Anya Sinclair
Anya Sinclair (b. 1978) is a painter of spectral landscapes and ephemeral flora. Born in Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland, she studied painting at Elam School of Fine Arts, before completing her Bachelor of Fine Arts at the Dunedin School of Art.
Anya lives in Ōtepoti | Dunedin with her husband, son, and greyhound. Prior to the birth of their child, Anya’s painting practice was dedicated to naturalistic landscapes complete with illusionistic depth.
However, the twin challenges of raising a young child within the constraints of Covid-19 lockdowns catalysed Anya to forge a new mode she calls Fast Flowers: instinctive, impulsive, single session works.
More recently Anya’s practice has been navigating a middle way between studied landscapes and adroitly captured flora.
Solo Exhibitions
- Outside over there, 2024
- Pineapple fritter, 2022
- Adventure Island, 2020
- Mutiny, 2018
- Exeunt, 2016
- The Door in the Wall, 2013
Group Exhibitions
- My Garden, 2024
- Wrapped, 2023
- You won’t believe your eyes…a visual miscellany, 2023
- Holidays work, 2023
- About time, 2021
- A nod to nature, 2020
- Wrapped, 2019
Anya Sinclair, Deep creek 2024, acrylic on canvas, 1200 x 900 mm $4800
Anya Sinclair, Pineapple fritter 87, 2022, acrylic on canvas, 900 x 620 mm $420
Anya Sinclair, Rain clouds over Laingholm (2024), acrylic on loose canvas, 1160 x 900 mm $850
Anya Sinclair, Jungle juice, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 1250 x 1600 mm $4800