Annie Soudain
Born near Dover in Kent; early childhood spent in Truro, Cornwall. Attended school in Dover before studying art for four years at Canterbury College of Art.
Took art teacher’s diploma at Brighton College of Art and subsequently taught art in Brighton (Westlain Grammar School). Left to have three children, living for several years on boats in England and France and settling by the sea in Sussex. Annie later taught at Claremont School, St. Leonards.
Exhibits with Rye Society of Artists, the Sussex Guild, the Society of Botanical Artists (Annie won the ‘GreatArt Award’ at their 2013 Annual Exhibition), Hastings group Arts Forum, and at local galleries. Has work in private collections in Britain, France, Spain, Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, and the USA.