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Category: 2010 Archives - Gibbes Museum of Art
Radcliffe Bailey
A native of Bridgeton, New Jersey, Radcliffe Bailey lives in Atlanta, Georgia, where he received his BFA from the Atlanta College of Art in 1991. Greatly inspired by jazz music, he is best known for his mixed media works and site-specific installations that explore his personal background and the history of African Americans. Bailey’s work […]
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Aldwyth
South Carolina artist Aldwyth has worked in relative seclusion for several decades. She creates intricate collages and assemblages, often monumental in scale, from found objects, appropriated images, text, and other elements. In 2009 Aldwyth was honored with a major one-person traveling exhibition organized by the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the College of Charleston.
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Willie Birch
Willie Birch is a painter, sculptor, and draftsman whose work draws upon African American culture and tradition in his native New Orleans. He earned his BA from Southern University in New Orleans and later received an MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. Birch’s work is included in the collections of numerous […]
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William Christenberry
For over forty years, William Christenberry has used his drawing, painting, sculpture, and photography as a means to document his home state of Alabama. A resident of Washington, DC, he has taught at the Corcoran College of Art and Design since 1968 and has been included in numerous one-person and group exhibitions and the collections […]
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Sally Mann
Born and raised in Lexington, Virginia, Sally Mann is best known for her intimate photographs of her family and her unique portrayal of the southern landscape. Using a hundred year old camera, she creates photographs from eight by ten inch wet-collodion glass plate negatives. Mann has exhibited her work throughout the world and is included […]
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Joyce Scott
Joyce Scott creates sculpture and installation pieces using a variety of techniques including weaving, quilting, beadwork, and glasswork. Her work addresses issues of gender, race, and class struggles. Scott earned her BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore and an MFA in crafts from the Institute Allende in Mexico.
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