Anna Nielsen Prints

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In 1965, when Anna was 11, her family moved to Ireland from Denmark. They lived in Killybegs, Co. Donegal, Waterville, Co. Kerry and Foxrock, Co. Dublin. She was educated by the Dominican Nuns in Dun Laoghaire, has a Diploma in Architectural Technology from Bolton Street, College of Technology, Dublin and worked in both private and public sectors before moving to Wicklow in 1979 and has three children and five grandchildren In 1980 she set up her own design and manufacturing business, mainly fashion, and worked from her home Workshop while the children were small 1980-1994. The family moved to Ashford in 1991, where Anna has her Studio Gallery. Her first Exhibition of Original Drawings was in The Renaissance III Gallery, County Council Buildings, Wicklow, in 1993. She has had many exhibitions since - her venues include a small gallery in Paris,France in the spring 2006 and Galleri Tavi, Skagen, Denmark 2007. In 2008 she illustrated Filíocht Ghrá na Gaeilge - Love Poems in Irish for CoisLife which won Irish Book of the Year 2009/10. Her projects include a one-off in France, export of images to both UK and South Africa and an ongoing relationship with manufacturing and wholesale company Rikki Tikki in Denmark She takes on lots of interesting both private and public Commissions for example for BUPA, ESB and in 2013 she completed one for the Westbury Hotel chain and is currently working with Brooks Hotel Drury Street, Dublin. She launched her first website and online shop in...