Phyllis Galembo Explained

Phyllis Galembo (born 1952)^[1] is an American photographer living in New York City.

She has published seven monographs, including, Sodo (2021), Mexico: Masks, Rituals (2019), Maske (2016), Dressed for thrills: 100 years of Halloween costumes & masquerade (2002), Divine inspiration: from Benin to Bahia (1993), Vodou: visions and voices of Haiti (1998), and Pale Pink (1983).

Galembo was a Guggenheim Foundation Fellow in 2014, as well as a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellow in 2016, 2010, and 1996, and received a Senior Fulbright Research Award in 1993–94.

Education

She earned an MFA from the University of Wisconsin at Madison in 1977.^[2]

Publications

• Pale pink (1983)
• Aso-ebi, Cloth of the Family (1997), sponsored by New York Council for the Arts
• Divine inspiration: from Benin to Bahia (1993, 1998)^[3]
• Dressed for thrills: 100 years of Halloween costumes & masquerade (2002)^[4]
• Vodou: visions and voices of Haiti (2005)
• Maske (2010,^{[5] [6] [7]} 2016)^{[8] [9]}
• Phyllis Galembo: Mexico, Masks and Rituals (2019)^[10]
• Sodo, Datz (2021)

Awards

• 2014: Guggenheim Foundation Fellow^[11]
• 1996, 2010, 2016: New York Foundation for the Arts Fellow^{[12] [13]}
• 1993–94: Senior Fulbright Research Award^[14]

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

• 1993: Divine Inspiration: From Benin To Bahia, Photographs By Phyllis Galembo, International Center of Photography. Work illustrating the religious traditions of Nigeria and the spiritual practices of Brazil introduced from Africa via the slave trade.^[15]
• 1998: Kings, Chiefs, and Women of Power: Images from Nigeria, American Museum of Natural History^[16]
• 2005: Sepia International^{[17] [18]}
• 2007: West African Masquerade: Photographs by Phyllis Galembo, Tang Museum, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, curated by Ian Berry^[19]
• Phyllis Galembo: Maske was exhibited at Steven Kasher Gallery in N.Y.C. in 2011^[20]

Group exhibitions or during festivals

• 2013: The Encyclopedic Palace at the 55th Venice Biennale, curated by Massimiliano Gioni^[21]
• 2020 Galembo's work was exhibited at the Boca Raton Museum of Art ^[22] in a show entitled Phyllis Galembo: Maske.

Collections

Galembo's works is held in the following permanent collections:

• Mead Art Museum at Amherst College^[23]
• Museum of Fine Arts, Houston^[24]
• Metropolitan Museum of Art^[25]
• Wisconsin Union Art Collection^[2]

See also

• Charles Fréger
• Leah Gordon
• Homer Sykes

General references

• Nnadi. Chioma. March 2010. Phyllis Galembo captures the magic in the masquerade. Fader.
• Web site: Voon. Claire. 2016-04-22. A Photographic Survey of Africa's Enduring Masquerade Traditions. 2021-01-23. Hyperallergic. en-US.
• Web site: Tangible Spirits . https://web.archive.org/web/20200809145341/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2012/04/african-masks/ . dead . August 9, 2020 . National Geographic . April 2012 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2023-09-24. Phyllis Galembo, American, born 1952. Birmingham Museum of Art.
2. Web site: Permanent Collection » Wisconsin Union. union.wisc.edu.
3. Web site: 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. 2021-01-23. PublishersWeekly.com. March 1993. en.
4. Web site: 2002-02-09. Nonfiction Book Review: DRESSED FOR THRILLS: 100 Years of Halloween Costumes & Masquerade by Phyllis Galembo. 2021-01-23. www.publishersweekly.com.
5. Bisschoff. Jürgen. November 2010. Mummenschanz. Geo.
6. Smyth. Diane. October 2010. The mask. British Journal of Photography. 16.
7. News: 2016-03-16. Phyllis Galembo: Peering behind the mask. en-GB. The Telegraph. 2021-01-23. 0307-1235.
8. News: Dickerman. Kenneth. Wild, wacky and sometimes serious: The surreal outfits of African masquerading. en-US. Washington Post. 2021-01-23. 0190-8286.
9. Web site: AnOther. 2016-03-17. The Astonishing Artistry and Aesthetics of African Masking. 2021-01-23. AnOther. en.
10. Web site: Nnadi. Chioma. Phyllis Galembo's New Book Offers a Rare Glimpse Inside the World of Mexican Ritual Dress. 2021-01-23. Vogue. 7 June 2019. en-us.
11. Web site: John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | Phyllis Galembo.
12. Web site: NYFA Announces Recipients and Finalists for 2016 Artists' Fellowship Program. July 8, 2016.
13. Web site: Names You Know. NYFA.
14. https://libraries.uark.edu/specialcollections/fulbrightdirectories/1993%20-%201994.pdf
15. Web site: 2016-02-23. Divine Inspiration: From Benin To Bahia, Photographs By Phyllis Galembo. 2021-01-23. International Center of Photography. en.
16. Web site: American Museum of Natural History Research Library: Search Results.
17. News: Smith. Roberta. 2005-07-15. Art in Review; Phyllis Galembo (Published 2005). en-US. The New York Times. 2021-01-23. 0362-4331.
18. Reid. Calvin. December 2005. EXHIBITION REVIEWS, PHYLLIS GALEMBO. Art in America.
19. Web site: West African Masquerade: Photographs by Phyllis Galembo. The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art.
20. Web site: Phyllis Galembo - Artists - Steven Kasher Gallery. 2021-09-21. www.stevenkasher.com. en.
21. News: 2013-06-06. Africa triumphs at the Venice Biennale. en-GB. BBC News. 2021-01-23.
22. Web site: Phyllis Galembo: Maske | Boca Raton Museum of Art.
23. Web site: Collections Database. 2021-01-23. museums.fivecolleges.edu.
24. Web site: Midnight Princess. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
25. Web site: Priest of Oluorogbo, Ife, Nigeria. 2021-01-23. www.metmuseum.org.