Anna was a member of Backwater Artists Network, since its inception in 2020. She was a talented artist and she had a brilliant mind. She was also an active, enthusiastic and valued member of our group. We were fortunate to have her as a member and to be able to support her practice, in the past number of years. She exhibited in several of our member exhibitions including; A Moment Before Lockdown, Studio 12, Backwater Artists Group (2020), Remaining Places, Fota House & Gardens (2021), Drawn Works, The Long Space, Backwater Artists Group (2024) and Deep Time, in Spike Island (2024). In 2022, she had a solo exhibition in our Studio 12 exhibition/project space, Falter. Check. Resolve which consisted of 18 drawings, 7 ceramic works and an accompanying text drawn on the wall, which served as both statement and memory. The work explored themes of mental illness and chess as seen through the world of Beckett’s ‘Murphy’. In 2024, she was awarded the Backwater Artists Network Residency and had a studio onsite for 6 months. She used the studio consistently and prolifically, to create a large body of work, some of which was due to be exhibited in The Long Space in February 2025. It was really lovely to have Anna as a member. She contributed in so many different ways and made many friends at Backwater Artists Group. We will sorely miss her.
Rest in Peace, Anna.
