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MORE COLORS THAN THE EYE CAN SEE: The Art of Jeffrey Gibson
This Artist Spotlight features resources for art students and teachers on the life and work of Jeffrey Gibson (Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and Cherokee descent) and was created in collaboration with Portland Art Museum, SITE Santa Fe, and Jeffrey Gibson Studio. It includes a gallery of Gibson’s artwork, biographical information, curatorial reflections, and a video interview. It also includes sources of influence and K–12 lesson plans created by a cohort of ten educators from Oregon and New Mexico.
Includes the videos: Artist Spotlight: Jeffrey Gibson, Curators’ Corner: Kathleen Ash-Milby and Curators’ Corner: Abigail Winograd.
Part of the series Artist Spotlight.
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MORE COLORS THAN THE EYE CAN SEE: The Art of Jeffrey Gibson includes a gallery of Gibson’s artwork, the artist’s personal statement, his biography, curatorial reflections, and a video interview. It also includes sources of influence and K–12 lesson plans created by a cohort of ten educators from Oregon and New Mexico. Help students explore what inspires Gibson through our introductory activities and lesson plans.
For teaching instructions:
- Grades K–12 Introductory Activities | Color Study: Before beginning specific grade-band lesson plans, consider exploring the power of color in Gibson’s work with your class.
- Grades K–2 | Power Dressing: Garment Design: How can we design a garment that expresses something about who we are?
- Grades 3–5 | Flying High: Exploring Flags & Representation: How can we use flags as an artistic medium to represent who we are and what we care about?
- Grades 6–8 | Suspended Sculpture: Creating Mobile Art: How can we use an object such as a punching bag as a blank canvas to create a mobile or suspended sculpture to express ourselves and our emotions in an artistic way?
- Grades 9–12 | Letter Forms: Designing Original Font: How can letter forms be used in art to add visual interest and express identity?
In this Resource
- Artist Statement
- Artist Biography
- Homeland and Culture
- Sources of Influence
- Video Interview
- Video: Artist Spotlight: Jeffrey Gibson
- Gallery of Work
- Curators’ Corner
- Videos: Curators’ Corner: Kathleen Ash-Milby and Curators’ Corner: Abigail Winograd
- For Teachers
For Classroom Use
Type: Online Resource
Format: Artist Spotlight
Grade: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject: Art
