Ravilious: Drawn to War
The artist features alongside Grayson Perry, Ai Weiwei, Alan Bennett and Sir Charles Saumarez-Smith, among others, in the drama-documentary feature film Ravilious: Drawn to War filmed in 2020 and released in cinemas in 2022. Desmet discusses the significance of the wood engravings within the wide-ranging work of English war artist Eric Ravilious (1903-42). For details […]
Engraving Angels
Anne Desmet RA: Engraving Angels A short film documenting the progress of a new engraving inspired by the resilience of the human spirit, by Florence Nightingale and by architectural angels at the Royal Academy. July 2020
Anne Desmet’s Choice: Prints by Royal Academicians
Anne Desmet’s Choice: An Exhibition of Prints by Royal Academicians NEW DATES: Anne Desmet is exhibiting her wood engravings alongside prints she invited from Norman Ackroyd RA, Chris Orr RA, Rebecca Salter PRA and Emma Stibbon RA at Kevis House Gallery, Petworth, www.kevishouse.com from 1 April – 15 May 2021. April 2021
The Engraver (Documentary)
Anne Desmet RA: The Engraver A documentary by L A Halstead about Anne Desmet’s work, focussing on the creation of her Wood Engraver’s Tower engraving (2020). This film features on The Royal Academy website. It was an Official Selection for both the Feel The Reel International Film Festival (2020) and the London international Motion Picture […]
A Greek Journey – Book
Anne Desmet – A Greek Journey: Book published by the Royal Academy of Arts (RA), July 2019. Anne Desmet held a book signing on Thursday 25 July 2019 to promote the launch of her newest book: ‘A Greek Journey’ at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. This gem of a book follows Desmet’s bestselling […]
London Olympics 2012
Olympic Inspiration: London Olympics 2012 Anne Desmet discusses her Olympic print series (RA Summer Exhibition 2012) June 2012