Janet Goldner

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Janet Goldner
Born
Janet Goldner

1952 (age 71–72)
Known forPhotography, installation, sculpture
Websitehttp://janetgoldner.com

Janet Goldner is an American visual artist who has exhibited her work widely on four continents. Goldner spends several months in Mali each year and lives and maintains a studio in New York City.[1][2] She has received numerous awards and grants, and her work is in several collections.[3][4]

Work[edit]

Goldner's work bridges diverse cultures, and addresses issues of social justice and identity.[5] Her work has been influenced by numerous trips to West Africa, and Mali in particular.[6] Her work was included in the Global Africa exhibition at the Museum of Art and Design, curated by Lowery Stokes Sims.[2] Her Fences & Neighbors installation created on Governor's Island, in New York addresses border issues and migration.[7]

Honors and awards[edit]

In 1994-1995, Goldner received a Fulbright Senior Research Fellowship to Mali, as well as grants from the Ford Foundation, and UN Special Committee Against Apartheid.[8]

Collections[edit]

Goldner's work is in the permanent collections of the American Embassy in Mali, the city of Segou, Mali, and the Islip Museum in Long Island, NY.[8][9] Her work, Most of Us Art Immigrants, a large-scale sculpture installation, is in the collection of the Islip Museum on Long Island, New York.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "South Africa: Janet Goldner and The Global Africa Project". Of Note Magazine. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b Dobrzynski, Judith H. (November 24, 2010). "Africa and Its Spheres of Influence". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Janet Goldner's Negelan, in Collection of American Embassy, Bamako, Mali". The Feminist Art Project. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Here There and Everywhere: The Art Of Collaboration". TransCultural Exchange. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Janet Goldner". Brooklyn Arts Council. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  6. ^ "JANET GOLDNER Welded Steel Sculpture Touched by the Culture of West Africa". Biddingtons. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Traveling Home and Back - the works of Janet Goldner". State of the Arts NYC. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Janet Goldner". International Sculpture Center. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Janet Goldner: Zig Zags". About Place Journal. Retrieved 2 October 2019.