Anita Wetzel

American artist

Anita Wetzel

Wetzel operating the hydraulic press at the Women's Studio Workshop (WSW) in 1979

Born| (1949-05-27)May 27, 1949

Sauquoit, New York

Died| March 14, 2021(2021-03-14) (aged 71)

Rosendale, New York

Nationality| American
Known for| book artist
Website| anitawetzel.com

Anita Lynn Wetzel (1949 - 2021) was an American artist and co-founder of the Women's Studio Workshop.

## Biography

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Wetzel was born on May 27, 1949, in Sauquoit, New York. She studied at the State University of New York at New Paltz.[1] In 1974 she co-founded the Women's Studio Workshop (WSW) in Rosendale, New York along with fellow artists Ann Kalmbach, Tatana Kellner, and Barbara Leoff Burge.[2]

Wetzel's interest in paper arts influenced WSW's focus on papermaking and artist's books.[3] The workshop is still in existence and still publishes artists books.[4]

She worked at WSW until 1980, when she departed for New York City, returning in 1995 where she served as director of development until 2017.[5] She died on March 14, 2021, in Rosendale, New York.[1]

Her work is in the collection of the Hudson Valley Visual Art Collections Consortium,[6] Brooklyn Museum, the MassArt Library, the Smithsonian Libraries Artists' Books collection,[7] and the library of the National Museum of Women in the Arts.[8]

In 2021 WSW held a retrospective of her work entitled Walking Lightly, With Intention.[9] The same year WSW created the Anita Wetzel Residency Grant.[5]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Anita Wetzel Obituary (2021) - Rosendale, NY - Daily Freeman". Daily Freeman. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
2. ^ "Women's Studio Workshop (WSW)". National Association of Women Artists, Inc. | NAWA. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
3. ^ "Women's Studio Workshop exhibition honors late founder Anita Wetzel". Hudson Valley One. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
4. ^ "Women's Studio Workshop: Redefining Feminism |". Vassar College. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
5. ^ a b "In Memory Of Anita Lynn Wetzel". Women's Studio Workshop. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
6. ^ "Wetzel, Anita". Hudson Valley Visual Art Collections Consortium. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
7. ^ "Sea ribbons / Anita Wetzel". Smithsonian Libraries. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
8. ^ "Garden spots". LRC Online Catalog. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
9. ^ "Walking Lightly, With Intention". Women's Studio Workshop. Retrieved 27 February 2023.

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