BARBARA GILHOOLY

Fort Collins, CO

 Barbara Gilhooly was born in North Dakota in 1963. She attended the University of North Dakota and received her BFA in 1986. Concentrating on printmaking and sculpture, Gilhooly earned her MFA from Colorado State University in 1989.

Gilhooly works as a professional artist and maintains an active exhibition schedule. Recently, her work was shown in Paris, New York, Colorado, and several exhibitions in the Twin Cities. She works in a variety of materials and is known for her sculptural wire, paintings on wood panels and playful 'Misfit' found-object assemblages of aircraft, angels, and Tin Folk. Gilhooly's paintings are represented by Circa Gallery and Gallery 360 in Minneapolis. Her sculpture is represented by Lisa Fontanarosa Collection in New Mexico. Gilhooly's work as appeared in numerous publications, including: Interior Design, Metropolitan Home, Midwest Home & Garden, Metro, Minnesota Monthly, Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, and Canadian Art.

 BARBARA  GILHOOLY

Education

MFA  Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

BFA  University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND

Selected exhibitions  2004-2013

Bloomers, Solo Show, 44 T Art Space, Denver, CO, May-June 2013

Scapes, Invitational, Studio 12 Gallery, Denver, CO, March 2013

New Year's Eve Gala, Featured Artist, Ah Haa Gallery, Telluride, CO, Jan 2013

Pop-Up City, Solo Show, Gallery 360, Minneapolis, MN Nov 2012-Jan 2013

Play, Solo Show, 44T Artspace, Denver, CO. May-July 2012

4th Annual Juried Exhibition, Forsyth Gallery, Texas A & M, College Station, TX 

Connections, Invitational, Form & Content Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, Jan 2012

Two Person Show, Gallery Bleu, Fort Collins, CO, Dec 2011

Lines & Shadows, Solo Show, 44T Artspace, Denver, CO. May-July 2011

Solo Show, Circa Gallery, Minneapolis, MN. Mar-April 2011

5 Foot Show, Gallery 360, Minneapolis, MN. Spring 2011

Inside Out: the Self Portrait Show, curated by Jon Schuerman, Hennes Gallery, Minneapolis, MN. March 2011

‘Drawing in the Expanded Field’, Juried, Hatton Gallery, Colorado State Univ., Fall 2010

Team Work, Curated by Lars Mason, MCAD, Barnes and Thornburg, LLP, Minneapolis, MN. Sept.-April 2011

‘Proof No. 1: Print Show’, Artlab, Fort Collins, CO,  Sept  2010

‘Love Never Dies’, curated by Walker Art Center at Form + Content Gallery, Mpls, MN, June 2010

Solo Show, ‘Pie in the Sky’,Gallery 360, Minneapolis, MN, Nov-Jan 2010

Solo Show, CorAzon, Minneapolis, MN  November 2009

Solo Show, 801 Gallery, Minneapolis, MN  June-September 2009

Something Different, APW Gallery, New York, NY July 2009

15 Years of Fun  Studio Kids Faculty, MCAD, Minneapolis, MN  June 2009

MeWeCycle, Collete, Paris, France  June 2009

Bird X Bird, Gallery 322, Minneapolis, MN   February 2009

Form+Contentx2 , Form + Content Gallery, Minneapolis, MN  January 2009

Gensler Design, Showcase, New York, NY, 2008

Barbara Gilhooly & Richard Taylor  Circa Gallery  Minneapolis, MN, 2008

Crit Squad, Group Show, Art Attack Event, Minneapolis, MN, 2008

Tangle Town Art & Garden Tour,  Curated by Gallery 360,  Minneapolis, MN, 2008

Traces  Three person show, Gallery 13, Minneapolis, MN, 2008

Gallery 360, Window Installation Minneapolis, MN, 2008

 NY Design Week  Chelsea Hotel,  Lisa Fontanarosa Collection New Works, New York, NY, 2007

Ultimate Landscape,  Group show  Gallery 13  Minneapolis, MN, 2007

Bird x Bird: Avian Portrait Project  Benefit exhibit  Minneapolis, MN, 2007

Reader’s Art 7: frugal finds for prudent collectors  Group show  Susan Hensel Gallery  Mpls, MN, 2007

360 Goes Rogue  Group show  Rogue Buddha Gallery  Minneapolis, MN, 2007

Teeny Tiny 2:  An Exhibition of Miniatures  Group show  Outsiders and Others Gallery  Mnpls, MN, 2007

Bird x Bird: Avian Portrait Project  Benefit Exhibit  Minneapolis, MN, 2006

Crafts Gone Wild  Group show  Outsiders and Others Gallery  Minneapolis, MN, 2006

Wire Works  Solo Show  Circa Gallery  Minneapolis, MN, 2006

Works on Paper  Invitational show  Pyramid Atlantic Art Center  Silver Spring, MD, 2006

Mighty Collectible  Solo show  Circa Gallery  Minneapolis, MN, 2005

From<To  Minneapolis College of Art & Design  Minneapolis, MN, 2005

From<To  Institute for Contemporary Arts, Plug In Gallery  Winnipeg, MB · Canada, 2004

Select Publications and Media

Interior Design, “High-Wire Act”. Market full page feature with five images, Wire sculpture, page 192, 9/2008.

That’s Clever!  HGTV Network. Two projects demonstrated. Air date  Fall 2010.

Design Club Program,  DYI Network. Air date  2010.

Mpls St Paul Magazine, Good Stuff, Life Style Feature, page 73, Wire sculpture 2/2008.

Midwest Home  “Apartment Atelier”  page 74  Wire Sculptures pictured,  9/2007.

Metropolitan Home  “Less is More”  page 104  Wire Orb sculptures pictured,  3/2007.

Metro Magazine  “Artist Studio Sales: gifts with provenance”  Two spread pgs 46, 47, 12/2006.

Metropolitan Home  “Design 100, Best of the Best People, Places, and Extraordinary Things”  Wire orbs featured, May 2005.