she/her/hersannelabovitz@gmail.comlabovitz.com Drawing/Painting, Engaged & Public Arts/Social Practice, Fiber Arts & Textiles, Printmaking/Paper/Books, Sculpture/InstallationBIO Anne Labovitz is an artist who explores the human condition through the intersection of art and well-being. Her vibrant, light-filled, saturated colors and dynamic structures transform spaces and immerse viewers. Labovitz creates large-scale public installations, paintings, prints, sculptures, artist’s books and has a robust social practice. She holds a BA in Art and Psychology with minors in Art History and Arts Education from Hamline University (St. Paul, MN) and an MFA from Transart Institute, Plymouth University, Plymouth (UK). Labovitz exhibits nationally and internationally, with works in private and public collections, including the Walker Art Center, the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport, the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, the Plains Art Museum, the Minnesota Museum of American Art, the Mayo Clinic, the Tweed Museum of Art, and institutions in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Sweden, Japan, Iraqi Kurdistan, and Russia. A frequent speaker on the connection between art and well-being, Labovitz has presented at the Mayo Clinic, Winona University, and St. George’s University. Recent public projects include an outdoor commission by the City of Rochester, MN., Monumental Public Commission at the Holiday Center, Duluth, MN., 122 Conversation: Person to Person, Art Beyond Borders, Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center, Duluth MN., Atrium Commission and solo exhibition Convergence: Health & Creativity at the Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND.TEACHING PHILOSOPHY & MENTORSHIPMy teaching philosophy includes an approach called I/Thou, a relational listening process written about by Martin Buber which addresses the connection between any two individuals. I employ rigorous dialogue and varied mediums in my praxis, which allows me to teach adaptively according to different approaches to making and thinking. I relish working closely and equally with others, engaging students in a reciprocal exchange of ideas and practice. I bring a lifetime of varied and evolutionary techniques ranging from painting, drawing, printmaking, installation, to mark-making, public, and social practice as well as a passion for professional practice. I have the experience of consciously changing mediums, practice, and direction to better facilitate my message to the world, while continuing the successes of my career. As a mentor, I bring an experienced understanding of the nuances of both a strong practice alongside the importance of networking and working within an arts milieu. I love to work with artists. I will meet the MFA candidate with focus on their practice and vision. I have an international, national practice while rooted firmly in the local, sharing resources is a passion of mine. My role is to help you develop your voice and praxis.