Gertrud Parker
Watercolors and Prints
Gertrud Parker Watercolors and Prints
SePtember 8 – SePtember 27, 2015
Amy H. Winter, CUrAtOr
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Photographic Panel
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As one critic reviewing her work
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installation strategies, apparent as well in Unusual Steeples
Photographic Panel (2006), in which
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Unusual Steeples
Chinese Puzzle,
1. Pat Hickman, innerskins Outerskins: Gut and fishskin,
the Ark Gertrud Parker: Artist and Collector, 5. Gertrud Parker: A lightness in being,
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Chinese Puzzle 2000
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Gertrud Parker, 2015
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Gertrud Parker: Intestinal Fortitude
entertaining, she realized she needed to do her own thing.
even into her 80s, she would strap on her welding helmet to construct steel armatures to which
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Black Writing,
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Fantasy Male,
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Organic Succulent,
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Afghanistan, 2002 monoprint
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Mask, monoprint
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Lines, 2004 monoprint with skin
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Alphabet, 2004 monoprint
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Tablet, 2011 Watercolor
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Fuzzies, 2011 Watercolor, skin, sumi ink
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Asian Diptych, 2012 Watercolor
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Cleopatra, 2012 Watercolor
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Tension on Denim, 2012 Watercolor, skin, string, denim
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Untitled, 2012 Watercolor
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Trees, Watercolor
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Winter, Watercolor
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2014 Watercolor
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Leaning, 2014 Watercolor, collage
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Hieroglyphs, 2015 Watercolor, collage
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Suspended, 2015 Watercolor
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B I OG R A PH Y
Gertrud Parker Born Education
vienna, Austria
CH RO N O LOGY
ExhiBitions solo
2007
Art Santa fe international biennale, Galerie Haasner presentation, Santa fe, nm
San francisco, CA
Unusual Steeples, Susan landauer, director
Saratoga, CA, therese rohan, curator
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San francisco, Carole Austin, curator
Group
richmond, CA
dress new york, ny
microcosm, p. 110
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blue marking,
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Santa Cruz, bridget barnes, curator
curator (two-person show)
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black Writing, p. 16. traveled to Alaska
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B I B LI OG R A PH Y
Essays
Gertrud Parker Watercolors and Prints,
Gertrud Parker: Artist and Collector, Gertrud Parker: Artist and Collector, pp. 18-24. Women Artists in marin: five decades, dress. the visceral , richmond Art Center, CA, pp. 8-28. 2001
theres rohan,
San francisco, 2000.
illus. p. 46-47. ,
microcosm, p. 110. Spring/
international Women Artists: entering the Second millenium Head.
the Quartet, p 108. nature re(Contained) fungus, p. 27.
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falkirk
innerskins Outerskins: Gut and fishskin and folk Art, San francisco. francisco.
Reviews, Listings, Videos
muse, black tongue review, Panel and
daniel filipacchi, great talent.”)
the Ark
Sculpture,
Spider. Art Santa fe,
Alex ross, Art magazine,
usual surroundings.”
Photographic Panel and trapped. the Skin”), kleine Zeitung
Photographic
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and
Sculpture Artweek, Sept. 2002.
kleine Zeitung
Skins”)
microcosm. Weltkunst, vol. 4, April 2000: 640. April 14, 2000. forms”),
march 15, 2000.
the Quartet: Harp.
Sentinel, metro Santa Cruz, : 2000-2001
Ancestors.
Coastal Post totem.
Wiktcina (received merit award in Sept.–Oct
Parker film Co., 2000.
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Awards and Commissions 2011
nominated Artist eureka fellowship Program, fleishacker foundation, San francisco, CA
new york, ny
Distinguished service
selected Collections
the new york times, new york, ny
Smithsonian Archives, Washington, d.C.
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CH ECK LI ST O F TH E E X H I B ITI O N
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black Writing,
12. tension on denim, 2012 Watercolor, skin, string, denim
Untitled, 2012 Watercolor
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Organic Succulent,
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2002
14. trees, Watercolor 15. Winter, Watercolor
monoprint 16. 5.
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mask, monoprint
Watercolor
lines, 2004 monoprint with skin 2004 monoprint 2011 Watercolor
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leaning, 2014 Watercolor, collage
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2015 Watercolor, collage
Suspended, 2015 Watercolor 20. Chinese Puzzle, 2000
fuzzies, 2011 Watercolor, skin, sumi ink 10.
2014
thread, red characters
2012 Watercolor Harold Parker
11. Cleopatra, 2012 Watercolor
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ACK N OW LEDG EM ENTS
Cover image: Untitled, 2012 Watercolor
Š Gertrud Parker
All rights reserved. Gertrud Parker in her studio in
Gertrud Parker: Watercolors and Prints Godwin-ternbach Museum
405 klapper Hall
www.gtmuseum.org
Catalogue design:
Organic Succulent, installation design: Catalogue Printing:
Milton & Sally Avery Arts Foundation
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