What is revealed at the confluence of tradition and creative practice?
Anne Wu’s work honors the conventions and practical objectives of traditional quilt-making, yet effects contemporary relevance by challenging those same strictures through alternate interpretations, materials, and techniques to explore and expand the foundational concept of using scrape and labor to keep family warm.
Her art quilts are accessible, seemingly simple, yet dizzyingly complex, whose ultimate significance is the creation of meaning.
About the Artist
Anne Wu
Anne Wu was born and raised in Worthington, OH and is an established exhibiting artist working out of northern New Mexico. Curiosity inspires her to explore a variety of media and techniques to create dimensional objects and installations. Wu is the granddaughter of Chinese master artist Woo Chong Yung (Wu Zhongxiong/C.Y. Woo, 1898 – 1989) whose paintings are held in The Frank Museum permanent global art collection.
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Plan
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Visit
The Frank Museum is located one block east of Uptown Westerville’s vibrant commercial district. Spend an afternoon visiting the museum’s current exhibition, browsing in Uptown’s locally owned shops, and relaxing in our excellent restaurants or coffee establishments. The Frank Museum staff are always available for tours.
Current Exhibitions
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Ukiyoe’s Living Legacy: The Yoshida Family Prints
Frank Museum of ArtAugust 20 – December 5, 2025In winter, the small world of ice patterns on the surfaces of shallow puddles creates an infinity of shapes and forms that are the subjects of David Stichweh’s photographs. Exploring this subject with the camera extends to further exploring during the process of printing. In printing an individual exposure, the subject is flipped, mirrored, reflected and turned. Combining these four perspectives into a single print creates new visual relationships with all the lines and shapes within the subject revealing a new awareness of pattern and design. This series is partially inspired by Stichweh’s extensive use of early cameras that showed the subject matter upside down and backwards. This exhibition is part of Otterbein’s Opening Doors to the World initiative. -
URUSHI: exploring the chromacosm
NHAT TRANFisher GalleryAugust 20 – December 5, 2025In winter, the small world of ice patterns on the surfaces of shallow puddles creates an infinity of shapes and forms that are the subjects of David Stichweh’s photographs. Exploring this subject with the camera extends to further exploring during the process of printing. In printing an individual exposure, the subject is flipped, mirrored, reflected and turned. Combining these four perspectives into a single print creates new visual relationships with all the lines and shapes within the subject revealing a new awareness of pattern and design. This series is partially inspired by Stichweh’s extensive use of early cameras that showed the subject matter upside down and backwards. This exhibition is part of Otterbein’s Opening Doors to the World initiative. -
The Mystery is the Meaning
Louise CapteinMiller GalleryJanuary 6 – March 1, 2026In winter, the small world of ice patterns on the surfaces of shallow puddles creates an infinity of shapes and forms that are the subjects of David Stichweh’s photographs. Exploring this subject with the camera extends to further exploring during the process of printing. In printing an individual exposure, the subject is flipped, mirrored, reflected and turned. Combining these four perspectives into a single print creates new visual relationships with all the lines and shapes within the subject revealing a new awareness of pattern and design. This series is partially inspired by Stichweh’s extensive use of early cameras that showed the subject matter upside down and backwards. This exhibition is part of Otterbein’s Opening Doors to the World initiative.