1940s
Lynn Hershman Leeson is born in Cleveland.
Allen Ruppersberg is born in Cleveland.
Douglas Huebler attends the Cleveland School of Art.
Judith Barry is born in Columbus.
1950s
Douglas Huebler teaches at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
1960s
Catherine Opie is born in Sandusky, Ohio.
Lynn Hershman Leeson earns her BS in museum administration and art at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.
Andrea Bowers is born in Wilmington, Ohio.
1970s
Laura Owens is born in Euclid, Ohio.
1980s
Andrea Bowers earns her BFA from Bowling Green State University in Ohio.
1990s
Catherine Opie and Andrea Bowers meet at a party at Miles Coolidge’s place—a house out in the country that CalArts students would take over. They discover that they’re from neighboring small towns on Lake Erie and spend the entire night talking about Ohio.
Jessica Jackson Hutchins earns her BA from Oberlin College in Ohio.