1) Ana Mendieta, born in Havana, Cuba on November 18, 1948 to September 8, 1985 (aged 36), was a performance artist, sculptor, painter, & video artist who is best known for her “earth body” artwork.
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2) In junior high school, she discovered a love for art. She earned a BA (enrolled 1969 to 1972) and MA in painting, and an MFA (enrolled 1972 to 1977) in Intermedia under Hans Breder.
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3) In college, Mendieta’s work focused on blood and violence toward women. Her interest in spiritualism, religion, and primitive rituals developed during this time.
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4) Her work was somewhat autobiographical, drawing from her history of being displaced from her native Cuba, & focused on themes including feminism, violence, life, death, identity, place, and belonging.
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5) She presented a solo exhibition of her photographs at A.I.R. Gallery in New York in 1979. In 2004, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden organized “Earth Body, Sculpture and Performance.”
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6) Mendieta’s work is featured in many major public collections, including the Guggenheim, the Met, the Whitney, MoMA, PAMM, Nasher Sculpture Center, Tate Collection, Centre Pompidou & many others.
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