In the 1990s, E lise W in te r s

b eca m e c o n v in c e d p o ly m e r

artists w e r e n ’t g e ttin g the

m o n e y o r resp e ct th ey

d e se rv e d . “ T h e w h o le field

n eed ed to b e e le v a ted ,”

she says. A natural strategist

and o rgan izer, W in te rs

set o u t to m ake that happen.