Annie Sloan

Elizabeth Ann Sloan (born 19 June 1949) is a British artist, designer, colour expert, author and inventor. She is the inventor of Chalk Paint, and the CEO of her family-run company, Annie Sloan Interiors.

Sloan's mission is to help people fulfill their creative potential, “everybody is in some way creative – I’m just very keen on helping people find that creativity”, which she seeks to do through her global network of independent stockists, and her teaching.

After studying Fine Art at university in the 1970s,  where she was a member of the avant-garde punk bad Moody And The Menstruators, Sloan went on to write several books on traditional paints and decorative painting techniques, starting with ''The Complete Book of Decorative Paint Techniques'' in 1988. She developed her own line of decorative paint, Chalk Paint, in 1990. She is now considered an international authority on paint and colour and was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2023 Birthday Honours for services to interior design. Provided by Wikipedia