I was born and raised in New York. As my father was
a watercolour artist and my mother was a teacher, my
artistic education began very early in my life. Aside
from teaching me in his studio, my father took me sketching,
to art galleries and classes at the Art Students League
in New York City. At 13, he gave me my first anatomy
book and I started figure drawing classes.
In 1970, I received my B. A. in Fine Arts at the University
of Buffalo, with a painting major and a music minor.
At that time, I also completed a New York State Education
Certificate in Art. I came to the West Coast of British
Columbia in 1970. In 1974, I obtained my B.C. Education
Certificate in Art. In 1980, I completed an Associate
in Arts & Science/Commercial Music at Capilano College,
North Vancouver, B.C.
Between 1975 and 1989, I taught Painting, Drawing, Composition,
Design, and Figure Drawing courses for North Vancouver
Continuing Education. In 1980, I began teaching Northwest
Coast Indian Art at various schools in Vancouver as
well as writing art curriculum for the British Columbia
Ministry of Education. In addition, I illustrated three
books for the Squamish Language Program and texts for
Native Studies.
Although my main source of employment was as an art
teacher, I continued to paint, attend graduate art courses,
play music (jazz) in clubs in Vancouver and started
an herb business during this period of time. In 1989,
I moved to Denman
Island, a small Gulf Island on the West Coast of
British Columbia. As my early years in British Columbia
had been spent in various rural communities, this move
fulfilled a long-time desire to return to a rural life-style.
Although I do continue to teach the occasional art course
through the local community school, I spend the majority
of my time painting, playing music and working in my
gardens. I have been exhibiting my work on a regular
basis and playing jazz piano and vocals in local venues.
Giclées
MIMA Gallery
1901
East Rd,
Denman, Island, BC
1-877-335-8111
contact@mimagallery.com
August 13 - 25, 2009, metamorphosis, Art Gallery,
Denman Island, BC
July 4 - 7, 2009, Inner Island Images, Community Hall,
Hornby Island, BC.
Aug 30 - Sept 1, 2008, Father/ Daughter: Drawings
and Sketches, Annie & Barnett Siegel, Denman
Arts Centre, 1016 Northwest Rd, Denman Island,
BC
Aug. 16 - 17, 2008, Studio
Tour, Celebrating Our Own, Denman Island,
BC
Mar 7 - Mar 29, 2008, Annie Siegel: Paintings and
Prints, Coastal Landscapes, Muir
Gallery, 580 Duncan Ave,. Courtenay, BC
Sept 15 - Dec 31, 2007, Annie Siegel: Paintings
and Prints, Coastal Landscape Retrospective,
Gallery at Tofino Botanical Gardens, 1084 Pacific
Rim Hwy,Tofino, BC
Aug 31 - Sept 2, 2007, "Father & Daughter/
Figures and Landscapes", Barnett & Annie
Siegel, Denman Island Arts Centre, 1016 Northwest
Rd, Denman Island, BC
Aug 3-5, 2007, Retrospective , Annie Siegel & Cynthia
Minden
Greenhill Gallery, 9900 Greenhill Rd., Denman Island, BC
Illustrations
Native People and Explorers of
Canada, chapter
on Squamish Indians, Grade 4 text book, Prentice Hall,
Canada.
Squamish Indian Historical Fishing
Practices,
RCMP, North Vancouver, B.C.
Text and Illustrations
Grade 11 Northwest
Coast Indian Art, Curriculum instruction book, B.C. Ministry
of Education
Calligraphy, Layout and Design
Squamish language instruction books (2)
Colouring book
and calendar, Squamish Indian Band, North Vancouver,
B.C.
Home studio, open by appointment. Please
contact: anisiegel@yahoo.ca
For more information, full resume,
or purchasing arrangements, please contact
me at anisiegel@yahoo.ca.
Prices are in Canadian funds and include
all applicable taxes. Prices do not
include shipping and packing. All paintings
are archivally framed. Paintings may
also be sent without a frame. Please
contact me for more details concerning
framing and shipping. |