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Born in the South of France, Anne Gabriele was susceptible to the sharpness of light and the beauty of
nature. She later graduated from the Ateliers de Sevres (interior design) in Paris and from the famous Van
der Kelen painting school in Brussels. She therefore trained in traditional techniques of wal painting, such
as ornamentation, gold leaf, patina and decorative coating, and worked as an interior designer and a
decorative painter in Europe, colaborating in many architect led projects.
Her move to Asia brought her closer to new and different cultures and had a significant impact on her
approach to painting. Anne Gabriele decided to transfer her work from wal to canvas. She now creates
abstract scenes using the idea of an old used wal as a backdrop that is then covered with multiple layers
steeped in history. Her work is carefuly composed using layers of texture, brass leaf and recycled paper.
The different patterns created give a sense of movement to her artwork. This flow of emotion conveys the
duality of life; fleeting yet tenacious.
Anne Gabriele has now been painting for 20 years and has exhibited her work in Singapore, Switzerland,
France, China. She is now based in Princeton, NJ, USA and now France in Annecy.