Anna Perlin
Anna Perlin was born in 1982 and grew up in a tiny Oxfordshire hamlet. After a degree in Textile Design and Marketing, she explored art in her spare time, joining a local art society and attending evening classes.
In 2016, Anna was a semi-finalist on Sky Arts’ Landscape Artist of the Year. The following year, she won the Artists & Illustrators Artists of the Year competition. Her prize included the chance to work with London’s prestigious Thackeray Gallery. Anna’s second solo exhibition with them, A Colourful Year, runs until 23 July.
Setting a moodboard
Winning the Artists of the Year competition in 2017 came at a strange time for me because my mother-in-law was in hospital and the awards were on my actual birthday so that evening was amazing. It was something I had aspired to for my whole career and it made it even more special that it had happened. With an award like that, it feels unattainable
