DOROTHY GILLESPIE

 

Education Group Shows Film and Tapes
Positions Group Happenings and Events Film, Tapes, and Interviews by Dorothy Gillespie
Honors Commissions on Public View Group Shows Conceived and Curated by Dorothy Gillespie
Solo Shows Articles and Reviews Visiting Artist
Solo Happenings and Events Articles by Dorothy Gillespie Lectures
Theater Design Catalogues


 
 

Education

Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD 1941; honorary BFA 1996

Art Student's League, New York, NY

Stanley William Hayter's Atelier 17, New York, NY

Positions

Distinguished Professor of Art, Radford University, Radford, VA 1997-99

Board of Trustees, Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD 1996-99

Board of Trustees, Maitland Art Center, Maitland, FL 1996-99

Art in Public Places Committee, Broward Cultural Affairs Council, June 1993-June 1994

Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow 1986-94

Visiting Committee, Fine Arts, Lehigh University, PA 1981-83

Visiting Artist, Radford University, Radford, VA 1981-83

Director, "Art and the Community" Institute, Human Relations Center, New School for Social Research, New York, NY 1977-83, "Art and the Community" Institute, Maryland Institute, College of Art 1980

Originator of the course "Functioning in the Art World", Human Relations Center, New School for Social Research, New York, NY 1975-82

Board member, Women's Caucus for Art 1975; Women in the Arts 1974-75; Artists Representing Environmental Art 1978; Clayworks 1978-79

Chairperson, Fine Arts Committee, International Women's Art Festival 1975

Co-coordinator, Women's Interart Center, New York, NY 1973-76

Artist in Residence, Women's Interart Center, New York, NY 1972; New School for Social Research, New York, NY 1977

Honors

The Alice Baber Art Fund, Inc. Grant Award 1990

Doctor of Pedagogy, Niagara University, Niagara Falls, NY 1990

Doctor of Fine Arts (Honoris Causa) Caldwell College, Caldwell, NY 1976

Women of Distinction Award, Birmingham Southern College, Birmingham, AL 1987

Allied Professions Award, Virginia Society, The American Institute of Architects, Richmond, VA 1986

Distinguished Alumni Award, Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD 1983

Outstanding Services Award, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, AR 1983

Governor's Arkansas Travelers Award 1983

Outstanding Woman of Virginia, Faculty Women's Caucus, James Madison University, VA 1981

City of Fort Wayne, IN, received the Mayor's Certificate of commendation and the key to the city, 1979

City of Roanoke, VA received the Mayor's Certificate of Recognition and the key to the city, 1977

 

Solo Shows

Somerhill Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC 2000

Arts On Douglas, New Smyrna Beach, FL 2000

Judi Rotenberg Gallery, Boston, MA 1999

Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL 1999

Art Museum of Western Virginia, Roanoke, VA 1999

Monty Stabler Gallery, Birmingham, AL 1999

Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Fl 1998

Broward Community College, Pembroke Pines, FL 1998

Somerhill Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC 1997

Museum of Arts and Sciences, Daytona Beach, FL 1995

Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 1995

University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 1995

Moore County Arts Council, Southern Pines, NC 1995

Corbino Galleries, Sarasota, FL 1995

Somerhill Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC 1995

Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, FL 1994

Monty Stabler Gallery, Birmingham. AL 1994

St. John's Museum of Art, Wilmington, NC 1993

Zone One Contemporary, Asheville, NC 1993

Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA 1993

Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens, West Palm Beach, FL 1993

New Jersey Center for the Visual Arts, Summit, NJ 1993

Monty Stabler Gallery, Birmingham, AL 1992

Hunterdon Art Center, Clinton, NJ 1992

Somerhill Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC 1992

University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR 1991

Fordham University, New York, NY 1991

Corbino Galleries, Sarasota, FL 1991

Wade Wilson Gallery, Chicago, IL 1991

Broward Community College, Pembroke Pines, FL 1991

Ann Jaffe Gallery, Bay Harbor Island, FL 1990

Monty Stabler Gallery, Birmingham, AL 1990

Jaffe-Baker Gallery, Boca Raton, FL 1990

South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts, Greenville, SC 1990

