About

Anna Weston is a Brisbane-based artist and speech pathologist with 25 years of clinical experience. Prior to the pandemic, she travelled extensively, contributing to humanitarian, healthcare and environmental initiatives. Anna holds a lifelong fascination with the human condition, ergo her practice incorporates multilayered, autobiographical and psychological narratives. In 2025, she achieved First Class Honours in the Bachelor of Visual Arts (Hons) program at Queensland College of Art and Design, Griffith University.

In recent years, Anna has been a finalist in the Archibald Prize, Churchie Emerging Art Prize, Darling Portrait Prize, Macquarie Emerging Artist Prize, Grace Cossington Smith Art Award, Alice Prize (twice) and Portia Geach Memorial Award (twice). She won the Behlau Murakami Contemporary Portraiture Prize and received third prize in the John Villiers Outback Art Prize. She has exhibited in both group and solo exhibitions.

In addition to her exhibition profile, Anna has also created a number of large-scale public art murals across Brisbane, Australia, in collaboration with Queensland Rail and Positive pARTnerships. Her practice is further informed by a longstanding commitment to philanthropic and community-focused work, bringing together her creative, professional and humanitarian interests.

Image courtesy: Travis.