Why Edinburgh? Exhibition
NEW WORKS ON PAPER
Annette Dall’oglio
24 September – 7 October
First Floor Mezzanine, North Edinburgh Arts
Monday – Saturday, 9am to 5pm
Opening Night: Thursday 25 September, 6pm – 8pm
Meet the Artist:
Wed 24 September, 12pm – 4pm
Wed 1 October, 12pm – 4pm
Sat 4 October, 12pm – 5pm
About Annette Dall’oglio
Born in Yorkshire, schooled in Cardiff, studied, worked and lived in London, now living in Edinburgh.
Graduated in Creative Photography at UAL London College of Communication, worked briefly as a professional photographer, then as a civil servant in London for 31 years. Took short courses in painting and printmaking in and around London, while spending time each summer painting plein air landscapes in Provence. In 2007 began as a part time professional artist, going full time in 2011, working and exhibiting at the Wimbledon Artist Studios until 2016.
In 2016 took a 5 year break to be a full-time carer for my father. In 2020 began working from my home studio, experimenting during lockdown with new subjects, techniques, and media. Moved to Edinburgh in 2022 . Joined a one year part time course in printmaking at Leith School of Art in 2025.
About WHY EDINBURGH?
Since moving unexpectedly to Edinburgh in 2022, I have been trying to understand what it was that brought me here. There have been periods of very dark days as well as elation and fun, interspersed with lonely times when I had time to return to reading Jung, to meditate, and to search for the diamond within. I had chosen to live in a home that had spectacular views of the Firth of Forth, which had been much of the attraction of moving to an unfamiliar city. The sea and the sky are always around me. They have influenced my imagery, as have the external events and the people with whom I have had serendipitous meetings over the last three year.
