About Anna Rose Soevik

A British artist who made Bethesda her home in 2000, artist Anna Rose Soevik is known for her contemporary large canvases in Europe, where she had numerous solo exhibitions, including the Fein Arts Gallery in Brussels, and the Pulchri Studio, the oldest painter’s society in the Netherlands by invitation only, at the center of The Hague. She has been featured in group shows in New York City, at Agora Gallery and the New York Art Expo; in Canada at the Gora Gallery; and in Belgium at the International Art Fair.

Anna Rose was born in the city of Norwich in Norfolk, UK, in 1965 and received her BA in Fine Arts from Ravensborne in London; and a Foundation in Fine Arts, Painting from the Norwich Art School, UK.


Exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions:
Fein Arts Gallery, Brussels
d’Ursel Gallery, Brussels
Rigens Gallery, Copenhagen
Braler Gallery, The Hague
The Necton Barns, Swaffham, UK
Pulchri Studio, The Hague
John Matthew Moore Fine Art, Chevy Chase, Maryland.

Group shows
New York Art Expo, NY
Agora Gallery, Soho, NY
Belgian International Art Fair, prize winner sculpture
Gora Gallery, Montreal, Canada


Recent public works

Busboys and Poets, Washington DC and Shirlington, VA
Current Exhibition
Anna’s most recent public works feature large-scale line drawings and mixed-media, contemporary portraits of community organizers, including President Obama, Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks and others. They are on display in Washington, DC, and create an inspiring atmosphere at the Busboys and Poets cafe at 5th and K with others at the 14th and V location and in Shirlington, VA. The gift shop at 5th & K offers limited edition giclee prints of the artist’s portrait of President Obama.

Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
Summer 2009
Individual contemporary portraits of visiting performers, Bill Cosby, Elvis Costello, Tom Jones, Gladys Knight and Diana Krall by Anna were on display in the VIP member lounge throughout the 2009 summer season, autographed by several of the artists and donated to be sold at auction to benefit the Wolf Trap Foundation.

Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights
Ongoing since 2009
A contemporary portrait of Robert F. Kennedy (30”x 60,” mixed media) donated to the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights is on currently on display there.

Washington Convention Center, Leukemia Ball 2009
March 21, 2009
Lance Armstrong (mixed-media, 38” x 38”) sold at silent auction at the National Area Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma’s annual black tie gala.

Washington Capitals Charities, Amazing Auction
March 8, 2009
A contemporary mixed-media portrait of Washington Capital’s hockey star, Alex Ovechkin, (38” x 38,” autographed). Sold at live auction to benefit local youth hockey leagues and other charitable causes. Several autographed limited edition giclee prints available.

National Portrait Gallery, The Lincoln Ball
January 2009
Three portraits of President Obama displayed at the National Portrait Gallery during the Lincoln Ball. One was sold at auction to benefit the Smithsonian.

19th Annual Bobby Mitchell/TOYOTA Hall of Fame Golf Classic
July 11, 2009
Contemporary, mixed-media portrait of Hall of Fame star and former Redskin, Darryll Green. Auction sponsored by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.


Washington Redskins Welcome Home Auction
August 27, 2009
Contemporary, mixed-media portrait of Washington Redskin, Clinton Portis (38” x 38”). Live auction.

Washington Capitals Convention
September 26, 2009
Limited edition, autographed prints of Alexander Ovechkin and Mike Green were sold at auction with a percentage of proceeds to the Washington Capitals Charities.

My Sister’s Place Annual Fundraiser
October 8, 2009
A limited edition, giclee print of President Barak Obama was sold at auction with 100% to benefit My Sister’s Place, a well-respected Washington, DC, shelter for women and children who have been victims of domestic violence.