EDUCATION
1982 AB in Business, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
1983 BA in Sculpture and Painting, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
EXPERIENCE
2017 and 2019 Workshops at National Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art & Practices, Birmingham, AL
2002-Present Annual Participant in Sculpture Trails Summer Foundry Workshops and Traveling Foundry Pours
1994-Present President/Owner, Gilbert Construction Incorporated, Solsberry, IN
EXHIBITION RECORD
2023 Sculptor and concept developer for ‘Ash’ A dance sculpture and music collaboration.
2023 Fall Limestone Carving Student Art Exhibition - Ivy Tech College, Bloomington, IN
2023 Juried Group Exhibition - “The Art and Soul of Bloomington”, The Venue, Bloomington, IN
2023 Juried Group Exhibition - Wabash Valley Exhibition -Swope Art Museum, Terra Haute, IN
2023 Juried Group Exhibition -3rd Place, 45th Whitewater Valley Art Competition, Richmond, IN
2023 Solo Show - Melting Point- Venue Gallery, Bloomington, IN
2022 Fall Limestone Carving Student Art Exhibition - Ivy Tech College, Bloomington, IN
2022 Juried Group Exhibition - Wabash Valley Exhibition -Swope Art Museum, Terra Haute, IN
2022 Solo Show “3 AM” - By Hand Gallery, Bloomington, IN
2021 Juried Group Exhibition - Wabash Valley Exhibition -Swope Art Museum, Terra Haute, IN
2021 National Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art & Practices, Virtual Exhibition
2021 International Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art, International Virtual Exhibition
2020 Exotica Erotica Group Exhibition - By Hand Gallery, Bloomington, IN
2019 National Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art & Practices
Practitioner’s Juried Exhibition and Contemporary Curator’s Juried Exhibition
2019 Exotica Erotica Exhibition By Hand Gallery, Bloomington, IN
2018 Juried Group Exhibition - Wabash Valley Exhibition -Swope Art Museum, Terra Haute, IN
2018 Good Ole Summertime Exhibit - 2nd place - Hoosier Salon Gallery, New Harmony, IN
2017 Solo Show “Ironography” - By Hand Gallery, Bloomington, IN
2017 Curated Professional Exhibition - Visitor’s Center Gallery at Sloss Furnaces. National Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art & Practices, Birmingham, AL
2017 Group Exhibition - Markers Mart, Bloomington, IN
2017 Solo Show -Venue Gallery, Bloomington, IN
2016 Juried Group Exhibition -1st Place 3D - Arts Illiana Gallery, Terra Haute, IN
2016 Group Exhibition - Bloomington Open Studio- Fell Gallery Show, Bloomington, IN
2016 Participant - Bloomington Open Studio Tour
2016 Juried Group Exhibition - Art and Soul of Bloomington, Venue Gallery, Bloomington, IN
2015 Group Exhibition - Bloomington Open Studio Pop-up Show, Cook Plaza, Bloomington, IN
2015 Participant - Bloomington Open Studio Tour
2014 Solo Exhibition - Ivy-Tech John Waldron Arts Center, Main Gallery, Bloomington, IN
INSTALLATIONS
2013- Present Not Dead Sculpture Trails Outdoor Museum, Solsberry, IN
2013 - PRESENT SUNFLOWER BIKE RACK Comunity Kitchen, Bloomington, IN
2013- PRESENT FAMILY MATTERS Sculpture Trails Outdoor Museum, Solsberry, IN
PUBLICATIONS
2019 Artists Creating
2016 a WINDOW in Hoosier Times May 14
2015 HOMES WHERE ARTISTS LIVE AND WORK Bloom Magazine October/November
2014 SCULPTOR BERT GILBERT Into Art October
2014 A DREAM REALIZED Bloom Magazine June/July
LECTURES
2015 THE PROCESS OF CREATIVITY Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2014 CONCEPT TO CREATION Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center, Bloomington, IN
Photo by Eddie Relick
Pouiring a reactive mold. 3000- degee fireworks!
Gilbert Arts
Bert Gilbert Sculptor
REVIEWS
Melting Point Show Review in The Indiana Daily Student
https://www.idsnews.com/article/2023/03/the-venue-hosts-artist-bert-gilbert-march-gallery-walk
Juror Statement:
We both walked into the gallery and gravitated towards certain pieces. Immediacy is not always an indication of quality, but in this case, it absolutely was. We were drawn to the boldness and freshness of the pieces we chose, along with the ingenuity in both composition and fabrication.
Oh!, brings an unexpected softness and mystery to a traditional and challenging material of cast iron. It also uses a “throw away” material as a vehicle for an inviting composition that we find both clever and unexpected. Beyond the thoughtful subject, execution and spectacular motion, radiates an upscale feel, chic and natural.