She works on an intimate scale which allows her to explore a subject in depth. Looking attentively over a sustained period, she gradually uncovers unexpected insights into colours and forms. Her paintings are a celebration of the meditative activity of looking for its own sake. The current themes of her work are the beautiful and endangered natural world, and the relationship between colour and culture.
Anne Waller is a painter based in London. She works from direct observation, focusing on still life and portraits.
At the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2025
with Blue Jug
Exhibitions
2025
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
New English Art Club Annual Exhibition
2024
New English Art Club Annual Exhibition
The ING Discerning Eye
Royal Institute of Oil Painters
2022
Royal Institute of Oil Painters
Awards
2025
The Dry Red Press Award at the NEAC Annual Exhibition: Artisan Toy Horse will be published as a greetings card by the Dry Red Press.
2018
Lee & Thompson LLP Prize for Portraiture
2016
Mr Heatherley Composition Prize for a Three-Figure Composition
Education
University of Cambridge: BA (Hons) Modern Languages
Courtauld Institute of Art: Graduate Diploma in History of Art
Heatherley School of Fine Art: Diploma in Portrait Painting
Part-time courses at The Slade School of Fine Art, The Royal Drawing School, LARA (London Atelier of Representational Art), Heatherley School of Fine Art and The Art Academy.
Earlier training:
Loughborough University School of Art and Design: First year, BA Fine Art Painting. Completed the first year before seeking more structured training in observational painting.