Mildred Beltre
Mildred Beltré Martinez (born 1969) is a Brooklyn-based American multi-disciplinary artist known for activist works that focus on how social justice and grassroots movements might reconfigure society. She is co-founder of the Brooklyn Hi-Art! Machine[1][2]
Early life and education
Beltre was born in New York City in 1969 and grew up there. She completed undergraduate work in art and anthropology at Carleton College[3] and received her M.F.A from the University of Iowa.[4] She is an associate professor drawing and printmaking at the University of Vermont.[5]
Work
Beltré's collaboration with Oasa Duverney, Brooklyn Hi-Art! Machine, started as a way to give kids in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn a creative outlet. Their ad hoc neighborhood arts camp facilitated collaborative projects such as installing a herb garden planted in recycled bottles to hang from the Franklin Avenue Shuttle tracks.[6] In addition to solo exhibitions, Beltré has been part of group exhibitions at the Brooklyn Museum, the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, NY; the International Print Center New York, and the DeCordova Museum in Lincoln, MA. She has published articles in Printmaking Today.
Awards and fellowships
Among the honors which Mildred Beltré has earned are:
- Media Arts Fellowship (2018)[4]
Selected exhibitions
Beltré has had solo exhibitions at galleries and institutions including:
- Eli Marsh Gallery, Amherst, MA Mildred Beltre: The Changing Same (2015)[7]
- Burlington City Arts, Burlington, VT Mildred Beltre: Dream Work (2014)[8]
- Kentler International Drawing Space, Brooklyn: Science of the World (2019)[9]
Collections
Mildred Beltré's work is held in permanent collections including:[3]
- Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
References
- ^ "Santa Fe Art Institute: Mildred Beltre". Santa Fe Art Institute. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ Mellor, Carl (July 19, 2017). "Suffragette City". Syracuse New Times. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ a b "CMA Benefit Auction 2016: Mildred Beltre". Artsy. 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Meet the 2018 Media Arts Fellowship Recipients". BRIC. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ Williams, Sadie (July 17, 2017). "An African American-Owned Farm Becomes a Heritage Site". De Capo Publishing Inc. Vermont's Independent Voice Seven Days. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ Sharp, Sonja (July 19, 2013). "Brooklyn Hi-Art! Machine Remixes Art and Activism in Crown Heights". DNAinfo. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Mildred Beltre: The Changing Same". Amherst College. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "Mildred Beltre: Dream Work". Burlington City Arts. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "Kentler International Drawing Space : exhibition : Mildred Beltré, Science of the Word [2019_Beltré]". www.kentlergallery.org. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
External links
University of Vermont, Department of Art and Art History page
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