Anne Desmet – Wood Engraving: A Personal Approach

Since Anne’s new book was published in November 2025 (full detail on Books page of this site), she’s been busy doing talks, print demonstrations and book signing events at venues including Bankside Gallery www.banksidegallery.com , the Royal Academy of Arts www.royalacademy.org.uk and Eames Fine Art www.eamesfineart.com where this photo was taken. She’ll be doing more book-related events over the next …

Scene through Wood: A Century of Modern Wood Engraving

Scene through Wood: A Century of Modern Wood Engraving - exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, and touring The Society of Wood Engravers (SWE) was founded in London in 1920 by leading artist-engravers of the day including Lucien Pissarro. Anne Desmet was appointed by the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, to curate this major survey exhibition to …

Why Museums Matter

Anne was invited to contribute the Holburne Museum's exhibition about why museums matter. (February 7th to May 22nd 2019). Here is what she wrote in large letters laminated to the window of the museum restaurant.