Anna Bush

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Anna Bush is a contemporary portrait painter.
Anna takes family photographs and recreates them on canvas but with a slight twist.
She featured works in the RA Summer Exhibition 2018 and 2021.

Anna Bush is a portrait painter who invites viewers on a nostalgic journey through her family’s photo albums. Born in 1982 in Chatham, UK, Anna works with various mediums, focusing primarily on painting and photography. Taking inspiration from ‘the family snapshot’, Anna explores ideas of personal and collective memory. The artist has a degree in Fine Art Painting from The University of the Arts, London.

Anna Bush’s Artistic Process

Influenced by artists such as Mark Tennant, Gerhardt Richter and David Storey, Anna humbles the distinction between realism and abstraction. Painting from a collection of Polaroids and Kodachrome slides, each painting presents a unique colour scheme - depending on the type of film stock, filter and techniques used in the original photograph. Anna generally intends to recreate the portraits with limited brushstrokes, leaving space for imagination and encouraging viewers to fill the gaps with their own memories and interpretations.

Press and Exhibitions

Anna has artwork in private collections around the world. She exhibited her work in the 250th Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in 2018. In 2021, she took part in The Turner Contemporary Open show in Margate, UK. Works by Anna were hand-selected by Dario Illari, Founder of Jealous Gallery and Artfinder Curator, for their Top Print Picks 2021. Anna now lives and works in Oxfordshire, UK.

Anna Bush Artworks

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    New Baby by Anna Bush
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    New Baby by Anna Bush

    New Baby

    Paintings - 25x25 cm
    George by Anna Bush
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    George by Anna Bush

    George

    Prints - 42x30 cm
    Rose & Syd by Anna Bush
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    Rose & Syd by Anna Bush

    Rose & Syd

    Prints - 30x42 cm
    Colin by Anna Bush
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    Colin by Anna Bush

    Colin

    Prints - 42x30 cm
    Jim & Jen by Anna Bush
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    Jim & Jen by Anna Bush

    Jim & Jen

    Prints - 25x25 cm
    Hilda by Anna Bush
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    Hilda by Anna Bush

    Hilda

    Prints - 42x30 cm
    Alf by Anna Bush
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    Alf by Anna Bush

    Alf

    Prints - 43x30 cm
    Polaroid II by Anna Bush
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    Polaroid II by Anna Bush

    Polaroid II

    Prints - 25x25 cm
    New Car by Anna Bush
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    New Car by Anna Bush

    New Car

    Prints - 25x25 cm
    Miss Leighton by Anna Bush
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    Miss Leighton by Anna Bush

    Miss Leighton

    Prints - 25x25 cm
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    The Party by Anna Bush

    The Party

    Prints - 30x42 cm
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    The Jive  by Anna Bush

    The Jive

    Prints - 30x42 cmRent for $51 /mo
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    Rupert by Anna Bush

    Rupert

    Prints - 25x25 cm
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    Queen of Hearts by Anna Bush

    Queen of Hearts

    Prints - 42x30 cm
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    Happy Holidays by Anna Bush

    Happy Holidays

    Prints - 30x42 cm
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    Santa Clara, Cuba by Anna Bush

    Santa Clara, Cuba

    Prints - 25x25 cm

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