Sound Shore Gallery, Stamford, CT 1989

Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 1989

Gallery West, Los Angeles, CA 1989

Corbino Galleries, Sarasota, FL 1987

Somerhill Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC 1988

Interart de St. Amand, New York, NY 1988

Corbino Galleries, Sarasota, FL 1987

Sheila Nussbaum Gallery, Millburn, NJ 1986

Gallery West, Los Angeles, CA 1986

Gallery Ninety-Nine, Bay Harbor Island, Fl 1986

Associated American Artists, New York, NY 1986

Dolly Fiterman Gallery, Minneapolis, MN 1986

Images Gallery, Toledo, OH 1986

Montpelier Cultural Art Center, Laurel, MD 1986

Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL 1985

Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 1985

Reynolda House Museum, Winston-Salem, NC 1985

Meredith Contemporary Art, Baltimore, MD 1985

Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD 1985

Gallery 756, Flint, MI 1985

Gallery One, Fort Worth, TX 1984

Somerhill Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC 1984

Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 1984

Meredith College, Raleigh, NC 1984

Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX 1984

Fordham University, New York, NY 1984

Academy of the Arts, Easton, MD 1984

Gallery West, Los Angeles, CA 1983

Marymount Manhattan College, New York, NY 1983

University of Tennessee, Knoxvile, TN 1983

Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE 1983

Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown, MD 1983

Adelphi University, Garden City, NY 1983

Roanoke College, Salem, VA 1983

St. Mary's College, Winoa, MN 1983

Gallery One, Fort Worth, TX 1982

The Squibb Gallery, Princeton, NJ 1982

The Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL 1982

Fontana Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 1982

Notre Dame College, Baltimore, MD 1982

Meredith Contemporary Art, Baltimore, MD 1981

Somerhill Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC 1981

University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 1981

Interart de St. Amand, New York, NY 1981

University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR 1981

Caldwell College, Caldwell, NJ 1980

Deacon Gallery, Wilmington, NC 1980

Virginia Miller Gallery, Coral Gables, FL 1980

Fordham University, New York, NY 1979

Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 1979

Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN 1979

New School for Social Research, New York, NY 1979

Maurice M. Pine Free Public Library, Fairlawn, NJ 1979

Sawhill Gallery, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 1978

Fells Point Gallery, Baltimore, MD 1978

E. P. Gurewitsch Works of Art, New York, NY 1978

University Art Gallery, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA 1977

Miller and King Gallery, Coral Gables, FL 1977

Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ 1977

Aaron Berman Gallery, New York, NY 1977

ERPF Cultural Center, Arkville, NY 1977

Fordham University, New York, NY 1976

New School For Social Research, New York, NY 1976

Caldwell College, Caldwell, NJ 1976

Foote, Cone & Belding, New York, NY 1976

Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, VA 1976

New York University, New York, NY 1976

Ames Gallery, New York, NY 1975

New York University, New York, NY 1975

Women's Interart Center, New York, NY 1973

New York University, New York, NY 1971

New York University, New York, NY 1970

Columbia University, New York, NY 1970

Juliette Gordon Gallery, New York, NY 1967

Gertrude Stein Gallery, New York, NY 1966

State Theatre of Virginia, Abingdon, VA 1965

Sullins College, Bristal, VA 1965

Museum of Contemporary Art, Lima, Peru 1963

St. Mary's College, Columbus, OH 1963

Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL 1963

Fine Arts Museum, Roanoke, VA 1963

Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, VA 1962

Fenster Gallery, Frankfurt, Germany 1962

Schramm Art Galleries, Fort Lauderdale, FL 1962

Miami Museum of Modern Art, Miami, FL 1962

Battelle Institute, Columbus, OH 1962

Barzansky Gallery, New York, NY 1960

The Gallery, Miami, FL 1959

The Cherry Lane Theater, New York, NY 1947

 

Solo Happenings and Environments

"Library Environment; A Visual Reference," George Bolge, curator, Mercer Community College, Trenton, NJ 1990

"Ritual '71," New York University's Special Events Series, New York, NY 1971

"Flag Show," Gertrude Stein Gallery, New York, NY 1966

"Light and Motion," Champagne Gallery, New York, NY 1965

"Made in the USA," Gertrude Stein Gallery/Champagne Gallery, New York, NY 1965

"American Way of Death, " (with Sam Goodman) Champagne Gallery, NY, NY 1964

"Children's Environments," The Third Room, Juliette Gordon Gallery, New York, NY 1963

 

Theater Design

Sculptural set executed by the artist for "Fruhlingssymphonie," a ballet choreographed by Dennis Nahat to Schumann's "Spring Symphony," Cleveland Ballet. Cynthia Gregory's debut with the Cleveland Ballet, 1986

Sculptural set executed by the artist for "Summerscape," a ballet in three movements choreographed by Dennis Nahat to "Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major," Cleveland Ballet, 1982

