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Anne Kesler Shields holds a degree in art from Hollins College, now Hollins University, and a Master’s in Fine Art from UNCG. She also studied at the Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture in Maine.

She was born Jan. 27, 1932, and died Oct. 6, 2012.

A native of Winston-Salem, NC, Shields was instrumental in promoting the city's arts scene. In 1956 she worked with others to open the Winston-Salem Gallery of Fine Art, now SECCA, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art.