Chelsea Gibson

Chelsea Gibson




" I observe human forms and relationships with fascination, awareness, empathy, and frustration. The human figure allows me to use my painterly hand and see more abstract forms - making it possible to paint with other issues in mind. A bunch of triangles becomes an arm; wallpaper becomes scribbles; a knee a line. Objectivity creates intimacy and distance simultaneously. Seeing subtle formal phenomena and having a very accurate imagination play a large part in my painting how a person is. My hope is that even a stranger can become intensely known to the viewer."

Chelsea Gibson














EDUCATION
Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts
Master of Fine Arts in Painting, 2010
Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, Rhode Island
Bachelor of Fine Art in Painting, 2006
New England Conservatory of Music
Boston, Massachusetts
Candidate for Bachelors of Music in Cello Performance, 2001-2003
New York Studio School
New York, New York
Certificate, Drawing Marathon, 1999, 2000