More about Muraldesign........

Largest Commissions to date:

• April 2008 - Commissioned to paint most challenging mural to date of trompe l'oeil bookshelves in a Children's playroom (pictures)
• Jan 2008 - Commissioned to paint a mural for the baby's nursery of celebrity couple Suzi Walker and Simon Jordan (pictures)
• Nov 2007 - Muraldesign was commissioned to paint 'Tantrum' Children's hair salon on The Kings Road, Chelsea (pictures)
• Sep 2007 - Anna Smith met Princess Anne as HRH opened the mural trail in Invergordon where Anna had painted her largest outdoor mural to date.
• Sep 2007 - Commissioned to paint Mark Owen (from Take That) son's bedroom with pirate ship themed mural. (pictures)
• July/Aug 2007 - Commissioned for second year running to paint a large scale exterior mural in the Scottish Highlands.  This was Anna's largest mural to date and depicted the local fire brigade. (pictures)
• April 2007 - Commissioned to paint Trompe L'oeil window in stunning appartment in Whitehall, London. (pictures)
• March 2007- Commissioned to do a painting of The Calypso cruise ship and go on the Inaugral cruise to sign prints of the painting.
• February 2007 - Painted a 4 year olds bedroom in Chelsea with a racing car themed mural.
• Nov 2006 - Travelled to California to learn from one of the great muralists John Pugh. (www.artofjohnpugh.com)
• October 2006 - Painted a 3 year olds bedroom in Chelsea with a fairy themed mural. (pictures)
• August/Sep 2006 - Commissioned to paint large scale exterior mural of Scottish Pipe Band in the  Highland town of  Invergordon.(pictures)
• July 2006 - Painted a whole bedroom in a Safari theme for a little girl in Milton Keynes.(pictures)
• May 2006 - Brynhall furniture company commissioned muraldesign to paint 4 panels for the BBC Good Homes exhibition at the NEC Birmingham.(pictures)
• July/August 2005 - US Open winner Michael Campbell commissioned Muraldesign to transfrom his two sons' bedrooms, Brighton.(pictures 1) and (pictures 2)
• June 2005 - Painted trompe l'oeil mural for Park Road Dentist Surgery, Halifax,  (pictures)
• May 2005 - Painted mural in main dining room on cruise ship Thomson Destiny, sailing around the Mediterranean (pictures)
• December 2004 - Painted mural in teenage room on cruise ship Thomson Spirit, docked in Gibraltar (pictures)
• October  2004 - Painted a large-scale trompe l'oeil mural  was created for the back wall of a private indoor swimming pool in Alton, Hampshire (pictures)
• January 2004 - Children's Hospital in Brighton, commissioned to paint 2 whole wards with extensive murals. (pictures)
• July 2003 - Staunton Country Park, Hampshire (mural in Visitors Centre & tropical plant house) (pictures) 
• June 2003 - House and Garden Exhibition 2003, Olympia, London (commissioned to paint 3 items of furniture for Johnny Grey kitchens in the British Interior Design Association show house) (pictures)
• April 2003 - West Park Estate, Hampshire (trompe l'oeil in tropical lily house) (pictures)
• February 2003 - The Chapel, Tanning and Beauty Salon, Havant, Hampshire (trompe l'oeil of Tuscany in Reception) (pictures)
• October 2002 - Skipton Building Society, Leeds (commissioned 7 abstract paintings for offices) (pictures)
• November 2001 - Writer/Columnist Tessa Dahl, Oxford, (extensive murals throughout her home) (pictures)
• October 2001 - Film Director Franc Roddam, Notting Hill, London, (specialist decorating in lounge) (pictures)

Exhibitions & Shows

• The Barnes Fair, Muraldesign had an exhibition stand at the fair in London, July 2007
• Le Pecq (France), exhibited as part of the Barnes Arts Festival, March 2007
• Home Design & Interiors Exhibition, Woburn Abbey, January 2006
• Oxford Art Week, Taurus Gallery, Oxford, June 2005
• The Taurus Gallery, Buckingham, May 2005
• Oxford Art Week, Taurus Gallery, Oxford, June 2004
• Battersea Contemporary Arts Fair, London, May 2004
• Common Ground Cafe, Wandsworth Common, London, April 2004
• Webbs Gallery, Wandsworth, London, March 2004
• Luscious Conceptions Gallery, Windsor, December 2003
• The Lipinski Gallery, Shere, Guildford, December 2003
• Battersea Contemporary Arts Fair, London, November 2003
• Hampshire Artists Open Studios, Hayling Island, September 2003
• The Taurus Gallery, Summer Exhibition, Oxford, July 2003
• House and Garden Exhibition, Olympia, London, June 26th - 29th 2003
• The Taurus Gallery, Oxford, May 2003
• The Old Bakehouse Gallery, Fishbourne, West Sussex, April 2003
• Blue Gallery, Oxford, January, 2003
• Chichester Centre of Arts Foyer, West Sussex, February, 2003
• Chichester Centre of Arts, West Sussex, December 2002
• The Old Bakehouse Gallery, Fishbourne, West Sussex, March 2002
• Inspires Art Gallery, Oxford, January 2002
• Raw Canvas Exhibition, Aldwych Tube, London, October 2001
• Bosham Walk, Art and Crafts Centre, West Sussex, September 2001
• Annie Sloan's shop, Practical Style, Oxford, August 2001
• Interior Affairs, Interiors shop, Westbourne, West Sussex, October 2001
• Goodwood House, Elegant Homes and Gardens Exhibition, April 2001
• Fine Art Degree Exhibition, The Art School, University of Wales, June 2000
• Art Foundation Exhibition, University of Portsmouth, June 1997

Publicity & Press 

• The News - January 28th 2008
• Ross-shire Journal - August 18th 2007
• Ross-shire Journal - August 3rd 2007
• Ross-shire Journal - August 18th 2006
• Families South West - June 2006
• Gardens Monthly - October 2005
• Financial Times, Property Section - May 14th 2005
• The News (weekend magazine) - June 2004
• Inspirations Magazine - November 2003
• The News - October 2003
• The Hayling Islander - October 2003
• The Hayling Islander - September 2003
• The News - August 2003
• Interviewed on Portsmouth TV - September 2003
• Work featured on ITV series Young, Posh and Loaded, August 2003
• The News - March 18th 2003
• The News - October 22nd 2002
• Tatler - April 2002
• The News - March 19th 2002
• Hampshire Life Magazine - July 2001
• The News - July 9th 2001
• House Beautiful Magazine - June 2001

Artistic Background

• Web Page Design, Level 2 (Havant College, Hants) 2001 -2002
• Specialist Paint Effects Course, (West Dean College, West Sussex) 2001
• Fine Art with Art History Degree,  2.1 BA Hons (University of Wales Aberystwyth) 1997 - 2000
• Art Foundation (University of Portsmouth) 1996 - 1997
• Havant College, Hampshire, 3 A-Levels, Art (A), English, (A), Geography (A) 1994 - 1996