18 Facts About Jeffrey Gibson

Jeffrey Gibson has lived and worked in Brooklyn, New York; Hudson, New York; and Germantown, New York.

In 2024, Gibson represented the United States at the Venice Biennale, where he is the first Indigenous artist to have a solo exhibition in the American pavilion.

Jeffrey A Gibson was born on March 31,1972, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Jeffrey Gibson's father was a citizen of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, as was his paternal grandfather Homer Gibson, from Conehatta, Mississippi.

Jeffrey Gibson's parents came from a background of poverty and both attended boarding schools where the Native American children were often abused.

Jeffrey Gibson earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1995 from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Jeffrey Gibson is married to Norwegian artist Rune Olsen, and together they have a daughter and son.

Jeffrey Gibson is an artist in residence at Bard College, where he teaches in studio art courses.

Jeffrey Gibson's work has featured the use of mixed media including Native American beadwork, trading post blankets, metal studs, fringe, and jingles.

In 2024, Jeffrey Gibson represented the United States in the Venice Biennale with a solo survey exhibition in the United States Pavilion, titled The Space in Which to Place Me.

Jeffrey Gibson is the first Indigenous artist to represent the United States with a full pavilion show at the Venice Biennale.

Jeffrey Gibson has found inspiration in events that revolve around dancing, specifically from Leigh Bowery and his dramatic nightclub persona.

Jeffrey Gibson provides his own spin on graffiti, which is seen frequently in his works.

Jeffrey Gibson's practice has involved painting in oil and acrylic on rawhide-clad wood panels.

Jeffrey Gibson is recycling found objects such as antique shaving mirrors and ironing boards and covers them in untanned deer, goat, or elk skin.

Jeffrey Gibson's punching bag made from found Everlast punching bags, US Army wool blankets, glass beads, tin jingles, and the artist's repurposed paintings exemplify the dialogue between mainstream pop culture and Native American powwow aesthetics.

Jeffrey Gibson has exhibited at numerous events such as the New Art Dealers Alliance Fair, ARCOmadrid, as well as many private galleries and public institutions.

In May 2023, Jeffrey Gibson filed a lawsuit against the Kavi Gupta gallery in United States District Court for the Northern District of New York, alleging that the gallery has withheld over $600,000 from the artist.