Group Shows

"Art in the Garden," Walt Disney World, Epcot Center, Orlando, FL 1998

"Shattering The Southern Stereotype," Longwood Center for the Visual Arts, Farmville, VA 1998

Wilton Library, Wilton, CT 1998

"In Three Dimensions: Women Sculptors of the ‘90s," Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island, NY 1995

"Dreams," Monty Stabler Gallery, Birmingham, AL 1995

"A Sense of Place," Zone One Contemporary, Asheville, NC 1994

"Night and Day," Monty Stabler Gallery, Birmingham, AL 1994

"Methods and Materials in Contemporary Sculpture" Columbus Museum,Columbus, GA 1993

"Stars of Florida," Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL 1992

"Children in Crisis, A Benefit Exhibition," Lorence Monk Gallery, New York, NY 1991

"South Florida Invitational; George Bolge Selects," Museum of Art, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 1991

"Inaugural Awards to Women in the Fine arts," sponsored by the Alice Baber Art Fund, Inc., Helander Gallery, New York, NY 1991

"Direction and Diversity: Sanin/Gillespie," Lafayette Museum of Art, Lafayette, IN 1990

"Exhibition: En Plein Air," Baltimore, MD 1990

"American Women Artists, The Twentieth Century," Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN 1990

"ARTluminium," La Maison Alcan, Montreal, Canada 1989

"The Community as Planner," Municipal Art Society Gallery, New York, NY; Interart de St. Amand Gallery, New York, NY 1988

"Art Today," Penn State/Ogontz Campus, Abington, PA 1988

"Art in Fashion/Fashion in Art," Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, New York, NY. Curated by Richard Martin. Traveled for two years to museums in the USA and Canada 1987

Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL 1986, 1991

"New Directions in Sculpture" Full House, Kingston, NJ 1986

"Paper Routes," Somerhill Gallery, Durham, NC 1986

"Prints by Women," Associated American Artists, New York, NY 1986

"Multiscale Sculpture," Interart de St. Amand Gallery, New York, NY 1985

"Artist's Christmas," First Texas Council of Campfire, Fort Worth, TX 1985, 1988

"Holiday Showcase" Sheila Nussbaum Gallery, Millburn, NJ 1985

Bradley University, Peoria, IL 1985

"Ordinary and Extradinary Uses" curated by Rose Slivka, catalogue, Guild Hall Museum, East Hampton, NY 1984

"Invitational" Meredith Contemporary Art, Baltimore, MD 1983

Meredith Contemporary Art, Baltimore, MD 1983

Gallery One, Fort Worth, TX 1983

Philadelphia College of Art Invitational, Philadelphia, PA 1983

Inaugural Permanent Collection Exhibition, Radford University, Radford, VA 1983

Eve Mannes Gallery, Atlanta, GA 1982

Greater Reston Art Center, Reston, VA 1982

First Women's Bank, New York, NY 1982

Boca Raton Art Center, Boca Raton, FL 1982

Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD 1980

Fordham University, New York, NY 1979

University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR 1979

"Thirteen Mini-Retros," Aaron Berman Gallery, New York, NY 1978

"Selections from the Art Dealers Association of South Florida, Museumof Art, Fort Lauderdale, Fl 1978

Adelphi University, New York, NY 1978

Marymount College, New York, NY 1978

Michael C. Rockefeller Art Center, Fredonia, NY 1977

Iran American Society, Teheran, Iran 1977

"Refractions, Reflections," Fort Lauderdale Museum of the Arts, Fort Lauderdale, FL 1977

"Walk Through Art," Douglas College, New Brunswick, NJ 1976

Fendrick Gallery, Washington, DC 1976

Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY 1976

U.S.I.S. Cultural Center, Nairobi, Kenya 1975

"Walk Through Art," Battery Park, New York, NY 1974

"Walk Through Art," Central Park, New York, NY 1974

New York Cultural Center, New York, NY 1974

Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 1974

"Unmanly Art," Suffolk Museum, Long Island, NY 1972

Virginia Museum of Fine Art, Richmond, VA 1963

"Critics Choice," International Design Centre, Miami, FL 1963

Fort Lauderdale Museum of the Arts, Fort Lauderdale, FL 1962

"Hort Memorial Exhibiton," Fort Lauderdale Art Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL 1962

` "Third Annual Purchase Award Show," The Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL 1962

 

