Gina Osterloh
Gina Osterloh | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1973 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Education | DePaul University University of California, Irvine |
| Known for | Photography |
| Movement | Contemporary Conceptual |
| Website | ginaosterloh |
Gina Osterloh (born 1973) is a Filipino American conceptual artist who uses photography[1] to question and investigate notions of self and identity.[2] Best known for photographs that feature partly concealed bodies in "meticulously crafted room-sized sets,"[3] Osterloh challenges conventions of portraiture and often combines elements of performance, tableau, sculpture, installation, and drawing into photographs.[1][2]
Early life and education
Gina Osterloh was born in Texas and grew up in Columbus, Ohio.[3] Osterloh has said she was introduced to darkroom photography as an undergraduate student at DePaul University in Chicago.[4]
She earned an undergraduate degree at DePaul University before moving to San Francisco in the mid-1990s.[4] During these formative years, Osterloh worked at the California College of the Arts and found mentorship with artists such as Nao Bustamante and Tammy Rae Carland.[5]
In 2007, Osterloh graduated from University of California, Irvine with a Master of Fine Arts in Studio Arts.[6]
Career
Osterloh has exhibited work internationally at galleries and museums including Yerba Buena Center for the Arts,[7] the International Center of Photography,[8] Ghebaly Gallery in Los Angeles,[9] Atlanta Contemporary,[citation needed] Higher Pictures in New York City,[1] and Silverlens in Manila. She has performed at art museums such as The Broad and the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego.[10]
In 2017, Osterloh moved back to Columbus to accept a position as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Art at The Ohio State University.[5][11]
Style and work
Often through photographs, Osterloh considers and explores the functions of photography, boundaries of self-identity, and viewers' perception of other bodies and identities.[9][3] She cites her experience growing up multiracial in Ohio as influential to her photographic work.[12][5]
References
- ^ a b c "Gina Osterloh". The New Yorker. December 2015. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
- ^ a b Buckley, Annie (September 1, 2009). "Gina Osterloh: Chung King". Art in America. 8: 154.
- ^ a b c Holm, Janis Butler (January 2014). "Interpellation Revisited: A review of Gina Osterloh's Group Dynamic". Postmodern Culture. 24 (2). doi:10.1353/pmc.2014.0010. S2CID 141276124.
- ^ a b Andrews, Matthew (February 3, 2014). "Interview via E-Mail". Center for Art+Thought. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
- ^ a b c Lloyd, David (2019). "Press and Outline: An Interview with Gina Osterloh" (PDF). Enclave Review. 17.
- ^ "Gina Osterloh". Higher Pictures Generation. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ Tani, Ellen. "Anonymous Front". Art Practical. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ Dunn, Anna (2018-07-11). "Multiply, Identify, Her". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ a b "Francois Ghebaly Gallery". www.artforum.com. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ Gurba, Myriam (2018-01-09). "This Latinx Feminist Performance Series Finds Inspiration in the Animal World". KCET. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ "Gina Osterloh on Peter Hujar | Wexner Center for the Arts". wexarts.org. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ Osterloh, Michelle Dizon and Gina (2012-10-11). "A Conversation on Transnational Identity and the Subtleties of Being Seen". KCET. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
