about
about
Ann Bowen is an award winning freelance calligrapher, heraldic artist and teacher.
Studied lettering and heraldry at Reigate School of Art & Design, East Surrey, graduating with distinction in 1996. Awarded the Scriveners Prize for outstanding performance in Heraldic Art & Calligraphy from the Worshipful Company of Scriveners in 1996. Granted The Freedom of the City in 1998, and became a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Painter-Stainers in 2006.
Works for design consultants, publishers, events and film companies.
In 1997 had a major commission from Linda McCartney for Sir Paul McCartney.
Clients include:
Events
Louis Vuitton
Harrods
Atom Events
Editorial
Visionaire
Design Eye
New Woman Magazine
Heraldry, Gilding & Books of Remembrance
Sandhurst Royal Memorial Chapel
St Bride’s Church, Fleet Street
Bristol University
Design, Branding, Publishing
Annoushka
AT&T
Qantas
Marks & Spencer
Interbrand
The British Psychological Society
Quintet Publishing
SPCK Publishing
Book Tokens Ltd
The Pulse Group
The Gaelic Arts Agency
Film, TV & Games
Sherlock Holmes: Jude Law, Robert Downey Jnr., 2009
Amazing Grace: Ioan Gruffud, Romola Garai, 2006
Wimbledon: Paul Bettany, Kirsten Dunst, 2004
BBC: Bleak House,
The life of Anthony Trollope
ITV: Lewis
ITV commercial: Baxters Soup, live shots of writing
221B.sh: Hide and Seek, AKQA, 2009
Books include
The Complete Calligraphy Set by Ann Bowen published by Reader’s Digest
Contributions to other books
Gilding by Design Eye in collaboration with Rachel Yallop
The Great Book of Gaelic published by Canongate, in collaboration with other artists
The Country Diary - Calligraphy by Kudos in collaboration with Gail Glaser, illustrator
Exhibitions and demonstrations
'Meet the Experts' day, Harrods, 2010
The Arts Club, Mayfair, London, 2005/06/07/08/09
Painter Stainers Livery Company, Fine Arts Exhibition, 2006/07/08/09
Grace Barrand Design Centre, Surrey 2001/02/05/08
Walford Mill Crafts, Wimborne, Dorset, 2006
Haiku Exhibition, Brighton, 2003
Letter Exchange 15th Anniversary exhibition at the Prince’s Foundation, London, 2003
St Martins-in-the-Fields Crypt, 2002
Penshurst Place, Stonor, 2001
Art in Action, teaching and demonstration, 1999 & 2000
Surrey Guild of Craftsmen, 2000
Craft Millennium Salon International Exhibition at Barts Hospital, The Great Hall, 2000
Wolseley Fine Arts Gallery, London, 'Interpretations of David Jones', 1999
Dartington Cider Press, lettering exhibition, 1998
Loseley Craft Fayre, 1998
Heritage Open Weekend, Hove, 1998
Olympia - ICHF - Brighton & Birmingham, 1997
Magazines/Journals
Creative Review
Letter Arts Review (international)
Societies and Clubs
Full Member of Letter Exchange since 1998. It promotes professionalism and excellence in the art of all categories of lettering.
Member of the Arts Club, Mayfair, London since 2005
Types of work undertaken
Calligraphy for:
Wedding invitations, event invitations, menus, placecards, painted letters on ceramic, glass, wood or cloth, certificate designs, design for print, lettering for CD covers, book jackets, brochures, creative design, company branding, logos, illuminated freedom scrolls, heraldry, painted coats of arms, gilding, Books of Remembrance, Legacy Book designs, framed lettering for births, illuminated personalised letters, private commissions, family trees, banner designs both lettering and heraldry.
Ann Bowen
calligrapher