Group Happenings and Environments

"Artvance...An Evening of Events," Women's Interart Center, New York, NY 1974

"Artvance...An Evening of Events, New York University, New York, NY 1973

"Erotic Garden," Women's Interart Center, New York, NY 1973

"People Factory," C.W. Post College, Long Island, NY 1973

 

 

Commissions on Public View

"Oval Garden," 15’ x 5’ x 8" wall sculpture, Mayo Clinic’s Albert Lea Medical Center, Albert Lea, MN 1999

"Sky Castles," 24’ tall, free-standing exterior sculptures, Epcot Center, Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL 1999

"Encircled Path to the Enchanted Castle," 62’ x 18’ x 18’, City Administration Parking Garage, Orlando, Fl 1998

"Color and Shadow III," 12’ x 9’ x 4’, Camp Venture, Sparkill, NY 1997

"The Golden Flames," 50" x 18" x 18", Camp Venture, Sparkill, NY 1997

"Wind Song," 15' 10 3/4" x 15' 1 3/4" wall sculpture, Norwest Bank, Rochester, MN 1995

"Wind Chimes," 8' x 11' x 1 1/2", wall sculpture, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 1994

"Aerial Concerto," 8'5" x 12'9" x 1 1/2", wall sculpture, Art Serve, Fort Lauderdale, FL 1994

"Forms in Space = Concerto," 15'9 1/2" x 14'3" x 1 1/2", Sprint, Inc., Wake Forest, NC 1994

"Mountain Ribbon," 15' x 8", Warren Wilson College, St. Clair guest house, Asheville, NC 1993

Created sculptural centerpiece for presentation of the USA Culinary Team in Luxembourg (headquartered at Walt Disney World) Orlando, FL 1990

"Colorfalls," 43' x 10' x2', installed in the lobby of the Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts, Wilmington, NC 1990

"Color and Forms in Flight," Fort Lauderdale Airport, Delta Terminal, 12'2" x 22'2"; 40 painted aluminum squares, Fort Lauderdale, FL 1989

Lincoln Center/List Art Posters, edition: handscreened posters, New York, NY 1989

Lincoln Center/List Art Posters, 72 free-standing sculptures, New York, NY 1989

The Boulders II, two-story interior wall sculptures, Richmond, VA 1988

"Through the Looking Glass," 23' x 23', exterior wall sculpture, Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL 1988

"Joyful Noise, #5," 5' x 14', interior wall sculpture, St. Marks School, Dallas, TX 1988

"Rain Dancer's Dream," 73" x 60", interior wall sculpture, Rollins College, Winter Park, FL 1988

IBM, two-story interior wall sculpture, Thornhill, NY 1987

F. D. Rich, Stamford, CT 1987

"Launched Ribbon," 15' high, exterior free-standing sculpture, Lafayette Museum of Art, Lafayette, IN 1985

Rowe Development Corporation, 32' x 14' x 10', suspended sculpture, Research Triangle Park, NC 1985

Adaron Corporation, Research Triangle Park, NC 1985

Fritz-Sessler Corporation, Dallas, TX 1985

Center-in-the-Square, five-story interior wall sculpture, Roanoke, VA 1985

Maryland Institute, College of Art, 36' x 22', interior facade, mixed media, Baltimore, MD 1985

Lincoln Center/List Art Posters, edition: handscreened posters, New York, NY 1984

Lincoln Center/List Art Posters edition: free-standing sculptures, New York, NY 1984

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Conference Center, Little Rock, AR 1983

United States Mission to the United Nations, fountain sculpture, New York, NY 1981

Miami Public Library, Miami, Fl 1978

HUD Project, 96' frieze, North Miami, FL 1979

Buchman Wall, 9' x 60' mural for tennis court, FL 1978

Ann Lee Associates, 50' x 50' mural, Court House Square, Roanoke, VA 1979

City Wall, Houston and Mercer Streets, New York, NY 1975

 

Articles and Reviews

Jamie Beckett. "A Moment With Dorothy Gillespie." P’an Ku, Broward Community College, Fall 1998

