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Ann Hamilton

Visual artist · United States · On the map · Artists · Born 1956 · age 70

Ann Hamilton is an American visual artist who emerged in the early 1980s, known for her large-scale multimedia installations.

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A life in dates

2014National Medal of ArtsAward2011Anonymous Was A Woman AwardAward2008Heinz AwardAward1999Ohio Women's Hall of FameAward1993MacArthur Fellows ProgramAward1956Born22 June 1956

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Awards

National Medal of Arts2014
Anonymous Was A Woman Award2011
Heinz Award2008
Ohio Women's Hall of Fame1999
MacArthur Fellows Program1993
Guggenheim Fellowship

About this person

After receiving her BFA in textile design from the University of Kansas in 1979, she lived in Banff, Alberta, and Montreal, Quebec, Canada before deciding to pursue an MFA in sculpture at Yale in 1983. From 1985 to 1991, she taught on the faculty of the University of California at Santa Barbara. Since 2001, Hamilton has served on the faculty of the Department of Art at the Ohio State University. She was appointed a Distinguished University Professor in 2011.

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United States
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1956 · age 70

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