Ann Milch
Born in England
Educated at SCEGGS Darlinghurst, Sydney
Studied:
- Design at East Sydney Technical CollegeDrawing at Julian Ashton Art School Painting at Willoughby Arts Workshop Portraiture with Betty Morgan
- Sculpture with Tom Bass
- Printmaking with Bernhardine Mueller
- Seminars & Workshops with Robert Wade, David Taylor, Judith White, Clifton Pugh, Ian Chapman & Rod Milgate
- Acrylics with Erika Beck
- Miniatures with Patricia Moy
Currently teaching painting at Ku-ring-gai Art Centre, Roseville, Sydney since 1987
Taught Summer and Winter Schools at Mitchell College, Bathurst
Prize-winning member of the Ku-ring-gai Art Society
Ann running a painting class at Woollahra library. Source: Woollahra Library.
Artist-in-residence at the Sydney Art Gallery
Exhibiting member, Australian Society of Miniature Art
Major portrait commissions include:
- Sir David Martin, Governor of NSW
- Emeritus Professor Noel Martin, Dean of Dentistry, Sydney University
- Lionel Watts, Founder of The House With No Steps
Solo exhibitions 1991, 1993, 1996, 2000, 2017
Many group exhibitions
Exhibited in the Portia Geach Award and prize winner in The Royal Easter Show, Sydney, on numerous occasions
Work represented in private collections in Australia and overseas
Publications:
- Australian Artist Magazine
- Who’s Who of Australian Visual Arts
- Golden Jubilee Book of the Ku-ring-gai Art Society
Recent inspiration:
- 2006 Art Tour to France, Art Gallery of New South Wales
- 2007 Art Tour to Russia, Amsterdam, Berlin & Prague
- 2008 Art Tour to Morocco, International School of Colour and Design
- 2009 Art Tour to Japan, Art Gallery of New South Wales
- 2009 Guest Speaker, Medical Art Group
- 2009 Guest Speaker, Mosman Art Society
- 2009 Published original work: My Spy, a collection of creative paintings and verse
- 2010 Published original work: I’m Going to be a Dancer
- 2010 Published original work: I’m Going to be a Pilot
- 2010 Art Tour to China for Watercolour Artists
- 2012 Art Tour to South America and Europe
- 2013 Art Tour to Mediterranean and Spain
- 2014 Art Tour to Scandinavia
- 2015 Guest Speaker, Lane Cove Art Society
- 2017 Art Tour to Cuba