ARTIST STATEMENT:
My view of the world is a product of the past colliding with the present. I am inspired by the streets, architecture, graffiti, and life. I aim to expose the emotional side of the city streets pushing the final image to abstraction & juxtaposing a new view of the world. I use the organic nature of graffiti to drive the flow & mass layering in my work. I see the world like a writer's tag, full of life and organic movement. In my eyes, graffiti exists all around us in reflections, shadows and buildings. My work is a reflection of life in the streets. Each piece represents a world full of ambition, energy and movement. I aim to recreate the world through multiple perspectives captured in various time frames. I encourage the viewer how to fully experience the environment by creating a sense of extreme awareness of the world, to appreciate beauty in the mundane and find order in chaos. My artwork is greatly inspired by the world, but hidden between the layers is a narrative of life.
BIO:
My last name means Life.
I am an Artist.
I am a Fashion Designer.
I am a Humanitarian.
I am a Lover, not a Fighter.
I see beauty everywhere.
I am positive for no reason.
I capture emotion.
I aim to inspire.
I am a wanderer with direction.
I go where the wind takes me.
I love clashing patterns & texture.
I appreciate process over outcome.
Life is my Art.
Gigi Bio was born on July 9, 1978 in Oakland, California. Ever since childhood, she was an creative being with aspirations for art, photography & design. While studying fashion design & illustration, she found her visual voice through painting. Throughout 1999-2001, she was one of the first resident artist of the late Brooklyn Contemporary Art Center (BCAC) in Jacksonville, FL. In 2000, she graduated with an AA in Fine Art & Fashion Design from Florida Community College at Jacksonville. In 2003, Gigi graduated with a BFA in Fashion Design at Savannah College of Art & Design. She is currently living in Brooklyn, New York.
Currently, she is a creative designer who specializes in fashion illustration, women's wear, accessory and embroidery design. In addition to her fashion career, she is an artist specializing in digital photo collages mainly inspired by the city streets, architecture, graffiti and life. Gigi was also the co-director of the Brooklyn Artsmith Collective (BAC) whose mission is to give back to the community and inspire the next generation through art. Currently, she is a freelance fashion designer, art & fashion director and visual artist.
Her work was featured in exhibits and publications for "Street or Studio - The History of Urban Photography" at Tate Modern in London, UK and "Click - The Changing Faces of Brooklyn" at Brooklyn Museum in Brooklyn, NY. In 2009, she was part of Art Whino: MIAMI during Art Basel Miami. In 2010, she was part of an international art show G40: The Summit in Washington DC. Her work was published in Slice Magazine Spring / Summer 2010 Issue 6: Metropolis. In 2011, she collaborated with musician, MeLo-X to create her first music video called "Mirrors on My Mind". Currently, she is part of the judging panel of international judges for the Charlatan Ink Art Prize to be held in Brisbane 2012.
She is affiliated with Galerie Geraldine Zberro in Paris, France; Art Whino Gallery in Washington DC; White Train in NYC, DIS Micro Gallery in Brooklyn, NY & Fabien Castanier Gallery in Los Angeles, CA.
BORN:
1978, Oakland, CA
EDUCATION
2003:
BFA Degree Fashion Design, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
2000:
AA Degree Fine Art & Fashion Design, Florida State College, Jacksonville, FL
EXHIBITIONS
2012 UPCOMING:
"Industrial Grace" Art Attacks, New York, NY
"G40 The Summit" Art Whino Gallery, Washington DC
2012:
"8x10 Collective" Halcyon Record Shop, Brooklyn, NY
2011:
"Love this town: Brooklyn Digital Perception" DUMBO Arts Festival, Brooklyn, NY
"Bio vs. Nano", DIS Micro Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
"Inaugural Exhibition", Fabien Castanier Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
"G40 The Summit", Art Whino Gallery, Washington DC
"Biomorphic" The Solo Show of Gigi Bio, Art Whino Gallery, Washington DC
2010:
The White Train presents "Utopia" Gigi Bio Solo Show, DIS Micro Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.
Dumbo Arts Festival, ReBar Exhibition Space, Brooklyn, NY.
