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Bridget Donahue

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Bridget Donahue
Born
Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.A[1]
NationalityAmerican
OccupationAmerican art dealer
Known forBridget Donahue Gallery
Websitehttps://www.bridgetdonahue.nyc/

Bridget Donahue is an American gallerist and curator.[2]

Education

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Donahue's studies include a B.A. anthropology and M.A in textiles.[3] Her work with textiles led her to the art of Rosemarie Trockel, and in turn led Ms. Donahue to a position at the Gladstone Gallery, which represents Trockel.[4]

Career

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After Gladstone gallery, Donahue worked at D’Amelio Terras Gallery before becoming a gallery director at Gavin Brown's Enterprise.[5] In 2008, she co-founded the Brooklyn gallery space Cleopatra’s with three friends.[6]

Bridget Donahue

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In 2015, Donahue opened her eponymous gallery in Manhattan's Lower East Side, which made a number of “Best of 2015” lists from publications such as The New York Times and Art in America magazine.[2] Bridget Donahue represents and shows contemporary artists including, as of 2019; Lisa Alvarado,[7] Susan Cianciolo, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Satoshi Kojima, Monique Mouton, Sondra Perry, Jessi Reaves, John Russell, Olga Balema Martine Syms, and Mark Van Yetter.[4] Two gallery artists were included in the 2017 Whitney Biennial: Jessi Reaves and Susan Cianciolo.[4] Martine Syms and Olga Balema were included in the 2019 Whitney Biennial curated by Rujeko Hockley and Jane Panetta.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Pollack, Maika (2 February 2015). "Downtown's Newest Gallerist". T Magazine.
  2. ^ a b "Gallerist Bridget Donahue visits BFSDoArt | Newsroom | Georgia Southern University". University Newsroom. 23 March 2016.
  3. ^ McDermott, Emily (20 February 2015). "On Her Own". Interview Magazine.
  4. ^ a b c Pogrebin, Robin (27 April 2017). "My Little Exploding Stars". The New York Times.
  5. ^ Colburn, Mae (July 2015). "Interview with Bridget Donahue of Bridget Donahue Gallery". Fashion Projects.
  6. ^ Shiffman, Allyson (3 March 2015). "A Modern-Day Cleopatra". W Magazine.
  7. ^ Sauer, Jennifer. "ArtDependence - Great Expectations: An Interview with Bridget Donahue". www.artdependence.com.
  8. ^ "Whitney Biennial 2019". whitney.org. Retrieved 2020-02-02.