ART FWD Benefit Auction and Celebration
119 - Isabella Kirkland
Silent Auction
Closed
$800
Current Bid: $800
Squat Lobsters, 2021
AP print on Hahnemuhle rag paper
Hahnemuhle Press
Edition: AP 3
24 x 24 inches
Courtesy the artist and Hosfelt Gallery
Over the course of her career, Isabella Kirkland has created an exquisite visual record of the world’s biodiversity, painted in the style of Dutch Baroque masters. She advocates for all creatures, particularly those at risk, and she recently became captivated by squat lobsters. These brightly colored crustaceans are found at every depth of every ocean, but sadly, they are one of the largest bycatch creatures of the ocean. Many thousands are caught in the process of fishing only to be thrown out because we do not eat them. In Kirkland’s hands, these castaway species are elevated and celebrated for their sculptural intricacy and physical diversity.
Exhibitions: Kirkland is represented by Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco. Her solo exhibitions include the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC; Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco, CA; St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, MO; Toledo Art Museum, Toledo, OH; Bolinas Museum, Bolinas, CA; and the Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, OH.
Collections: Kirkland’s work is held in national and international collections, including San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY; Hammer Museum, University of California, Los Angeles, CA; Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI; Art, Design and Architecture Museum, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA; Queens Museum, Queens, NY; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT; New York Public Library, New York, NY; U.S. Embassy in Paramaribo, Suriname. Her work is included in numerous publications.
Awards and Credentials: Kirkland is the recipient of individual artist grants from Marin Arts Council, San Rafael, CA; Wynn Newhouse, New York, NY; and the George Sugarman Foundation. She is a Research Associate at the California Academy of Sciences. Kirkland studied at Guildford College, Greensboro, NC; Worcester Museum School, Worcester, MA; Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA; and San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA.
