Born in New Brunswick, Anne Hale graduated from the UNB in 1970 with a Bachelor of Arts. Over the years she took various art courses through UNB's department of extended learning with, and from, such well-known artists as Stan Horner, Brigid Grant, John Corey, Lucy Jarvis, Molly Bobak and Marjorie Donaldson.

In 1986 she had an exhibition at the National Exhibition Centre titled 'Recent Paintings by Anne Hale' that included works in acrylic, conte and pastel.