Born Ann Paton in Gourock, Scotland, 1941
Lived in Zurich, Switzerland, 1961 - 71
At present lives in Aberuthven, Perthshire
Graduated from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee, 1985.
Elected member of the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour, RSW, 2001.
Elected associate member of the Royal Watercolour Society, 2003.
Elected member of the Aberdeen Artists Society, 2003
Elected full member of Royal Watercolour Society, 2007
Elected member of the Royal Glasgow Institute 2023
Awards
2018 City of Glasgow College Award RSW
2014 Frankland Prize RWS
2011 Rendezvous Gallery Award, Aberdeen
2009 RSW Council Award
2002 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Prize, Bankside Gallery, London
1998 SAAC Award
1996 Scottish Arts Club Award RSW
1994 Scholfield Award SAAC
1994 MacDonald Orr Ltd Purchase Prize
1989 James Torrance Memorial Award, RGI
1986 Mobile North Sea Purchase Prize, Aberdeen
1986 Rydan Award SAAC
1981 Mitchell Award, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art
Exhibited with
Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour
Royal Society of Painters in Watercolour
The Royal Scottish Academy
Aberdeen Artists Society
Royal Glasgow Institute
Selected solo exhibitions with:
Meffan, Forfar, "Saints from the Sea", 2011
Pittemweem Arts Festival, “Sea Songs”, 2010 (invited artist)
Riverside Gallery, Stonehaven, 2009
The Watermill, Aberfeldy, “A Weather Eye”, 2007
Green Gallery, Aberfoyle, 2004
Richmond Park Gallery, London, 2000
Castlegate Gallery, Cockermouth, Cumbria, 1999
Kingfisher Gallery Edinburgh 1998, 1999
Gallery Heinzel, Aberdeen, 1992, 1994, 1999, 2004
Various mixed exhibitions in:
Scotland, England, Switzerland, Germany and Holland
Publications:
The Watercolour Expert, Royal Watercolour Society, 2003
The Watercolour Masters, Royal Watercolour Society, 2006
Lallans magazine / Chapman magazine
Corporate collections:
Royal Collection RWS 2012
Mobil North Sea Ltd, Aberdeen
Deloitte & Touche, Aberdeen
And in various private collections world wide
Public collections:
Qingdao International Watercolour Biennale
Art Editor Lallans magazine 2000/2010