Anwen Keeling

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Anwen Keeling (born in 1976) [1] is an Australian portrait painter. Working primarily with oil paints, her artworks have often focused on introspective women in private settings. She has „always been influenced by Caravaggio.“ [2] Her artworks prominently contain areas of deep shadows.

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Training

Keeling was born in Sydney and received a Bachelor of Arts (Visual) with Honours (First Class) and University Medal, from the Canberra School of Art at the Australian National University. She received a Master of Arts (European Fine Art) from the Winchester School of Art at Southampton University in Barcelona, Spain. [3]

Exhibitions

Her artworks have been exhibited in Spain, Japan, Australia, and England.

Solo Exhibitions [4]

Notes

  1. "Anwen Keeling". Mutual Art. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  2. Anwen Keeling's statement at Liverpool St. Gallery website Archived September 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Solo artist's fine photo art wins hearts", The Gold Coast Bulletin , 2005-06-08, p. 25.
  4. "Anwen Keeling – Artist Page". LiverpoolStreet. Retrieved 2 March 2019.

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