Janet Goldner

Janet Goldner
Born	Janet Goldner 1952 (age 72–73) Washington D.C.
Known for	Photography, installation, sculpture
Website	http://janetgoldner.com

Janet Goldner is an American visual artist who has exhibited her work widely on four continents. Goldner spends several months in Mali each year and lives and maintains a studio in New York City.[1][2] She has received numerous awards and grants, and her work is in several collections.[3][4]

Work

Goldner's work bridges diverse cultures, and addresses issues of social justice and identity.[5] Her work has been influenced by numerous trips to West Africa, and Mali in particular.[6] Her work was included in the Global Africa exhibition at the Museum of Art and Design, curated by Lowery Stokes Sims.[2] Her Fences & Neighbors installation created on Governor's Island, in New York addresses border issues and migration.[7]

Honors and awards

In 1994-1995, Goldner received a Fulbright Senior Research Fellowship to Mali, as well as grants from the Ford Foundation, and UN Special Committee Against Apartheid.[8]

Collections

Goldner's work is in the permanent collections of the American Embassy in Mali, the city of Segou, Mali, and the Islip Museum in Long Island, NY.[8][9] Her work, Most of Us Art Immigrants, a large-scale sculpture installation, is in the collection of the Islip Museum on Long Island, New York.[7]

References

1. "South Africa: Janet Goldner and The Global Africa Project". Of Note Magazine. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
2. Dobrzynski, Judith H. (November 24, 2010). "Africa and Its Spheres of Influence". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
3. "Janet Goldner's Negelan, in Collection of American Embassy, Bamako, Mali". The Feminist Art Project. Archived from the original on 2020-11-16. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
4. "Here There and Everywhere: The Art Of Collaboration". TransCultural Exchange. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
5. "Janet Goldner". Brooklyn Arts Council. Archived from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
6. "JANET GOLDNER Welded Steel Sculpture Touched by the Culture of West Africa". Biddingtons. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
7. "Traveling Home and Back - the works of Janet Goldner". State of the Arts NYC. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
8. "Janet Goldner". International Sculpture Center. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
9. "Janet Goldner: Zig Zags". About Place Journal. Retrieved 2 October 2019.