A n n H i r s c h is a Boston-based sculptor.

Ann's site specific work responds to physical, cultural and historical context and integrates figurative and architectural components, often through collaborative processes. She strives for community engagement throughout the design process and in the finished work, by drawing upon her strong interest in ‘theater’ as the public presentation and meaningful organization of symbol, figure and space.

She is an Adjunct Professor at the Rhode Island School of Design and at Lesley University's Art Institute of Boston. She holds an M.F.A. from the New York Academy of Art and an M.A. from New York University’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. She earned her B.A. at Barnard College, Columbia University, in Art History. She is the recipient of grants from the Mellon Trust of New England, The Somerville Arts Council and the Prince of Wales Foundation. In 2011 she was named a finalist in two prominent public art work competitions in Boston.

News:

January 2012 > A n n H i r s c h receives grant from the Somerville Arts Council. |http://www.somervilleartscouncil.org/grants/awards/

January 2012 > Proposal presentations for the Edgar Allan Poe public artwork for Edgar Allan Poe Square. http://articles.boston.com/201

October 2011 > A n n H i r s c h and B i l l P r e s s l e y of Pressley Associates proposal presentation for Bill Russell Legacy Project. http://www.publicartboston.com

September 2011 > The Edgar Allan Poe Foundation of Boston selects
A n n H i r s c h and R o b e r t O l s o n, of Robert Olson + Associates Architects, to be one of three finalist teams in competition for a monument to Edgar Allan Poe in Boston from a pool of 265 entries from 42 states and 13 countries. http://www.wbur.org/2012/01/09

September 2011 > A n n H i r s c h appointed Adjunct Faculty at the Rhode Island School of Design and begins teaching semester in Providence and continues at the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University. http://www.risd.edu/Sculpture/

August 2011 > A n n H i r s c h interviewed on the Callie Crossley show regarding the Bill Russell Legacy Project. http://www.wgbh.org/programs/T

July 2011 > Mayor Menino announces that the Bill Russell Legacy Project public artwork will be installed at City Hall Plaza, Boston. http://boston.cbslocal.com/201

June 2011 > A n n H i r s c h is named one of three finalists in the Bill Russell Legacy Project by the Boston Art Commission, the Bill Russell Legacy Project Committee and the Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation.