(Earlier painted under the name of Anne Maurer before returning to my maiden name of Esposito)
Painter and Teacher in Oils, Pastels and acrylics.
My work is driven by my own journey through life and of my love of symbols and metaphor.
The paintings sometimes arrive as if in a dream, often while I am doing other mundane things. They seem to have a life of their own and direct the painting process often surprising me in the twist and turns towards the final outcome on the canvas.
BORN: 22 October 1947 Melbourne Australia
OCCUPATION: Artist, Art Teacher
TRAINED: Peter Churcher, Lewis Miller, David Taylor
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
Manyung Gallery, Mt Eliza – 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 2001
Body Freedom Retreat, South Melbourne – 2006
Blue Door Gallery, South Melbourne – 2007
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
Manyung Gallery, Mt Eliza – 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984
Without Pier Gallery – 2001
Dow Street Studio – 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Qdos Gallery – 2008, 2009
The Artists‘ Group – 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
SUBMISSIONS:
Archibald Portrait prize entrant 2003 – Hung in the Victorian Salon des Refuses (see The Age 26.12.2003/Arts)
Archibald Portrait prize entrant 2004 – hung in the Hidden Faces of the Archibald (see The Age 22.12.2004/Arts)
Archibald Portrait prize entrant 2005 – hung in The Hidden Faces of the Archibald
Archibald Portrait prize entrant – 2005 – hung in The Hidden faces of the Archibald
AWARDS:
Bendigo Rotary Art Show – best Landscape in show 1980
Bendigo Rotary Art Show – best landscape watercolour 1981
Camberwell Rotary Art Show 2011 – best abstract under $1000
COMMISSIONS:
Department of Defence and numerous private commissions
REPRESENTED:
Private collections Australia, Mexico, Italy, UK and USA