Anne Wilson

1949

Introduction

Anne Wilson (born 1949) is a Chicago-based visual artist. Wilson creates sculpture, drawings, Internet projects, photography, performance, and DVD stop motion animations employing table linens, bed sheets, human hair, lace, thread and wire. Her work extends the traditional processes of fiber art (techniques such as stitching, crocheting, and knitting) to other media. Wilson is a professor in the Department of Fiber and Material Studies at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Wikidata identifier

Q4768892

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Country of birth

United States

Roles

Artist, installation artist

ULAN identifier

500002054

Names

Anne Wilson, Ann Wilson, Anne Gawthrop Wilson

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On the Hour

A 30-second online art project:
Frank WANG Yefeng, The Levitating Perils #2

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Learn more at whitney.org/artport

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