Phyllis Galembo

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Phyllis Galembo (born 1952) [1] is an American photographer living in New York City.

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She has published seven monographs, including, Pale Pink (1983), Vodou: visions and voices of Haiti (1998), Divine inspiration: from Benin to Bahia (1993), Dressed for thrills: 100 years of Halloween costumes & masquerade (2002), Maske (2016), Mexico: Masks, Rituals (2019), and Sodo (2021).

Phyllis Galembo taught studio photography at the State University of New York, Albany, and is now a Professor Emeritus of Studio Art in the Department of Art & Art History. [2]

Galembo received a Senior Fulbright Research Award in 1993–94; was a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellow in 1996, 2010 and 2016; and was a Guggenheim Foundation Fellow in 2014.

Education

Galembo earned an MFA from the University of Wisconsin at Madison in 1977. [3]

Publications

Awards

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

Group exhibitions or during festivals

Collections

Galembo's works is held in the following permanent collections:

See also

References

  1. "Phyllis Galembo, American, born 1952". Birmingham Museum of Art. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  2. "Phyllis Galembo". University at Albany. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Permanent Collection » Wisconsin Union". union.wisc.edu.
  4. "Religion Book Review: Divine Inspiration: From Benin to Bahia by Phyllis Galembo, Author, Phyllis Galembo, Photographer, Joseph Nevdomsky, Designed by University of New Mexico Press $35 (169p) ISBN 978-0-8263-1378-2". PublishersWeekly.com. March 1993. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  5. "Nonfiction Book Review: DRESSED FOR THRILLS: 100 Years of Halloween Costumes & Masquerade by Phyllis Galembo". www.publishersweekly.com. 2002-02-09. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  6. Bisschoff, Jürgen (November 2010). "Mummenschanz" (PDF). Geo.
  7. Smyth, Diane (October 2010). "The mask". British Journal of Photography: 16.
  8. "Phyllis Galembo: Peering behind the mask". The Telegraph. 2016-03-16. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  9. Dickerman, Kenneth. "Wild, wacky and sometimes serious: The surreal outfits of African masquerading". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  10. AnOther (2016-03-17). "The Astonishing Artistry and Aesthetics of African Masking". AnOther. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  11. Nnadi, Chioma (7 June 2019). "Phyllis Galembo's New Book Offers a Rare Glimpse Inside the World of Mexican Ritual Dress". Vogue. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  12. https://libraries.uark.edu/specialcollections/fulbrightdirectories/1993%20-%201994.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  13. "NYFA Announces Recipients and Finalists for 2016 Artists' Fellowship Program". July 8, 2016.
  14. "Names You Know". NYFA.
  15. "John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | Phyllis Galembo".
  16. "Divine Inspiration: From Benin To Bahia, Photographs By Phyllis Galembo". International Center of Photography. 2016-02-23. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  17. "American Museum of Natural History Research Library: Search Results".
  18. Smith, Roberta (2005-07-15). "Art in Review; Phyllis Galembo (Published 2005)". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  19. Reid, Calvin (December 2005). "EXHIBITION REVIEWS, PHYLLIS GALEMBO". Art in America .
  20. "West African Masquerade: Photographs by Phyllis Galembo". The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art.
  21. "Phyllis Galembo - Artists - Steven Kasher Gallery". www.stevenkasher.com. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  22. "Africa triumphs at the Venice Biennale". BBC News. 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  23. "Phyllis Galembo: Maske | Boca Raton Museum of Art".
  24. "Collections Database". museums.fivecolleges.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  25. "Midnight Princess". Museum of Fine Arts, Houston .
  26. "Priest of Oluorogbo, Ife, Nigeria". www.metmuseum.org. 1989. Retrieved 2021-01-23.

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