Trisha Donnelly
Encyclopedia
Trisha Donnelly is a conceptual art
ist living and working in New York
. She works with various media including photography
, drawing
, audio
, video
, sculpture
and performance
.
Donnelly received a B.F.A. from the University of California in Los Angeles in 1995 and an M.F.A. from Yale University
in 2000.
Donnelly has been on the faculty at New York University
's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development since 2008. She is a Clinical Associate Professor of Studio Art.
Conceptual art
Conceptual art is art in which the concept or idea involved in the work take precedence over traditional aesthetic and material concerns. Many of the works, sometimes called installations, of the artist Sol LeWitt may be constructed by anyone simply by following a set of written instructions...
ist living and working in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. She works with various media including photography
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
, drawing
Drawing
Drawing is a form of visual art that makes use of any number of drawing instruments to mark a two-dimensional medium. Common instruments include graphite pencils, pen and ink, inked brushes, wax color pencils, crayons, charcoal, chalk, pastels, markers, styluses, and various metals .An artist who...
, audio
Sound
Sound is a mechanical wave that is an oscillation of pressure transmitted through a solid, liquid, or gas, composed of frequencies within the range of hearing and of a level sufficiently strong to be heard, or the sensation stimulated in organs of hearing by such vibrations.-Propagation of...
, video
Video
Video is the technology of electronically capturing, recording, processing, storing, transmitting, and reconstructing a sequence of still images representing scenes in motion.- History :...
, sculpture
Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
and performance
Performance
A performance, in performing arts, generally comprises an event in which a performer or group of performers behave in a particular way for another group of people, the audience. Choral music and ballet are examples. Usually the performers participate in rehearsals beforehand. Afterwards audience...
.
Donnelly received a B.F.A. from the University of California in Los Angeles in 1995 and an M.F.A. from Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in 2000.
Donnelly has been on the faculty at New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development since 2008. She is a Clinical Associate Professor of Studio Art.
Notable Solo Exhibitions
- Casey Kaplan GalleryCasey Kaplan galleryThe Casey Kaplan gallery is a contemporary art gallery located in the heart of Chelsea in New York City.-History:Founded by Casey Kaplan in March 1995, the gallery began as a 500sq. foot, one-room space located on an upper floor of a cast iron loft building on Broadway in SoHo. It now operates in...
, New York, USA (2002) - Air de Paris, Paris, France (2002)
- Casey Kaplan, New York, USA (2004)
- The Wrong Gallery, New York, USA (2004)
- Kölnischer Kunstverein, Cologne, Germany (2005)
- Art Pace, San Antonio, USA
- Kunsthalle ZürichKunsthalle ZürichThe Kunsthalle Zürich is a contemporary art exhibition centre in Zurich, Switzerland. It is located on Limmatstrasse, near the city centre. The current director is Beatrix Ruf.A number of temporary exhibitions are organized each year...
, Zurich, Switzerland (2005) - MAMBOMamboMambo is a musical form and dance style that developed originally in Cuba and then later in Mexico. The word "mambo" means "conversation with the gods" in Kikongo, the language spoken by Central African slaves taken to Cuba.-History:...
, Bologna, Italy (2007) - Modern Art OxfordModern Art OxfordModern Art Oxford is an art gallery established in 1965 in Oxford, England. From 1965 to 2002, it was called The Museum of Modern Art, Oxford.-Foundation:...
, Oxford, UK (2007) - Institute of Conteporary Art, Philadelphia, USA (2008)
- The Renaissance SocietyThe Renaissance SocietyThe Renaissance Society is a non-collecting contemporary art museum in Chicago, Illinois. It is located on the campus of the University of Chicago, although it is a fully separate entity.-Overview:...
, Chicago, USA (2008) - PortikusPortikusPortikus is an exhibition hall for contemporary art in Frankfurt am Main, originally founded in 1987 through the initiation of Kasper König, one of the most influential living curators of contemporary art. It's name derives from the surviving portico of the Stadtbibliothek from 1825 that was...
, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (2010) - Casey Kaplan GalleryCasey Kaplan galleryThe Casey Kaplan gallery is a contemporary art gallery located in the heart of Chelsea in New York City.-History:Founded by Casey Kaplan in March 1995, the gallery began as a 500sq. foot, one-room space located on an upper floor of a cast iron loft building on Broadway in SoHo. It now operates in...
, New York, USA (2010) - Les Rencontres d'Arles, France. Exhibition and Discovery Award laureate (2010)