“I strive to entice the viewer into my world,
beyond what is seen and known, to what is felt.”

Artist Anne Heywood involves viewers in her works by depicting both modern and traditional subjects in realistic yet simple terms, thereby provoking thought or creating a sense of mood. Her paintings and drawings are noted for their unique compositions and subtle color transitions, as well as their beauty – a reflection of her life spent in New England and Italy.

Heywood is a recipient of the International Association of Pastel Societies’ prestigious Masters Circle Award, along with the Pastel Society of America's Holbein Award, and the Salmagundi Club's George Inness, Jr. Memorial Award. Her paintings, drawings, and writings have been published in international books and magazines such as “Australian Artist”, The Best of Pastel, and “American Artist Magazine”. She is author and illustrator of Pastels Made Easy (Watson-Guptill Publications, 2003).

A signature and founding member of the Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod, Heywood is also a signature member of the Pastel Society of America and the Connecticut Pastel Society, and an artist member of the Copley Society, the Salmagundi Club, and the National Association of Women Artists. Her educational background includes a B. A. summa cum laude in Art. She is listed in Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in American Women.

Heywood works in her studios in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts and Waldoboro, Maine. She accepts commissions for custom paintings and pet portraits, and offers workshops, lectures, and demonstrations. Her works can be found in both national and international corporate and private collections, and are represented by the Wilson & Heywood Gallery in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Publications, partial list

Pastels Made Easy, (Watson-Guptill Publications), 5/2003
“All That Glitters is Gold”, The Pastel Journal, Dec 2005
“Playing with Oil Pastels, The Pastel Journal, Jan/Feb 2003
“Dynamic Compositions”, Australian Artist, April 2000
“USA Showcase, Master Pastellists”, Pastel Artist International Nov 1999
The Best of Sketching and Drawing, Rockport Publishers, 1999
“Protecting Your Art for the Short Haul”, The Artists’ Magazine, May 1998
Landscape Inspirations, Rockport Publishers, 1997
“Constructing a Pathway into a Painting”, American Artist, Jan 1997
 
Recent Awards and Honors, partial list
Artist, 2009 GE Women's History Month Exhibit, GE World Headquarters, CT
Contributing Artist, "The Bridge", published by Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, MA
International Association of Pastel Society’s Master Circle Award, 2005
Jerry’s Artarama Award, “Renaissance in Pastel” Exhibition, CT, 2005
Juror/Workshop Instructor Pastel Painters of Maine International Exhibition 2004
Juror/Workshop Instructor Northwest Pastel Society International Exhibition, WA, 2002
Convention Speaker, IAPS Convention, Albuqueque, NM, 2003
Artist-in-Residence, Norwell High School, MA
Included, Who’s Who in American Women
First Artist-in-Residence, Carillon Beach, Florida
Juror, “Renaissance in Pastel”, Connecticut Pastel Society
D. Wu & Elsie Ject-Key Memorial Award, National Association of Women Artists 11th Exhibition, NY
George Inness, Jr. Memorial Award for Pastel, Salmagundi’s 22nd
Vermont Studio Center Residency Fellowship, Johnson, VT
Award of Exceptional Merit, Degas Pastel Society, New Orleans, LA
First Recipient, International Association of Pastel Societies’ Convention Image Award
Panel Member, “After It’s Painted”, IAPS Convention 2001, Santa Fe, NM
 
Private Shows, partial list
DLWA Protected Landscapes, Waldoboro, Maine
Landmark Building, Boston, MA
Passage Gallery, Cohasset, MA
Marion Art Center, Massachusetts
Massachusetts Audubon Society, Marshfield, MA
South Shore Natural Science Center, Norwell, MA
 
Juried Exhibitions, partial list
IAPS Colorado History Museum Exhibition, CO
Pastel Society of America’s 25th Annual Exhibition, NY
Salmagundi Club’s 20th Annual Art Exhibition, NY
7th National Biennial Exhibition Degas Society, LA
International Assoc. of Pastel Societies’ 2nd Biennial Exhibition, MO
48th National Exhibition of Contemporary Realism in Art, MA
16th Annual Florida Pastel Society Exhibition, FL
National Drawing Competition, Trenton State College, NJ
Maine Art Gallery Summer Juried Exhibition, ME
Duxbury Art Association Winter Juried Show, MA

Museum Shows, partial list
Cahoon Museum of American Art, Cotuit, MA  
Sparrow House Museum, Plymouth, MA    
Fuller Museum of Art, Brockton, MA
 
National Exhibition Juror, partial list
Northwest Pastel Society, Gig Harbor, WA   
National Association of Women Artists, New York, NY   
South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA
 
Professional Affiliations, partial list
International Association of Pastel Societies
Salmagundi Club, artist member
National Association of Women Artists, artist member
Oil Pastel Assoc./United Pastellists of America, signature member
Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod, signature and board member
Pastel Society of America, signature member
Connecticut Pastel Society, signature member
Copley Society of Art, artist member

Collections, partial list
N. Garris, Panicale, Italy

Peabody & Brown, Boston, MA
Fidelity Investments, Boston, MA
Town of East Bridgewater, MA
Crowne Plaza Hotel, White Plains, NY
Maida P. Antigua, M.D., Boston, MA
Linda J. Groves, Bingham Dana LLP, Partner, Boston, MA
Dr. Bruce and Robin Gebhardt, Ohio
Ramon Roozendaal and Gijsje Koenderink, The Netherlands
 
Education
B.A., Art, summa cum laude, Bridgewater State College, MA
Daniel Greene Workshop, Newport, Rhode Island
Betty Lou Schlemm Workshop, Rockport, MA
Alan Flattmann Workshop, Cape Cod, MA