Born: 1944
Hometown: USA
Based in: Thailand and USA
LEVEQUE Anne, American
FORMAL EDUCATION
Awarded a BS in Science, MS in Educational Administration and MFA in Fine Arts from UCLA
TEACHING POSITIONS HELD
Teaching assistant UCLA Assistant Professor at the University of Utah and San Jose State University, JFK University
Presented master workshops worldwide. Adjunct Instructor JFK University
Private Tutor to the daughter of the British Consul to Thailand
Have held a Community College Teaching credential in the past, and taught at De Anza Community College and San Jose State University.
PATRAVADI School of Performing Arts, Bangkok DANCE
From 1965-85 -classically trained ballet dancer having trained at the Royal London Ballet, London and Modern Dance with Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance in London and NYC During this period, Ms Leveque performed with many Dance Companies, worldwide, gave master classes, and guest artist performer Oakland ballet, Ethel Winter Repertory, Lotto Goslar, Mary Claire Sale, Danny Lewis, Charles Wideman to name a few and with Gene Kelly at Universal Studios.
FILM 1977 Served as production assistant with the British Film Institute for Yvonne Rain- er’s film, Journeys from Berlin Production Assistant, Maui, Hawaii Writers Conference Continuity Assistant British file Institute
IN PRINT
2000Victoria and Albert Museum catalog Hong Kong Land Evening Standard (China), South China post, Sculpture News Collectors Guide to Fine Art!
RESIDENCIES
Banff Center for the Arts 2000 Mendocino Art Center PLAYWRIGHT and DIRECTOR
2005 collaboration with the Honolulu Symphony in presenting a rewrite of Ca-mau L ”Histori du Soldat, Stravinsky.
Written, directed and choreographed by Anne Leveque, Received with critical acclaim.
Directed Brian People’s "Ci Vediamo, Mama", performed August 20 - 29, 2004.
And wrote and directed and produced a contemporary version of Pushkin's Little Tragedies, Hawaii Translated and Directed full script of Ramayana epic in Bangkok
CURRENTLY
Feature writer for the Arts Section of the Napa Valley Register (newspaper)
NON PROFITS
Founder and Director, Institute for Creative Studies, 501c3 Founder Director, Golden Fish Travels llc, private custom travel www.GoldenFishTravels.com TRAVEL 2002-present Founder and Director Golden Fish Travels, custom guide tours to all the places listed below and more
Over the past 15 years, I have traveled throughout Asia and Africa Vietnam, Cambodia, Burma, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand︎ Sri Lanka, India, Ladakh, Kasmir, Bhutan, Nepal, ︎ Kenya, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, tracked gorillas in Rwanda,︎ Russia, Isreal, Egypt, Cuba, Patagonia. During much of this time I lived in Asia for 10 years.
What inspires you?
Nature and travel
Describe your creative process.
I have no intention as to concept when I begin. Generally, I start with color, then blending, making, deleting, scraping, till it starts to look like a composition is emerging. then I continue intellectually in defining a possible composition.
What are 3 words that best describe your work?
Peaceful, sometimes beautiful, meaningful
Who are some artists that have influenced your work?
Diebenkorn is an inspiration for creating huge works.
What is the most important tool when creating your work?
Biggest brush possible
What is the best piece of advice you have been given?
Keep painting
Where do you go for inspiration?
Nature