Anne Corless
….works in the creative arts as a Fine Artist, Designer & Illustrator,
Medical Artist, Art Demonstrator /Tutor and Writer!
Anne Corless, RN, RM, B.A. (Hons) Design, MMAA, RMIP, AFC
Education:
- Medical Art (MAET); Awarded Professional Membership Medical Artists Association (MMAA).
- Registered Medical Illustration Practitioner (RMIP).
- B.A. (Hons) Design, specialising in Natural History and Scientific Illustration.
- Edexcel Level 3 BTEC Award Life Drawing.
- OCNW Level 2 Award Life Drawing.
- Registered Midwife.
- Registered Nurse.
- Barber Surgeons & MAET Student Bursary.
Professional Memberships:
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Member of the Assocation Europeenes des Illustrateurs Medicaux et Scientifiques.
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Member of the Association of Illustrators.
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Member of the Association of Medical Illustrators (USA).
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Member of the Medical Artists’ Association of Great Britain.
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Member of The Council for the Accreditation of Medical Illustration Practitioners.
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Elected as North West Branch Master of Fine Art Trade Guild in 2012 (to present).
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Elected as Chair of Fine Art Committee of Fine Art Trade Guild in 2012 (to present).
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Selected to sit on the Fine Art Committee of Fine Art Trade Guild in 2011.
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Elected Member of the Fine Art Trade Guild in 2008.
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Member of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM).
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Member of the Royal College of Nurses (RCN).
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Full Member of the Writers Guild.
Memberships:
- Signature Member of Artists for Conservation
- Chair, a Founder Member & Trustee the Association of Animal Artists, 2009 (to present).
- Member of the Cecilia Beaux Forum (USA).
- Member of the Portrait Society of America.
- Committee Member of Lytham St Annes Art Society.
- Member of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP)(USA).
- NW Branch Coordinator Society of Equestrian Artists 2003 to 2008.
- Solo Exhibition in the 2026 Exhibition Space at BBC Radio Lancashire in Blackburn, Lancashire. Aug/Sept 2011.
- Solo Exhibition at The Northern, Didsbury, Manchester. Nov 2011 to Feb 2012.
- Solo exhibition at Dee Fine Arts Gallery, Heswall on the Wirral. Dec 2010/ Jan 2011.
Selected / Invitational Exhibitions:
- ‘Guild Artist’s Exhibition’ at the Fine Art Trade Guild’s Art and Framing Convention, Harrogate. May 2013.
- Lytham St Anne’s Art Society Spring Exhibition 2013 at The Fylde Gallery, Lytham, Lancashire. May 2013.
- ‘Art in the City’ Liverpool, in aid of The Prince’s Trust – with Wall to Wall Gallery and the Metquarter. Artwork donated for charity auction with all proceeds to the charity. Feb 2013.
- ‘The Ark’ exhibition, Lytham Heritage Centre, Lancashire, Sept 2012.
- ‘Art in the Park 2012′, Lytham Hall, Lancashire. June 2012.
- ‘Meet, Learn, Celebrate’; Fine Art Trade Guild’s Art and Framing Convention, Elstree, Nr London. May 2012.
- Lytham St Annes Art Society Spring Exhibition, ‘The Fylde Gallery’, Lancashire. 4th to 20th May 2012.
- Animal Art Fair 2011, Fulham Palace, London…in aid of Tusk Trust. May 2011.
- ‘Art in the Park 2011′, Lytham Hall, Lancashire. June 2011.
- ‘Animal’ Art Exhibition at Browsholme Hall, Lancashire. Oct / Nov 2010.
- Association of Animal Artists; Woodlands Gallery, Ansdell, Lancashire. Feb 2012.
- Art of Giving Exhibition, Queens Elm Gallery, Chelsea, London in aid of Born Free Foundation and George Adamson Wildlife Preservation Trust. Oct 2009.
- Graham Budd Auctions in Association with Sotherby’s, New Bond Street, London. 2006.
- Joint Fine Art Exhibition; Samlesbury Hall, Lancashire. 1999.
Group Exhibitions:
- Association of Animal Artists; Castle Park Arts Centre, Frodsham. April/May 2013.
- Association of Animal Artists; Castle Park Arts Centre, Frodsham. February/ March 2012.
- Association of Animal Artists; 2026 Exhibition Space at BBC Radio Lancashire in Blackburn, Lancashire.Oct 2011.
- Association of Animal Artists;The Galleries, Samlesbury Hall, Lancashire. March/ April 2011.
- Association of Animal Artists; The Galleries, Samlesbury Hall, Lancashire. Oct 2010.
- Association of Animal Artists; The Galleries, Samlesbury Hall, Lancashire. April 2010.
- Association of Animal Artists; The Galleries, Samlesbury Hall, Lancashire. Sep 2009.
- ‘Absolutely Animal’ exhibitions from 2005 to 2008.
1] Regular Contributor (Artist & Writer) to Leisure Painter Magazine.
- ‘Still life’ (botanical oil painting), November 2012 issue of Leisure Painter Magazine.
- ‘Still life’ (botanical preparatory sketches in watercolour & oil), October 2012 issue of Leisure Painter Magazine.
