Joanne Greenbaum | |
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Born | 1953 (age 70–71) |
Alma mater | Bard College |
Known for | paintings, sculptures, ceramics |
Movement | Abstract |
Joanne Greenbaum (born 1953) is an American artist, known for her abstract paintings and small sculptures. [1] [2] [3] She is based in New York City, and has previously worked in Neukölln in Berlin. [3] [4] [5]
Joanne Greenbaum was born in 1953, in New York City. [6] [7] Greenbaum received her BA degree in 1975 from Bard College, where she studied under the direction of Elizabeth Murray. [6]
Greenbaum has exhibited her artwork internationally at places such as MoMA PS1, the Kusthalle Düsseldorf, the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Haus Konstruktiv, among others. [4] [8]
Art critic John Yau writes of Greenbuam's process: "Working within a smaller surface area, and in her own words, doing 'just one thing' at a time, Greenbaum paints incrementally, adding a new layer upon whatever preceded it." [2] Greenbaum uses mixed media some of which is not conventional, including oil paint, acrylic paint, magic marker, and others. [9] [4] Her paintings have been described as "geological", with each layer forming a distinct strata and she doesn’t remove any of the layers. [2]
Starting in 2004, Greenbaum started to create abstract, small ceramic sculptures after enrolling in a ceramics class at Greenwich House. [10]
Greenbaum received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2001. [11]