Across The Board : Artists for Autism Awareness, Soapstone Gallery, New York, NY
“Create. Collaborate. Inspire” White Train @ Space on White, Space on White, NY, NY
"Graffolution" The Evolution of Graffiti & Street Art, Soapstone Gallery, New York, NY
G40: Art Summit, Art Whino Gallery, Arlington, VA
2010 RFS Taste the World, Refugee Family Services Benefit, Atlanta, GA
Under the Bridge, 47 Monroe Street Gallery Loft, New York, NY
2009:
Art Whino: MIAMI, Art Whino Gallery, Miami, FL
Rebar & 303rd Collective: Dumbo Festival, Dumbo Loft, Brooklyn, NY
Beta Banger, Die Fabrik Loft, New York, NY
BoConcepts presents: Art for Urban Design, BoConcepts, New York, NY
Brooklyn Artsmith Collective & PS261: Project 261 Art Show & Fundraiser, Galapagos Art Space,
Brooklyn, NY
2008:
Street or Studio – The History of Urban Photography, Tate Modern, London, UK
Click! The Changing Faces of Brooklyn, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
Girls Dream in Color "Baby, Let me show you what Love is", Harriet's Alter Ego, Brooklyn, NY
2004:
Sense of Otherness, Pinnacle Gallery, Savannah, GA
Sense of Otherness, Savannah Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Faces of SCAD, Hamilton Hall Gallery, Savannah,GA
2002:
Making Sense, Gallery Espresso, Savannah, GA
2001:
Open Studio Night, Alexander Hall Gallery, Savannah,GA
Taste of Five Points, Fuel Gallery, Jacksonville, FL
2000:
Media, River Room, Southend Brewery, Jacksonville, FL
Junio Show, Brooklyn Contemporary Art Center, Jacksonville, FL
1999 - 2001:
First Fridays Group Shows, Brooklyn Contemporary Art Center, Jacksonville, FL
ACTIVITIES:
Co-Director / Art Instructor, Brooklyn Artsmith Collective, Brooklyn, NY
Resident Artist, Brooklyn Contemporary Art Center, Jacksonville, FL
Installation Artist, Pipe Tree Installation, Florida State College - Kent Campus, Jacksonville, FL
Mural Artist, Women of Humanties Mural Project, Florida State College -Kent Campus, Jacksonville, FL
Mural Artist / Art Instructor, Make A Difference Day, Justina Elementary, Jacksonville, FL
PRESS:
"What The Fresh - Stop.Look.Listen. Top 5 Art: Gigi Bio" on www.WhatTheFresh.com
"Q&A with Artist Gigi Bio - Don't Call Her a Cubist, She's Been Here For Years!" Interview on www.sofreshsogreen.com
"Restitching the City in Photos" Article on www.bushwickbk.com
"Friday Art Star: Gigi Bio" Featured Artist on www.protopol.us
"Cityscapes: Street Art Comes to PS261" Article on www.wync.org
AWARDS:
Marian Edna Effing Portfolio Scholarship, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
Visual Arts Talent Grant, Florida State College at Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL
PUBLICATIONS:
Slice Magazine - Issue 6: Metropolis, New York, NY
Street or Studio - A Photobook, Tate Modern, London, UK
Click! A Crowd-Curated Exhibition, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
COLLECTIONS:
Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
Florida State College, Jacksonville, FL
REPRESENTED BY:
Galerie Geraldine Zberro, Paris, France
Art Whino Gallery, Washington DC
White Train, New York, NY
DIS Micro Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Fabien Castanier Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
My view of the world is a product of the past colliding with the present. I am inspired by the streets, architecture, graffiti, and life. I aim to expose the emotional side of the city streets pushing the final image to abstraction & juxtaposing a new view of the world. I use the organic nature of graffiti to drive the flow & mass layering in my work. I see the world like a writer's tag, full of life and organic movement. In my eyes, graffiti exists all around us in reflections, shadows and buildings. My work is a reflection of life in the streets. Each piece represents a world full of ambition, energy and movement. I aim to recreate the world through multiple perspectives captured in various time frames. I encourage the viewer how to fully experience the environment by creating a sense of extreme awareness of the world, to appreciate beauty in the mundane and find order in chaos. My artwork is greatly inspired by the world, but hidden between the layers is a narrative of life.
BIO:
My last name means Life.
I am an Artist.
I am a Fashion Designer.
I am a Humanitarian.
I am a Lover, not a Fighter.
I see beauty everywhere.
I am positive for no reason.
I capture emotion.
I aim to inspire.
I am a wanderer with direction.
I go where the wind takes me.
I love clashing patterns & texture.
I appreciate process over outcome.
Life is my Art.
Gigi Bio was born on July 9, 1978 in Oakland, California. Ever since childhood, she was an creative being with aspirations for art, photography & design. While studying fashion design & illustration, she found her visual voice through painting. Throughout 1999-2001, she was one of the first resident artist of the late Brooklyn Contemporary Art Center (BCAC) in Jacksonville, FL. In 2000, she graduated with an AA in Fine Art & Fashion Design from Florida Community College at Jacksonville. In 2003, Gigi graduated with a BFA in Fashion Design at Savannah College of Art & Design. She is currently living in Brooklyn, New York.
Currently, she is a creative designer who specializes in fashion illustration, women's wear, accessory and embroidery design. In addition to her fashion career, she is an artist specializing in digital photo collages mainly inspired by the city streets, architecture, graffiti and life. Gigi was also the co-director of the Brooklyn Artsmith Collective (BAC) whose mission is to give back to the community and inspire the next generation through art. Currently, she is a freelance fashion designer, art & fashion director and visual artist.
Her work was featured in exhibits and publications for "Street or Studio - The History of Urban Photography" at Tate Modern in London, UK and "Click - The Changing Faces of Brooklyn" at Brooklyn Museum in Brooklyn, NY. In 2009, she was part of Art Whino: MIAMI during Art Basel Miami. In 2010, she was part of an international art show G40: The Summit in Washington DC. Her work was published in Slice Magazine Spring / Summer 2010 Issue 6: Metropolis. In 2011, she collaborated with musician, MeLo-X to create her first music video called "Mirrors on My Mind". Currently, she is part of the judging panel of international judges for the Charlatan Ink Art Prize to be held in Brisbane 2012.
