Gyan Shrosbree
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Gyan Shrosbree received her B.F.A. from the Kansas City Art Institute, and her M.F.A. from Cranbrook Academy of Art.
She has had recent solo and two-person exhibitions at Ola Studio, Pound Ridge, NY: nx.ix.0 Contemporary, Detroit, MI; Haus Collective, San Antonio, TX; Grapefruits, Portland, OR; Grand View University, Des Moines, IA; Yellow Door Gallery, Des Moines, IA; Ripon College, Ripon, WI; Lovey Town Space, Madison, WI; and The Iowa Arts Council and State Historical Museum, Des Moines, IA.
Her work has been included in recent group exhibitions at Western Exhibitions, Chicago, IL; Cleve Carney Art Gallery, Glen Ellyn, IL; Ground Floor Gallery, Nashville, TN; The Woskob Family Gallery, State College, PA; NYSRP, Brooklyn, NY; and Artstart, Rhinelander, WI.
Gyan has been an artist-in-residence at MacDowell, Yaddo, The Vermont Studio Center, Two Coats of Paint, and The Maple Terrace.
Recent publications featuring her work include The Coastal Post, Inertia Studio Visits, Precog Magazine, and Maake Magazine.
Gyan is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Fine Arts at Maharishi International University. She lives and works in Fairfield, Iowa.
Education
- MFA, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield HIlls, MI
- BFA, The Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
- Bennington College, Fine Art, Bennington, VT
Selected Solo, Two-Person, and Three-Person Exhibitions
2020
- Gyan Shrosbree and Joey Fauerso, Wrong Gallery, Marfa, TX, December (upcoming)
- My Grandmother’s Closet, Ola Studio, Pound Ridge, NY Sept-October (solo)
2019
- Sense of Place, Work by Gyan Shrosbree and Jim Shrosbree, nx.ix.0 Contemporary, Detroit, MI, September–November
- Gyan Shrosbree: Closet Systems, presented by the Iowa Arts Council and State Historical Museum, Des Moines, IA, May–July (solo)
2017
- Built-In Closet, Ripon College, Ripon, WI, November–December (solo)
- Tarp Studies by Gyan Shrosbree, Haus Collective, San Antonio, TX, September– October (solo)
- Reliquary, Work by Gyan Shrosbree and Brian Paul, Grapefruits, Portland, OR, May–June
- Finding Distance: Work by Gyan Shrosbree and Jim Shrosbree, Yellow Door Gallery, Des Moines, IA, May–June
2016
- The Glamour is Gone, Lovey Town Space, Madison, WI, October-December, (Solo)
- Walk-In Closet, Grand View University, Des Moines, IA (September) (Solo)
2015
- Arranged Marriage, Gyan Shrosbree And Surya Gied, Public Space One, Iowa City, IA September/October
- The Ladies Association, Gyan Shrosbree/Joey Fauerso, ICON Gallery, Fairfield, IA March-May
2013
- What Resonates, 1522 St. Louis, Kansas City, MO September-December
- I Love You Because Your Pants Are Too Short, Paintings By Gyan Shrosbree, Curated by Mary Laube, The Times Club, Iowa City, IA March (solo)
2012
- Gyan Shrosbree and James Shrosbree: New Paintings, Unity Gallery, Maharishi University, November–February
- Put yourself in Her Shoe, The Beauty Shop, Fairfield, IA, October–November (solo)
2011
- Gyan Shrosbree: Recent Work, Stacey Hill Space, San Antonio, TX, April (solo)
- Gyan Shrosbree and Joey Fauerso: Recent Work, Unity Gallery, Maharishi University, February–April
2010
- The Suspects, FLIGHT Gallery, San Antonio, TX, July–August (solo)
- This is All Real, collaboration with Joey Fauerso and Leslie Frasier, Unit B Gallery, San Antonio, TX, May–July
2009
- Homecoming, Tim The Girl, San Antonio, TX, Oct (solo)
2008
- Gyan Shrosbree Paintings, Haus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, December (solo)
- Hey What’s on Your Mind?, Fake Space, Los Angeles, CA, September
2007
- Shrosbree/Muraceski, The Santa Fe Art Colony, Los Angeles, CA, May
2006
- 9 Steps Closer To a New You, Unity Gallery, M.U.M., Fairfield, IA, January (solo)
- 9 Steps Closer To A New You, Shareen Downtown, Los Angeles, CA, June–July (solo)
2005
- I Loved My Bat, The Bower, San Antonio, TX, February
2004
- Shrosbree, Gallery 51, Fairfield, IA, April
2003
- I am not Afraid Anymore, Berel Space, Brooklyn, NY, May (solo)
2002
- Stray Show, The Bower, Chicago, IL, (featured artist/solo)
- Fashion Place, The Bower, San Antonio, TX, April (solo)
- Trash Walk, Performance, New York, NY, January
2001
- Stitched, Performance, Brooklyn, New York, August
2000
- Introductions, Susanne Hilberry Gallery, Birmingham, MI, May–June
- Fashion Show by Gyan, Susanne Hilberry Gallery, Birmingham, MI, May (solo)
- Dress Rehearsal by Gyan, Fashion Show, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Student Degree Show Opening, Bloomfield Hills, MI, April 15th
