Anna Marie Savage is a Fine Art graduate of the University of Ulster, where she received a First Class Honours Degree in 2009. Based in Newry, Co. Down, Savage was recently awarded the Creative Spark/Create Louth Residency Award 2015; Cló Ceardlann na gCnoc Residency Award as part of the Úr Programme, supported by EACEA, Culture Ireland and Arts Council of Ireland.