ABOUT
Anna Lohe is an Australian abstract artist based in the Northern Beaches of Sydney, Australia (Garigal Land). She paints vibrant, imaginative works in acrylic on canvas featuring botanical, spiritual and native forest themes using colour palettes to suit contemporary homes.
She thrives by surrounding herself with colour and takes inspiration from the natural world around us. Most of Anna’s works are born from her passions of yoga, travel, friendships, and family. As a mum of two kids, Anna was born in Melbourne Australia and has worked in London as part of her 25-year career in advertising and marketing.
Anna paints from her studio in Avalon Beach and is passionate about sprinkling joy into people’s lives and homes with her artworks. Anna's works can be found in private collections in London, Barcelona, New York and in the Maldives and are available as original paintings or reproduction prints.
EXHIBITION BIO
2022 Sept Solo Exhibition - The Studio, Avalon Beach, Sydney, Australia
2023 Feb Solo Exhibition - Will & Co Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia
2023 May Opened Anna Lohe Art Gallery and Studio, Whale Beach Sydney, Australia (closed due to renovations of the building after 12 months)
2024 March Art Gallery on Palm Beach, Sydney Australia
2024 May Pop up Store, High St Armadale, Melbourne, Australia
2024 May Group Exhibition, West End Art Space , Melbourne, Australia
2024 July Solo Exhibition, Happinez Ibiza, Illes Balears, Spain
2024 July Masterclass, Ifuru Island, Maldives
UPCOMING SHOWS: Art Gallery on Avalon Beach, SOLO SHOW, Laguna Beach, California, Balmain Boathouse, Sydney.
HOW I GOT STARTED
Artist Statement
By using an expressionist approach to my small(ish) and large-scale paintings, I love to use a vibrant yet controlled explosion of colour on canvas, typically five to six layers in depth and texture.
I love to celebrate botanical and spiritual themes in my work and produce abstract landscapes, that may depict Australian native forest themes or iconography from other cultures across the globe.
Integration of symbolism is important to me, so that each piece has an individual story and especially when tailoring a piece for client homes or commercial spaces.
The purpose of my work began as an accidental liberation from corporate life during Covid, and that lovely experiment has now turned into a full-time artistic career - selling all my pieces in my first exhibition was an enormous confidence boost. I am not sure if my fellow artists that came to life during the pandemic, if we can call ourselves a new movement “the Co-vidists” or not!
I am inspired every day by surrounding myself with local flora and being somewhat obsessed by design. Early influences include Gustav Klimt, Antoni Gaudi and the Glasgow School of Art. My logo is a nod to this influence via the use of MacIntosh typeface.
I work full time from my studio in Avalon Beach and have held several successful exhibitions in Australia and Internationally.
Current Collection
Succulent Society
Numero Uno
Puglia Viva
Feathers & Flowers
