Born in Northamptonshire, of a Mother specialising in luxury silk lingerie, pattern making/cutting, and a Father, a college lecturer, Annettes’ childhood was full of colour, cloth and education.

Her Grandfathers were Master Carpenter/Decorator and Head Gardener, hands on and flowers!

She worked designing screenprints; returning to college later to rediscover printmaking in year two, continuing her studies at studios like Curwen and West Dean.

Intricate designs, reflecting her eclectic sources of inspiration, a world where dragons and flowers co-exist, transfer to lino using gouges, totally absorbing.

Then the pleasure of colour choice - monochromatic or rainbow?Once rolled, onto the mangle doubling as a press in her studio.

300gsm Somerset Velvet paper, strong yet malleable enables the deep embossing her work demands, rewarding her with ‘Best in Show’ prints.

Major Exhibitions include: Cambridge Original Printmakers Biennale 2016

Kettering Open, Best Print

Fitzrovia Gallery, 2016

50 Years of Artists Prints, Bankside 2015

Northampton, Best Print

Solo show, JGallery, Moulton, 2014

Cork Street Open, 2013/2012

SWLA, The Mall, 2012/2009

Collections: V&A Museum, Scarborough Museum, private collections in UK, Orkney, South Africa, USA, Canada, Japan, Thailand and Panama.

Publications: many, including, 50 Years of Artists Prints.

Annette Elizabeth Sykes

Artworks by Annette Elizabeth Sykes

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Riding the Wind III by Annette Elizabeth Sykes

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Riding the Wind by Annette Elizabeth Sykes

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Riding the Wind 11 by Annette Elizabeth Sykes

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Crabbing at Stiffkey by Annette Elizabeth Sykes

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Moon and Castle Rising by Annette Elizabeth Sykes

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Blood Moon - Whitby Abbey by Annette Elizabeth Sykes

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Strike by Annette Elizabeth Sykes

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Inner Compass by Annette Elizabeth Sykes

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Full Moon Across the Water by Annette Elizabeth Sykes

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Wind and waves by Annette Elizabeth Sykes

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The Pull of the Moon by Annette Elizabeth Sykes

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Safe from the Storm by Annette Elizabeth Sykes

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