Anne Gilman
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn, New York
Bio: Anne Gilman is a Brooklyn-born artist whose large-scale drawings and multi-panel projects map information, thought, and emotion. Current projects include scrolls made on mulberry paper and works mixing layers of pigment, text, and ink.
Gilman’s work has been shown nationally and internationally, including solo shows at Casa Cristo in Mexico, Galería Raúl Martínez in Cuba, University of the Arts in Pennsylvania, Instituto Cervantes in New York City, and Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center in Michigan. The artist has received fellowships and awards from the Edward Albee Foundation, The MacDowell Colony, Chenven Foundation, and Two Trees Cultural Space Subsidy Program. She is an Adjunct Professor in the graduate program at Pratt Institute.
Statement: My current studio practice is focused on large-scale drawings where text and image are used interchangeably as a way of processing personal, political, and social concerns. I write extemporaneously, directly in my drawing without any plan or preconceived idea. As I work, particular thoughts suggest a theme that leads to more directed writing. The covered areas are all the thoughts I found irrelevant, and I leave them as a picture of the nonstop thinking that ends up being a lot of background noise. At the same time, I create these spaces for pure drawing, layering color, texture, and tape. Parts of the drawings can appear agitated, and other parts suggest a landscape or atmosphere that I see as a safe or calm space. For me, it’s all a mapping of information, thought, and emotion.
Gilman’s work has been shown nationally and internationally, including solo shows at Casa Cristo in Mexico, Galería Raúl Martínez in Cuba, University of the Arts in Pennsylvania, Instituto Cervantes in New York City, and Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center in Michigan. The artist has received fellowships and awards from the Edward Albee Foundation, The MacDowell Colony, Chenven Foundation, and Two Trees Cultural Space Subsidy Program. She is an Adjunct Professor in the graduate program at Pratt Institute.
Statement: My current studio practice is focused on large-scale drawings where text and image are used interchangeably as a way of processing personal, political, and social concerns. I write extemporaneously, directly in my drawing without any plan or preconceived idea. As I work, particular thoughts suggest a theme that leads to more directed writing. The covered areas are all the thoughts I found irrelevant, and I leave them as a picture of the nonstop thinking that ends up being a lot of background noise. At the same time, I create these spaces for pure drawing, layering color, texture, and tape. Parts of the drawings can appear agitated, and other parts suggest a landscape or atmosphere that I see as a safe or calm space. For me, it’s all a mapping of information, thought, and emotion.