Harriet Little. The Roanoke Times, Horizon, March 22, 1998

Kevin Kittredge. The Roanoke Times, March 27, 1998

Jeanne Johnson. RU, the magazine of Radford University, May 1997

Art Calendar, Westover, MD, February 1995

Karen Neustadt. Orlando Weekly, September 6, 1995

Frederick Kaimann. The Birmingham News, February 13, 1994

James R. Nelson. The Birmingham News, February 13, 1994

Dale Neal. Asheville Citizen-Times, December 19, 1993

"Artist Donates Sculpture." Wilmington Star-News, December 5, 1993

Mark Morrison. Roanoke Times & World News, December 4, 1993

Tamara Drew. This Week Magazine, December 1-7, 1993

Carole Currie. Asheville Citizen-Times, November 9, 1993

Helen L. Kohen. Miami Herald, July 18, 1993

Dale Neal. Asheville Citizen-Times, July 18, 1993

Joan Altabe. Sarasota Herald-Tribune, March 10, 1991

James R. Nelson. Birmingham News, October 7, 1990

Lynn Duvall. Birmingham News, October 14, 1990

Deb Richardson-Moore. Greenville News, July 4, 1990

Hunter Kome. Wilmington Star-News, March 3, 1990

Helen L. Kohen. Miami Herald, December 25, 1988

Blue Greenberg. Durham Morning Herald, April 22, 1988

Mike Allen. Richmond Times-Dispatch, June 5, 1988

S. C. White. Sarasota Independent, February 21, 1987

Joan Altabe. Sarasota Herald- Tribune, February 15, 1987

Kevin Dean and Kay Kipling. The Longboat Observer, 1987

Thyrza Jacobs. Pelican Press, February 12, 1987

Richard Martin. Arts Magazine, October, 1986

Boris Nelson. The Blade, March 6, 1986

Mary Harbough. The Instructor, August, 1986 (cover photo)

Helen L. Kohen. The Miami Herald, May 9, 1986

Leslie Judd Ahlander. The Miami News, May 23, 1986

Patricia Malarcher. New York Times, June 29, 1986

Eileen Watkins. Sunday Star Ledger, June 27, 1986

Tommy Harrison. The News Journal, July 16, 19886

Jeff Debell. Roanoke Times & World News, August 8, 1985

Jinny Apple. Triad Woman, February, 1985

"Centered Celebration," Roanoke Times & World News, October 13, 1985

Bill Veselik. The News Journal, May 3, 1984

David Shirley. New York Times, January 13, 1983

Phyllis Braff. New York Times, March 23, 1983

Eileen Watkins. Sunday Star Ledger, January 16, 1983

Sally Harris. Roanoke Times & World News, January 14, 1983

Ann Weinstein. Roanoke Times & World News, January 23, 1983

Alexandra de Lallier. Woman’s Art Journal, Fall 1982 / Winter 1983

George S. Bolge. Woman’s Art Journal, Fall 1982 / Winter 1983

Helen L. Kohen. Miami Herald, October 10, 1982

Roger Hurlburt. Fort Lauderdale News & Sun Sentinel, October 10, 1982

Heidi S. Tuby. Boca Raton News, April 2, 1982

Virginia Rembert. Arts Magazine, 1982

Theodore F. Wolff. Philadelphia Inquirer, January 10, 1982

Judy Linscott. New York Sunday News, 1982

Virginia Rembert. Society for the Fine Arts Review, Winter, 1982

Ann White. Sunrise Pine Bluff Commercial, December 12, 1981

James R. Nelson. Birmingham News, October 25, 1981

William C. Ennis. The Crimson White, October 16, 1981

Virginia Pitts Rembert. Arts Magazine, October, 1981

Ron Lowe. Fort Worth Star Telegram, August 21, 1981

Charles Horton. The Chapel Hill Newspaper, May 3, 1981

Charles Horton. The Chapel Hill Newspaper, April 26, 1981

Sandy Miller Hays. Arkansas Democrat, March, 1981

Elizabeth Stevens. The Sun, 1981

Helen Kohen. The Miami Herald, November 30, 1980

Robert Hetherington. The Star Ledger, October 12, 1980

Cathy Taylor. Wilmington Star-News, September 7, 1980

Gabrielle Wise. The Baltimore Sun, June 16, 1980

Sylvia Fishbach-Braden. Aura, 1980

Michael E. Kampen. Charlotte Observer, March 23, 1980

Joan Kleinman. The Metropolitan, February, 1980

Clayworks, Clayworks Studio Workshop, New York, January, 1980

John Krushenick. Fort Wayne News Sentinel, May 10, 1979

Roxanne Mueller. Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, April 27, 1979

