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ARTIST PROFILE Biography Born 1956 – Toronto,
(Ontario, Canada), Resides in Ottawa, Ontario. From a young age Terry Ananny
showed a keen interest in painting and although she studied fine art during
her education, Terry Ananny is primarily a self-taught artist. As a child,
Terry Ananny experienced many trips from Ontario to Quebec. The rich
splendour of the colourful Quebec villages was forever etched into the
artist’s memory. Ananny brightly recaptures on canvas these charming
landscapes and their surroundings with children at play in the great
outdoors. Each painting recreates a unique magical moment connecting us to
our earlier childhood memories. Canada’s Prime Ministers,
Governor Generals and the Government of Canada have all collected her work.
During this period Ananny’s artwork has represented Canada in the form of
gifts to visiting dignitaries. Terry Ananny’s artwork may be found in
Canadian Government collections including Industry Canada, Canada Mortgage
and Housing Corporation, The Canadian Embassy in Brussels, Belgium, Ottawa
Hospital, The Canadian Medical Association, The Premier of Quebec, Mr. and
Mrs. Jean Charest, Former Prime Minister Mr. and Mrs. Jean Chretien, Former
Prime Minister Mr. and Mrs. Brian Mulroney. Terry Ananny’s artwork is represented by many fine art galleries
across Canada. The artist has participated in numerous exhibitions and has
collected a number of awards. Her works are held in over 250 Canadian and
International corporate collections including Global Television, Merrill
Lynch, Delta Hotels, Microsoft Canada, CTV Television, Corus Entertainment,
Ensource, Sun Microsystems, and the Ottawa Senators to name a few. Terry
Ananny’s work has been influenced by a number of fine artists. Without
doubt, the works of Henri Masson and Marc A. Fortin have had a strong
influence in her work. The Group of Seven and Clarence Gagnon were also
inspiring influences. Terry Ananny is honored to have one of her paintings
hanging in the collection of the late Elizabeth Harris, wife of Canadian
Artist Lawren Harris Jr. (son of Lawren Harris - Group of Seven). Her work is seen on UNICEF cards, Canada
Save the Children cards, Canadian Greetings cards, Cornerstone 52 Foundation
cards, Children’s Wish Foundation cards, Canadian Cystic Fibrosis cards, book
covers, CD covers and has been submitted for a Canadian postage stamp and
Canadian coin. UNICEF has published ten unique Christmas cards over the past
decade featuring the paintings of Terry Ananny. In 2010 her work was chosen to be presented
as a gift to the 100 participants of the Canadian Seniors Curling
Championships. Terry Ananny has supported many charities funded through sales
of holiday greeting cards featuring her work and fundraising through artwork
donations to national and local charities. UNICEF, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Canada Save the Children, Children’s Wish
Foundation of Canada, Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, Special Olympics Canada, Cornerstone 52
Foundation, United Way of Canada, Mount Sinai Hospital Auxiliary, Kids Help Phone,
Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Ronald MacDonald House Charities, Ottawa
Snow Suit Fund, Overbrooke-Forbes Community Resource Centre, Canadian Cancer
Society, have all been helped and supported by Terry Ananny’s artwork.
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