The Ann Roy Collection
This digital exhibition contains select works of Ann Roy, an American artist, activist, poet, feminist, and student of liberation theology who lived in Mexico from 1958 until her death in 2006.
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Previously not accessible to the public, the writing, photographs, artwork, audio-visual objects, and other material in this collection reflect many aspects of Ann Roy’s life and career, including founding a women's textile cooperative in Marfil, Guanajuato; teaching women's religious studies at Ivan Illich's CIDOC (Centro Internacional de Documentacion) in Cuernavaca; translating books and articles about the Sandinista revolution in Nicaragua; and gathering testimonies of the Zapatistas under the nom de plume of Fair Witness. The project is curated by Emilie Upczak and designed by Melanie Archer. The Ann Roy Papers are held at the University of Colorado, Boulder Rare and Distinctive Archives.
Publications
Ann’s research on the Ute War of 1879
Ann and the Zapatista movement in Chiapas
Chronicle of the Sandinista in Nicaragua
Ann’s first publication
Fashion
A clothing collective created by Ann in cooperation with women in the Marfil, Guanajuato community in Mexico
Sample fabrics used in designs from the Marfil Collection
Performance
Portrait performances conceived by Ann in collaboration with various people in her community in Tepoztlán, Mexico, in the 1970’s
Photos/performance based on Ann’s time in Italy
