Animation is the study of movement and capturing of the unseen moments – with strengths lying in both the ability to portray reality and step outside it. Annie believes the most interesting directions come from looking at your map and the happy mistakes along the way to the destination. Annie returned to Australia at age 30 to pursue a degree in Animation – because she had always loved watching cartoons, telling stories and really, really wanted to see what her panel strips and paintings would be like when brought to life.Īnnie Murray‘s advisor and teacher at University (VCA) Paul Fletcher was instrumental in supporting her to embrace her love of following her gut in art as well as building to her collaborative strengths. Wherein, she found herself traveling the world and spending 8 years in Scotland. Upon graduating from school, Annie was coerced into picking a career path by her family that would ‘ make money’ and promptly took a gap year. These drawings took the form of panel cartoons and canvas paintings. Annie Murray was in hospital 90% of the time until the age of about 17 years and to stave off boredom would continually draw and create stories that would take her out of my physical surroundings.