Joan Livingstone

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Joan Livingstone
Born1948
Portland, Oregon
NationalityAmerican
EducationMFA Cranbrook Academy of Art; BFA Portland State University

Joan Livingstone (born 1948) is an American contemporary artist, educator, curator, and author based in Chicago. She creates sculptural objects, installations, prints, and collages that reference the human body and bodily experience.

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Education

Livingstone earned a bachelor of arts degree from Portland State University in 1972, [1] [2] followed by a master of fine arts degree from Cranbrook Academy of Art. She was a stage and graphic designer at the Portland Shakespeare Company from 1969 to 1972. [1]

Career

Artist

Livingstone's work often abstractly reflects the human body, especially as is related to the history of women artists. [3] In her early work, she often used suture-stitch to create visceral forms out of industrial felt that she then hardened with epoxy resins. [4] Her more recent work incorporates found objects, metallic leaf, and hand-made paper. [5] Her later fiber arts work was larger in scale and took on more conceptual meaning. [6]

Livingstone has held solo exhibitions at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, [7] Alfred University. [8] Her work is held in the permanent collections of:

Livingstone has received a number of awards for her work, including:

Educator

Livingstone has worked as an educator at several institutions, including the Kansas City Art Institute, Cranbrook Academy of Art, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Beginning in 1983, she held several positions at SAIC, including Dean of Undergraduate studies and professor emerita in the Department of Fiber and Material Studies. [18]

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In 2007, Livingstone, with John Ploof, co-edited an anthology, The Object of Labor: Art, Cloth, and Cultural Production. [19] [20] The book includes essays and artist pages examining the effect of globalization on practices and depictions of labor in the arts through the lens of textile production. [21] [22]

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