Maria Gaspar

Maria Gaspar (born 1980)[1] is an American interdisciplinary artist and educator.

Maria Gaspar
Born1980
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
EducationBFA Pratt Institute, MFA University of Illinois at Chicago
Known forInstallation art, Sculpture, Performance art, Social Practice
Notable work
Sounds for Liberation, 96 Acres Project, Brown Brilliance Darkness Matter, On the Border of What is Formless and Monstrous
AwardsArt Matters Award; Robert Rauschenberg Artist As Activist Fellowship; Creative Capital Award; Joan Mitchell Emerging Artist Grant; National Endowment for the Arts; Sor Juana Women of Achievement Award, National Museum of Mexican Art

Her works have been exhibited at venues including the Museum of Contemporary Art located in Chicago,[2] Artspace in New Haven, CT,[3] African American Museum, Philadelphia, PA, and many others. Gaspar's work has been written about in Artforum, The Chicago Tribune, Hyperallergic, and many other publications.

Early life and education

Gaspar was born in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago in 1980. Her mother was a professional clown and later went on to be a community-radio DJ in Little Village at a station called WCYC that was part of the Boys & Girls Club.[4] Gaspar has stated in numerous interviews that her mother's work has deeply influenced her art. She attended Whitney M. Young Magnet High School, which had a strong art department, and started her public art career painting community murals.[4] She received a BFA from Pratt Institute in 2002 and in 2009 she received an MFA from the University of Illinois at Chicago.[5]

Career

Gaspar is an Assistant Professor of Contemporary Practices at School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Gaspar is the founder and director of The 96 Acres Project.[6] The project has received numerous awards including a 2015 Creative Capital Award[7] and a 2016 Robert Rauschenberg Artist as Activist Fellowship.[8]

Notable works
  • Sounds for Liberation[3]
  • The 96 Acres Project (2012–Present), which examines the impact of incarceration through artistic interventions at the Cook County Jail located in her native community in Chicago.[9][10]
  • Brown Brilliance Darkness Matter[11]
  • On the Border of What is Formless and Monstrous[12]

Awards
  • 2018 Imagining Justice Art Grant[13]
  • 2017 Art Matters Grant[14]
  • 2017 Chamberlain Award for Social Practice at the Headlands Center for the Arts[15]
  • 2016 Robert Rauschenberg Artist as Activist Fellowship[8]
  • 2015 Creative Capital Award[7]
  • 2015 Joan Mitchell Emerging Artist Grant[16]
  • Chicagoan of the Year in the Arts in 2014 by art critic and historian, Lori Waxman[17]
  • 2008 Sor Juana Women of Achievement Award in Art and Activism from the National Museum of Mexican Art[18]

References
  1. "Brown Brilliance Darkness Matter | National Museum of Mexican Art". nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  2. "UBS 12 x 12: New Artists/New Work: Maria Gaspar". MCA. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
  3. am, Brianna Wu 1:03; Oct 16; 2017. "What does liberation feel like? Laughter". yaledailynews.com. Retrieved 2019-06-05.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. Reader, Chicago (2016-12-07). "Maria Gaspar". People Issue. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  5. "mgaspa". School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  6. "96 Acres Project". MIT – Docubase. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  7. "Creative Capital – Investing in Artists who Shape the Future". www.creative-capital.org. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  8. "Maria Gaspar". Robert Rauschenberg Foundation. 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  9. Waxman, Lori. "Chicagoan of the Year in Arts: Maria Gaspar". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  10. "What Role Can Artists Play in Prison Reform?". Hyperallergic. 2016-04-28. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  11. "An Experiment in Reimagining Freedom: A Profile of Maria Gaspar". Newcity Art. 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  12. "Maria Gaspar". www.artforum.com. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  13. "2018 Spring Grant Recipients Announced – Art for Justice". Art for Justice. 2018-06-29. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  14. "Art Matters Foundation". Art Matters Foundation. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  15. "2017 Artist in Residence awardees – Announcements – Art & Education". www.artandeducation.net. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  16. Foundation, Joan Mitchell. "Artist Programs » Artist Grants". joanmitchellfoundation.org. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  17. Tribune, Chicago. "2014 Chicagoans of the Year". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  18. "Sor Juana Women of Legacy | National Museum of Mexican Art". nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
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