Maria Gaspar
Maria Gaspar | |
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Born | 1980 |
Nationality | American |
Education | BFA Pratt Institute, MFA University of Illinois at Chicago |
Known for | Installation art, Sculpture, Performance art, Social Practice |
Notable work | Sounds for Liberation, 96 Acres Project, Brown Brilliance Darkness Matter, On the Border of What is Formless and Monstrous |
Awards | Art Matters Award; Robert Rauschenberg Artist As Activist Fellowship; Creative Capital Award; Joan Mitchell Emerging Artist Grant; National Endowment for the Arts; Sor Juana Women of Achievement Award, National Museum of Mexican Art |
Maria Gaspar (born 1980)[1] is an American interdisciplinary artist and educator.
Her works have been exhibited at venues including the Museum of Contemporary Art located in Chicago,[2] Artspace in New Haven, CT,[3] African American Museum, Philadelphia, PA, and many others. Gaspar's work has been written about in Artforum, The Chicago Tribune, Hyperallergic, and many other publications.
Early life and education[]
Gaspar was born in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago in 1980. Her mother was a professional clown and later went on to be a community-radio DJ in Little Village at a station called WCYC that was part of the Boys & Girls Club.[4] Gaspar has stated in numerous interviews that her mother's work has deeply influenced her art. She attended Whitney M. Young Magnet High School, which had a strong art department, and started her public art career painting community murals.[4] She received a BFA from Pratt Institute in 2002 and in 2009 she received an MFA from the University of Illinois at Chicago.[5]
Career[]
Gaspar is an Assistant Professor of Contemporary Practices at School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Gaspar is the founder and director of The 96 Acres Project.[6] The project has received numerous awards including a 2015 Creative Capital Award[7] and a 2016 Robert Rauschenberg Artist as Activist Fellowship.[8]
Notable works[]
- Sounds for Liberation[3]
- The 96 Acres Project (2012–Present), which examines the impact of incarceration through artistic interventions at the Cook County Jail located in her native community in Chicago.[9][10]
- Brown Brilliance Darkness Matter[11]
- On the Border of What is Formless and Monstrous[12]
Awards[]
- 2018 Imagining Justice Art Grant[13]
- 2017 Art Matters Grant[14]
- 2017 Chamberlain Award for Social Practice at the Headlands Center for the Arts[15]
- 2016 Robert Rauschenberg Artist as Activist Fellowship[8]
- 2015 Creative Capital Award[7]
- 2015 Joan Mitchell Emerging Artist Grant[16]
- Chicagoan of the Year in the Arts in 2014 by art critic and historian, Lori Waxman[17]
- 2008 Sor Juana Women of Achievement Award in Art and Activism from the National Museum of Mexican Art[18]
References[]
- ^ "Brown Brilliance Darkness Matter | National Museum of Mexican Art". nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
- ^ "UBS 12 x 12: New Artists/New Work: Maria Gaspar". MCA. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
- ^ a b am, Brianna Wu 1:03; Oct 16; 2017. "What does liberation feel like? Laughter". yaledailynews.com. Retrieved 2019-06-05.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- ^ a b Reader, Chicago (2016-12-07). "Maria Gaspar". People Issue. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
- ^ "mgaspa". School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
- ^ "96 Acres Project". MIT – Docubase. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
- ^ a b "Creative Capital – Investing in Artists who Shape the Future". www.creative-capital.org. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
- ^ a b "Maria Gaspar". Robert Rauschenberg Foundation. 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
- ^ Waxman, Lori. "Chicagoan of the Year in Arts: Maria Gaspar". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
- ^ "What Role Can Artists Play in Prison Reform?". Hyperallergic. 2016-04-28. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
- ^ "An Experiment in Reimagining Freedom: A Profile of Maria Gaspar". Newcity Art. 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
- ^ "Maria Gaspar". www.artforum.com. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
- ^ "2018 Spring Grant Recipients Announced – Art for Justice". Art for Justice. 2018-06-29. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
- ^ "Art Matters Foundation". Art Matters Foundation. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
- ^ "2017 Artist in Residence awardees – Announcements – Art & Education". www.artandeducation.net. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
- ^ Foundation, Joan Mitchell. "Artist Programs » Artist Grants". joanmitchellfoundation.org. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
- ^ Tribune, Chicago. "2014 Chicagoans of the Year". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
- ^ "Sor Juana Women of Legacy | National Museum of Mexican Art". nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
- Living people
- 1980 births
- Artists from Chicago
- Hispanic and Latino American women in the arts
- Pratt Institute alumni
- Hispanic and Latino American artists
- 21st-century American women