Anna Raven (born.1956) grew up in Cambridge where her father was an academic and keen field botanist. With long academic holidays she had the opportunity to frequently visit the West Coast of Scotland and from her father developed an interest in plants and the call of wild places.
Anna studied fine art at Bath Academy of Art (1976-’79) and has spent her life working across disciplines - from gardens to printmaking, ceramics to painting - with much of her work a personal response to the natural world and the relationship between nature and the inner self. She established her first studio in London.
In 2004, Anna moved to the West Coast of Scotland where she developed a new body of work inspired by the dramatic qualities of the Highland landscape and climate, exhibiting her work with the Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London.
Anna has now been based in Lochaber for many years, which has enabled her to engage more deeply with the world of landscape restoration and this is reflected in her creative practice. In partnership with the Scottish Wildlife Trust, Anna has established a residency on the Rahoy Hills Reserve, the most biodiverse reserve in the Trust’s portfolio. The residency promotes a collaboration between art and science, with the artists working with the warden to find a visual equivalent for their experience.
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Selected exhibitions
2020 Resipole Studios, Ardnamurchan
2019 McCallum Art House, Fort William
2019 Resipole Studios, Ardnamurchan
2017 Solo show, Resipole Studios, Ardnamurchan
2016 RSA Annual Open Exhibition, Edinburgh
2016 SSA Annual Open Exhibition, Edinburgh
2015 Solo show, Resipole Studios, Ardnamurchan
2011-15 Various mixed shows with Resipole Studios, Ardnamurchan
2010-11 Various exhibitions with Ealanta Lochaber, Newcastle, Dundee
2008 Solo show, Marjoribanks Gallery, Coldstream
2008 Solo show, Rebecca Hossack @ Charlotte Street, London
2007 Kilmorack Gallery, Beauly, Inverness
2007 Lime Tree Gallery, Fort William
1998 Rebecca Hossack @ Osterley House
1997 Solo show, Rebecca Hossack Gallery, Windmill Street, London
1995 Solo show, Rebecca Hossack Gallery, Windmill Street, London
1984 Royal Society of Watercolourists annual exhibition, London
Selected residencies
April 2016 WASPs The Booth, Scalloway, Shetland Mainland.
September 2015 Watercolour Music, Isle of Tiree
November/December 2014 Iona Art Residencies