About Anna:Anna was born in Newark, New Jersey, USA in 1952 of Italian immigrant parents. She received a BA from Montclair State University in 1974 and attended Louisiana State University, obtaining her MFA in Ceramics in 1977. She taught at Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington and State University of New York at Brockport. In 1994 she was appointed Head of the Art Department at Kansas State University and served in that position for 6 years and Professor of Ceramics for another 6 at Kansas State University. She takes on the duties of Director of the School of Art and Art History at the University of Florida in July. Anna is member of the International Academy of Ceramics, Geneva (AIC - IAC) and exhibits on an international level, having work in shows in Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland, South Korea, China and Australia. Most notable of her exhibition awards is the Gold Medal for the 46th International Exhibition of Ceramic Arts, Faenza, Italy in 1989. In 1997, she was honored as a Fellow of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts for her accomplishments as President. She currently serves on the International Committee of the College Art Association. On a personal noteAnna enjoys travel, cooking, having coffee with her girlfriends, and wearing funky clothing. She maintains an extensive network of friendships around the world, many of whom are ceramic artists. She is very proud of her son Gabe, who graduated from the University of Kansas in Creative Writing. She loves animals, and has a dog, Smokie, a cairn terrier. | 
