Janet Goldner
Born to a family of political activists, Janet Goldner grew up in the Washington, D.C. area. Over thirty years as an artist, Janet Goldner has shown her work in over twenty solo exhibitions, and over one hundred group exhibitions throughout the United States, as well as in Lithuania, Germany, Italy, Bosnia, Australia, New Zealand, and Mali. Her work has been published in many books, journals, magazines, catalogs and news sources. She is the recipient of numerous awards, grants, and artist residencies, including a Fulbright Senior Research Fellowship and two Fulbright Senior Specialist grants, enabling her to return to West Africa. During her concentrated eight months of research and working in Mali with potters, metal smiths, and contemporary artists, many of Goldner’s African experiences began to coalesce and emerge in her work. As a result of these experiences, she combines Western and non-Western images and ideas, issues of cultural identity, and responses to her own layered American cultural identity.
Master welder, Janet Goldner presents free standing and wall mounted steel sculptures in Glyphs her second exhibition with Carter Burden Gallery. While this exhibition highlights her steel sculptures, her work explores culture, identity and social justice in various media: steel sculpture, photography, video, installation and social projects. It consistently bridges diverse cultures, celebrating the unique beauty and genius of each as well as what we have in common. Goldner is at once an artist and researcher; her immersive fieldwork and annual visits to Mali provide her with inspiration. She writes, “Social projects internationally and in the US include participation with diverse groups of artists and non-artists. I engage in long-term collaborations, particularly with Malian artists. We are all, at the same time, researcher and object of research producing dialogues and concrete works of art.”
Website: www.janetgoldner.com
Artwork Available on Artsy
Exhibitions
July 1 - 28, 2021
The Small Works Show
August 6 - September 2, 2020
Glyphs
May 13 - July 8, 2020
Consolations