Iowa-born and raised, multimedia artist, attended the University of Iowa earning her BFA in Printmaking. She devotes her time to her research in “Illuminating the intersectionality of Women’s Rights and Polital Dynamics in Iowa.”
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Artist Statement
Anna Miller's works of art navigate an increasingly globalized society, drawing inspiration from the ever-changing landscape of ideas and perceptions provided through social media and news sources. Through works on paper, wearable art, and sculpture, she captures the pervasive paradoxes and controversies that underscore that reality is not always what is real; irony often prevails within her works of art.
Questioning and reshaping assumed societal matrices between the body and the world, Anna brings unseen aspects to the surface, encouraging viewers to reconsider their understanding of self and others. Her work establishes introspective space, fostering a profound sense of questioning towards a community's biases and assumptions.
In the current political landscape of Iowa, Anna's art serves as a conduit to highlight the political dimensions of recent legislative decisions, turning these observations into artworks that prompt further reflection and potential empathy. Anna's concepts increasingly focus on the critical discourse surrounding women's rights. Notably, Iowa holds a unique place in this narrative, from hosting one of the nation's first woman suffrage marches in 1908 to passing the Heartbeat Bill in the summer of 2023.
Immersed in this ongoing exploration of women's rights and The Women's Rights Movement, she considers pivotal historical events that indelibly shaped the present, from the Seneca Falls Convention to the 1968 Miss America Pageant Protest. Anna's art creates a visual narrative transcending time, exposing patterns and repetitions in women's rights struggles, providing the platform for Anna's exploration of recent changes affecting women's access to safe healthcare. Anna's work vividly demonstrates that the political remains deeply personal.
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Emily Edwards
Printmaking and Mixed Media
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