Jeffrey Gibson
Jeffrey A. Gibson (born March 31, 1972 in Colorado , USA ) is an American painter and sculptor .
Life
Gibson moved frequently as a child with his family, who are descended from the Choctaw and Cherokee tribes . For example, he also lived in Germany and Korea . In 1995 he graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago with a Bachelor of Fine Art . In 1998 he was at the Royal College of Art in London the MA win. The study in London was made possible for him by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians .
Gibson was artist in residence at Bard College, New York, teaching Studio Art . In 2010 he was visiting professor at the California College of the Arts .
Gibson has lived and worked in Hudson, New York, with his husband, the Norwegian sculptor Rune Olsen , since 1999 .
Prizes and awards
- 2012: Smithsonian Institution Contemporary Arts Grant
- 2019: MacArthur Fellowship
Collections of works by the artist
- Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
- Smithsonian Institution , Museum of the American Indian, Washington, DC , USA.
Exhibitions
- 2013: Sakahan , National Gallery of Canada , Ottawa , Ontario , Canada.
- 2013: Said the Pigeon to the Squirrel , National Academy Museum and School , New York City, USA.
- 2012: Shapeshifting , Peabody Essex Museum , Salem , Massachusetts , USA.
- 2010: Collision , Rhode Island School of Design . Providence , Rhode Island , USA.
- 2008: Voices From the Mound , Institute of American Indian Arts , Santa Fe , New Mexico , USA.
- 2006: Tropicalisms , Jersey City Museum , New Jersey , USA.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ To Artist Now at Peace with Multiple Tribes in New York Times International, May 31, 2013
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gibson, Jeffrey |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gibson, Jeffrey A. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American painter and sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 31, 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Colorado , USA |