View video tribute (7 minutes, 11M) INDIVIDUAL ARTIST Ann Hamilton, Columbus Nominated By: Robert Stearns

Ann Hamilton is a professor of art at The Ohio State University. Born in Lima and residing in Columbus since 1991, Hamilton received her B.F.A. in Textile Design from the University of Kansas in 1979 and her M.F.A. in Sculpture from the Yale School of Art in 1985. Her first solo exhibition debuted in 1988 with a large scale, multi-sensory installation titled the capacity of absorption at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. In 1990, the Wexner Center for the Arts commissioned her to create a work for an exhibition entitled New Works for New Spaces for the center's inaugural event. As a distinguished artist, Hamilton has exhibited at numerous arts institutions including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, the San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art and museums and art centers across Canada and Europe. She also represented the United States at the 21st International Sao Paulo Biennale in 1991 and the Venice Biennale in 1999. Hamilton's collaborative interaction with students, fellow artists, family members and friends is a key value in her work. She maintains the values of a humble teacher who knows how to listen and focus on the larger project at hand. Among Hamilton's many awards and honors are the Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship and the highly prestigious MacArthur Fellowship. Internationally known, Ann Hamilton is an artist who values her community and shares her passion for the arts with others.