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 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 coloured glazes that are followed by thicker opaque colour choices. Anne's pieces 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)
Memberships: Federation of Canadian Artists: Vancouver: Active Member Status Federation of Canadian Artists: Calgary Chapter: Active Member Status Route 22 Artist Collective and Gallery: Cochrane, Alberta Leighton Center: Calgary Foothills Columbia Valley Arts (CVA): Invermere, British Columbia Alberta Escape Artists Guild: Calgary, Alberta
Group & Solo Shows Route 22 Artist Collective Gallery: Cochrane Alberta: Since 2020 (bi-monthly juried shows) Framed on Fifth Art Gallery: Solo Show: From the Ground Up: June 2021 Framed on Fifth Art Gallery: Neighbourhood Day: June 2019, 2022, 2024 Vales Greenhouse: Cultivation of Art: June 2020, June 2021, June 2023, June 2024 Pynlogs Christmas Show: Invermere, BC: November 2021 Canadian Federation of Artists: Vancouver: 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 Framed on Fifth Art Gallery: Calgary Alberta, Solo Show: Meadows and More, April 2018 Art in the Park: Invermere, B.C. 2016-2019, 2021 Calgary ArtWalk: Galleria Inglewood, Calgary: 2014 – 2019 (invited) Alberta Escape Artists Shows: 2018, 2021 - 2024 Just Imajan Art Gallery: Cochrane Alberta: 2014-2018 (until closing) Hughes Fine Art Show and Sale: 2018, 2022 Canadian Federation of Artists: Vancouver, B.C.: Small, Smaller, Smallest Exhibitions: 2012, 2014, 2017 (juried) Canadian Federation of Artists: Vancouver, BC: Acrylics in Action: October 2017 (juried) Cochrane Visitor Center: 150 Brushstrokes: Cochrane, Alberta: July 2017 Palliser Art Gallery and Framing: Calgary, Alberta: Solo show: Aromatherapy: April – July 2017 Leighton Center: Calgary, Alberta: 2013, 2014, 2017 (juried) Leighton Center Christmas Bazaars: 2015, 2017 Calgary Stampede Western Art Gallery: 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2022 (juried) Calgary Stampede Western Art Gallery: Mini-Masters' Wall: 2023 (juried) Rustica Art Gallery: Cochrane, Alberta: 2014-2016 (until closing) Canadian Federation of Artists: Calgary Chapter: 2012+ Cochrane RancheHouse: Cochrane, Alberta: Solo Show: 2014 (invited) Bear’s Den Restaurant: Calgary: Solo Show (2014) Tour of the Arts: Invermere, B.C. 2010 - 2014 (juried) Cochrane Art Club: Cochrane Alberta, Shows: 2011 - 2018 Foothills Art Club: Cochrane, Alberta Shows: 2006 - 2021 Calgary Stampede Wester Art Gallery: Western Showcase: (submission) 2006 (juried)