Syd Carpenter

Syd Carpenter (born 1953) is an African American artist known for her ceramic and sculpture work.[1][2] She received a Pew Fellowship and her work is currently in the Smithsonian Institution's collection and the Philadelphia Museum of Art's collection.[3][4]

Syd Carpenter
Born1953
EducationTyler School of Art and Architecture
Known forceramics, sculpture
AwardsPew Fellowship in the Arts
Anonymous Was A Woman award
Websitesyd-carpenter.swarthmore.edu

Early life and education

In 1953, Carpenter was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[3] She earned her Bachelors of Fine Art in 1974 and Master in Fine Art in 1976 from the Tyler School of Art and Architecture.[1][5][6]

Career

In 1991, Carpenter began teaching at Swarthmore College as a Professor of Studio Art, where she would teach until her retirement in the fall of 2022, resulting in the college no longer offering ceramic classes.[7][6] At Swarthmore, she was appointed to the Endowed Peggy Chan Professorship of Black Studies in January 2021.[6][8] In 1992, she was awarded the Pew Fellowship in the Arts.[9]

In 2014, Carpenter's exhibit "“Syd Carpenter: More Places of Our Own" was one of the two exhibits that the African American Museum in Philadelphia received a $50,000 award from the Knight Foundation to enhance.[10][11] In 2021, Carpenter and artist Steve Donegan, designed and constructed "hugel mounds" at Woodmere Museum as environmental art pieces.[12] From January - May 2022, her exhibit Earth Offerings: Honoring the Gardeners, inspired by the legacy of Black farmers, was displayed in the Rowan University Art Gallery.[13][14][15][16][17] In May 2022, her work was acquired by the Smithsonian Institution for “This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World” exhibit.[18] In November 2022, Carpenter was named one of Anonymous Was a Woman (AWAW) 2022 award recipients, receiving $25,000.[19] On December 16, 2022, Carptenter appeared in the award-winning documentary series, Craft in America episode "Home,” alongside artists Biskakone Greg Johnson, Wharton Esherick, and Sim Van der Ryn.[2]

Collections

Carpenter's work is held in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian Institution,[3] the Metropolitan Museum of Art,[20] and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, among other instituions.[4]

References
  1. "Syd Carpenter - Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art". 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  2. "CRAFT IN AMERICA: Home". KPBS Public Media. 2022-12-14. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  3. "Syd Carpenter | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  4. "A Snake without a Head Is Just a Rope". philamuseum.org. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  5. "Four Elements - PMA LibGuides at Philadelphia Museum of Art". philamuseum.libguides.com. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  6. "Sydney Carpenter". www.alumni.temple.edu. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  7. Weiser, Aviva (2022-12-01). "Art Department Pivots Towards 3D Design After Retirement of Ceramics Professor - The Phoenix". Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  8. "Three Women Scholars Appointed to Endowed Positions at Colleges and Universities". Women In Academia Report. 2021-01-07. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  9. "Full List of Pew Fellows". The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage. 2016-12-06. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  10. "NEA Archives". Smithsonian Affiliations. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  11. "Syd Carpenter's More Places of Our Own at the African American Museum in Philadelphia". Artblog. 2014-05-16. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  12. "What is a hugel… and is it art?". WHYY. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  13. Kirsh, Andrea (2022-03-15). "Syd Carpenter's Ode to Women and Black-owned family farms". Artblog. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  14. "Earth Offerings: Honoring the Gardeners". sites.rowan.edu. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  15. Rosenberg, Amy S. (1 February 2022). "A road trip to Black farms in the South inspired Philly sculptor Syd Carpenter's solo exhibit at Rowan University". www.inquirer.com. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  16. "Artist Syd Carpenter Identifies and Honors African American Farmers and Gardeners at Rowan U. Art Gallery". NewJerseyStage.com. 2022-02-18. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  17. Valcourt, Chelsea (2022-02-09). "Syd Carpenter Explains Her Art Gallery Exhibit, "Earth Offerings: Honoring the Gardeners"". The Whit Online. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  18. ""This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World" Examines the State of Contemporary Craft in America Today | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  19. "Anonymous Was a Woman Announces $375,000 in Grants". www.artforum.com. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  20. "Deep Roots, Syd Carpenter, 1991". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
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