Libby Black

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Libby Black
Born1976
Education B.F.A.Cleveland Institute of Art
M.F.A.California College of the Arts
Known forArtist
Website www.libbyblack.com

Libby Black (born in 1976, Toledo, Ohio) is an American contemporary artist working primarily in drawing, painting, and sculpture. Black lives and works in Berkeley California. [1] [2]

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Education

Black holds a B.F.A. in Painting from Cleveland Institute of Art, (1999) and an M.F.A. in Painting and Drawing from the California College of the Arts (2001). [3]

Work and Themes

Through painting, drawing and sculptural installation, Blacks work explores the course of her personal history and broader cultural contexts, examining the intersection of feminism, LGBTQ+ identity, politics, consumerism, notions of value, and desire. [2] [4]

Black's sculptural representations are life sized re-creations of objects which she makes from paper, hot glue, and acrylic paint. In some exhibitions she arranges her sculptures of domestic objects, books, magazines, handbags, and shoes into still life arrangements, creating installations blending the real and the imaginary. Her two-dimensional paintings and drawings are based on imagery gathered from various sources such as fashion magazines, newspapers, and books. [5] [6]

Exhibitions

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Publications

Publications with contributions by Black

Collections

Black's work is held in the following public and private collections:

Awards

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