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.
Gilbert's work has been exhibited at venues including the Brooklyn Museum, Museum of Modern Art, Yale University Art Gallery, Printed Matter, the Center for Book Arts, Centre Pompidou, and Harvard Art Museums, among others.
Biography Gilbert 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.
Fellowships and art residencies In 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. 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 +DateTitleGalleryPlaceNotes1986Books by ArtistsCentre Pompidou Paris, FranceGroup exhibitionJanuary 31, 1988 - April 19, 1988Committed to PrintMuseum of Modern ArtNew York, New YorkGroup exhibitionApril 7, 1990 - May 12, 1990Book Arts in the USACenter for Book ArtsNew York, New YorkGroup exhibition1991-199225 Years of Feminism, Women's Artist Series, 1971-1996Rutgers University LibrariesNew Brunswick, New JerseyGroup exhibitionMarch 7, 1992 - May 23, 1992Completing the Circle: Artists' Books on the EnvironmentMinnesota Center for Book ArtsMinneapolis, MinnesotaGroup exhibitionJanuary 20, 1995 - March 26, 1995Reinventing the Emblem: Contemporary Artists Recreate a Renaissance IdeaYale University Art GalleryNew Haven, CTGroup exhibition1999Short of Rage: PhotocollagesPABA GalleryNew Haven, CTOne person exhibitionFebruary 3, 2000 - May 7, 2000Working in Brooklyn: Artist BooksBrooklyn MuseumBrooklyn, New YorkGroup exhibition2004Focusing on the Environment, Spirituality, & Social JusticeBook Arts GalleryGroup exhibition - hosted online onlyApril 17, 2004 - August 15, 2004Open House: Working in BrooklynBrooklyn MuseumBrooklyn, New YorkGroup exhibitionJune 12, 2004 - August 9, 2004Artists BooksKunst Centret Silkeborg BadSilkeborg, DenmarkGroup exhibition
Book works +YearTitleNotes19793-Mile Island Reproductions1980'80' Faces1980Frei BUCH1980Waste1980Scrapbook of Freiburg1980A Still Life Book1981Via Air Tours1982A Nuclear AtlasPublished by Women's Studio Workshop1988Poison America1989Green The Fragile1990Urgent Life1991Action Poses1992Urban Renewal1994Working Time1997Chemical Ways2001Police (State) America2003(So Quiet)
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