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Originally from Santiago; Chile, Annie Hughes has become a popular Botanical artist in Australia. Her paintings have been exhibited at the BASA annual exhibition twice, at Canberra Botanical and have also been seen at the BASA Wildflowers exhibition at Parliament House in 2006 and Botanica 2005, 2007, 2008. Her keen eye and sensitivity to texture has resulted in her being awarded the 1st Prize for Australian Natives and 1st Prize Peoples Prize both at BASA 2005. Her work is enjoyed in private collections in Australia, the USA and the UK.
Source: Extracted from: Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, website: Artists of the Florilegium, viewed 7/7/2015
Portrait Photo: extracted from: http://www.botanicalartandartists.com/botanical-artists-in-australia-and-new-zealand.html