Ann Gollifer is a permanent resident of Botswana. She has lived and worked in Gaborone since 1985. In 1983 she graduated from Edinburgh University with a Masters degree in History of Art. Ann worked as a Senior Technical Officer under the Directorship of its founder, Alec Campbell, at the National Museum and Art Gallery, Gaborone. During this period she also worked part-time at the Phuthadikobo Museum in Mochudi with Sandy Grant, the Museum's founder and director. From 1991 to 2001 she was part of the committee, involved with the administration and facilitation of the Thapong Triangle International Artist’s workshops that took place in Botswana, as well as the many smaller off-shoot art workshops that were organized annually by the Thapong committee. An Artist member of the Thapong Visual Art Centre, Gaborone, Ann was part of the executive committee, responsible for the building of the centre.

Ann currently works from her studio in Gaborone and shows her artwork both in Botswana and internationally. She is continually involved in the development of the contemporary arts in Botswana and both helps to exhibits and writes about artists within the community. Ann has recently been awarded an IASPIS residency in Stockholm that will take place from May to July 2018. Ann is committed to the development of the visual arts in her home, Botswana.

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