eliza myrie | |
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Born | 1981 New York, U.S. |
Education | Williams College - BA Northwestern University - MFA The Skowhegan School The Whitney Independent Study Program |
Known for | Social practice |
Website | ElizaMyrie.com |
eliza myrie (born 1981) is a visual artist who lives and works in Chicago, IL. Myrie works in a variety of media including sculpture, participatory installation art, public art, and printmaking.
Early life and education
myrie's father is a stonemason. Myrie received her MFA from Northwestern University and her BA from Williams College. Myrie was a participant at The Skowhegan School in 2010 and The Whitney Independent Study Program 2019-2020.
Art career
myrie co-founded the Black Artists Retreat (2013-2016) with Theaster Gates, underwritten by the Rebuild Foundation, that gathered an intergenerational group of black visual artists outside of traditional art institutions. In winter 2016, Myrie was awarded a MacDowell fellowship. In 2017/2018, Myrie held the Equal Justice Residency/Fellowship at the Santa Fe Art Institute. Myrie is the Wiki Project Manager at Black Lunch Table.
Teaching
myrie has taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Williams College.
Selected exhibitions
- Davidson Contemporary, New York (2010)
- Hyde Park Arts Center, Chicago (2010)
- New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York (2011)
- Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Chicago (2012)
- Roots and Culture, Chicago (2014)
- Shane Campbell, Chicago (2016)
- Vox Populi, Philadelphia (2016)
Awards
- LeRoy Neiman and Janet Byrne Neiman ARTADIA Awardee - Chicago, 2020
References
- ^ "eliza myrie". Chicago Artists Coalition. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- ^ "Eliza Myrie". Artadia. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- "Tie Up: Eliza Myrie & Yasmin Spiro in Conversation". Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- "Eliza Myrie". ArtSlant. Archived from the original on 2019-07-12. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- Myrie, Eliza. "Building a Wall Through My Father". 3Arts: 3AP – MAKE ART WORK. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- ^ "Eliza Myrie". Santa Fe Art Institute. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- Simchak, Courtney; Myrie, Eliza (25 September 2019). "Visual Arts: Eliza Myrie | Newfound". Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- "eliza myrie - Artist". MacDowell.
- Valentine, Jina; Myrie, Eliza (19 September 2019). "The myth of the comprehensive historical archive". Misplaced Pages @ 20.
- ^ Reichert, Elliot (2016-09-15). "Art 50 2016 | Newcity Art - Part 5". art.newcity.com. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
- "Eliza Myrie | Artist Profile with Bio". www.mutualart.com. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- "Exhibitions". New Museum Digital Archive. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
- "Skyscraper". MCA. 2012-01-01. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- Darby, Angela (2012-06-01). "Aesthetica Magazine - Humanising A Modernist Icon". Aesthetica Magazine. Archived from the original on 2013-05-08. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
- Morris, Matt (2014-09-29). "Review: Daniel Giles and Eliza Myrie/Roots & Culture | Newcity Art". art.newcity.com. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
- "SHANE CAMPBELL GALLERY — Chicago and Vicinity - 2016". SHANE CAMPBELL GALLERY. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
- Populi, Vox. "Vox Populi > Eliza Myrie". Vox Populi. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- Rockett, Darcel. "Uptown, Garfield Park artists Eliza Myrie and Caroline Kent win $10K from national arts nonprofit Artadia". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
External links
Categories:- American women artists
- Living people
- African-American women artists
- Misplaced Pages people
- Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture alumni
- Williams College alumni
- Northwestern University alumni
- 1981 births
- 21st-century African-American artists
- 20th-century African-American artists
- 20th-century African-American women
- 21st-century African-American women