Gail Gelburd

Biography

Gail Gelburd, Ph.D., teaches courses on Non-Eurocentric Contemporary art. Her scholarship and art focuses on the intersection of art, politics and spirituality. She has curated and participated in more than 30 exhibitions that have appeared in nine countries, and has authored numerous publications. She has been invited to lecture in Cuba, China, India, South Africa, Australia and at such major institutions as the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Whitney Museum and Brooklyn Museum, Williams College.

BA, Queens College
MA, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
PhD, MPh, Art History, Graduate School and University Center, City University of NY

Research Interests

• Art and the Environment
• The Influence of Eastern Philosophy on Contemporary Art
• Art and Activism in Modern and Contemporary Art

Of Note

Professor Gelburd was recently featured in INK Publications in an article entitled “Gail Gelburd: The Artist's Koan.” She has also been awarded a Residency in Skopelos, Greece for 2019. She has received grants from the Rockefeller Foundation, Ford Foundation and a fellowship to study Jainism in India. Her publication “Creative Solutions to Ecological Issues” featured an essay by Al Gore.

Teaching Interests

• Contemporary Art
• Asian and Art
• Museum Studies

Publications/Exhibitions

“Encased Memories: Spirituality in the Aftermath of the Gorkha Earthquake of Nepal,” MS17 Art Projects, New London CT

Ajiaco: Stirrings of the Cuban Soul, a major exhibition and book on view at museums in CT, LA and NJ (U Press New England, 2008)

Bearden in Black and White, Whitney Museum (NY: Abrams Publication, 1997) (traveled to 9 museums)

The Transparent Thread: Asian Influence on Contemporary Art, U Penn Press has been reprinted (traveled to 7 museums)

“The Art of Trading with the Enemy,” Art Journal, Spring 2009