Sharon Gilbert (1944–2005) was a New York-based artist whose work included sculpture, collage, and art books. Her art employs information from print media and photocopy techniques to create socially critical content in her artwork, often from a feminist point of view. Focuses of her work include nuclear radiation poisoning, environmental pollution, chemical warfare, and police brutality. Her most noted work is A Nuclear Atlas (1982) published by the Women's Studio Workshop.[1]
Sharon Gilbert | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1944 Brooklyn, New York |
| Died | June 2005 Brooklyn, New York |
| Citizenship | American |
| Education | Cooper Union |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, writer |
| Spouse | Vyt Bakaitis |
| Children | 2 |
Gilbert's work has been exhibited at venues including the Brooklyn Museum,[2][3] Museum of Modern Art,[4] Yale University Art Gallery,[5] Printed Matter,[6] the Center for Book Arts,[7] Centre Pompidou,[1] and Harvard Art Museums,[8][9] among others.[1]
Biography
editGilbert was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1944. Gilbert graduated with a Bachelor's of Fine Art from The Cooper Union in 1966.
She married Lithuanian poet, Vyt Bakaitis. They had two children. Gilbert died in June of 2005.[10]
Fellowships and Art Residencies
editIn 1982, Gilbert was awarded an artist residency at the Women's Studio Workshop. Gilbert produced A Nuclear Atlas during the residency. It was published and printed by Women's Studio Workshop.
In 1989, Gilbert was awarded an Artist's Fellowship in the Printmaking, Drawing, & Artist Books division from the New York Foundation for the Arts.[11] A decade later, in 1999, Gilbert was awarded an artist residency at the Ragdale Foundation.
In 2000, Gilbert was selected for a residency at the Virginia Center for the Arts.
Exhibitions
edit| Date | Title | Gallery | Place | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Books by Artists | Centre Pompidou | Paris, France | Group exhibition |
| January 31, 1988 - April 19, 1988 | Committed to Print | Museum of Modern Art | New York, New York | Group exhibition[12] |
| April 7, 1990 - May 12, 1990 | Book Arts in the USA | Center for Book Arts | New York, New York | Group exhibition[13] |
| 1991-1992 | 25 Years of Feminism, Women's Artist Series, 1971-1996 | Rutgers University Libraries | New Brunswick, New Jersey | Group exhibition[14] |
| March 7, 1992 - May 23, 1992 | Completing the Circle: Artists' Books on the Environment | Minnesota Center for Book Arts | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Group exhibition[15] |
| January 20, 1995 - March 26, 1995 | Reinventing the Emblem: Contemporary Artists Recreate a Renaissance Idea | Yale University Art Gallery | New Haven, CT | Group exhibition[5] |
| 1999 | Short of Rage: Photocollages | PABA Gallery | New Haven, CT | One person exhibition |
| February 3, 2000 - May 7, 2000 | Working in Brooklyn: Artist Books | Brooklyn Museum | Brooklyn, New York | Group exhibition[2] |
| 2004 | Focusing on the Environment, Spirituality, & Social Justice | Book Arts Gallery | Group exhibition - hosted online only | |
| April 17, 2004 - August 15, 2004 | Open House: Working in Brooklyn | Brooklyn Museum | Brooklyn, New York | Group exhibition[3] |
| June 12, 2004 - August 9, 2004 | Artists Books | Kunst Centret Silkeborg Bad | Silkeborg, Denmark | Group exhibition |
Book works
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 3-Mile Island Reproductions | |
| 1980 | '80' Faces | |
| 1980 | Frei BUCH | |
| 1980 | Waste | |
| 1980 | Scrapbook of Freiburg | |
| 1980 | A Still Life Book | |
| 1981 | Via Air Tours | |
| 1982 | A Nuclear Atlas | Published by Women's Studio Workshop[1] |
| 1988 | Poison America[16] | |
| 1989 | Green The Fragile[17] | |
| 1990 | Urgent Life | |
| 1991 | Action Poses | |
| 1992 | Urban Renewal | |
| 1994 | Working Time | |
| 1997 | Chemical Ways | |
| 2001 | Police (State) America | |
| 2003 | (So Quiet) |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Sharon Gilbert". Women's Studio Workshop. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
- ^ a b "Brooklyn Museum". www.brooklynmuseum.org. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
- ^ a b "Open House: Working in Brooklyn". www.brooklynmuseum.org. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
- ^ Museum of Modern Art. "Sharon Gilbert at MoMA". MoMA.org. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
- ^ a b "Search results | Yale University Art Gallery". artgallery.yale.edu. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
- ^ "Sharon Gilbert". Printed Matter. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
- ^ "Sharon Gilbert". Center for Book Arts. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
- ^ "Devour the Land: War and... | Exhibitions | MutualArt". www.harvardartmuseums.org. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
- ^ Bowditch, Alex; Museums, Harvard Art (2021-10-07). "A New Exhibition at the Harvard Art Museums Examines the Military's Activity on the US Landscape". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
- ^ "Paid Notice: Deaths GILBERT, SHARON". The New York Times. 2005-06-13. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
- ^ "Fellows Directory" (PDF). www.nyfa.org. July 2021.
- ^ Museum of Modern Art. "Committed to Print - 1988". Moma.org. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
- ^ "Book Arts in the USA". Center for Book Arts. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
- ^ "FC 1Mary H. Dana Women Artists Series Collection, 1971-[ongoing] William Hemmig and Jesse TraquairOctober 2004 / Revised June 2006Margery Somers Foster Center, Mabel Smith Douglass Library, Rutgers University Libraries". www2.scc.rutgers.edu. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
- ^ Completing the circle : artists' books on the environment. Internet Archive. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Minneapolis, Minn. : The Center. 1992. ISBN 978-1-879832-01-5.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Sharon Gilbert - Poison America". Printed Matter. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
- ^ "Sharon Gilbert - Green the Fragile". Printed Matter. Retrieved 2024-08-12.