Anne Heartt Gregory grew up in Weldon, N.C. She studied English and Art at Duke, Contemporary Literature at Oxford, and Ceramics at the Penland School of Crafts. She is a member of 5 Points Gallery in downtown Durham. Bookbinding was her first profession. Her inlaid leather-bound journals were exhibited in craft fairs throughout North Carolina. She was a member of Chinaberry Crafts Co-op and Carolina Designer Craftsmen. Anne left bookbinding to work as an independent designer in the fashion industry. She launched her first line of women's apparel from the garment district in New York. Her clothing designs were nominated for the Moore Fashion award. She later relocated her company to Halifax County and her clothes were offered in NC trunk shows. For eight years, Anne taught Art in Durham Public Schools. Her contributions toDurham’s at-risk youth while Artist-in-Residence at the Lakeview alternative school earned recognition from Mayor Bill Bell. In 2015 Anne traveled to Cameroon, in central Africa, to make an audio/visual installation with girls orphaned by HIV/AIDS. The girls’ education is supported by the NGO African Action on AIDS (AAA). The project was funded in part by the US Embassy in Yaoundè. Her involvement with Cameroon includes sponsoring Cameroonian sculptor Jean Michel Dissake for his first exhibition in the US and creating the Mudiki Art library. Currently, Anne serves as board chair of AAA. She is a Master Gardener and loves to talk about plants!
We are a non-profit organization working to bring education and hope to HIV/AIDS affected young people, especially young women in Sub-Saharan Africa. Our vision is a world where NO ONE IS ALONE, a world where everyone has access to the support and care they need; an Africa where AIDS and opportunistic diseases are eradicated and where women and girls are empowered and educated.
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