Cheri Gaulke

Artists' Book by Cheri Gaulke and Sue Maberry called Offerings at the Crossroads, 2006.

Cheri Gaulke (born 1954) is a visual artist most known for her role in the Feminist Art Movement in southern California in the 1970s and her current work on gay and lesbian families.^[1] She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Minneapolis College of Art and Design and a Master of Arts degree (in Feminist Art/Education) from Goddard College.^[2]

In 1975, Gaulke moved to Los Angeles and became involved with the Feminist Studio Workshop at the Woman's Building.^[3] At the Feminist Studio Workshop, Gaulke focused primarily on performance art. There she created a character she called Cinderella, who Gaulke describes as not conforming to any specific sex or gender role and thus "in a constant state of transformation."^[4] In addition to her solo work, Gaulke collaborated with Anne Gauldin to produce The Malta Project, in which the two performed rites related to female spirituality at prehistoric temples throughout Malta.^[5] Gaulke has been a co-founder of two collaborative feminist performance groups: Feminist Art Workers (1976–81), co-founded with Nancy Angelo, Candace Compton, Vanalyne Green, and Laurel Klick,^[6] and Sisters of Survival (SOS), co-founded in 1981 with Nancy Angelo, Jerri Allyn, Anne Gauldin, and Sue Maberry.^[7]

Gaulke has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the California Arts Council, the City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department, and the Brody Arts Fund. She has exhibited her work in numerous formats all over the world, including exhibitions at the Los Angeles Art Association (LAAA)^[8] and Museum of Modern Art as well as on buses and in churches. In 1986 she received the Vesta Award from the Los Angeles Woman's Building for Contributions to Performance art^[9], and she was honored with a mid-career fellowship from the Cultural Affairs Department (COLA grant) in 2004-05.^[10]

References

1. ^ Gaulke, Cheri. "Cheri Gaulke, Artist". Bio. http://cherigaulke.wordpress.com/about/. Retrieved October 26, 2011. 
2. ^ Gaulke, Cheri. "Cheri Gaulke, Artist". Bio. http://cherigaulke.wordpress.com/about/. Retrieved October 25, 2011. 
3. ^ Gaulke, Cheri (2011). Meg Linton and Sue Maberry. ed. Doin' It In Public: Feminism and Art at the Woman's Building. OTIS College of Art and Design. p. 22. ISBN 0-930209-22-2. 
4. ^ Gaulke, Cheri (1998). Linda Frye Burnham and Steven Durland. ed. The Citizen Artist: 20 Years of Art in the Public Arena (Volume 1 ed.). Critical Press. p. 16. 
5. ^ Gaulke, Cheri (1998). Linda Frye Burnham and Steven Durland. ed. The Citizen Artist: 20 Years of Art in the Public Arena (Volume 1 ed.). Critical Press. p. 16. 
6. ^ "The Woman's Building". Timeline. http://womansbuilding.org/timeline.htm. Retrieved October 26, 2011. 
7. ^ "Woman's Building History". Sisters of Survival, Otis College. http://wn.com/Woman%27s_Building_History_Sisters_of_Survival_Otis_College. Retrieved October 26, 2011. 
8. ^ Gaulke, Cheri. "Cheri Gaulke, Artist". Exhibitions. http://cherigaulke.wordpress.com/category/exhibitions/. Retrieved October 25, 2011. 
9. ^ Gaulke, Cheri (2011). Meg Linton and Sue Maberry. ed. Doin' It In Public: Feminism and Art at the Woman's Building. OTIS College of Art and Design. p. 31. ISBN 0-930209-22-2. 
10. ^ Gaulke, Cheri. "Cheri Gaulke, Artist". Bio. http://cherigaulke.wordpress.com/about/. Retrieved October 26, 2011. 

Bibliography

• Payne, R. "Shoe Fetish" (review) Artweek v. 20 (December 21, 1989) p. 11-12
• Apple, J. "Circus Moon"(Performance Review, Laguna Art Museum, California). High Performance v. 12 (Spring 1989) p. 68-9
• Geer, S. "Changes of the Moon" (Performance Review, Laguna Art Museum, California). Artweek v. 19 (October 29, 1988) p. 6-7
• "The Function of Art in Culture Today" [90 artists, who have appeared in High Performance, offer short statements]. High Performance v. 11 (Spring/Summer 1988) p. 26-75
• Geer, S. "Stamping on Fertile Ground [Performance Review, Church in Ocean Park, Santa Monica, CA.) Artweek v. 18 (September 26, 1987) p. 8
• Raven, A. {Performance Review, Franklin Furnace, NY). New Art Examiner v. 14 (June 1987) p. 61-2
• Burnham, L. F. "Our Lady of L.A." High Performance v. 10 no. 3 (1987) p. 98
• Sandford, M. R. "Cheri Gaulke & Christine Papalexis: Virgin" (Performance Review, Franklin Furnace, NY). High Performance v. 10 no. 2 (1987) p. 72-3
• Lieff, L. "The Postcard Project" [interview]. Heresies v. 6 no. 2 ( [1987]) p. 38-40
• James, D. E. "A Case of Blaspheminism" (Performance Review). Artweek v. 16 (June 1, 1985) p. 7
• Burnham, L. F. "Revelations of the Flesh [Performance Review, Wilshire United Methodist Church, Los Angeles). High Performance v. 8 no. 2 (1985) p. 64-6
• Wolverton, T. "Taking the Leap (Performance Review, University of California, Los Angeles). Artweek v. 15 (March 31, 1984) p. 9
• Norklun, K. "Body Politic" (Performance Review, Church in Ocean Park, Santa Monica, Calif). Artweek v. 14 (May 14, 1983) p. 9
• Buchanan, N. "Sure-footed Balancing: DTLA." Artweek v. 11 (July 5, 1980) p. 5-6
• Gaulke, C. "Teaching Environmental Art in Los Angeles." Artweek v. 24 (September 23, 1993) p. 24+
• Scoates, C. Afamilyaffair: Gay and Lesbian Issues of Domestic Life (exhibition catalog from Atlanta College of Art Gallery, March 17 – April 30, 1995.
• Brown, B. and A. Raven, Women & Their Art. NewSage Press, 1989.

External links

• Los Angeles Metro Art (Gold Line)
• Lakewood's Pillars of Community
• Cheri Gaulke's Blog

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