Emily Gherard
Emily Gherard | |
|---|---|
| Citizenship | American |
| Occupation | Visual artist |
| Website | gherard |
Emily Gherard is an American visual artist known for her process-based abstractions.[1] Her artistic practice spans drawing, printmaking, and sculpture.[2]
She is the recipient of several awards and fellowships, including a Joan Mitchell Foundation Fellowship (2021),[3] the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Biennial Grant (2024),[4] and a MacDowell Fellowship (2024).[5]
Early life and education
Gherard was born in Phoenix, Arizona in 1979[6] and is based in Seattle, Washington.[7] She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design (2002) and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Washington (2004).[8][9]
Selected exhibitions
Solo
Group
- 2025: Women of the Pacific Northwest, Bo Bartlett Center, Columbus State University, GA[14]
- 2024: Painting at Night: An Exhibition by Caregivers, Opalka Gallery, Russell Sage College, Albany, NY[15]
- 2023: BIMA Spotlight, Bainbridge Art Museum, Bainbridge, WA[16]
- 2022: Scale, J. Rinehart Gallery, Seattle, WA[17]
- 2022: Dinner with Agnes Martin, The Vestibule, Seattle, WA[18]
- 2019: Water’s Edge: Landscapes or Today, The Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA[19]
- 2014: To Be Alone Together, Museum of Northwest Art, La Conner, WA[20]
- 2012: Tenses of Landscape, University of Arkansas Fine Arts Center Gallery, Fayetteville, AR[21]
Public collections
- US Bank Center, Seattle, WA[22]
- Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR[22]
- Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA[22]
- Microsoft Permanent Collection, Redmond, WA[22]
Awards and recognition
- 2024: Louis Comfort Tiffany Biennial Grant[4]
- 2024: MacDowell Fellowship[5]
- 2023: Golden Foundation Artist Residency[23]
- 2021-2025: Joan Mitchell Foundation Fellowship[3]
- 2014: Grants for Artist Projects, Artist Trust, WA[24]
- 2013: Finalist for The Neddy at Cornish, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle[9]
- 2010: Finalist for Betty Bowen Award, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA[9]
- 2006: Poncho Special Recognition Award, Seattle, WA[9]
References
- ↑ "New downtown Seattle art space and other December art highlights". The Seattle Times. 2023-11-24. Retrieved 2026-06-06.
- ↑ Graves, Jen (2013-10-09). "A Blizzard, Ash, Bloody Meat". The Stranger. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
- 1 2 Gregory, Alicia (2021-10-15). "Art Fix Friday: October 15, 2021 | Broad Strokes Blog". National Museum of Women in the Arts. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
- 1 2 "Athena LaTocha - Announcing the 2024 Louis Comfort Tiffany Grant Awardees | Department of Art". www.stonybrook.edu. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
- 1 2 Report, Staff (2024-09-12). "MacDowell names new class of fellows". Monadnock Ledger-Transcript. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
- ↑ "Emily Gherard". The Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
- ↑ "In the Studio: Emily Gherard". Joan Mitchell Foundation. 2022-06-30. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
- ↑ "Emily Gherard - MacDowell Fellow in Visual Arts". MacDowell. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
- 1 2 3 4 "Emily Gherard". Interviews from Yale University Radio WYBCX. 2018-07-11. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
- ↑ "EMILY GHERARD | Closer to the Bone". J. Rinehart Gallery. 2023-11-18. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
- ↑ price, Judith Rinehart This is the price your customers see Edit list (2021-10-22). Emily Gherard - Not a Billboard by Judith Rinehart | Blurb Books. ISBN 978-1-006-36717-5.
- ↑ "Emily Gherard". Joan Mitchell Foundation. 2022-06-30. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
- ↑ "The Intimate Humanness of Rocks and Walls: Q and A with Emily Gherard".
- ↑ "Women of the Pacific Northwest". Asheville Art Museum. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
- ↑ Jaeger, William (2024-09-12). "Opalka show, fueled by caregivers, displays diverse styles, intentions". Times Union. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
- ↑ "BIMA Spotlight – Juried Exhibition – Bainbridge Island Museum of Art". www.biartmuseum.org. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
- ↑ "SCALE". J. Rinehart Gallery. 2022-08-04. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
- ↑ "Dinner with Agnes Martin: Art Exhibition at The Vestibule in Seattle, WA - Every Friday–Sunday, through June 12". EverOut Seattle. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
- ↑ "Bellingham National 2019—Water's Edge: Landscapes for Today". Whatcom Museum. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
- ↑ "To Be Alone Together". Museum of Northwest Art. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
- ↑ "Tenses of Landscape". Fine Arts Center Gallery. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
- 1 2 3 4 "Together Alone, 2023". art.usbcseattle.com. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
- ↑ Foundation, Golden; Golden, Emma (2023-11-16). "Announcing the 2023 Resident Artists!". Golden Foundation. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
- ↑ "Emily Gherard". Artist Trust. Retrieved 2026-06-05.