Anne Donnelly
Anne Donnelly | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1932 (age 91–92) Belfast,Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Alma mater | National College of Art |
| Website | www |
Anne Donnelly(born 1932) is anIrishartist living inItaly.
Life[edit]
Born inBelfast,Donnelly grew up inCounty Carlow.She studied in theNational College of ArtinDublingraduating in 1953 and then went on to the Escuela de Bellas Artes inMadridbefore finishing at the Ecole Julienne inParisin 1956. While in Paris, Donnelly met her husbandCarlo Mazzantiniwho died in 2006. They had four daughters, including the novelistMargaret Mazzantiniand the actressGiselda Volodi.[1]
The whole family spent time travelling in France, Spain, Ireland and Morocco through the late 50s and early 60s. They settled initially in Tuscany and finally in Tivoli.[1]
Career[edit]
Donnelly has exhibited since the 50s in public and private collections throughout Ireland, Italy, Great Britain, France, Spain, Greece, Argentina, Switzerland, USA and Australia. She has received praise from critics such as Elena Pontiggia,Seamus Heaney,Guido Giuffrè, and Paul Cahill.[1] Exhibitions include: 2007Riflessi Diversi: Artist and Irish poets,in Torre di Magione, 2008Equus, semper.Art Hippodrome in Rome, The Museum of Modern Art (M.O.M.A), New York and regularly in the Peppercanister Gallery in Dublin and the Claremorris Gallery, County Mayo.[2][3][4]
She is a member of DUNA (part of the International Association of Women Artists)[1]
References[edit]
- ^abcdBruna Condoleo (19 March 2009)."Anne Donnelly GALLERIA IL SAGGIATORE, ROMA".
- ^"Anne Donnelly - Exhibition of paintings".
- ^"Gisele Scanlon reviews Anne Donnelly in the Irish Independent".Peppercanister. 19 June 2002.
- ^"Biography of Anne Donnelly".Peppercanister. 7 May 2009.
