Anne Arden McDonald was born in London England and grew up in Atlanta Georgia. From age 15 to 30 she made self portraits; building installations in the landscape or abandoned interiors and making private performances for her camera in these spaces. In the past 10 years, she has had 30 solo exhibitions in 10 countries and has been published extensively, including a book which came out in 2004. Her work is in the collections of 6 major museums and she is represented by several galleries, including Marcello Marvelli in New York and Photo Eye in Santa Fe. In her nonexistent spare time, she is a private dealer for 12 Czech and Slovak photographers who do performances for the camera and does lectures on the history of staged photography.
