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TERRY ANANNY Canadian Artist |
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Terry Ananny is a full-time painter currently living in Ottawa,
Ontario. The many trips Ananny took as a child from Ontario to Quebec and her
three children’s joyful experiences of childhood serve as inspiration for her
work. Ananny’s artwork has been collected by Canadian Prime Ministers,
Governor Generals and the Government of Canada. |
Collections Terry Ananny’s works
are held in over 700 private collections and 250 Canadian and international
corporate collections including Global Television, Live Coverage (2002), 24 x
60 in., acrylic on canvas, Merrill Lynch, Soccer (1997), 20 x 24 in., acrylic
on canvas, Delta Hotels, Microsoft Canada, CTV Television Network, CTV CFCN
Television, Full Coverage (2001), 24 x 60 in., acrylic on canvas and Neighbourhood Coverage (2001), 24 x
30in., acrylic on canvas, Corus Entertainment, Ensource, Sun Microsystems,
Scotia Bank, The Canadian Six (2007) 20 x 24 in., giclée on canvas, The
Ottawa Senators NHL Hockey Club, Skating on the Rideau Canal (2003), 24 x 60
in., acrylic on canvas. Canada’s Prime
Ministers, Governor Generals and the Government of Canada have collected her
work over the last decade. Canadian
Government collections include:
Industry Canada, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Village en
Hiver (1997), 48 x 96 in., acrylic on canvas, The Canadian Embassy in
Brussels Belgium, Street Hockey (1998), 24 x 30 in., acrylic on canvas, Ottawa Riverside Hospital, MD Management,
Canadian Medical Association, Les Patineurs (1995), 30 x 36 in., acrylic on
canvas, The Québec Liberal Party Residence, Québec Premier Jean Charest and former Prime Ministers Jean Chrétien and Brian Mulroney. Published Work
* UNICEF cards,
works selected for 1998, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007,
2008 * UNICEF corporate
card, work selected in 2004 * Children's Wish
Foundation of Canada, works selected for 2006,
2007, 2008 * Canadian Greetings
cards, works selected for 2006, 2007, 2008 * Cornerstone 52
Foundation cards, works selected for 2006, 2007 * Canada Save the
Children card, work selected in 1999 * Canadian Health
Services Research Foundation annual report cover,
work selected in 2000 * Blake, Cassels
& Graydon corporate card and video, work selected in
2007 * Reynolds, Mirth,
Richards & Farmer corporate card, work selected
in 2005 * Quebec Ministry of
Education video “Art Speaks”, work selected in
2008
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Artist’s Background Raised in southern
Ontario, Terry Ananny spent her summers between rural Quebec living with
local families on a student exchange program and travelling throughout
northern Ontario. Ananny’s bold and vivid paintings of Canadian children at
play in the great outdoors capture the potency of these memories. Terry
Ananny received her early education in Toronto at Meisterschaft College and
in 1975 moved to Ottawa to attend Carleton University. In 1989 Terry Ananny joined the Ottawa Art
Association and participated in numerous juried exhibitions and won a number
of awards: Ottawa Art Society; Second Place, Fall 1990, Ottawa Art Society;
Acrylic Painting, Second Place, Spring 1992, Ottawa Art Society; Acrylic
Painting, Fall 1992, White Ribbon Event; A Source of Art Gallery, Third Place
1993, Ottawa Art Society; Acrylic Painting, First Place, Fall 1993. Ananny
has been inspired by the works of Henri Masson and Marc A. Fortin. Exhibitions The works of Terry
Ananny have been exhibited in Canada and the United States at The Ottawa
Little Theatre 1990, Ottawa Public Library 1991, Regional Municipality of
Ottawa Carleton 1992, Gloucester City Hall 1992, Cumberland Town Centre 1993,
International Woman’s Art Exhibition, RMOC, Ottawa 1994, National Fine Arts
Festival Juried Show, The Congress Centre, Ottawa 1995, Metropolitan Life
Building, Ottawa 1995, Galerie du Petit Champlain, Quebec PQ 1995 – 1996, Galerie Chez Moie, Baie Saint Paul PQ
1995 – 1998, Yves Larouche Galerie d’Art, Montreal PQ 1995-1998, Rendez-Vous Art Gallery,
Vancouver BC 1996 – 1997, Michel Blais Art Gallery, Vancouver BC 1997, Ottawa Delta Hotel and Suites
1997, Corel Centre, Air Canada Club 1998, Collector’s Art Gallery, Calgary AB
1998 – 1999, Art Mode Gallery, Ottawa 1998, Art Mode Gallery, Calgary 1999,
Nan Miller Gallery, Rochester NY 2002, New York Art Expo 2003, Scott Gallery,
Edmonton AB 2004 – 2006, Pacif’ic Gallery, Saskatoon SK 2005 – 2006, Shayne
Gallery, Montreal PQ 2005 – 2007, Westmount Gallery, Toronto ON 2005 – 2008,
West End Gallery, Victoria BC 2006 – 2008, West End Gallery, Edmonton AB 2006
– 2008, Canada House Gallery, Banff AB 2003 – 2008, Win Henstock Gallery,
Oakville, ON 2008 Distinctions Ananny’s work has been
recreated on UNICEF Christmas cards; selected work 1998, 2001, 2004, 2006,
2007, 2008, Canada Save the Children greeting cards; selected work 1999,
Cornerstone 52 Foundation cards; selected work 2006, 2007, Children's Wish
Foundation of Canada cards; selected work 2006, 2007, Canadian Greetings
cards; selected work 2006, 2007, Quebec Ministry of Education; selected work
2008, book and CD covers. The artist’s work has been submitted for a Canadian
coin and Canadian stamp. Life Work
Terry Ananny is a proud
supporter of many charities funded through sales of holiday greeting cards
featuring her work and fundraising through artwork donations to national and
local charities. UNICEF, Canada Save the Children, Children’s Wish Foundation
of Canada, Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, Cornerstone 52 Foundation,
United Way of Canada, 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.
All images copyright 2008 |
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