Ann Stewart Anderson

Ann Stewart Anderson is an artist from Louisville, Kentucky whose paintings have "focused on the rituals of being a woman." [1] Anderson is known for her part in creating the collective work, the "Hot Flash Fan," a fabric art work about menopause funded by the National Endowment for the Arts. She was the executive director of the Kentucky Foundation for Women.[1]

Early life and education

Anderson was born in Frankfort, Kentucky.[2] She graduated from Wellesley College with a B.A. in History of Art in 1957, and earned a Master in Art (Painting) from The American University in 1961.

Career

In 1985, she collaborated on an NEA-funded project called Hot Flash Fan with the feminist artist Judy Chicago.

References

  1. 1 2 "Ann Stewart Anderson: Mythic Women". Resource Library Magazine. 2002. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Anne Stewart Anderson". Kentucky Women Artists. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
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