Joan Mitchell

Born in Chicago in 1925, Joan Mitchell was an American artist deeply associated with the Abstract Expressionist movement, despite spending much of her career living and working in France. From a young age, Mitchell displayed an athletic spirit, which a gallery owner once noted she brought to her painting, approaching it 'almost like a competitive sport.' She honed her skills through Saturday art classes at the Art Institute of Chicago and later earned her BFA and MFA from th…