# Sharon Gilbert

Sharon Gilbert (1944–2005) was a New York-based artist whose work included sculpture, collage, and art books. Her art employs information from print media and photocopy techniques to create socially critical content in her artwork, often from a feminist point of view. Focuses of her work include nuclear radiation poisoning, environmental pollution, chemical warfare, and police brutality. Her most noted work is A Nuclear Atlas (1982) published by the Women's Studio Workshop.
Gilbert's work has been exhibited at venues including the Brooklyn Museum, Museum of Modern Art, Yale University Art Gallery, Printed Matter, the Center for Book Arts, Centre Pompidou, and Harvard Art Museums, among others.

## Biography

Gilbert was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1944. Gilbert graduated with a Bachelor's of Fine Art from The Cooper Union in 1966.
She married Lithuanian poet, Vyt Bakaitis. They had two children. Gilbert died in June of 2005.

## Fellowships and Art Residencies

In 1982, Gilbert was awarded an artist residency at the Women's Studio Workshop. Gilbert produced A Nuclear Atlas during the residency. It was published and printed by Women's Studio Workshop.
In 1989, Gilbert was awarded an Artist's Fellowship in the Printmaking, Drawing, & Artist Books division from the New York Foundation for the Arts. A decade later, in 1999, Gilbert was awarded an artist residency at the Ragdale Foundation.
In 2000, Gilbert was selected for a residency at the Virginia Center for the Arts.

## Exhibitions

| Date | Title | Gallery | Place | Notes |
| 1986 | Books by Artists | Centre Pompidou | Paris, France | Group exhibition |
| January 31, 1988 - April 19, 1988 | Committed to Print | Museum of Modern Art | New York, New York | Group exhibition |
| April 7, 1990 - May 12, 1990 | Book Arts in the USA | Center for Book Arts | New York, New York | Group exhibition |
| 1991-1992 | 25 Years of Feminism, Women's Artist Series, 1971-1996 | Rutgers University Libraries | New Brunswick, New Jersey | Group exhibition |
| March 7, 1992 - May 23, 1992 | Completing the Circle: Artists' Books on the Environment | Minnesota Center for Book Arts | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Group exhibition |
| January 20, 1995 - March 26, 1995 | Reinventing the Emblem: Contemporary Artists Recreate a Renaissance Idea | Yale University Art Gallery | New Haven, CT | Group exhibition |
| 1999 | Short of Rage: Photocollages | PABA Gallery | New Haven, CT | One person exhibition |
| February 3, 2000 - May 7, 2000 | Working in Brooklyn: Artist Books | Brooklyn Museum | Brooklyn, New York | Group exhibition |
| 2004 | Focusing on the Environment, Spirituality, & Social Justice | Book Arts Gallery | | Group exhibition - hosted online only |
| April 17, 2004 - August 15, 2004 | Open House: Working in Brooklyn | Brooklyn Museum | Brooklyn, New York | Group exhibition |
| June 12, 2004 - August 9, 2004 | Artists Books | Kunst Centret Silkeborg Bad | Silkeborg, Denmark | Group exhibition |

## Book works

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1979 | 3-Mile Island Reproductions | |
| 1980 | '80' Faces | |
| 1980 | Frei BUCH | |
| 1980 | Waste | |
| 1980 | Scrapbook of Freiburg | |
| 1980 | A Still Life Book | |
| 1981 | Via Air Tours | |
| 1982 | A Nuclear Atlas | Published by Women's Studio Workshop |
| 1988 | Poison America | |
| 1989 | Green The Fragile | |
| 1990 | Urgent Life | |
| 1991 | Action Poses | |
| 1992 | Urban Renewal | |
| 1994 | Working Time | |
| 1997 | Chemical Ways | |
| 2001 | Police (State) America | |
| 2003 | (So Quiet) | |