Gina Osterloh Explained

Gina Osterloh
Birth Date:1973
Birth Place:San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Movement:Contemporary
Conceptual
Education:DePaul University
University of California, Irvine
Known For:Photography

Gina Osterloh (born 1973) is a Filipino American conceptual artist who uses photography[1] to question and investigate notions of self and identity.[2] Best known for photographs that feature partly concealed bodies in "meticulously crafted room-sized sets,"[3] Osterloh challenges conventions of portraiture and often combines elements of performance, tableau, sculpture, installation, and drawing into photographs.

Early life and education

Gina Osterloh was born in Texas and grew up in Columbus, Ohio. Osterloh has said she was introduced to darkroom photography as an undergraduate student at DePaul University in Chicago.

She earned an undergraduate degree at DePaul University before moving to San Francisco in the mid-1990s.[4] During these formative years, Osterloh worked at the California College of the Arts and found mentorship with artists such as Nao Bustamante and Tammy Rae Carland.[5]

In 2007, Osterloh graduated from University of California, Irvine with a Master of Fine Arts in Studio Arts.[6]

Career

Osterloh has exhibited work internationally at galleries and museums including Yerba Buena Center for the Arts,[7] the International Center of Photography,[8] Ghebaly Gallery in Los Angeles,[9] Atlanta Contemporary,[10] Higher Pictures in New York City, and Silverlens in Manila. She has performed at art museums such as The Broad and the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego.[11]

In 2017, Osterloh moved back to Columbus to accept a position as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Art at The Ohio State University.[12]

Style and work

Often through photographs, Osterloh considers and explores the functions of photography, boundaries of self-identity, and viewers' perception of other bodies and identities. She cites her experience growing up multiracial in Ohio as influential to her photographic work.[13]

Notes and References

  1. 21 December 2015 . Gina Osterloh . 91 . 18 . . 41 . live . 14 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230605035410/https://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/art/gina-osterloh . 5 June 2023 . 0028-792X.
  2. Buckley . Annie . September 2009 . Gina Osterloh . live . . 97 . 8 . 154 . 0004-3214 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230602152627/https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/aia-reviews/gina-osterloh-60327/ . 2 June 2023 . 29 November 2023.
  3. Holm . Janis Butler . January 2014 . Interpellation Revisited: A review of Gina Osterloh's Group Dynamic . . 24 . 2 . 10.1353/pmc.2014.0010 . 1053-1920 . 141276124.
  4. Web site: Andrews . Matthew . 3 February 2014 . Interview via E-Mail . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220705150643/https://www.centerforartandthought.org/cat-interview-gina-osterloh/ . 5 July 2022 . 18 March 2020 . Center for Art+Thought.
  5. Lloyd . David . 2019 . Press and Outline: An Interview with Gina Osterloh . live . Enclave Review . 17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230201014954/http://enclavereview.org/press-and-outline/ . 1 February 2023 . 29 November 2023.
  6. Web site: Gina Osterloh . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230207182942/https://higherpictures.com/artists/gina-osterloh/ . 7 February 2023 . 9 July 2021 . Higher Pictures Generation.
  7. Web site: Tani . Ellen . 15 February 2012 . Anonymous Front . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20210801070632/https://www.artpractical.com/review/anonymous_front/ . 1 August 2021 . 18 March 2020 . . en.
  8. Web site: Dunn . Anna . 11 July 2018 . Multiply, Identify, Her . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230319174504/https://brooklynrail.org/2018/07/artseen/Multiply-Identify-Her . 19 March 2023 . 18 March 2020 . . en-US.
  9. Web site: Buckley . Annie . 2014 . Critics Pick: Los Angeles - Gina Osterloh - Francois Ghebaly Gallery . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231030013534/https://www.artforum.com/events/gina-osterloh-2-206471/ . 30 October 2023 . 18 March 2020 . . en-US.
  10. Web site: Exhibition Artist: Gina Osterloh . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230606202148/https://atlantacontemporary.org/people/gina-osterloh . 6 June 2023 . 30 November 2023 . . en-us.
  11. Web site: Gurba . Myriam . 9 January 2018 . Therianthropic Things: 'En Cuatro Patas' at the Broad . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231130045355/https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/artbound/therianthropic-things-en-cuatro-patas-at-the-broad . 30 November 2023 . 18 March 2020 . . en.
  12. Web site: 20 March 2019 . Gina Osterloh on Peter Hujar . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200109034030/https://wexarts.org/talks-more/gina-osterloh-peter-hujar . 9 January 2020 . 18 March 2020 . Wexner Center for the Arts.
  13. Web site: Dizon . Michelle . Osterloh . Gina . 11 October 2012 . Exploring the Nexus of Artists Michelle Dizon and Gina Osterloh . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231130045414/https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/artbound/exploring-the-nexus-of-artists-michelle-dizon-and-gina-osterloh . 30 November 2023 . 30 March 2020 . . en.

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