ANN HIRSCH combines historical modes with contemporary forms of expression. Her work is driven by a strong interest in ‘theater' as the public presentation and meaningful organization of symbol, figure and space and by the integration of historical modalities with contemporary practices and perspectives.

Ann earned a B.A. in Art History at Columbia University and Master’s degrees from N.Y.U. and the New York Academy of Art. She is the recipient of grants from the Mellon Trust of New England and the Prince of Wales Foundation. She teaches undergraduate sculpture at Rhode Island School of Design and Lesley University. Her work is in the collections of Concordia College, Vanderbilt University and Walsh Jesuit High School. Ann was recently awarded commissions for public artworks at Boston’s City Hall Plaza for the Bill Russell Legacy Project and Patriot Plaza at Sarasota National Cemetery in Florida

News:
April 2013 > Ann named Visual Arts Fellow at the St. Botolph Club, Boston

March/April 2013 > Ann's sculpture in invitational "Back to Back" exhibition at Sloane Merrill Gallery on Charles Street, Beacon Hill, Boston

February 2013 > Ann was selected to contribute commissioned art for Patriot Plaza, a ceremonial amphitheater at Sarasota National Cemetery in Florida.http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/201 http://www.bradenton.com/2013/02/25/4408

January 2013 > Ann Hirsch with Pressley Associates selected to create the Bill Russell Legacy Project public artwork for City Hall Boston. http://www.billrusselllegacy.org/news.ht

December 2012 > Ann in Committee's Choice exhibition at St. Botolph Club, Boston

September 2012 > Ann in A.I.B. Illustration faculty exhibition at Porter Exchange, Cambridge, MA

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

January 2012 > Proposal presentations for the Edgar Allan Poe public artwork for Edgar Allan Poe Square. http://articles.boston.com/2012-01-15/bo

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/content/n

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/poe-publi

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/The-Callie-

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/2011/07/11/ce

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.