At the age of nine, I won a prize in an Enid Blyton art competition, for my drawing of a pet shop (drawn in coloured ballpoint pens!) and was thrilled to receive a copy of Jane Eyre and a letter from Enid herself, who was my favourite author at the time. Inspired by this, I was constantly drawing and painting throughout my childhood, and progressed from painting by numbers sets to "proper" oil painting. Unfortunately, after gaining O and A levels in art work, marriage and motherhood dominated my life and my art was put on hold.
After running my own small business for several years I finally took the plunge and decided that the time was right to refocus on my first love of art. I soon discovered coloured pencils and found myself using them more and more, although I also work in other media. Since then I have exhibited locally and further afield and am now a signature member of the UK Coloured Pencil Society.
I am now running coloured pencil workshops in North Yorkshire. Please contact me for details.
After running my own small business for several years I finally took the plunge and decided that the time was right to refocus on my first love of art. I soon discovered coloured pencils and found myself using them more and more, although I also work in other media. Since then I have exhibited locally and further afield and am now a signature member of the UK Coloured Pencil Society.
I am now running coloured pencil workshops in North Yorkshire. Please contact me for details.
Exhibitions
2011 UKCPS 10th Open International Exhibition, Methodist Central Hall, Westminster, London.
2011 Colored Pencil Magazine 12th Annual Member Show (USA).
2011 Solo exhibition Faces from 17th March to 17th May at Great Northern Wine, Ripon.
2010 Ann Kullberg 11th Annual FMP Theme Show (USA).
2010 Art exhibition in aid of St Gemma's Hospice, Leeds, held at Leeds Grammar School, Alwoodley.
2010 UKCPS 9th Open International Exhibition, Stamford Arts Centre, Stamford, Lincolnshire.
2010 Ann Kullberg FMP 11th Annual Member Show (USA).
2010 UKCPS 8th Keswick Exhibition, Cumberland Pencil Museum, Keswick, Cumbria.
2009 Ann Kullberg 10th Annual FMP Theme Show (USA).
2009 UKCPS 8th Open International Exhibition, Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, Birmingham.
2009 Ann Kullberg FMP 10th Annual Member Show (USA).
2009 UKCPS 7th Keswick Exhibition, Cumberland Pencil Museum, Keswick, Cumbria.
2009 3 Harbours Arts Festival, Port Seton, East Lothian, Scotland.
Awards
May 2010
Harrogate & Nidderdale Art Club annual exhibition, Ripley, North Yorkshire. Winner of the Ackrill Trophy, judged and presented by Sir Thomas Ingilby of Ripley Castle.
August 2008
Ripon Arts. First prize in Wild themed competition.