ANNE BLAIR-HICKMAN
Visual Artist | Museum Educator | Community Arts Practitioner
www.annebh.com | Uralla, NSW, Australia
PROFILE
Anne Blair-Hickman is a process-based visual artist, museum educator and community arts practitioner working across painting, printmaking, photography and participatory arts practice. Her work explores themes of memory, place, belonging and connection, and is informed by a strong interest in learning, observation and creative inquiry.
EDUCATION
2022 Bachelor of Fine Arts, National Art School, Sydney
2021 Certificate Art Therapy for Community Connection, TAFE NSW
2019 Diploma of Visual Arts, Nepean Arts and Design Centre, TAFE NSW
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2026 Across the Ditch, Black Gulley Printmakers, New England Regional Art Museum
2023 All that Glitters, Artereal Gallery, Sydney
2023 Thinking Outside the Frox, Mounted ARI, Blue Mountains
2022 Grad Show, National Art School
2022 Blue Mountains Art Prize, Blue Mountains Creative Arts Centre, Katoomba
2021 Margaret Olley Drawing Week, Rayner Hoff Project Space, National Art School, Sydney
2021 Reclamation: Exploring Memory, Mounted ARI, Springwood
2021 Collaborative Art Project, BMCAN / Mounted Ari Joint Initiative, Co-facilitated and participant
20202 Blue Mountains Print Making Prize Exhibition, Blue Mountains Creative Arts Centre, Glenbrook
2019 Springwood Community Art Centre 50th Anniversary, Braemar Gallery, Springwood
2019 100 Lines” Group Exhibition, Trapezium Gallery, Nepean Art and Design Centre, Kingswood
2019 Sydney Design Festival, Trapezium Gallery, Nepean Art and Design Centre, Kingswood
2019 Blue Mountains Portraits Exhibition, Blue Mountains Cultural Centre, Blue Mountains City Art Gallery
2019 Sculpture at the Palais, The Palais Royale, Katoomba
2018 Blue Mountains Artfest, Wentworth Falls Public School
2018 Me, Myself, I, Trapezium Gallery, Nepean Art and Design Centre, Kingswood
2018 The Great Zig Zag Exhibition, Gang Gang Gallery, Lithgow
2018 Blue Mountains Arts Trail, Open Studio
2018 Annual Art and Textiles Exhibition, Springwood Community Arts Centre
2018Autumn Exhibition, The Edge Gallery, Katoomba
2018 Slap Art Exhibition, Studio W, Woollomoolloo
AWARDS, GRANTS & FUNDING
2026 Young Arts Awards – Congolese ArtPlay Project
2026 Young Arts Awards – ArtPlay Program
2023 Builder's Accolade, Blue Mountains Art Prize
2018 Overall Winner, Annual Art & Textiles Exhibition
2018 People's Choice Award, Annual Art & Textiles Exhibition
COMMUNITY ARTS & MUSEUM PRACTICE
2025–Present Education Officer, New England Regional Art Museum (NERAM)
Development and delivery of curriculum-aligned school programs, gallery tours, workshops, educator resources, community engagement initiatives and wellbeing programs. Selected programs include:
• Remembering with Art
• ArtPlay
• NERAM Creative Kids
• School Holiday Programs
• School Outreach
• UNESAP
SELECTED PROJECTS
2025 Creative Streets Festival
Project coordinator for collaborative public art installation involving preschool children from across the Armidale region.
2025–Present Remembering with Art
Monthly gallery-based arts engagement program for people living with dementia, aged care residents and community participants.
2025–Present ArtPlay
Weekly creative learning program for babies, toddlers, preschool children and carers.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE & ARTS LEADERSHIP
2025–2026 Selection Panel Member, University of New England School Acquisitive Prize (UNESAP)
2025–2026 Judge, Guyra Art Show
2026 Judge, St Mary's Primary School Art Show
RESIDENCIES, INTERNSHIPS & SPECIAL PROJECTS
2024 Studio Assistant (NAS Internship) / Art Centre Manager (Contractor)
Tapatjatjaka Art & Craft Centre, Titjikala, Central Australia
PROFESSIONAL ARTS EXPERIENCE
2023 Gallery & Curatorial Assistant, Norman Lindsay Gallery
2023–2024 Property Manager, Everglades House & Gardens (National Trust)
2022 Workshop Supervisor, NAS NEO, National Art School
2022 Gallery Assistant, National Art School Gallery
MEMBERSHIPS
National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA)
Black Gulley Printmakers