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​Dorothy Gillespie

Dorothy Gillespie was an American painter and sculptor who was born in Roanoke, VA in 1920. She enjoyed an artistic career that spanned over 70 years before her death in 2012 at 92. She studied at the Maryland Institute College of Art, MD then moved to New York City in 1943 where she studied at the Art Students League of New York and Stanley William Hayter's Atelier 17.

Gillespie was also an important player in the women's art movement. Known for her tremendous output of colorful, joyful sculptural art, she was among those who helped blaze a path for women artists during the feminist art movement in the 1960's and 1970's. Always experimenting and trying new materials and techniques, Gillespie mastered many mediums, including painting, paper, sculpture, printmaking, environment and happenings, ceramics, jewelry and set designs.

As a painter, sculptor and installation artist, Gillespie's art encompasses many significant 20th Century trends in art, including abstract expressionism, decorative abstraction, site-specific installation, the women's movement, and art in public spaces.

Education was always very important to Dorothy Gillespie and during her life she visited over 50 colleges and universities where she would give public lectures, coached and taught young artists. She was a Distinguished Professor of Art, Radford University, and a Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellow for many years. In 1990 she was recognized for her commitment to education when she received a Doctor of Pedagogy, Niagara University.

Dorothy Gillespie is the subject of numerous reviews, scholarly articles, television and radio interviews and the book Dorothy Gillespie.



Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/dorothy_gillespie/
Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/gillespieart/​
Want to learn more about Dorothy Gillespie's life and art?
Visit her official website www.dorothygillespie.com
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For newsletter archives, visit www.dorothygillespie.com/newsletter
​For a map of Dorothy Gillespie's public artworks, visit www.dorothygillespie.com/past-1
Click here to watch a video about Dorothy Gillespie's Catskill studio.
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  • Youth Services
    • Youth Digital Resources
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    • 2021 Rockland County Reference Guide
    • 55+ Resource Guide
    • Book Discussion Groups
    • Combating Racism
    • Curated Book Lists
    • ELL Resources
    • Homebound Delivery Service
    • Papercut: The Nyack Library Podcast
    • Request a New Purchase
    • Research Business and Employment Opportunities
    • Share Covid19 Story
    • Staff Picks
    • Sustainability
  • Digital Resources
    • Catalog Mobile App
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    • Lifelong Learning
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    • NY Crime Victims Legal Help
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    • Events Calendar >
      • How to Use Localhop
    • Carnegie Concerts
    • Dorothy Gillespie
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    • Grants >
      • 2023 Black American Culture & Art Series
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        • BACAS Oral Histories
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    • Past Events >
      • American Creed
      • Librarian's Guide to Staying Home... and Sane!
      • Nation Must Awake
      • 2022 Nyack Poetry Walk
      • Nyack Poetry Walk
      • Nyack Schools Saturday Academy: Exhibit
      • September 11, 2001 The Day That Changed The World Exhibition
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