a home library collection. Art is a journey for Anne!
Anne's art is in private collections throughout Canada as well as in many international locations. Anne sells her art at several art events throughout the year. (See Events page)
Please feel free to check out this article in the Calgary Guardian online magazine.
"A Day in the Life" with Calgary Visual Artist Anne McGilvary (calgaryguardian.com)
Memberships:
Federation of Canadian Artists: Vancouver: Active Member Status
Federation of Canadian Artists: Calgary Chapter: Exhibiting Member Status
Route 22 Artist Collective and Gallery: Cochrane, Alberta (Founding Member)
Leighton Center: Calgary Foothills
Alberta Escape Artists Guild: Calgary, Alberta
Group & Solo Shows
Framed on Fifth Art Gallery: Solo Show: Mountains, Meadows and Wildflowers: April 2024
Framed on Fifth Art Gallery: Solo Show: From the Ground Up: June 2021
Framed on Fifth Art Gallery: Calgary Alberta, Solo Show: Meadows and More, April 2018
Palliser Art Gallery and Framing: Calgary, Alberta: Solo show: Aromatherapy: April – July 2017
Calgary Stampede Western Art Gallery: 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2022 (juried)
Calgary Stampede Western Art Gallery: Mini-Masters' Wall: 2023 (juried)
Cochrane Visitor Center: 150 Brushstrokes: Cochrane, Alberta: July 2017
Cochrane RancheHouse: Cochrane, Alberta: Solo Show: 2014
Bear’s Den Restaurant: Calgary: Solo Show (2014)
Route 22 Artist Collective Gallery: Cochrane Alberta: Since 2020 (bi-monthly juried shows)
Federation of Canadian Artists: Calgary Chapter: Annual spring and fall shows: Since 2012
Framed on Fifth Art Gallery: Neighbourhood Day: June 2019, 2022
Vales Greenhouse: Diamond Valley, Alberta: Cultivation of Art: June 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025
Pynlogs Christmas Show: Invermere, BC: November 2021
Federation of Canadian of Artists: Vancouver, B.C.: 365 Online Exhibition and Calendar Project: May 2020
The Galleria, Inglewood: Calgary Alberta: 2014- 2020 (until closing)
State of the Arts (SAS) art show: Guest Artist: October 2019
Kensington Art Supplies: Christmas Show: December 2019
Art in the Park: Invermere, B.C. 2016-2019, 2021 (until discontinued)
Calgary ArtWalk: Galleria Inglewood, Calgary: 2014 – 2019
Alberta Escape Artists Guild: Since 2018
Just Imajan Art Gallery: Cochrane Alberta: 2014-2018 (until closing)
Hughes Fine Art Show and Sale: 2018, 2022
Federation of Canadian Artists: Vancouver, B.C.: Small, Smaller, Smallest Exhibitions: 2012, 2014, 2017 (juried)
Federation of Canadian Artists: Vancouver, BC: Acrylics in Action: October 2017 (juried)
Leighton Center: Calgary, Alberta: 2013, 2014, 2017 (juried)
Leighton Center Christmas Bazaars: 2015, 2017
Rustica Art Gallery: Cochrane, Alberta: 2014-2016 (until closing)
Tour of the Arts: Invermere, B.C. 2010 - 2014 (juried) (until discontinued)
Cochrane Art Club: Cochrane Alberta, Shows: 2011 - 2018
Foothills Art Club: Cochrane, Alberta Shows: 2006 - 2021
Calgary Stampede Wester Art Gallery: Western Showcase: 2006 (juried)
