Phyllis Galembo

Phyllis Galembo (born 1952) is an American photographer from New York City.

Galembo has published several monographs, including, Mexico: Masks, Rituals (2019),[1] Maske (2016),[2] Dressed for thrills : 100 years of Halloween costumes & masquerade (2002),[3] Divine inspiration : from Benin to Bahia (1993),[4] Vodou : visions and voices of Haiti (1998),[5] Pale Pink (1983).[6] Galembo was a Guggenheim Foundation Fellow in 2014 [7] as well as a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellow in 2016,[8] 2010, and 1996.[9] She earned an MFA from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, 1977.[10]

Exhibitions

In 1993, Galembo showed work illustrating the religious traditions of Nigeria and the spiritual practices of Brazil introduced from Africa via the slave trade at the International Center of Photography.[11] Her work was also exhibited at Sepia International in 2005,[12][13] as well as in 2007 as West African Masquerade: Photographs by Phyllis Galembo in New York.[14] Work by Galembo was included in the 2013 exhibition The Encyclopedic Palace at the 55th Venice Biennale, curated by Massimiliano Gioni.[15]

Collections

Works by Galembo are in the collection of the Mead Art Museum at Amherst College,[16] the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,[17] the Metropolitan Museum of Art[18] and the Wisconsin Union Art Collection.[10]

Publications
  • Pale pink (1983)[19]
  • Aso-ebi, Cloth of the Family (1997), sponsored by New York Council for the Arts [20]
  • Divine inspiration: from Benin to Bahia (1998)[21]
  • Dressed for thrills: 100 years of Halloween costumes & masquerade (2002)[22]
  • Vodou: visions and voices of Haiti (20005)[23]
  • Maske (2010,[24][25][26] 2016)[27][28]
  • Phyllis Galembo: Mexico, Masks and Rituals (2019)[29]

References
  1. Nnadi, Chioma. "Phyllis Galembo's New Book Offers a Rare Glimpse Inside the World of Mexican Ritual Dress". Vogue. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  2. "Phyllis Galembo: Peering behind the mask". The Telegraph. 2016-03-16. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  3. "Nonfiction Book Review: DRESSED FOR THRILLS: 100 Years of Halloween Costumes & Masquerade by Phyllis Galembo". www.publishersweekly.com. 2002-02-09. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  4. "Religion Book Review: Divine Inspiration: From Benin to Bahia by Phyllis Galembo, Author, Phyllis Galembo, Photographer, Joseph Nevdomsky, Designed by University of New Mexico Press $35 (169p) ISBN 978-0-8263-1378-2". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  5. Galembo, Phyllis (1998). Vodou: visions and voices of Haiti. Berkeley, Calif.: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 978-0-89815-989-9. OCLC 39164622.
  6. "Pale pink : Phyllis Galembo | SAIC Digital Collections". digitalcollections.saic.edu.
  7. "John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | Phyllis Galembo".
  8. "NYFA Announces Recipients and Finalists for 2016 Artists' Fellowship Program". July 8, 2016.
  9. "Names You Know".
  10. "Permanent Collection » Wisconsin Union". union.wisc.edu.
  11. "Divine Inspiration: From Benin To Bahia, Photographs By Phyllis Galembo". International Center of Photography. 2016-02-23. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  12. Smith, Roberta (2005-07-15). "Art in Review; Phyllis Galembo (Published 2005)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  13. Reid, Calvin (December 2005). "EXHIBITION REVIEWS, PHYLLIS GALEMBO". Art in America.
  14. "West African Masquerade: Photographs by Phyllis Galembo". The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art.
  15. "Africa triumphs at the Venice Biennale". BBC News. 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  16. "Collections Database". museums.fivecolleges.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  17. "Midnight Princess". Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,.
  18. "Priest of Oluorogbo, Ife, Nigeria". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  19. Galembo, Phyllis; Rosen, Norma (1983). Pale pink. Rochester, N.Y.: Visual Studies Workshop Press. ISBN 978-0-89822-033-9.
  20. Galembo, Phyllis; Ugwu-Oju, Dympna (January 26, 1997). "Aṣọ-ẹbí: cloth of the family". publisher not identified – via Open WorldCat.
  21. Galembo, Phyllis; Thompson, Robert Farris (1998). Divine inspiration: from Benin to Bahia. Brooklyn, NY: Athelia Henrietta Press. ISBN 978-1-890157-17-3.
  22. Galembo, Phyllis; Durant, Mark Alice (2002). Dressed for thrills: 100 years of Halloween costumes & masquerade. New York: H.N. Abrams. ISBN 978-0-8109-3291-3.
  23. Galembo, Phyllis; Fleurant, Gerdès (2005). Vodou: visions and voices of Haiti. Berkeley, Calif.: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 978-1-58008-676-9.
  24. Bisschoff, Jürgen (November 2010). "Mummenschanz" (PDF). Geo.
  25. Smyth, Diane (October 2010). "The mask". British Journal of Photography: 16.
  26. Davies, Lucy. "Hidden meaning" (PDF). Telegraph Magazine.
  27. Dickerman, Kenneth. "Wild, wacky and sometimes serious: The surreal outfits of African masquerading". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  28. AnOther (2016-03-17). "The Astonishing Artistry and Aesthetics of African Masking". AnOther. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  29. Galembo, Phyllis (2019). Phyllis Galembo: Mexico, Masks and Rituals. New York: Radius Books. ISBN 978-1-942185-57-4.
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