Aaron Gilbert

Aaron J. Gilbert or "AJ" (born 1979)[1] is a Cuban-American[2] artist best known for his psychological and symbolic explorations of human interactions and relationships in paintings and prints. He is based in Brooklyn, New York.[1]

Aaron J. Gilbert
Born1979 (age 40–41)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materPennsylvania State University, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Yale University
Notable work
"The New One" (2007) Painting

Biography

Gilbert was born in 1979 and raised in Altoona, Pennsylvania.[3] He attended Pennsylvania State University and in 2000 received an Associate of Science in Mechanical engineering technology,[2] Gilbert returned to school at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and in 2005 received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Painting.[4][5] In 2008, he received his Master of Fine Arts degree from Yale University in Painting.[4][5] Prior to his full career in art, he previously worked in CAD and as an Engineering Technician in the biomedical industry.

He was married to photographer Deana Lawson and together they have a son named Judah, and a daughter named Grace.[6][7][8] Lawson has said to have been influenced by Gilbert's artwork,[9][10] and much of Gilbert's early artwork depicts of the family including Lawson and their child.

His work, "The New One" (2007) is in the permanent collection at the Brooklyn Museum.[11]

In 2010, Gilbert was awarded the Rosenthal Family Foundation Award for Painting.[12]

Exhibitions

A select list of exhibitions by Aaron Gilbert, in order by date.

  • 2016 – "BRIC Biennial: Volume 2 – Bed Stuy/Crown Heights Edition", BRIC, Brooklyn, New York[13]
  • 2014 – Selfies & Friends: Contemporary Portraiture, Cade Tompkins Projects, Providence, Rhode Island[2]
  • 2013 – Bent In, Primetime Gallery, Brooklyn, New York[14]
  • 2013 – Exposure, Spinello Projects, EXPO Chicago, Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois[15]
  • 2012 – Lessico Famigliare (Family Talk), FUTURA Center for Contemporary Art, Prague, Czech Republic[16]
  • 2009 – The Open, Deitch Studios Long Island City, Long Island City, New York[17]
  • 2008–2009 – The New Akademiks, Galerie Schuster, Berlin, Germany[18]
  • 2008 – Conceptual Figures, Deitch Projects, New York City[19]

Awards

References
  1. "Studio Visit". MoMA Ps1. Archived from the original on April 27, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  2. "Selfies & Friends: Contemporary Portraiture". Cade Tompkins Projects. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  3. "Aaron Gilbert". Artspace. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  4. Jones, Mary (March 9, 2011). "Post Impressions: The Enlightenment". BOMB Magazine. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  5. "Aaron Gilbert". Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  6. Lubow, Arthur (October 11, 2018). "Deana Lawson Reveals Hidden Grandeur in Her Uncanny Portraits". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  7. "Judah – Political Painting by Artist Aaron Gilbert". culturehall.com. Archived from the original on January 26, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  8. "In Conversation with Deana Lawson". Whitehot Magazine of contemporary art. November 1, 2011. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  9. Wender, Jessie (December 15, 2011). "Deana Lawson's Intimate Strangers". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  10. "BOMB Magazine – Deana Lawson & Henry Taylor". bombmagazine.org. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  11. "Contemporary Art: The New One". Brooklyn Museum. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  12. "Award Winners". American Academy of Arts and Letters. Archived from the original on April 24, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  13. Mitter, Siddhartha (November 23, 2016). "At the BRIC Biennial, Dozens of Local Artists Shine a Light on Brooklyn". Village Voice. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  14. "Bent In". Primetime Gallery. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  15. "Spinello Projects Announces Participation in Expo Chicago". Spinello Projects. Archived from the original on May 12, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  16. "Futura Catalog" (PDF). www.zanisnik.com. 2012.
  17. "The Open". ArtSlant. 2009. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  18. "Aaron Gilbert (American, 1979)". Mutual Art. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  19. "Conceptual Figures". ArtSlant. 2008. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  20. "Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Unveils 2015 Biennial Grant Awardees". www.artforum.com. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
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