Ann Holsberry ’65 works with students ahead of Maier solo exhibition
Ann Holsberry ’65 was in residence at Randolph all week, leading up to the opening of her solo exhibition.
Ann Holsberry ’65
Ann Holsberry ’65 will discuss her work and methods this weekend during Randolph’s Outten Visiting Artist Lecture, which will coincide with a solo exhibition of her work on campus.
“Ann Holsberry: Navigating Sea and Stars” opens at the Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College on Sunday. Her lecture is scheduled for 2 p.m. A reception will follow.
Holsberry spent the week in residence on campus and on Thursday, worked alongside museum and heritage studies students on a site-specific component of her installation.
Her art celebrates the inherent beauty of the natural order of things, in scales ranging from the cosmic to the microscopic. She illustrates intricate networks found in nature using mixed media, with a particular focus on the photographic process of cyanotype, which creates a cyan-blue image. She frequently works in direct collaboration with natural phenomena, using sunlight to expose prints on paper or fabric.
Holsberry uses materials sourced directly from surrounding ecosystems, embellishing them with pigments, inks, wax, and embroidery. Her long-term practice is a meditation on environmental changes that require humans and animals to adapt to new ways of navigating the world.
Her solo exhibition will remain on display until June 1. Visit www.maiermuseum.org for more information.
