Libby Black

Libby Black is an Associate Professor at the School of Art, San Francisco State University. She is a painter, drawer, and sculptural installation artist known for exploring themes such as politics, feminism, LGBTQ+ identity, consumerism, addiction, and notions of value and desire through mixed-media works. Her installations combine life-sized paper-and-glue sculptures with two-dimensional paintings and drawings sourced from fashion magazines, books, and newspapers.

Black has exhibited nationally and internationally, including shows at Galerie Droste (Germany), Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, and the Orange County Museum of Art. She has been an artist-in-residence at the Headlands Center for the Arts, Montalvo Arts Center, and Spaces in Cleveland. Her work has been featured in Artforum, Art in America, and The New York Times.

Education: BFA from Cleveland Institute of Art (1999), MFA from California College of the Arts (2001).

Research focuses on blending personal narratives with broader cultural critiques, using domestic objects and hybrid forms to interrogate societal norms and individual experiences. No specific grants or advising roles are detailed in the provided texts.