Visiting Artist Lecture with Ann Hamilton + Opening Reception

The Jane Fortune Outstanding Women Visiting Artist Lecture brings internationally acclaimed female artists to Indianapolis. The lecture series is made possible by a gift from Indiana philanthropist Jane Fortune — author, art historian, and founder of Advancing Women Artists. Past guest speakers include María Magdalena Campos-Pons, Deborah Butterfield, Eleanor Antin, Faith Ringgold, and most recently, Carrie Mae Weems.

ABOUT ANN HAMILTON

Born in Lima, Ohio, in 1956, Ann Hamilton received a BFA in textile design from the University of Kansas in 1979 and an MFA in sculpture from the Yale University School of Art in 1985. Among her many honors, Hamilton is the recipient of the National Medal of Arts, the MacArthur Fellowship and the National Endowment for the Arts Visual Arts Fellowship, and represented the United States at the Venice Biennale in 1999. Her work is in major public collections worldwide, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Musée d’Art Contemporain, Lyon, France; the Musée d’Art Contemporain de Montréal, Canada; the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; and the Tate Gallery, London. Hamilton is currently a distinguished professor in the department of art at Ohio State University.