- The Life of A Princess, Performance, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI, March, (solo)
- Air Quotes, Forum Gallery, Gyan Shrosbree and Jessica Dickinson Bloomfield Hills, MI, March
1999
- Disposables by Gyan, Fashion Show, Bloomfield Hills, MI, November (solo)
- Permission Fashions by Gyan, Collaborative Space/Store with Tao Urban, Bloomfield Hills, MI
- Permission Fashions Live, Cranbrook Museum of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI, April (solo)
Cus’ We Wanna, Forum Gallery, Bloomfield Hills, MI, March
Selected Group Exhibitions
2019
- Got it For Cheap, The Hole, New York, NY, March
2018
- Faculty Show, Unity Gallery, Maharishi University, Fairfield, IA, September–October
Rhythm & Rush, Ground Floor Gallery, juried by Catherine Haggarty, Nashville, TN, September–October - One: Annual Emerging Artist Exhibit 2018, Cleve Carney Art Gallery, Glen Ellyn, IL, June–July
2017
- If Not For Space, Curated by Yellow Door Gallery, Unity Gallery, Fairfield, IA, November–December
- A Sag, Harbored, Western Exhibitions, Curated by Scott Speh, Chicago, IL, July–August
- A Tiny Rivulet in the Distant Forest, ArtStart, Curated by Michael Velliquette, Rhinelander, WI, May–August
- Two Coats of Paint Resident Artist Group Show, NYSRP, Curated by Sharon Butler, Brooklyn, NY, February–March
2016
- Deal With It, Maake Magazine Group Exhibition, The Woskob Family Gallery, State College, PA, August–October
- Deutschland, Lovey Town Space, Madison, WI/Berlin, GE, March–April
- Faculty Show, Unity Gallery, Maharishi University, Fairfield, IA, February–March
2014
- Orphans in The Storm, Lovey Town Space, Curated by Michael Velliquette, Madison, WI, September
- Whimsy, Icon Gallery, Curated by Ken Dubin, Fairfield, IA, May–July
2013
- Slipping Glimpse, Curated by Surya Gied, Unity Gallery, Maharishi University, Fairfield, IA, November–December
- The Joy of The Task Was Its Own Reward, Lovey Town Space, Curated by Michael Velliquette, Madison, WI, September–October
2012
- A.I.R. Gallery 10th Biennial, Brooklyn, Curated by ingrid Schaffner, NY, December
Parallax Art Fair, New York, NY, November
2011
- Faculty Show, Unity Gallery, Maharishi University, December–February
2009
- Hey What’s on Your Mind?, Parts & Labor, New York, NY, February 2008
2008
- Want and Need, Parts & Labor, New York, NY, October
- The Possibility of Love With a Stranger, Fake Space, Los Angeles, CA, October
- Red Dot, Blue Star Contemporary. San Antonio, TX, June
2005
- Flat Files, Klaus Von Nichtssagend Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, September
- The Matzo Files, Art Auction, New York, NY, May
2004
- The Matzo Files, New York, NY, August
- My Pants As Your Shirt, New York, NY, July
- Cut, Performance, Brooklyn NY, March
2003
- 8 x 10”, Arthouse, traveling exhibition
2001
- 9/11, Benefit Auction, Long Island City, NY, November
2000
- Cranbrook Academy of Art Graduate Summer Exhibition, Curated by Buzz Spector, Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI, June–August
- Cranbrook Academy of Art Student Degree Show, Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI, April–May
Teaching
- Maharishi University, Painting Professor, Fairfield, IA 2011- Current
- Maharishi University, BFA Program Director, Fairfield, IA 2011-Current
- St Philips College, Art Department, San Antonio, TX 2009 – 2011
Artist Residencies and Fellowships
- The Maple Terrace Residency Program, October 2018
- Two Coats of Paint Residency, October 2017
- Two Coats of Paint Residency, February 2016
- Yaddo, August 2015
- The MacDowell Colony, June/July 2015
- The Vermont Studio Center, January 2014
Public Art
- Power to Stop Time, Public Art Piece Installed in Irving Middle School, Grant Support
- From Artpace San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 2011, Permanent Installation
Publications and Blogs
- Inertia Studio Visits, October, 2018
- Precog, Featured Artist, October, 2018
- Lovey Town Space, Solo Show, Catalogue, essay interview with Michael Velliquette, essay by Gaby Collins-Fernandez, published December 2016
- Precog, Featured Artist, published, August 2016
- Maake Magazine featured artist, published August 2015
- Maake Magazine, interview and online feature of work, May 2015
- Painter’s Bread, interview and studio visit, January, 2015
- “I Love You Because Your Pants Are Too Short”, essay by Brooke Chroman, catalog published by Prairie Lights Books
- “The Suspects”, A book of 21 paintings by Gyan Shrosbree, essay by Claire Hoffman, Published By DEVIBOOK, 2010