She is affiliated with Galerie Geraldine Zberro in Paris, France; Art Whino Gallery in Washington DC; White Train in NYC, DIS Micro Gallery in Brooklyn, NY & Fabien Castanier Gallery in Los Angeles, CA.
BORN:
1978, Oakland, CA
EDUCATION
2003:
BFA Degree Fashion Design, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
2000:
AA Degree Fine Art & Fashion Design, Florida State College, Jacksonville, FL
EXHIBITIONS
2012 UPCOMING:
"Industrial Grace" Art Attacks, New York, NY
"G40 The Summit" Art Whino Gallery, Washington DC
2012:
"8x10 Collective" Halcyon Record Shop, Brooklyn, NY
2011:
"Love this town: Brooklyn Digital Perception" DUMBO Arts Festival, Brooklyn, NY
"Bio vs. Nano", DIS Micro Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
"Inaugural Exhibition", Fabien Castanier Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
"G40 The Summit", Art Whino Gallery, Washington DC
"Biomorphic" The Solo Show of Gigi Bio, Art Whino Gallery, Washington DC
2010:
The White Train presents "Utopia" Gigi Bio Solo Show, DIS Micro Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.
Dumbo Arts Festival, ReBar Exhibition Space, Brooklyn, NY.
Across The Board : Artists for Autism Awareness, Soapstone Gallery, New York, NY
“Create. Collaborate. Inspire” White Train @ Space on White, Space on White, NY, NY
"Graffolution" The Evolution of Graffiti & Street Art, Soapstone Gallery, New York, NY
G40: Art Summit, Art Whino Gallery, Arlington, VA
2010 RFS Taste the World, Refugee Family Services Benefit, Atlanta, GA
Under the Bridge, 47 Monroe Street Gallery Loft, New York, NY
2009:
Art Whino: MIAMI, Art Whino Gallery, Miami, FL
Rebar & 303rd Collective: Dumbo Festival, Dumbo Loft, Brooklyn, NY
Beta Banger, Die Fabrik Loft, New York, NY
BoConcepts presents: Art for Urban Design, BoConcepts, New York, NY
Brooklyn Artsmith Collective & PS261: Project 261 Art Show & Fundraiser, Galapagos Art Space,
Brooklyn, NY
2008:
Street or Studio – The History of Urban Photography, Tate Modern, London, UK
Click! The Changing Faces of Brooklyn, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
Girls Dream in Color "Baby, Let me show you what Love is", Harriet's Alter Ego, Brooklyn, NY
2004:
Sense of Otherness, Pinnacle Gallery, Savannah, GA
Sense of Otherness, Savannah Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Faces of SCAD, Hamilton Hall Gallery, Savannah,GA
2002:
Making Sense, Gallery Espresso, Savannah, GA
2001:
Open Studio Night, Alexander Hall Gallery, Savannah,GA
Taste of Five Points, Fuel Gallery, Jacksonville, FL
2000:
Media, River Room, Southend Brewery, Jacksonville, FL
Junio Show, Brooklyn Contemporary Art Center, Jacksonville, FL
1999 - 2001:
First Fridays Group Shows, Brooklyn Contemporary Art Center, Jacksonville, FL
ACTIVITIES:
Co-Director / Art Instructor, Brooklyn Artsmith Collective, Brooklyn, NY
Resident Artist, Brooklyn Contemporary Art Center, Jacksonville, FL
Installation Artist, Pipe Tree Installation, Florida State College - Kent Campus, Jacksonville, FL
Mural Artist, Women of Humanties Mural Project, Florida State College -Kent Campus, Jacksonville, FL
Mural Artist / Art Instructor, Make A Difference Day, Justina Elementary, Jacksonville, FL
PRESS:
"What The Fresh - Stop.Look.Listen. Top 5 Art: Gigi Bio" on www.WhatTheFresh.com
"Q&A with Artist Gigi Bio - Don't Call Her a Cubist, She's Been Here For Years!" Interview on www.sofreshsogreen.com
"Restitching the City in Photos" Article on www.bushwickbk.com
"Friday Art Star: Gigi Bio" Featured Artist on www.protopol.us
"Cityscapes: Street Art Comes to PS261" Article on www.wync.org
AWARDS:
Marian Edna Effing Portfolio Scholarship, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
Visual Arts Talent Grant, Florida State College at Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL
PUBLICATIONS:
Slice Magazine - Issue 6: Metropolis, New York, NY
Street or Studio - A Photobook, Tate Modern, London, UK
Click! A Crowd-Curated Exhibition, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
COLLECTIONS:
Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
Florida State College, Jacksonville, FL
REPRESENTED BY:
Galerie Geraldine Zberro, Paris, France
Art Whino Gallery, Washington DC
White Train, New York, NY
DIS Micro Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Fabien Castanier Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
