Brenda Goodman's Self-Portrait Series and Expressionist Legacy Explored in 2007 Rutgers Exhibition
From April 23 to August 3, 2007, the Mabel Smith Douglass Library Galleries at Rutgers University will showcase self-portraits by Brenda Goodman, a painter in her 60s originally from Detroit. This exhibition is part of the Mary H. Dana Women Artists Series and features works created between 2003 and 2007. Goodman's art delves into personal narratives, such as the loss of her mother in 1972 and her anxieties about aging. Influenced by Philip Guston and others, she received traditional training at The Society of Arts and Crafts in Detroit before relocating to New York on May 8, 1976, focusing on her painting. An interview reveals her artistic journey and recent endeavors, coinciding with 'Eccentric Bodies' at Mason Gross School of the Arts from June 14 to August 3, 2007.
Key facts
- Brenda Goodman's self-portrait exhibition runs from April 23 to August 3, 2007 at Rutgers University
- Goodman moved to New York on May 8, 1976 from Detroit
- She trained at The Society of Arts and Crafts in Detroit, now CCS
- Goodman's mother died of lung cancer on her birthday in 1972
- Her work is in collections like The Detroit Institute of Arts and MacArthur Foundation
- She cites influences from Philip Guston, Willem de Kooning, and Jean Dubuffet
- Goodman switched from abstract to figurative painting in 1994
- A concurrent group exhibition 'Eccentric Bodies' features six other women artists
Entities
Artists
- Brenda Goodman
- Harriet Casdin-Silver
- Bailey Doogan
- Orlan
- Ernestine Ruben
- Berni Searle
- Linda Stein
- Philip Guston
- Willem de Kooning
- Jean Dubuffet
- Chaim Soutine
- Arshile Gorky
- Giorgio Morandi
- Pat Steir
- Joan Snyder
- Kiki Smith
- Titian
- Goya
- Cezanne
- Vermeer
- Rembrandt
- Pollock
- Ensor
- Tintoretto
Institutions
- Mabel Smith Douglass Library Galleries
- Rutgers University
- Douglass College
- Mason Gross School of the Arts Galleries
- Mary H. Dana Women Artists Series
- The Detroit Institute of Arts
- MacArthur Foundation
- The Agnes Gund Collection
- Carnegie Museum
- Howard Scott Gallery
- Nielsen Gallery
- Cavin-Morris
- Revolution in Detroit
- Phyllis Kind
- The Society of Arts and Crafts
- Center for Creative Studies
- Gertrude Kasle Gallery
- New Museum
- Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art
Locations
- New Brunswick
- New Jersey
- United States
- Detroit
- Michigan
- New York
- Chinatown
- Bowery
- Tribeca
- Central Park
- Chicago
- Illinois