Biography

Anne Beidler has been an artist, scholar and teacher for more than 40 years. She was a Professor in the Department of Art at Agnes Scott College in Atlanta, 1992-2023, Her work has been selected for inclusion in exhibitions, throughout the United States and Internationally. Her work is in private and public collections, including those of the University of Georgia, The Kennedy Museum of Ohio University, Kennesaw State University Museum Collection, special collections at the University of Connecticut, special collections at Auburn University, the Wiregrass Museum in Alabama, special collections Cornell University and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.  Beidler received the Southeastern College Art Conference, (SECAC) “Annual Award for Creative Achievement” at the mid-point in her career. She has been a visiting artist and speaker at many colleges and universities including, The University of Georgia-Cortona, Italy Program, Rollins College in Florida, Tulane University and Seoul Women’s University in Korea.

Artist Statement

Anne Beidler’s mixed-media, layered prints and drawings explore the evolving self, found in the private spaces of thought, body, and memory. She asks how we can maintain connections to our home-place, to our kindred, and to the earth. Her work has often referenced elements of Buddhist poetry, as she continues to discover links between new contemplative spaces and re-considered memories. Her recent works include a series of intimate, hand-pulled prints that examine her interactions with the forest on her daily walks. Media include woodcut printing, artist books, photopolymer prints and monoprints.