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Annette Marie Townsend is a Welsh interdisciplinary artist specialising in the field of Natural History.
After graduating with a BA (Hons) Design in 1995, she was employed by Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales as a Scientific Artist. Her career at the museum extended over 20 years, during which time she produced illustrations for academic publications and three dimensional models and dioramas for gallery display. She also trained and qualified as a Natural Science Conservator, helping to preserve and care for the millions of botanical, geological and zoological specimens in the natural science collections.
Now working as an independent artist, Annette creates exquisite artwork inspired by the natural world. It embodies her fascination with intricate detail, realism and beauty while referencing her experience in preserving, documenting and storing scientific specimens in a museum context. She is widely known for her unique expertise in wax botanical sculpture and has presented papers and demonstrations at the Royal College of Surgeons, Chelsea Physic Gardens and the Hay Festival.
Annette has undertaken both private and public commissions including work for the National Botanic Garden of Wales, The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Manchester Museum, English Heritage and the BBC.
Her scientific drawings and sculptures are held in the collections of Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales and many of her models can been seen on permanent display in the public galleries at the National Museum Cardiff and Big Pit National Coal Museum.
In 2020 Annette was selected by the Crafts Council to exhibit at ‘Collect Open’, Somerset House, London and in 2022 she was selected as a master artisan by the Michelangelo Foundation to give a live demonstration at ‘Homo Faber: Living Treasures of Europe and Japan’, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice.
As well as the pieces featured below, you can discover more of her work by visiting her gallery of notable projects and previous commissions above.
And if you would like to find out more about the commissioning process or commission something from Annette Marie Townsend, please enquire below and she will contact you for a no obligation conversation.
All photo credits: Dewi Tannatt Lloyd
Commission a bespoke piece from Annette Marie Townsend
Create a collectable of the future - a living heirloom that will be passed down through generations, to be treasured forever - your own personalised work of art created to your exact specifications.
We truly believe that nothing compares to having your own personalised work of art created to your exact specifications. Any item you buy will be unlike any other, because it hasn’t been machine-made on a factory floor, but lovingly crafted over many hours and shaped by a single pair of hands. Furthermore, it will have the added, enduring value of being able to shape your own personal story through its making.
More than an exquisite work of art
Carefully researched, designed and made with a pride and passion for her craft, each commission will draw on Annette Marie’s unequalled skills in wax sculpture to create a piece infused with exquisite attention to detail and authenticity.
Each commission is a collaborative process, where Annette Marie will involve you in each part of the making - beginning a dialogue relationship with her that adds an extra dimension to the final piece.
If you would like to discuss an idea or project with Annette Marie, please complete the form below and Annette Marie will contact you for a no obligation conversation.