Terry Rubenstein. The Baltimore Sun, July13, 1979

Richard Huntington. Buffalo Courrier Express, November 4, 1979

Bill Branche. Niagara Gazette, October 28, 1979

Argil Schock. Fort Wayne Sentinel, April 25, 1979

Connie Trexler, Fort Wayne News Sentinel, April 14, April 30, May 4, 1979

Natalie Edgar. Art World, January, February, 1978

Natalie Edgar. Arts Magazine, February, 1978

Lawrence Alloway. The Nation, September 23, 1978

Grace Clueck. New York Times, July 14, 1978

Shubert Jonas. Fort Lauderdale News, March 13, 1977; February 12, 1978; August 20, 1978

John Perrault. Soho Weekly News, August 31, 1978

Jerry Tallmer. New York Post, January 28, 1978

Margaret Pomphret. Arts Magazine, January 1978

John Lewis. New York Daily News, July 16, 1978

David Shirey. Arts Magazine, November, 1977

David Shirey. New York Times, January 21, 1979; January 30, 1977

Ann Weinstein. Roanoke Times, April 10, 1977; November 14, 1976

Ellen Edwards. Miami Herald, March 11, 1977; March 25, 1977; April 30, 1978; January 29, 1978

Mary Vaugh. Arts Magazine, January, 1977

Sandra Langer. WQA Newsletter, FL, May/June 1977

Rachel Koff. Fort Lauderdale News, May 18, 1977

Trudy Wills. Roanoke Times, March 19, 1977

Eileen Watkins. Star Ledger, January 19, 1977; April 9, 1976

Phyllis Derfner. Art International, March/April, 1976

Eric Frye. Review, Fordham University, March, 1976

Diana Lercher. Christian Science Monitor, April 12, 1976

Vera Goodman. New Directions for Women, Summer 1976

Janet Culbertson. Women in the Arts Newsletter, February, 1976

Steve Panny. The Paper, Fordham University, April 29, 1976

Henry Marx. Die Kunst, Germany, 1975

Mona Davince. Soho Weekly News, October 23, 1975

Natalie Edgar. Dorothy Gillespie, catalogue, 1975

Ricki Fellman. New York Daily News, November 14, 1975

Jane Bell. Arts Magazine, May, 1975

Anna Quindlen. New York Post, August, 1974

Doris Bingham. Bethlehem Globe, November 15, 1974

Harriet Lyons. Ms. Magazine, July, 1973

Alfred E. Clark. New York Times, October 2, 1966

Pricilla Young. Roanoke Times, October 2, 1963

Stan Tupler. Miami Hurricane, University of Miami, 1962

Margaret Breuning. Arts Magazine, October, 1960

Doris Reno. Miami Herald, December 13, 1959; May 28, 1961; May 6, 1962; April 29, 1962

Nellie Bower. Miami News, September 14, 1958

Nancy Taylor. Miami News, February 8, 1956

 

Articles by Dorothy Gillespie

"Professionalism and the Woman Artist," Women's Studies and the Arts, senior editor, Elsa Honig Fine 1979

"Overcoming Barriers: Special Problems of the Woman Artist in the South," The Southern Quarterly, Spring, 1979

"Professionalism and the Woman Artist," Feminist Collage, editor, Judy Loeb, 1979

 

Catalogues

Dorothy Gillespie, Paintings and Sculpture, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 1995

Dorothy Gillespie, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR 1991

Dorothy Gillespie, Corbino Galleries, Sarasota, FL 1991

ARTluminum, Alcan, Montreal, Canada, 1989

Dorothy Gillespie, Corbino Galleries, Sarasota, Fl 1988

Dorothy Gillespie, Sculptured Paintings, Musuem of Art, Fort lauderdale, FL 1982

Modern and Contemporary Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc., New York, NY 1981

Ten Years of Public Art, Public Art Fund, Inc. New York, NY 1982

Dorothy Gillespie, Ferguson Gallery, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 1981

Dorothy Gillespie, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR 1981

Dade County Art Tour, Art in Public Places, Fl 1979

Energy, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR 1980

Dorothy Gillespie, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN 1979

Sculpture in Color, AREA, New York, NY 1978

Art Dealers Association of South Florida, Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art, 1978

