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Education and Early Career

Thomas attended the Woman's College, now the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and received her BA in 1949 and her MFA in 1951. After completing her education, she continued post-graduate work at the University of Hawaii, University of Georgia, University of Southern California, and New York University. In Thomas' early teaching career she taught art in public schools, at the University of Georgia and at UNC-Chapel Hill. She also served as Executive Director of the Greater Reston Arts Center in Reston, VA, and Administrator for the Southeastern College Art Conference.

Art

Thomas worked primarily in screen printing for the first twenty years of her career before experimenting with collage and photogram. This led to her transition into painting and mixed media. Although her medium changed, her subject matter always incorporated graphic elements.

Teaching Career and Marriage

Thomas met Mary Leath Thomas while teaching art in Charlotte, NC. Mary Leath recommended Ann Wall for a position at the University of Georgia. After Anne Wall interviewed and took the job, Mary Leath passed away. While teaching at the University of Georgia, Ann Wall met and married Howard Thomas, a professor of art and the widower of Mary Leath.

Thomas currently lives and works in Chapel Hill, NC.