Janet Goldner is an American visual artist who has exhibited her work widely on four continents. Goldner spends several months in

Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali ...

each year and lives and maintains a studio in New York City. She has received numerous awards and grants, and her work is in several collections.

Work

Goldner's work bridges diverse cultures, and addresses issues of social justice and identity. Her work has been influenced by numerous trips to West Africa, and

in particular. Her work was included in the ''Global Africa'' exhibition at the

Museum of Art and Design The Museum of Arts and Design (MAD), based in Manhattan, New York City, collects, displays, and interprets objects that document contemporary and historic innovation in craft, art, and design. In its exhibitions and educational programs, the mus ...

, curated by Lowery Stokes Sims. Her ''Fences & Neighbors'' installation created on Governor's Island, in New York addresses border issues and migration.

Honors and awards

In 1994-1995, Goldner received a

Fulbright Senior Research Fellowship The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright–Hays Program, is one of several United States Cultural Exchange Programs with the goal of improving intercultural relations, cultural diplomacy, and intercultural competence between the people of ...

, as well as grants from the Ford Foundation, and UN Special Committee Against Apartheid.

Collections

Goldner's work is in the permanent collections of the American Embassy in Mali, the city of Segou, Mali, and the Islip Museum in Long Island, NY. Her work, ''Most of Us Art Immigrants'', a large-scale sculpture installation, is in the collection of the Islip Museum on Long Island, New York.

References

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