Joan Livingstone Explained

Joan Livingstone
Birth Date:1948
Nationality:American
Birth Place:Portland, Oregon
Education:MFA Cranbrook Academy of Art; BFA Portland State University

Joan Livingstone (born 1948) is an American contemporary artist, educator, curator, and author based in Chicago. She creates sculptural objects, installations, prints, and collages that reference the human body and bodily experience.

Education

Livingstone earned a bachelor of arts degree from Portland State University in 1972,[1] [2] followed by a master of fine arts degree from Cranbrook Academy of Art. She was a stage and graphic designer at the Portland Shakespeare Company from 1969 to 1972.

Career

Artist

Livingstone's work often abstractly reflects the human body, especially as is related to the history of women artists.[3] In her early work, she often used suture-stitch to create visceral forms out of industrial felt that she then hardened with epoxy resins.[4] Her more recent work incorporates found objects, metallic leaf, and hand-made paper.[5] Her later fiber arts work was larger in scale and took on more conceptual meaning.[6]

Livingstone has held solo exhibitions at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center,[7] Alfred University.[8] Her work is held in the permanent collections of:

Livingstone has received a number of awards for her work, including:

Educator

Livingstone has worked as an educator at several institutions, including the Kansas City Art Institute, Cranbrook Academy of Art, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Beginning in 1983, she held several positions at SAIC, including Dean of Undergraduate studies and professor emerita in the Department of Fiber and Material Studies.[18]

Writer

In 2007, Livingstone, with John Ploof, co-edited an anthology, The Object of Labor: Art, Cloth, and Cultural Production.[19] [20] The book includes essays and artist pages examining the effect of globalization on practices and depictions of labor in the arts through the lens of textile production.[21] [22]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: North American women artists of the twentieth century a biographical dictionary. 2013. Routledge. Heller, Jules. Heller, Nancy. 9781315051680. New York. 1086457528.
  2. Web site: Joan Livingstone Biography – Joan Livingstone on artnet. www.artnet.com. 2019-09-06.
  3. Book: Joan Livingstone. Craig, Gerry. 2002. Telos Art Pub. Livingstone, Joan. Elkins, James. Yood, James. 1902015274. Winchester, England. 49829083.
  4. Web site: Joan Livingstone: Spine, 1995. www.metmuseum.org. 2019-09-06.
  5. Book: Parsons, Joel. marvels and oddment(s). Rhodes College.
  6. Book: Makers : a history of American studio craft. Koplos, Janet. 2010. University of North Carolina Press. Metcalf, Bruce. 9780807895832. Chapel Hill. 658203695.
  7. Web site: Joan Livingstone: Oddment[s] - John Michael Kohler Arts Center]. www.jmkac.org. 2019-09-10.
  8. Book: McConnell, Sharon. 2006. Joan Livingstone: Membranes, Margins, Disruptions. Fosdick-Nelson Gallery. joanlivingstone.com.
  9. Web site: Joan E. Livingstone. The Art Institute of Chicago. en. 2019-09-06.
  10. Web site: 2005-6 Annual Report, Boise Art Museum. 2006. Boise Art Museum.
  11. Web site: Honolulu Museum of Art » Loomless: Contemporary Fiberworks from the Museum's Collection. honolulumuseum.org. 2019-09-06.
  12. Web site: Materials for Volunteer Docents :: The Dennos Museum Center. www.dennosmuseum.org. 2019-09-06.
  13. Web site: Mace. www.dia.org. en. 2019-09-06.
  14. Web site: Joan Livingstone. MCA. en. 2019-09-06.
  15. Web site: Thoroughly Modernist Museum. Archives. Vital. Urban Milwaukee. en. 2019-09-06.
  16. Book: Makers: A History of American Studio Craft. Koplos. Janet. Metcalf. Bruce. 2010-07-31. Univ of North Carolina Press. 9780807895832. en.
  17. Web site: Joan Livingstone. American Craft Council. en. 2019-09-06.
  18. Web site: Faculty. School of the Art Institute of Chicago. en. 2019-09-06.
  19. Grace. Paul. 2008-11-01. Book Review: The Object of Labor: Art, Cloth and Cultural Production, Joan Livingstone and John Ploof (eds). Textile: The Journal of Cloth and Culture. 6. 3. 340–344. 10.2752/175183508X377681. 192106342. 1475-9756.
  20. Koslin. Désirée. 2009-12-01. Joan Livingstone and John Ploof, eds., The Object of Labor: Art, Cloth, and Cultural Production.. Winterthur Portfolio. 43. 4. 422–423. 10.1086/649122. 225086163. 0084-0416.
  21. Web site: Review of 'The Object Of Labor: Art, Cloth & Cultural Production' The Journal of Modern Craft. admin. en-US. 2019-09-07.
  22. Doy . Gen . Review: The Object of Labor Art, Cloth, and Cultural Production by Joan Livingstone and John Ploof (Eds) . The Art Book . May 2008 . 15 . 2 . 78 . 1467-8357. 10.1111/j.1467-8357.2008.00966_9.x .
  23. Web site: Joan Livingstone: Oddment[s] - John Michael Kohler Arts Center]. www.jmkac.org. 2019-09-06.
  24. Web site: Joan Livingstone: marvels and oddment(s) Rhodes Sites. sites.rhodes.edu. 2019-09-06.
  25. Web site: Joan Livingstone. The Laura Russo Gallery.
  26. Book: Visual perspectives: fourteen years of the Virginia A. Groot awards. 2002. Virginia A. Groot Foundation. Carney. Margaret. Chicago, IL. 51340811. Groot. Candice.
  27. Miro . Marsha . Joan Livingstone at the Evanston Art Venter . Art in America . November 2002 . 90 . 11 . 164 . 0004-3214.
  28. Ulrich. Polly. Jane Lackey/Joan Livingstone. American Craft. August–September 2000. 60. 4. 70–71. 0194-8008.
  29. Web site: Jane Lackey. cranbrookart.edu. 2019-09-06.
  30. Book: Embodiment: Annet Couwenberg, Joan Livingstone, Christine LoFaso, Mark Newport, April 18 - May 30, 1999. 1999. Arkansas Arts Center, Decorative Arts Museum. en.
  31. Web site: Limits of Capacity. Joan Livingstone.
  32. Web site: Publications and Catalogs - NIU - Art Museum. Northern Illinois University. en. 2019-09-06.
  33. Book: XX: twentieth anniversary, 1973-1993: Artemisia Gallery. 1993. The Gallery. Artemisia Gallery. Chicago. 35652972.