Ann Zahn
{{short description|American printmaker and book artist}}
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| death_place = Bethesda, Maryland
| education = Duke University, American University
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Ann Zahn (1931–2020) was an American printmaker and book artist. She is known for her prints as well as her involvement in the printmaking movement in the Washington, D.C. area.
Biography
Zahn was born on June 7, 1931{{cite journal |last2= Edwards|first2= Geoffrey|last3= Yang|first3= Chen|title=Ann Zahn - ART CART Oral History |url=https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/doi/10.7916/D8NK3DRR |website=Teachers College Research Center for Arts and Culture |access-date=27 March 2023 |language=en |doi=10.7916/D8NK3DRR |date=2013|author1= Teachers College. Research Center for Arts and Culture}} in Washington, D.C.. She studied at Duke University and the American University. Zahn taught at the Glen Echo Art Center the early 1970s. She joined the Washington Women's Art Center (WWAC) in the mid-1970s.{{cite book |title=Latitude: The Washington Women's Arts Center 1975-1987 |publisher=Alper Initiative for Washington Art,American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center |url=https://auislandora.wrlc.org/islandora/object/auislandora%3A85324/datastream/PDF/view |access-date=27 March 2023}} Zahn was a founding member of the Washington Printmakers Gallery. She was also founding member of the Washington Area Printmakers, often contributing to their annual limited edition calendars.{{cite web |title=Original Print Calendar. 1988 (SIGNED 12 Limited Ed. Prints) by Washington Printmakers Gallery ( Betty MacDonald / Grace / Norman Striked/ Betty Ochs / Laura Huff / Ann Zahn / and More ) |url=https://www.abebooks.com/signed-first-edition/Original-Print-Calendar-1988-SIGNED-Limited/194016928/bd |website=DR Fine Arts |access-date=27 March 2023 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Garden Journal XI, Sunflowers by Ann Zahn |url=https://www.annexgalleries.com/inventory/detail/18341/Ann-Zahn/Garden-Journal-XI-Sunflowers |website=Annex Galleries Fine Prints |access-date=27 March 2023}} In 2020 the Washington Printmakers Gallery held an exhibition entitled "Light, Flight and Paper Pulp Spanning Three Generations: Ann Zahn, Julie Zahn, and Sophie Schrader."{{cite web |title=Light, Flight and Paper Pulp – January 2020 |url=https://www.washingtonprintmakers.com/exhibits-list/light-flight-and-paper-pulp-january-2020 |website=Washington Printmakers Gallery |access-date=27 March 2023}} She died on December 30, 2020, in Bethesda, Maryland.{{cite web |title=ANN ZAHN Obituary (2021) |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/washingtonpost/name/ann-zahn-obituary?id=6122132 |website=Washington, DC - The Washington Post |access-date=27 March 2023}}
Zahn's work is in the National Museum of Women in the Arts,{{cite web |title=Ann Zahn |url=https://nmwa.bibliovation.com/app/search/(Ann%20Zahn) |website=NMWA Library & Research Center |access-date=14 March 2023}}
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Category:Artists from Washington, D.C.
Category:American women printmakers
Category:American women book artists
Category:20th-century American women artists