Dorothy Meredith

Dorothy Laverne Meredith (1906 – 1986) was an American artist and educator. She was known for her fiber art and abstract watercolor paintings.

Early life and education Dorothy Laverne Meredith was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on November 17, 1906, to Ida Simmerling and William Meredith. Her mother was also an artist. She attended Layton School of Art, and graduated in 1927, followed by Milwaukee State Teachers College (now known as Wisconsin State College of Milwaukee) and graduated in 1933 with a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.). Meredith was active in the New Deal Federal Art Project in Wisconsin.

Career Her early teaching roles included the Winnebago Day School in Menasha, Lincoln School in Highland Park, and Peckham Junior High School in Milwaukee. For many years she was an art professor specializing in fiber arts and textiles at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. In summers she taught at Ox Bow School of Art and Artists Residency in Saugatuck, Michigan. She also was a member of the Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors, and Midwest Designer Craftsmen.

Meredith died on July 6, 1986, in Washington County, Wisconsin.