- ‘Painting a still life in watercolour (botanical – vegetables), May 2012 issue of Leisure Painter Magazine.
- ‘How to draw horses’, October 2011 issue of Leisure Painter Magazine.
- ‘How to find (and keep) inspiration for your arwork.’ August 2011. E Newsletter for Leisure Painter Magazine.
- ‘How to draw and paint animals’, Summer 2011 issue of Leisure Painter Magazine.
- ‘A report on Derwent Tinted Charcoal Pencils’; Summer 2011 issue of Leisure Painter Magazine.
Video:
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My video ‘How to draw and paint horses’ featured on Horse and Country TV in the UK and Ireland (Sky Channel 280) and in the Netherlands (via cable) from September 2012 and on H&C’s website and H&C YouTube channel from July 2012.
Teaching: Lectures/ Demonstrations & Workshops:
- Tuition Workshop at the Cumberland Pencil Museum; demonstrations of 18/19 June and ’Botanical Illustration using watercolour mediums’ on 20th June 2013.
- Professional Artist for Derwent at Patchings Art Festival, Nottinghamshire, Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 June 2013.
- ‘The business side of being an artist’; presentation at the Art and Framing Conference 2013 of the Fine Art Trade Guild, Harrogate, Yorkshire, April 2013.
- Lead Workshop Artist & Designer on ’3 day Art Workshop’ as part of ‘Up for Arts’ project with Clatterbridge NHS at BBC Radio Merseyside, supported by ‘Voluntary Arts England‘ on 5th, 7th & 9th November 2012.
- ‘Networking for Artists’ presentation at ‘Making Pictures Manchester’ at the invitation of the Fine Art Trade Guild, 12th Sept 2012.
- ‘Art Exhibitor & Demonstrator’, St Annes Arts and Music Festival, Lancashire, 8th September 2012.
- ‘Portrait Art 3 day workshop’ as part of ‘Up for Arts’ project at BBC Radio Merseyside, supported by ‘Voluntary Arts England‘ & ‘Campaign for Drawing’. 24th, 26th & 27th July 2012. Interviewed ‘live on air’ by BBC Radio Presenters Billy Butler, Willie Miller and Helen Jones.
- ‘Art Workshop’ for Leisure Painter and The Artist Magazines using the new Derwent Artbar Range. Ribby Hall Village, Lancashire. 25th July 2012.
- Presentation and Art Demonstration; ‘My Life in Art‘ at Spring Fair International 2012 by invitation of the Fine Art Trade Guild. 8th Feb 2012.
- ‘Artist in Residence’; BBC Radio Lancashire. Running regular Art Workshops with interview live on air. 2011.
- BBC Master Class; ‘Portraiture’ with model, in front of invited audience (Fully Booked). Venue: 2026 Gallery, BBC Radio Lancashire. Advertised on BBC Shows and Tours. October 2011.
- Portrait Art Workshops; ‘Faces of Gilly’ (BBC Radio Presenter John Gillmore) at BBC Radio Lancashire. Interviewed ‘live on air’ during Art Workshops each week. Sept/ Oct 2011.
- Animal Art Workshops; ‘Faces of Gilly’ (BBC Radio Presenter John Gillmore) at BBC Radio Lancashire. Interviewed ‘live on air’ during Art Workshops each week. August 2011.
- Art Class (weekly) ; ‘St Anne’s YMCA Art Group’ 2011/2012.
- Lecture on ‘Health Promotion, the role of medical art today’ at 4th Manchester International Clubfoot Conference Global Day.
Media:
- Interviewed ‘live on air’ by BBC Radio Merseyside Presenter Nick Robins to promote Up for Arts project with Clatterbridge NHS.
- Interviewed ‘live on air’ by BBC Radio Lancashire Presenter Gilly (John Gillmore) to promote the Association of Animal Artists Annual Charity Dinner….in my role as Chair of AAA
- Interviewed ‘live on air’ by BBC Radio Presenters Billy Butler, Willie Miller and Helen Jones during my ‘Portrait Art 3 day workshop’ as part of ‘Up for Arts’ project at BBC Radio Merseyside, supported by ‘Voluntary Arts England‘ & ‘Campaign for Drawing’. 24th, 26th & 27th July 2012.
- Interviewed by Presenter Andy Ball of BBC Radio Merseyside to promote Association of Animal Artists Exhibition at Castle Park Arts Centre, Frodsham, Cheshire. 25 Feb 2012.
- Interviewed by Presenter John Gillmore of BBC Radio Lancashire; talking about ‘My Life in Art’, 2011.
- Interviewed as part of panel on Sally Naden Show, BBC Radio Lancashire to promote Association of Animal Artists.
- ‘Cheetah on the run’, my oil painting; chosen as website ‘banner image’ of Fine Art Trade Guild. Jan 2011.
- Featured in August 2009 issue of Lancashire Life Magazine.
Recent Art Society Demonstrations and/or Workshops include:
- Bramhall Art Society - Demonstration followed by individual tuition – October 2012
- Darwen Art Society – Demonstrating Derwent’s Artbar followed by individual tuition – June 2012








