Jean Gibson

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Jean Gibson
Born1927
Stoke on Trent, England
Died1991 (aged 63–64)
NationalityBritish
Alma mater
Known forSculpture

Jean Gibson (1927–1991) was a British artist known for her abstract sculptures, often in resin, fibreglass or perspex.

Biography[]

Gibson was born in Stoke on Trent and studied at the Wimbledon School of Art in London and then at the Royal College of Art, RCA, between 1954 and 1957.[1][2] At the RCA Gibson met her future husband, the artist Anthony Whishaw.[3] Gibson won a travelling scholarship to Italy, took part in group exhibitions with the London Group and had her first solo exhibition at the Leicester Galleries in 1965 and a second one at the same venue in 1969.[1][3] Further solo exhibitions included shows at the Oxford Gallery in 1974 and at the Nicola Jacobs Gallery in 1981.[2] In 1977 Gibson began making reliefs on canvas after developing an allergy to the resin used in sculptures.[4] Between 1978 and 1991 works by Gibson regularly featured in the annual Royal Academy Summer Exhibition.[2] Gibson was commissioned to create two relief panels for the liner Oriana.[1] Other public commissions included for the Commonwealth Institute in London in 1976 and for the Tel Aviv Museum in 1976.[2]

Later in her life Gibson taught the fashion designer Nicole Farhi sculpture lessions at the London studio ahe shared with Whishaw.[3][5] A joint exhibition of works by Whishaw and Gibson was held in 2018 at the Canwood Gallery and Sculpture Park.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Frances Spalding (1990). 20th Century Painters and Sculptors. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1 85149 106 6.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Alan Windsor (2003). British Sculptors of the Twentieth Century. Ashgate. ISBN 1 85928 4566.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Vanessa Thorpe (1 July 2018). "From a former cowshed to an avant garde art gallery". The Observer. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Jean Gibson". New Hall Art Collection. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  5. ^ Rebecca Tyrrel (29 January 2006). "A simple life". The Telegraph. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
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