BIOGRAPHY

Anna Speirs is an Australian contemporary realist artist specializing in still life and portraiture. Working primarily in oil, she focuses on light, texture, and color to create depth and atmosphere. Through her paintings, she captures moments of beauty and connection, whether in a still life arrangement or a deeply expressive portrait.

With a Fine Art diploma and years of experience, Anna combines classical techniques with a modern perspective and her own artistic vision. She enjoys exploring how light interacts with different surfaces, from the softness of petals to the smoothness of glass.

Anna’s work has been exhibited across Australia and is held in private collections both locally and internationally.

EDUCATION

  • 2013 - State Academy of Arts and Industry S.G. Stroganov, Moscow (Monumental Decorative Art);

  • 2001 - Degree in Design and Monumental Decorative Art, Art College Named After A.G. Venetsianov;

  • 1995 - Certificate, Art School Kalyazin.

AWARDS

  • 2024 - Finalist. Kennedy Art Prize;

  • 2024 - Finalist. Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize;

  • 2023 - Finalist. Kennedy Art Prize;

  • 2023 - Finalist. Bluethumb Art Prize;

  • 2023 - Finalist. Stirling Art Prize;

  • 2023 - Finalist. Claremont Art Awards;

  • 2022 - Finalist. Bluethumb Art Prize.

EXHIBITIONS

  • 2025 - Exhibition ACB Selects | Michael Reid Northern Beaches Gallery;

  • 2024 - The Kennedy Prize exhibition, the Royal South Australian Society of the Arts;

  • 2024 - Group exhibition, Bluethumb Gallery (Adelaide); 

  • 2024 - Group exhibition, Wanneroo Art Gallery (WA);

  • 2024 - Group exhibition, Joondalup (WA);

  • 2023 - The Kennedy Prize exhibition, the Royal South Australian Society of the Arts;

  • 2023 - Group exhibition, Stirling Art Gallery (WA);

  • 2023 - Group exhibition, Joondalup (WA);

  • 2023 - Group exhibition, Belmont Art Gallery (WA);

  • 2023 - Group exhibition, Claremont Art Gallery (WA);

  • 2023 - Group exhibition, Bluethumb Gallery (Adelaide)

  • 2023 - Group exhibition, Belmont Art Gallery (WA);

  • 2018 - Group exhibition, Wanneroo Art Gallery (WA).