Artist Jeffrey Gibson on Art, Identity, and Intersectionality

In this episode we speak with the inspiring and brilliant artist, Jeffrey Gibson. Jeffrey Gibson’s practice combines the cultural and artistic traditions of his Cherokee and Choctaw heritage with the visual languages of Modernism and themes from contemporary popular culture.  Born in Colorado Springs, CO in 1972, Gibson grew up in urban centers in the United States, Germany, Korea, and England; which helped to influence his cross-cultural aesthetic. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a Master of Arts in painting at the Royal College of Art in London.  Gibson’s work is included in the permanent collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York; Denver Art Museum; Museum of Fine Arts in Boston; and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas - among many others.  Gibson’s previous exhibitions include, Jeffrey Gibson, ‘LIKE A HAMMER,’ organized by the Denver Art Museum, and ‘This Is The Day,’ organized by The Wellin Museum. Other notable solo exhibitions include: ‘The Anthropophagic Effect’ (2019) The New Museum, New York; ‘Look How Far We’ve Come!’ (2017), Haggerty Museum of Art, Milwaukee; ‘Jeffrey Gibson: Speak to Me,’ (2017), Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center, Oklahoma City; and ‘A Kind of Confession’ (2016), Savannah College of Art and Design Museum, Savannah. He was included in the 2019 Whitney Biennial and was featured in the outdoor exhibition “Monuments Now,” at Socrates Sculpture Park, in Long Island City. Gibson is a recipient of numerous awards, notably a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship; Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters and Sculptors Grant; and Creative Capital Foundation Grant. He is currently an artist-in-residence and professor at Bard College and is based in Hudson, New York. For images, artworks, and more behind the scenes goodness, follow @artfromtheoutsidepodcast on Instagram.