project spotlight on:

Artist, anne hebebrand

A 140 page book of Anne Hebebrands beautiful, prolific work.



‘...Hebebrand grew up in a home and family that profoundly valued creativity, rather than regarding it as a form of indulgence. She traces this legacy to Walter Leistikow, a great-great uncle who was an Impressionist painter and cofounder of the Association of German Artists, and to her grandmother Grete Leistikow, a noted photographer, grand-uncle Hans, a graphic designer, and her grandfather, architect Walter Hebebrand. Some of Hebebrand’s earliest memories growing up near Nuremberg involve being immersed in art around the house, including “breathing in by osmosis” the oceanic blue in Hans’ compositions and learning the value early on of abstraction as a form of self-expression.

After her training at the Boston Museum School/Tufts University in Massachusetts, where she earned her BFA, followed by a Master’s at the University of Alabama, Hebebrand led a varied professional life, including serving as a curator. Throughout her career, however, the artist regularly returned to the classroom, teaching students at all levels, from primary school to college, in institutions across the American Southeast and Northeast. Regardless of the age group, Hebebrand consistently emphasized the importance of inventiveness, encouraging her students to become fully immersed in the studio and take creative risks. Most recently, she has “focused on leading art workshops, primarily for women seeking to reconnect with their creativity later in life.” In multi-day sessions from a studio in Mexico, she seeks to remind students of the deep gratification that comes from unbounded play and experimentation.

Above all, Hebebrand’s commitment to play is present in her own process...'— Aaron Rosen, PhD  

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