Papier, Summit Art Center, Summit, NJ 1977

WQA, Cuny Graduate Center, NJ 1977

Refractions/Reflections, Fort Lauderdale Museum, FL 1977

Paper, Michael C. Rockefeller Arts Center, Fredonia, NY 1977

Women Painters and Poets, VAC, New York University, New York, NY 1977

Art Today, USA, Iran American Society, Teheran 1977

Four Artists, Fenderick Gallery, Washington, DC 1976

Visual Artists Coalition, New York Univesity, New York, NY 1976

Dorothy Gillespie, Women's Interart Center, New York, NY 1975

Works on Paper, Brooklyn, Women in the Arts, New York, NY 1975

Works in Progress, Women's Interart Center, New York, NY 1974

Women Choose Women, New York Cultural Center, New York, NY 1974

Catalogue, Instituto De Arte Contemporaneo, Lima, Peru 1963

Dorothy Gillespie, Fort Luderdale Museum of the Arts, Fort Lauderdale, FL 1963

Dorothy Gillespie, Miami Museum of Modern Art, Miami, FL 1962

Six South Florida Abstract Artists, Lowe Museum, University of Miami, Miami, FL 1960

 

Films and Tapes

Gerald McCarthy. "Color, Form, and Space," 30-minute video documentary, Radford University Foundation 1999

Gerald McCarthy. "Sculptured Paintings," 30-minute video documentary 1990

Gerald McCarthy. "First of May," 30-minute video documentary, WBRA Public Television, Roanoke, VA 1984

"Much More Than Meets the Eye," video tape interview by Curry at the Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL 1982

"A Holiday Festival," video tape of exhibition at the Squibb Gallery, Princeton, NJ

Rikki Ripp. "Dorothy Gillespie in Her Studiio," 1/2" b/w video tape, 17 minutes

Dorothy Beskind. "Dorothy Gillespie," 16mm. film, color

"Woman in Her own Right," 1/2" b/w video tape, Africa 1976

"Womanland," 1/2" video tape of Dorothy Gillespie exhibition, b/w

Films, Tapes and Interviews by Dorothy Gillespie

Founder, Women Artists Historical Archives of the Women's Interart Center, New York, NY 1973. Films and taped interviews include: Audrey Flack, Buffie Johnson, Marcia Marcus, Betty Parsons, Howardina Pindell, Faith Ringold, Alice Neel, Alma Thomas, Jeanne Reynal, Helen Aylon, Nell Blaine, Minna Citron, Lila Katzen, Lynda Benglis, Alice Baber, Lilly Brody, Sari Dienes and Jan Gelb.

"Dorothy Gillespie Show" Radio Station WHBI, New York, NY 1967-73

"The Pope" 16mm. film 1966

"The Flag" 16mm. film 1965

"Made in the U.S." 16mm. film 1965

Group Shows Conceived and Curated by Dorothy Gillespie

"Games," Women's Interart Center, New York, NY 1974 included: Howardina Pindell,Marcia Marcus, Lil Picard, Betty Parsons, Regina Bogat, Susan Weil, Vivian Wechter, Elsie Asher, Alice Baber, Pat Mainardi, Julie Lomoe, Barbara Zucker, Nina Yankowitz, Minna Citron, Rikki Ripp, Helen Soreff, Ann Gillen, Sylvia Sleigh, Nancy Spero, Ruth Chai Vodicka, Ce Rosner, Seena Donneson, Alice Neel, Natalie Edgar, Dorothy Gillespie, and Anita Steckel.

"Women Artist' Sketch Books," Women's Interart Center, New York, NY 1978 Included: Helen Aylon, Alice Baber, Isabel Bishop, Nell Blaine, Lilly Brody, Mina Citron, Sari Dienes, Lilly Ente, Audrey Flack, Mary Frank, Jan Gelb, Dorothy Gillespie, Anita Steckel, Buffie Johnson, Yvonne Jacquette, Lila Katzen, Elaine De Kooning, Marcia Marcus, Betty Parsons, Howardina Pindell, and Joyce Wienstein.

"Women Artists Paint Women Artists," Virginia Miller Gallery, Miami, FL 1978; Living Gallery, North Cross School, Roanoke, VA included: Elaine de Kooning, Marcia Marcus, Dorothy Gillespie, Alice Neel, Lilly Brody Selina Trieff, Pat Mainardi, Rosalyn Drexler.

"Artist Choice," Clayworks Gallery, New York, NY 1979, included: Alice Neel, Nancy Selvage, Richard Buncamper, Marisol, Joyce Weinstein, Ron Gallas, Marlyn Dinenfass, Clinton Hill, Joe Stallone, Joellen Hall, Mike Aschenbrenner, Addie Herder, Barbara Schwartz, Dorothy Gillespie, Ken Leveson, Peter Voulkos, Cathy Billian, George Mason, Joe Upham, Susan Kay, Susan Peterson, Jim Stephenson, Yiannes, Betty Klavun, David Hare, Richard Yelle, Susan Weil, Philip Pavia, Richard Shaw, Ka Kwong Hui, Jack Beal, Jolyn Hofsted, Terry Rosenberg, Bernie Kirschenbaum.

