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Aaron J. Gilbert
Born1979 (age 44–45)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materPennsylvania State University,
Rhode Island School of Design,
Yale University
Known forPainting
Notable work"The New One" (2007) Painting
Children2

Aaron J. Gilbert (born 1979),[1] also known as "AJ",[2] is an American visual artist. He is known for creating symbolically and psychologically charged narrative paintings. He lives and works in Brooklyn.[3][4]

Biography

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Gilbert was born in 1979 in Altoona, Pennsylvania.[5] He is of Cuban descent.[6]

Gilbert attended Pennsylvania State University and in 2000 received an Associate of Science in mechanical engineering technology.[5] He returned to school at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and in 2005 received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Painting.[7][8] In 2008, he received his Master of Fine Arts degree from Yale University in Painting.[7][8] Prior to his full time career as an artist, he worked in CAD and as an Engineering Technician in the biomedical industry.

He was previously married to photographer Deana Lawson and together they have two children.[9][10][11] Lawson and Gilbert's work is mutually influential,[12][13] and much of Gilbert's artwork depicts Lawson and their children. His paintings feature a bright and moody palette, and staged but self-aware subjects.

In 2010, Gilbert was awarded the Rosenthal Family Foundation Award for Painting.[14] He is a 2015 Louis Comfort Tiffany Award recipient, and has been awarded by the American Academy of Arts and Letters as the 2010 “Young American Painter of Distinction.” His work is currently in the permanent collection of the Brooklyn Museum of Art,[15] the Whitney Museum, and the Studio Museum in Harlem. Residencies include a 2013 Fountainhead Residency, a 2012 Yaddo residency, a 2008 LMCC Workspace Residency as well as the 2008 Affiliate Fellowship of the American Academy in Rome.

He has exhibited his work at PPOW New York (2021),[16] Deitch Projects New York (2008),[17] among others. In the fall of 2020, he had a two-person show with Martin Wong[18] at PPOW New York which was reviewed in The New York Times[16] and Art in America.[19]

Exhibitions

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  • 2008 – Conceptual Figures, Deitch Projects, New York City, New York[20]
  • 2008–2009 – The New Akademiks, Galerie Schuster, Berlin, Germany[21]
  • 2009 – The Open, Deitch Studios Long Island City, Long Island City, New York[22]
  • 2012 – Lessico Famigliare (Family Talk), FUTURA Center for Contemporary Art, Prague, Czech Republic[23]
  • 2013 – Exposure, Spinello Projects, EXPO Chicago, Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois[24]
  • 2013 – Bent In, Primetime Gallery, Brooklyn, New York[25]
  • 2014 – Selfies & Friends: Contemporary Portraiture, Cade Tompkins Projects, Providence, Rhode Island[6]
  • 2014 – Aaron Gilbert: Possessed, Mottahedan Projects, Dubai, UAE
  • 2016 – "BRIC Biennial: Volume 2 – Bed Stuy/Crown Heights Edition", BRIC, Brooklyn, New York[26]
  • 2019 – Solo Booth with Lulu, Mexico City, NADA, Miami
  • 2019 – Psychic Novellas, Lyles & King, New York City, New York[27]
  • 2021 – 1981–2001, Martin Wong / Aaron Gilbert, P·P·O·W. Gallery, New York[16]
  • 2021 – Chris Sharp Gallery, Los Angeles, California

Awards

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Studio Visit". MoMA Ps1. Archived from the original on April 27, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  2. ^ "Aaron "AJ" Gilbert". Fountainhead. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  3. ^ Brown, Gavin (December 1, 2021). "Artist Aaron Gilbert on circumventing the rules of capitalism". i-D. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  4. ^ Brown, Gavin (January 12, 2021). "Artist Aaron Gilbert on circumventing the rules of capitalism". i-d.vice.com. Retrieved December 31, 2022. Aaron Gilbert is a Brooklyn-based artist
  5. ^ a b "Aaron Gilbert". Artspace. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Selfies & Friends: Contemporary Portraiture". Cade Tompkins Projects. Archived from the original on March 23, 2015. Cuban American b. 1979
  7. ^ a b Jones, Mary (March 9, 2011). "Post Impressions: The Enlightenment". BOMB Magazine. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  8. ^ a b "Aaron Gilbert". Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  9. ^ Lubow, Arthur (October 11, 2018). "Deana Lawson Reveals Hidden Grandeur in Her Uncanny Portraits". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  10. ^ "Judah – Political Painting by Artist Aaron Gilbert". culturehall.com. Archived from the original on January 26, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  11. ^ "In Conversation with Deana Lawson". Whitehot Magazine of contemporary art. November 1, 2011. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  12. ^ Wender, Jessie (December 15, 2011). "Deana Lawson's Intimate Strangers". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  13. ^ "BOMB Magazine – Deana Lawson & Henry Taylor". bombmagazine.org. Archived from the original on March 20, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  14. ^ a b "Award Winners". American Academy of Arts and Letters. Archived from the original on April 24, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  15. ^ Brooklyn Museum, retrieved November 9, 2021
  16. ^ a b c "4 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now". The New York Times. April 21, 2021. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  17. ^ Jeffrey Deitch, October 20, 2021, retrieved November 9, 2021
  18. ^ Martin Wong, October 28, 2021, retrieved November 9, 2021
  19. ^ Wu, Simon (May 20, 2021). "Social Scales: Aaron Gilbert and Martin Wong at P·P·O·W". ARTnews.com. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  20. ^ "Conceptual Figures". ArtSlant. 2008. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  21. ^ "Aaron Gilbert (American, 1979)". Mutual Art. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  22. ^ "The Open". ArtSlant. 2009. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  23. ^ "Futura Catalog" (PDF). www.zanisnik.com. 2012.[permanent dead link]
  24. ^ "Spinello Projects Announces Participation in Expo Chicago". Spinello Projects. Archived from the original on May 12, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  25. ^ "Bent In". Primetime Gallery. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  26. ^ Mitter, Siddhartha (November 23, 2016). "At the BRIC Biennial, Dozens of Local Artists Shine a Light on Brooklyn". Village Voice. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  27. ^ "Aaron Gilbert - Psychic Novellas —". lylesandking.com. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  28. ^ "Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Unveils 2015 Biennial Grant Awardees". www.artforum.com. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
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