Bridget Donahue
Bridget Donahue | |
|---|---|
| Born | Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.A[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | American art dealer |
| Known for | Bridget Donahue Gallery |
| Website | https://www.bridgetdonahue.nyc/ |
Bridget Donahue is an American gallerist and curator.[2]
Education
[edit]Donahue's studies include a B.A. anthropology and M.A in textiles.[3] Her work with textiles led her to the art of Rosemarie Trockel, and in turn led Ms. Donahue to a position at the Gladstone Gallery, which represents Trockel.[4]
Career
[edit]After Gladstone gallery, Donahue worked at D’Amelio Terras Gallery before becoming a gallery director at Gavin Brown's Enterprise.[5] In 2008, she co-founded the Brooklyn gallery space Cleopatra’s with three friends.[6]
Bridget Donahue
[edit]In 2015, Donahue opened her eponymous gallery in Manhattan's Lower East Side, which made a number of “Best of 2015” lists from publications such as The New York Times and Art in America magazine.[2] Bridget Donahue represents and shows contemporary artists including, as of 2019; Lisa Alvarado,[7] Susan Cianciolo, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Satoshi Kojima, Monique Mouton, Sondra Perry, Jessi Reaves, John Russell, Olga Balema Martine Syms, and Mark Van Yetter.[4] Two gallery artists were included in the 2017 Whitney Biennial: Jessi Reaves and Susan Cianciolo.[4] Martine Syms and Olga Balema were included in the 2019 Whitney Biennial curated by Rujeko Hockley and Jane Panetta.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Pollack, Maika (2 February 2015). "Downtown's Newest Gallerist". T Magazine.
- ^ a b "Gallerist Bridget Donahue visits BFSDoArt | Newsroom | Georgia Southern University". University Newsroom. 23 March 2016.
- ^ McDermott, Emily (20 February 2015). "On Her Own". Interview Magazine.
- ^ a b c Pogrebin, Robin (27 April 2017). "My Little Exploding Stars". The New York Times.
- ^ Colburn, Mae (July 2015). "Interview with Bridget Donahue of Bridget Donahue Gallery". Fashion Projects.
- ^ Shiffman, Allyson (3 March 2015). "A Modern-Day Cleopatra". W Magazine.
- ^ Sauer, Jennifer. "ArtDependence - Great Expectations: An Interview with Bridget Donahue". www.artdependence.com.
- ^ "Whitney Biennial 2019". whitney.org. Retrieved 2020-02-02.