Sandra Payne | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1951 |
| Died | July 3, 2021 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Burial place | Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Education | Washington University University of South Florida Long Island University |
| Occupation(s) | Visual artist, librarian |
| Known for | Collagist, sculptor, conceptual artist |
Sandra Payne (1951 – 2021) was an American visual artist.[1] She is best known as a collagist, sculptor, conceptual artist, and had also worked as a librarian.[2][3] Payne primarily had lived in New York City and St. Louis.
Biography
Sandra Payne was born in 1951 in St. Louis, Missouri, into a black family.[3][4][5] She attended Washington University in St. Louis (BFA degree); University of South Florida (MFA degree); and Long Island University (MLIS degree).[6][7] In the 1970s, she was awarded study at the Whitney Museum Independent Study Program.[6] For 30 years she worked as a librarian for the New York Public Library in New York City.[3][8] She never married or had children.[9]
In 1986, Payne had a solo exhibition at the "Just Above Midtown" gallery where she displayed sexual and nude drawings, this was the last exhibition before the black avant-garde gallery closed.[10][11]
She died on July 3, 2021.[12] Her artwork can be found in the museum collection at the Museum of Modern Art.[13]
Exhibitions
Solo exhibitions
- 1986, "Sandra Payne", solo exhibition, Just Above Midtown/Downtown Gallery, New York City, New York[14][10]
- 1998, "Sandra Payne", solo exhibition, Mary Delahoyd Gallery, New York City, New York[14]
- 2001, "Sandra Payne", solo exhibition, Mary Delahoyd Gallery, New York City, New York[14]
- 2022, " A World of Shine", solo retrospective, projects+gallery, St. Louis, Missouri[3][15]
Group exhibitions
- 1973, "Black Photographers", group exhibition, Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, Illinois[14]
- 1981, "The Shaped Field: Eccentric Formats", group exhibition, Museum of Modern Art, New York City, New York[13]
- 1981, "Cynthia Hawkins & Sandra Payne", two person exhibition, Just Above Midtown, New York City, New York[16]
- 1981, "The Shaped Field: Eccentric Formats", group exhibition, MoMA PS1, Queens, New York City, New York[14]
- 1983, "Consumer Beware", group exhibition, group exhibition, Women's Interart Center, New York City, New York[14]
- 1986, "Progressions: A Cultural Legacy", group exhibition, Museum of Modern Art (and/or MoMA PS1), New York City, New York; sponsored by Women's Caucus for Art "as a tribute to black women pioneers in the visual arts and their many talented descendants"[13][14]
- 1986, "Transitions: The Afro-American Artist", group exhibition, Bergen County Museum of Art and Science (now Bergen Museum of Art & Science), Paramus, New Jersey[14]
- 1991, "Race and Culture", group exhibition, 494 Gallery and City College of New York, New York City, New York[14]
- 2001, "All That Glitters", group exhibition, Pavel Zoubok Gallery, New York City, New York[14]
- 2022–2023, "Just Above Midtown: Changing Spaces", group exhibition, Museum of Modern Art, New York City, New York[13]
See also
- Lester Julian Merriweather, another collagist
References
- ^ Gumbo Ya Ya: Anthology of Contemporary African-American Women Artists. Midmarch Arts Press. 1995. ISBN 978-1-877675-07-2.
- ^ "Art Guide". The New York Times. 2001-10-05. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ a b c d Haddad, Natalie; G’Sell, Eileen (2022-10-18). "Sandra Payne's Bling Manifesto". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ Heresies. Heresies Collective, Incorporated. 1981.
- ^ Woman's Art Journal. Vol. 3. Woman's Art. 1982. p. 20.
- ^ a b "Sandra Payne". projects+gallery. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ Smith, Henrietta M. (2009-06-29). The Coretta Scott King Awards, 1970-2009. American Library Association. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-8389-3584-2.
- ^ "Sandra Payne". Daily News. 2004-04-25. p. 147. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ Hartocollis, Anemona (2003-12-24). "Public Lives; Beyoncé's Blaring, So You Won't Hear a Shhh!". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ a b Kester, Grant H. (1998). Art, Activism, and Oppositionality: Essays from Afterimage. Duke University Press. p. 273. ISBN 978-0-8223-2095-1.
- ^ O'Grady, Lorraine (2020-09-21). Writing in Space, 1973–2019. Duke University Press. p. 99. ISBN 978-1-4780-1265-8.
- ^ "Sandra Payne Obituary (2021) - New York, NY". Legacy.com. The New York Times. July 11, 2021. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ a b c d "Sandra Payne". The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Payne, Sandra. (b. St. Louis, MO, 1951; active New York, NY, 2007)". African American Visual Artists Database (AAVAD). Archived from the original on March 4, 2021.
- ^ "projects+gallery's new exhibition shows us how to cover our walls in art". StlMag.com. 2022-05-09. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ The International Review of African American Art. Museum of African American Art. 1993. p. 54.
| Artists | |
|---|---|
| Other | |
This page was last edited on 18 December 2023, at 17:09