Anni Hunt Anni was born and educated in the North of England and specialised in the field of medical imaging from 1969. She moved to Canada in 1981 and now lives in Vancouver BC. Her lifelong passion for textiles and stitch found her exploring quilting in the early 90's which quickly led to her formalising her skills at the Gail Harker Creative Studies Centre on Whidbey Island in Washington State; Completing her City & Guilds Certificate in Art and Design and City & Guilds Machine Embroidery levels I and II and III This formal training in Stitch has developed Anni's style of embroidered images, mainly of nature. Taking her inspiration from her West Coast surroundings and her medical and science background. Her City $ Guilds certification body of work was focused on "Fossils and Feathers" for her 2007 exhibition in Oak Harbor, Washington USA for the completion of the level III embroidery studies. Following with a solo Exhibition in October and November at FibreEssence Gallery in Vancouver, Canada. Her recent body of work is focused on 3-Dimentional works for her show in May 2009 at Crafthouse Gallery on Granville Island in Vancouver, Canada; entitled; “Containment” Which showcased vessels for caching secret objects and treasured life finds! In 2010 Anni had a showing at the Ferry Building in West Vancouver Canada entitled "Mixed Messages" and will be showing again in 2012 in a show entitled "Progressions" Affiliations; CCBC; Craft Council of British Columbia VGFA ; Vancouver Guild of Fibre Art SAQA; Studio Art Quilters Assoc. NSNA; North Shore Needle Arts. SDA Surface Design Assoc. Cutting Edge Quilters (Associate member)