Ann Kalmbach (b. 1950) is an American artist and co-founder of the
Women's Studio Workshop.
Biography
Kalmbach was born in 1950 in Rochester, New York.
She studied at the
State University of New York at New Paltz
The State University of New York at New Paltz (SUNY New Paltz or New Paltz) is a public university in New Paltz, New York. It traces its origins to the New Paltz Classical School, a secondary institution founded in 1828 and reorganized as an a ...
and the
Rochester Institute of Technology.
In 1974 she co-founded the Women's Studio Workshop (WSW) in Rosendale, New York along with fellow artists
Barbara Leoff Burge,
Tatana Kellner
Tatana "Tana" Kellner (born 1950) is an American artist known for her artist's book works and as a founder of Women's Studio Workshop.
Early life and education
Kellner is the daughter of Holocaust survivors. She was born in Czechoslovakia and ...
, and
Anita Wetzel.
She frequently collaborates with her life partner Tatana Kellner
as ''Kakeart''. In 2017 their collaborative book ''The Golden Rule'', was a Special Merit Honoree at the
Minnesota Center for Book Arts Minnesota Center for Book Arts (MCBA) is the largest and most comprehensive independent nonprofit book arts center in the United States. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, MCBA is a nationally recognized leader in the celebration and preservation of ...
MCBA Prize.
Her work is in the collection of the Bridwell Art Library at the
University of Louisville,
the
MassArt
Massachusetts College of Art and Design, branded as MassArt, is a Public university, public art school, college of visual art, visual and applied art in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1873, it is one of the nation’s oldest art schools, the ...
Library,
the
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art is an art museum in Memphis, Tennessee. The Brooks Museum, which was founded in 1916, is the oldest and largest art museum in the state of Tennessee. The museum is a privately funded nonprofit institution located in ...
,
the
University of Michigan Library,
the
Walker Art Center,
and the library of
National Museum of Women in the Arts
The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA), located in Washington, D.C., is "the first museum in the world solely dedicated" to championing women through the arts. NMWA was incorporated in 1981 by Wallace and Wilhelmina Holladay. Since openin ...
.
References
External links
WSWTV Presents Ann Kalmbach and Tatana Kellner
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1950 births
Living people
People from New York (state)
20th-century American women artists
Women book artists
Book artists