ARTIST BIO

Anna Somerville is an award-winning contemporary artist based in Edinburgh, working from her studio at Summerhall. Her work explores layered abstraction and atmospheric paintscapes through oil and mixed media.

She graduated with a BA (Hons) in Drawing & Painting from Edinburgh College of Art in 2000 and is represented by &Gallery, Edinburgh.

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Upcoming Solo Exhibition

Resonance
7 June – 2 July 2025
&Gallery, Edinburgh

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Selected Collections
Bank of Montreal Financial Group Corporate Art Collection

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Selected Exhibitions & Awards
2024 · Distant Views, Group Exhibition, &Gallery, Edinburgh
2023 · Anna Somerville & Emily Moore Showcase, Kimpton Hotel, Edinburgh
2022 · Reminiscence, Solo Exhibition, &Gallery, Edinburgh
2022 · On Paper, Group Exhibition, &Gallery, Edinburgh
2021 · Winter Exhibition, Group Exhibition, &Gallery, Edinburgh
2021 · Tiny Yet Mighty, Group Exhibition, &Gallery, Edinburgh
2020 · Viewpoints, Group Exhibition, &Gallery, Edinburgh
2019 · Reflections, Solo Exhibition, &Gallery, Edinburgh
2019 · Annual Winter Exhibition, &Gallery, Edinburgh
2018 · Unrestricted, Group Exhibition, &Gallery, Edinburgh
2018 · Summer Exhibition, Group Exhibition, &Gallery, Edinburgh
2017 · Connection, Group Show, &Gallery, Edinburgh
2017 · Edinburgh Art Fair, &Gallery, Edinburgh
2017 · Horizon, Solo Exhibition, &Gallery, Edinburgh
2016 · Paintscapes, Solo Exhibition, &Collective, Bridge of Allan
2016 · Moving Mountains, An Ealdhain Arts Trust, Fort William
2015 · Solo Exhibition, 25 White Space Gallery, Edinburgh
2015 · Solo Exhibition, Summerhall, Edinburgh
2015 · Tendenze Contemporanee, Galleria Merlino, Florence
2014 · Motion in Paint, Patriot Hall, Edinburgh
2010 · Group Show, The BackGate Gallery, Pittenweem
2009 · Paisley Art Institute Annual Exhibition
2008 · Solo Exhibition, Covet, Edinburgh
2007 · Group Show, Scotland Art, Edinburgh
2005 · Joan Eardley & Lill Neilson Retrospective, Group Show, Phoenix 369, Edinburgh
2005 · Group Show, Scotland Art, Edinburgh
2004 · Invited Artist, Edinburgh International Conference Centre
2004 · Solo Exhibition, Alternative Gallery Space, Glasgow
2003 · Group Show, Scotland Art, Edinburgh
2003 · Anne Redpath Painting Prize, VAS, Edinburgh
2003 · VAS Annual Exhibition, Edinburgh
2002 · Solo Exhibition, Friction Gallery, Edinburgh
2001 · VAS Annual Exhibition, National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh
2000 · Elizabeth Blackadder & John Houston Travel Award, RSA, Edinburgh
2000 · RSA Annual Student Exhibition, Edinburgh