Ann Hamilton (born June 22, 1956 in Lima, Ohio) is a visual artist known for large-scale multi-media installations, as well as her work in video, sculpture, photography, textile art, and printmaking.Hamilton received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in textile design from the University of Kansas in 1979.She then attained a Master of Fine Arts in sculpture from the Yale University School of Art in 1985. From 1985 to 1991, she taught on the faculty of the University of California at Santa Barbara. In 1992, Hamilton established her home and practice in Columbus, Ohio.In 1999, Hamilton represented the United States at the 48th Venice Biennale at the United States Pavilion with her work myein. Since 2001, she has been a Professor of Art at The Ohio State University.From December 7, 2012, to January 6, 2013, Hamilton presented new work titled the event of a thread[5] at the Park Avenue Armory in New York, NY.
