abOUT ANNETTE MITCHELL
Annette Mitchell coordinated the Drawing Program at Plymouth State University for more than three decades before retiring Professor Emerita.
During her tenure, she pioneered a printmaking process that used polystyrene foam plates. Her textbook on the subject Foam Is Where The Art Is—New Ways To Print was published in Canada and has assisted studio artists and teachers worldwide. Annette has received many accolades: New Hampshire Art Educator of the Year, a National First Prize in Painting by the Daughters of the American Revolution, and American Artist Magazine published a beautiful article about her block printing process with many color examples of her original prints. After retiring, Annette continued to teach nine-day workshops at Plymouth State University every January and July. When the COVID-19 pandemic discouraged large in-person classes, she was invited to teach via zoom for Artistic Roots Gallery in Plymouth, NH. Those classes continue. Annette's current offerings can be accessed at the Artistic Roots Gallery website. Her courses have been enthusiastically embraced and have crossed international borders. ExhibitionsProcess Meets Practice shines a light on five women artists who have taught and led at Plymouth State University and the PSU Art Department. This exhibit explores how these artists created, instructed, and inspired hundreds of art students over the years in a traditionally male-dominated field. Process Meets Practice features drawings, paintings, prints, sculptures, photographs, and stories that celebrate these women and their lasting impact on PSU.
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I think a true artist's life is staying mentally in the studio all the time." |