Ruth Housenbold served as a board member on the Strategic Program Advisory Committee but now continues to support Art in Action in the classroom as a docent and volunteer. We are so thankful for her continuous support and we appreciate everything she has done for Art in Action! 1) How did you get involved […]
Nellie Mae Rowe was born in 1900, one of nine daughters to a former slave. She spent her entire life in rural Georgia near Atlanta and worked as a maid most of her life. Rowe’s work is considered Folk Art because she was self-taught and her work represents the lifestyles and traditions of the deep […]
Karen Canty has been a long-term advocate for Art in Action over decades. Besides her work on the Board of Directors, Canty has helped as both a donor and volunteer, even helping organize OBJECT: ART, our annual fundraising gala. We are thankful for her ongoing commitment to our mission and unwavering support of all that […]
Helen Frankenthaler was born in New York City in 1928. She developed Color Field painting in the 1960s and 1970s, which involves staining canvases by pouring paint on them and then tipping them to move the paint around. These paintings appear calm since the “soak, stain” method is slower than the style of action painters […]
1) How did you first get involved with AiA, and how have you remained involved over the years? I first got involved when I was an art teacher at Crystal Springs Uplands School. I became friends with one of my students, who later came back after he graduated and helped me in my classes. His […]
Romare Bearden was born in 1912 and grew up in Harlem, NY where African-American literature, art, music, and dance flourished. This African-American cultural movement became known as the Harlem Renaissance. Bearden painted in the social realist style which combines themes from African-American history and life in New York. He thought of art as an universal […]
Georgia O’Keeffe was born in Wisconsin in 1887 and was deeply inspired by nature. Many of her paintings were centered around flowers, shells, and cow skulls. These objects were usually small objects enlarged to huge proportions. Though her flower paintings were more realistic, O’Keeffe also did amazing abstraction pieces, shown through her designs of oversimplifying […]
