Anna-Marie Gallares 

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Born: 2001

Based in Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East of England. 

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Gateshead College: Curriculum Support Worker for Art, Media and Design

Art of Protest Project, Future Walls: Future Talent programme 

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Work Experience:

October 2023 - Present 

Gateshead College: Curriculum Support Worker for Art, Media and Design

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December 2022 - June 2023

Projects4Change: Youth support worker/ Freelance Community Artist 

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Residencies:

July - September 2023 

Middlesbrough Arts Week New Graduate Award

Exhibition at Middlesbrough/ Studio provided at Breeze Collective, Sunderland

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Awards:

2023 Middlesbrough Arts Week New Graduate Award

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Solo shows:

April 2022

University of Sunderland, Priestman building, Shaune Project Space

'Stolen'

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Projects:

July 2023: Future Walls Project, Art Of Protest Projects, Sunderland, Sunniside. 

April 2023: Projects4Change, Painting Garden Tables, Betty's Hut, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Cowgate.

January 2023: Projects4Change, Crafty Solutions to Environmental Problems: Macrame Keychains, Betty's Hut, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Cowgate.

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July 2022: Projects4Change, Design Event Poster: Youth Mental Health Day, Crafty Solutions to Environmental Problems, Summer Program 

June 2022: Projects4Change, Platinum Jubilee Family Fun Day: Face Painting, Betty's Hut, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Cowgate. 

April 2022: Contributing artist in XR artwork ‘Sawsawan’, Alexis Parinas (Producer)

January - March 2022: Tote Bag Painting with ChangeMakers, Projecs4Change, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Kenton. 

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December 2021: Project4Change, Let it Snow Disco: Face Painting, Blakelaw Community Centre, Newcastle Upon Tyne. 

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July 2020: Projects4Change Cowgate Shipping Container Mural, assisted community artist Nicola Lynch, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Cowgate. 

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Talks:

December 2023: Talk: Face-to-face Alumni Panel at the University of Sunderland, for Fine Art students 

July 2023: Talk: City Forum 3 Recreation and Playing Out, Farrell Centre, Representing Projects4Change 

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Volunteer: 

September 2024 - Present: The People's Theatre 

July 2023: Future Walls Project, Art Of Protest Projects: Spray painting booth at SunLun Calling Pride Festival at Sunniside Gardens

June 2023: The Social Collider Enterprise Place Crew Part 2, University of Sunderland, St Peter's Campus 

June 2023: The Social Collider Enterprise Place Crew Part 1, Diego's Joint, Sunniside Sunderland 

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Duo/Group shows:

November - December 2024

Washington Open Exhibition 2024: Spotlight 

'Little Green' - Gelli Print Magazine Transfer 

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May - June 2024 

Takeover Open Art Exhibition 2024

'Untitled' -  Vogue Magazine Gelli Prints on Tote Bags

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September - October 2023

Middlesbrough Arts Weekender 23'

New Graduate Award

'Letter to my roots' - Painted Tapestry: acrylic paint on canvas
'Building blocks' - Repurposed painted blocks: acrylic paint on wood

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June - July 2023

Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art, Sunderland 

Fiona Crips: Weighting Time Takeover 

'Timeless Skatepark' - Video, GIF

 

June 2023

University of Sunderland, Priestman building, Floor 3

BA Fine Art, Degree Show Exhibition

'A Year In My Life' - Painted Tapestry: acrylic paint, oil pastel on canvas

 

May 2021

University of Sunderland, Priestman building, Floor 2

First-Year Class Exhibition 

'My Family Portrait' - Acrylic paint, oil pastel on canvas

 

December 2018 

Gateshead College
First-Year Class Exhibition 

'The Human Truth' - Photography piece

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Press and Articles:

November 2024: Washington Open Exhibition 2024: Spotlight: Introduction 

May 2024: AN Degree Show Guide 2024 - Pages 53, 55 and 56: Interview 

September 2023: Middlesbrough Art Weekender, New Graduate Award, 2023 Artist: Introduction

July 2023: Chronicle Live: Life-changing journey inspires Anna-Marie’s artwork: Interview 

June 2023: Cultured North East: Sunderland Uni student embraces the art of immigration: Interview 

June 2023: University of Sunderland, Degree Show 2023: Life-changing journey inspires artwork: Interview

May 2023: AN Degree Show Guide 2023 - Page 24-25: Interview 

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Qualification: 

November 2023: Prevent Awareness Course

June 2023: BA First Class Honours in Fine Art 

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August 2022: Safeguarding Children – Level 2 v2 

January 2022: North East Level 2 in Youth Work Principles

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July 2020: UAL Extended Diploma level 3 Art and Design, Distinction 

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Education:

University of Sunderland, BA Fine Art, 2020-2023

Gateshead College, UAL Extended Diploma level 3 Art and Design, 2018-2020