Background

DeCoster, Anne Stringer was born on June 6, 1933 in St. Paul. Daughter of Philip and Anne (Driscoll) Stringer.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Painting and Drawing, Middlebury College, 1955; postgraduate, Institute Allende, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, 1974; Master of Fine Arts in Painting and Drawing, University of Minnesota, 1984.

Career

Instructor painting Art Center Minnesota, Minnetonka, 1984-1985. Visiting artist Macalester College, St. Paul, 1986. Lecturer St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1987.

Workshop conductor in field.

Works

Works Gallery

• book

  • 99 Irish Dance Tunes for Flute

    (Edited especially for flute players. May be used as suppl...)

  • 99 Irish Dance Tunes for Flute

    (Edited especially for flute players. May be used as suppl...)

  • Lines, spines, and porcupines,

• Other Work

  • Author, illustrator: Draw Me an Elephant, 1967, Lines, Spines, and Porcupines, 1969. Illustrator: Forum Feasts Cookbook, 1970. One-woman shows include Katherine Nash Gallery, University Minnesota, 1983, Thomson Gallery, Minneapolis, 1987, Concordia College, 1988, St. Benedict's College, St. Joseph, Minnesota, 1988, Suzanne Kohn Gallery, Minneapolis, 1989, 90, Groveland Gallery, Minneapolis, 1992, 94, 96, 99, 2001, 05, 08, 10, Tory Folliard, Milwaukee, 1996, 99, 2001.
    
    Group shows include Minnesota Museum Art, St. Paul, 1984, Pindar Gallery, New York City, 1986, Fredrick R. Weisman Art Museum Collection. Represented in corporation and numerous private collections.

Connections

Married Earl Adelbert Samson, February 4, 1956 (divorced September 1971), Earl Adelbert III, Edward S., Anne D., Robert K. Married Steven Cole DeCoster, August 22, 1976.

father:

Philip Stringer

mother:

Anne (Driscoll) Stringer

spouses:

Steven Cole DeCoster

Earl Adelbert Samson