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• She attended Duke University in 1968 before earning a bachelor of fine art degree from Ohio University at Athens in 1972. In 1977, she received her master of fine art degree from the Rhode Island School of Design.
• In 1989, she became the first woman artist to represent the United States at the prestigious international contemporary art festival Venice Biennale and won the Biennale’s Lion Award.
Jenny Holzer
United States, born 1950
Place of BirthGallipolis, Ohio
Biography• Holzer creates across different mediums but always uses text as image. Earlier in her career, Holzer would carve inscriptions on benches, but recent work utilizes electronic displays.• She attended Duke University in 1968 before earning a bachelor of fine art degree from Ohio University at Athens in 1972. In 1977, she received her master of fine art degree from the Rhode Island School of Design.
• In 1989, she became the first woman artist to represent the United States at the prestigious international contemporary art festival Venice Biennale and won the Biennale’s Lion Award.
United States, born 1954
