ANNE BRADFORD
Anne was born in England and raised in Canada and the US. She moved
to New York City in 1970 and lived there for twelve years working
as a graphic/multimedia designer and fine artist.
In 1985 she moved to California, first to San Diego, then in 1998
to Healdsburg. It was in Southern California that her painting
evolved from abstract form to contemporary realism with a strong
emphasis on nature. The striking flora of the area became an
inspiration to the highly dramatic "imagescapes" that she painted.
Giant agaves, layers of palm fronds or swirling patterns of aloe
were painted along with intense skies and highly contrasted
architectural features, some with layers of sand; to create scenes
that were both imaginary and real.
Since moving to Healdsburg, Anne's vision changed again; this time
to reflect the surrounding environment. Landscapes, valleys,
vineyards and, and mostly, the Russian River, have become the
subjects of her work.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2006 - Anderson / Miguel Fine
Art, Healdsburg, CA
2005 - Museum of Contemporary Art, Luther Burbank Center for the
Arts, Santa Rosa, CA
2003/4/5 - Anne Bradford Gallery at the Hotel Healdsburg,
Healdsburg, CA
2001/2/3/4 - Anne Bradford Gallery, Healdsburg, CA
2001 - "9.11" Sonoma County Artists Respond to the Events of Sept.
11, Petaluma Arts Council, Petaluma, CA
2001 - Silver Stone Gallery, Santa Rosa, CA "The Direction of Art".
Invitational
2004/2000/1999 - Next Level Communications, Rohnert Park, CA.
1999 & 1998 - Art on the Move, Healdsburg Arts Council Juried
Exhibition, Healdsburg, CA
1997 - San Diego Museum of Art, Artist's Guild Jury Show.
1996 & 1997 - Valerie Miller Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA."Women
in Art."
1995 - Valerie Miller Fine Art, Group Show.
1995 - ASID Designer Showcase House, Rancho Mirage, CA.
1994 - San Diego Museum of Art, Artist’s Guild Jury Show, Juror,
Katherine Plake Hough, Curator, Palm Springs, Desert Museum.
1994 - Lyceum Theater Gallery, Third Annual Juried Exhibition San
Diego Museum of Art Artist’s Guild.
1993 - Art Collector, San Diego, "Morphological Expressions"
Solo
1993 - Art Collector, San Diego, Group Show.
1993 - The Foster Art Center, San Diego
1992 - Art Collector, San Diego, Group Show.
1991 - Los Angeles Convention Center, "DECA" Fine Art
1990 - Retrospective Gallery, La Jolla, CA , "Mythical
Celebrations", Three Artists.
1990 - The Foster Art Center, "San Diego Artists", San Diego Museum
of Contemporary Art.
1989 - Cafe Roma, La Jolla, CA Solo Show.
1989 - San Diego Museum of Art, Artist’s Guild Open Juried
Exhibition, Juror, Lita Albequrque.
1989 - Retrospective Gallery, La Jolla, CA.
1988 - National Congress of Art & Design, Salt Lake City, Utah,
Juror, H. T. Hopkins.
1988 - Brushworks Gallery, San Diego, Solo.
1987 - Gateway Center, NJ, Invitational.
1987 - Metro Gallery, San Diego "Southern California Artists".
COMMISSIONS & CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
British Airways, Concord Lounge, Bermuda & First Class Lounge,
Houston, TX
Buena Vista Palace Hotel, Buena Vista, FL
North Island Credit Union, San Diego, CA
Big Horn Country Club, Palm Desert, CA
The Marriott Hotel, Coronado, CA
Deloitte & Touche, San Diego, CA
Sandpiper Technologies, Inc. Manteca, CA
Schurter Inc. Santa Rosa, CA
Hotel Healdsburg, Healdsburg, CA
Opera Plaza, San francisco, CA
Steppin' Out Magazine, Fort Bragg, CA
Kendall-Jackson Wine Estates, CA
Beyers Costin, Santa Rosa, CA
Price Family, San Diego, CA many private collections.
JUROR
2003 "Series of Three", Plaza Art Center, Healdsburg Arts
Council
2004 Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Art Auction, Sebastopol,
CA
Cloverdale Arts Council, Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Cloverdale,
CA
EDUCATION
1994 Foundation for Educational Achievement, Computer Studies
1994 San Diego Community College, Career Center, Computer
Studies
1991 San Diego State University Art Dept., Environmental Design
1986-87 City College, San Diego Theater Art
1974 School of Visual Arts, New York
AWARDS
1994 California Discovery Award - Gold
RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2000 to 2004
Opened and established one of the finest contemporary art galleries
in Sonoma County in the city of Healdsburg at 431 Center St. until
Nov. 2004. Also exhibited several shows at the Hotel Healdsburg.
During that time she promoted the arts through rotating group shows
exhibiting abstracts, figurative works and landscapes by leading
Sonoma County & Bay Area artists, in all, more than 40
professional fine artists while continuing to create her own
work.
1999-2000
Worked with the Healdsburg Arts Council to promote the visual arts.
Organized and coordinated all aspects of various exhibitions.
1993-1999
Freelance graphic and multimedia designer. Projects included
designs for trade shows, packaging and logo designs for print for
Dale Carnegie & Associates, AFM Enterprises, Mad Catz, Grape
Escape and others.
1994-1996
Founded and co-owned Matrix, A Multimedia Company in San Diego.
Designed interactive kiosk for the Egyptian Museum in San Jose, CA;
CD-demo for the Museum of Modern Art, San Diego, plus other
interactive projects for the arts.
1974-1984
Graphic, multimedia designer and freelance illustrator for
children's books.
SPECIAL PROJECTS
STAGE
1987 Designed and produced the stage sets for the production of
"Isn't It Romantic" at City College, San Diego.
TELEVISION
1988 Interviewed live and displayed work on "Eye on San Diego".
1986 Studio visit and interview on "Inside San Diego".
FILM
1987 Five large paintings decorated the very contemporary loft
setting on the film K-9 shot in San Diego, CA.
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