Sentry Arts

It’s , and to celebrate, we’re highlighting one artist everyday who gave us their art form, of course, but who also gave their communities the gift of education. Throughout history, women especially have made their name in the arts world while balancing a teaching profession; a reminder of just how hard these talented individuals had to work to be a force in the world of fine art.

Anni Albers (1899-1994) was a German-Jewish visual artist and printmaker, perhaps best known for her work in textiles. She began her career as an art educator at Bauhaus in Germany before its forced closure in 1932, where she taught design theory to their resident and student weavers. Anni and her husband Josef Albers fled to the U.S. after the political pressures of N**i Germany began to feel increasingly dangerous. Here, she taught at Black Mountain College in North Carolina for nearly 16 years, eventually becoming head of the weaving department. As her legacy as an artist continued to grow, she stepped away from Black Mountain and taught private lessons from her home; she also guest lectured at Yale, taught one-off workshops across the country, and took residency at MoMa, where she taught textiles.

It is because of incredible teachers and mentors like Anni Albers that we have such a vibrant landscape of artists in the U.S. and globally. Thank you to all the teachers, professors, and educators out there; your work does not go unseen!

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🌟Anni Albers with textile samples in her home in New Haven, Connecticut, ca. 1950

💛 Anni Albers, c. 1925, “Design 11/25 for Jaquard”