Marilyn McMurry Annin was born in 1938, and has spent about equal thirds of her life in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa. She painted for many years, but in the 1980s, switched to sculpture, mostly in the form of rigid garments.
Sharon Neff has been a potter since before she had permission. As a child she played in the woods behind her house on the Mississippi River bluff. When discovered by her mother, she insisted she was not playing with fire, but explained that she was…
Emily Martin has been making artists books since the late 70's, when she was in graduate school at the University of Iowa (MFA, 1979). Since then she has produced narrative paintings, sculpture and books. Most of her earlier books were one of a kind…
Mary Weisgram creates functional ceramics while residing in Ames, Iowa.<br>"Her pottery is gorgeous; autumn leaf patterns adorn several of her larger bowls. In addition to its aesthetic appeal, Mary's work is completely functional. Her smaller…
Since Robbie Steinbach attended graduate school at the University of Iowa in the mid-1980s, most of her work has examined women's lives. Robbie's images make the work and lives of women visible, highlighting the complexity of their lives and their…
Jennifer Myers is a MA candidate in Intermedia. Her current work is an experimental narrative in five media (drawings, photography, installation, video, writing) that is based loosely on a fictional creation myth. She is excited to be working in…
Tony received his BFA in sculpture and ceramics from Bellevue College, a small school in Nebraska. His love of sculptural form finds its match in, as he puts it,"the emotional and gestural qualities of clay." The flowing qualities of ash glazes over…
The artists who made Women of Strength are all incarcerated at the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women. In collaboration with Rachel Williams and Jane Parsons, they designed, sewed and painted a multi-panel mural incorporating the likenesses of…
