Mildred Howard

Howard, Mildred
Born	1945 San Francisco, CA
Nationality	American
Alma mater	College of Alameda John F. Kennedy University
Occupation	Mixed Media Artist
Years active	1965 – present
Known for	Painting, drawing, environmental sculpture, installation

Mildred Howard (born 1945) is an African-American artist known primarily for her sculptural installation and mixed-media assemblages. Her work has been shown at galleries in Boston, Los Angeles and New York, internationally at venues in Berlin, Cairo, London, Paris, and Venice, and at institutions including the Oakland Museum of California, the de Young Museum, SFMOMA, the San Jose Museum of Art and the Museum of the African Diaspora.

Howard was born in 1945 to Rolly and Mable Howard in San Francisco, California, and raised in South Berkeley, California. She received an Associate of Arts Degree and Certificate in Fashion Arts from the College of Alameda in 1977 and an MFA in 1985 from the Fiberworks Center from the Textile Arts at John F. Kennedy University that was located in Orinda, California. Howard's parents had an antiques business and were politically active in labor unions, civil rights struggles and other community issues. Howard has lived in Berkeley since 1949. She was a member of SNCC and CORE and participated as a youth in protests against segregation in Berkeley schools.

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