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Anne Wilson

Professor Emeritus

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Bio

Anne Wilson is a Chicago-based visual artist who creates sculpture, material drawings and performances that are grounded in a textile language. Her artwork resides in permanent collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Art Institute of Chicago; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; Des Moines Art Center; Detroit Institute of Arts; Victoria & Albert Museum, London; and the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa, Japan. 

Wilson was named a 2015 United States Artists Distinguished Fellow and is the recipient of awards from the Renwick Alliance, Textile Society of America, Artadia, Tiffany Foundation, NASAD, American Crafts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts. She is represented by the Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago and Paul Kotula Projects, Detroit. 

Wilson is a Professor Emeritus in Fiber and Material Studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and advises graduate students.

Courses

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Description

Taken every semester, the Graduate Projects courses allow students to focus in private sessions on the development of their work. Students register for 6 hours of Graduate Project credit in each semester of study.

Class Number

1690

Credits

3