ANNA PAYNE ILLUSTRATION
BIO
Anna Payne is an illustrator and fine artist who lives to share joy through her art. Born and raised in London, ON, Anna calls many places home, including the rocky banks of Newfoundland and the GTA. She completed the Specializations program at BealArt in 2020 before completing her BA of Illustration at Sheridan College. She has since participated in a variety of exhibitions, including the annual Bealart Year End Show in 2019 and 2020, the 19 Themes exhibit in 2023, and Sheridan Illustration's Drawn Together 24 grad show in 2024. Nowadays her artistic endeavors include narrative art, motion illustration, cartoons and animation, music, and ceramics. When she’s not buried in a project, you can find Anna cuddling with her cat, cooking obscene amounts of pasta, or exploring local wooded areas with her partner.
EDUCATION
Qualifications and Experience
HONOURS BACHELOR OF ILLUSTRATION, SHERIDAN COLLEGE
September 2020 - June 2024
Learned traditional and digital illustration techniques for a variety of media, including narrative, infographic, design-based, and marketing illustration. Participated in both the 19 Themes exhibit in 2023 and the Drawn Together 24 grad show in 2024.
ART SPECIALIZATIONS, BEALART
September 2019 - June 2020
During this year of study Anna specialized in ceramic art and painting studio practices. This involved the long-term production of a body of work to display at the annual Year End Show, and portfolio building workshops.
ART FUNDAMENTALS, BEALART
September 2018 - June 2019
After graduating high school, Art Fundamentals provided Anna with a start in post-secondary education. Over the year she participated in 8 different studio-based media studies, including textiles, ceramics, illustration, animation, painting, sculpture, intaglio printmaking and lithographic printmaking.