 

Visiting Artist

Radford University, Radford, VA 1995

Dominican College of San Rafael (Visiting Woodrow Wilson Fellow) San Rafael, CA 1993

Warren Wilson College (Visiting Woodrow Wilson Fellow) Asheville, NC 1992

New England College (Visiting Woodrow Wilson Fellow) Henniker, New Hampshire 1990

Beaver College (Visiting Woodrow Wilson Fellow) Glenside, PA 1990

Davis and Elkins College (Visiting Woodrow Wilson Fellow) Elkins, WV 1989

Susquehanna Univeristy (Visiting Woodrow Wilson Fellow) Selinsgrove, PA 1988

St. Catherine College (Visiting Woodrow Wilson Fellow) St. Paul, MN 1987

The Governor's School, Radford University, Radford, VA 1986

Birmingham-Southern College (Visiting Woodrow Wilson Fellow) Birmingham, AL 1985

Reynolda House Museum, Winston-Salem, NC 1985

Radford University, Radford, VA 1985

Asheville Museum of Art, Asheville, NC 1984

Meredith College, Raleigh, NC 1984

Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Tx 1984

Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD 1983

 

Lectures

"The Art of Dorothy Gillespie," The Fine Arts Society of Sarasota, Fl 1996

"The Art of Dorothy Gillespie," The Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL 1996

"The Art of Dorothy Gillespie," Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL 1996

The Museum of Arts and Sciences, Daytona Beach, FL 1995

"Looking Back for the Future," Artist Equity, New York, NY 1994

"Issues in Focus: Artists Thinking Critically About Society," New Jersey Center for the Visual Arts, Summit, NJ 1993

Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN 1993

Washington & Lee University, Lexington, VA 1993

Flossie Martin Gallery, Radford University, Radford, VA 1991

Broward Community College, Pembroke Pines, FL 1991

Women's Caucus for Art, national conference, panelist, Washington, DC 1991

South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts, Greenville, SC 1990-

Gibbes Art Museum, Charleston, SC 1990

Tri-State Sculpture's Guild Conference, keynote speech, Radford University, Radford, VA 1990

North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC 1989

"Women's Issues in the Arts," University of Montevalto, AL 1988

John Hopkins University, panelist, career symposium, Baltimore, MD 1987

"Women and Art," The College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, MN 1987

"Women in Art:Accomplishment and Opportunities," Thomas Center Gallery, Gainsville,FL1987

Montepelier Cultural Arts Center, Laurel, MD 1986

"What's Happening to Women in the Visual Arts?," Reynolda House, Winston-Salem, NC 1985

University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS 1985

College of St. Teresa, Winona, MN 1985

Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL 1985

Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, AL 1985

Adelphi University, Garden City, NY 1985

University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 1985

"Vassarely," panel moderator, New School for Social Research, New York, NY 1984

Woodstock Art Association, Woodstock, NY 1984

92nd Street YMHA, New York, NY 1984

Meredith College, Raleigh, NC 1984

Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, NC 1984

University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL 1983

Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX 1983

Abilene Fine Arts Museum, Abilene, TX 1983

The Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL 1982

Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 1982

Broward College, Hollywood, Fl 1982

University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 1982

"Three Artists-Three Dimensions," College of Notre Dame, Baltimore, MD 1982

Fine Arts Festival, Wilmington, NC 1982

"Professionalism," SEWCA, Gainesville, FL 1980

University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR 1981

"Arts Administration: Issues and Problems," Salem College, Winston-Salem, NC 1980

James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 1979

Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 1979

Artemis Festival, Roanoke, VA 1977, 1978, 1979

Niagara University, Niagara Falls, NY 1979

Fort Wayne Museum, Fort Wayne, IN 1979

Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981

Maurice M. Pine Library, Fairlawn, NJ 1978

Women's Caucus for Art, Los Angeles, CA 1977

Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, VA 1976

Fordham University, New York, NY 1976

New York University, New York, NY 1975

"Women and Art," Eisenhower Hall, U. S. Military Academy, West Point, NY 1975

Sullins College, Bristol, VA 1965

Fort lauderdale Museum, Fort Lauderdale, FL 1963

Ohio Dominican College, Columbus, OH 1963

Lowe Museum, University of Miami, Miami, FL 1962


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