Dallas Museum of Art
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Dallas, TX 75201
Dallas, TX 75201
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Museums page for Hollis Sigler ((1948 - 2001)), known for Naive modernist imagery, graphics. Showing 8 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1948 Gary, Indiana - 2001. Known for: Naive modernist imagery, graphics.
Born in Gary, Indiana, and living in Chicago, Hollis Sigler adopted a "faux" naive style of painting as a mocking reaction against a culture that she perceived treats women like children. She also... Read full biography
Born in Gary, Indiana, and living in Chicago, Hollis Sigler adopted a "faux" naive style of painting as a mocking reaction against a culture that she perceived treats women like children. She also found this style one that most people can relate to, and staying at this level, she created works that... Read full biography
Born in Gary, Indiana, and living in Chicago, Hollis Sigler adopted a "faux" naive style of painting as a mocking reaction against a culture that she perceived treats women like children. She also found this style one that most people can relate to, and staying at this level, she created works that are purposefully awkward. Many of her paintings have written banners and decorative, painted frames and depict intimate interiors or suburban back yards. Often there is a shadowy figure whom she... Read full biography
Born in Gary, Indiana, and living in Chicago, Hollis Sigler adopted a "faux" naive style of painting as a mocking reaction against a culture that she perceived treats women like children. She also found this style one that most people can relate to, and staying at this level, she created works that are purposefully awkward. Many of her paintings have written banners and decorative, painted frames and depict intimate interiors or suburban back yards. Often there is a shadowy figure whom she calls "the lady," who is a symbol for real people. From 1975, Sigler has created psychologically complex narrative paintings, drawings, and prints that relate to her own personal experiences. Her themes are women's lives including love, family, coping... Read full biography
Born in Gary, Indiana, and living in Chicago, Hollis Sigler adopted a "faux" naive style of painting as a mocking reaction against a culture that she perceived treats women like children. She also found this style one that most people can relate to, and staying at this level, she created works that are purposefully awkward. Many of her paintings have written banners and decorative, painted frames and depict intimate interiors or suburban back yards. Often there is a shadowy figure whom she calls "the lady," who is a symbol for real people. From 1975, Sigler has created psychologically complex narrative paintings, drawings, and prints that relate to her own personal experiences. Her themes are women's lives including love, family, coping with loss and diseases, and the inevitability of death. In 1985, these themes were especially meaningful to her because she was dia... Read full biography
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About Hollis Sigler: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (8)
All MuseumsFort Wayne Museum of Art
311 East Main Street
Fort Wayne, IN 46802Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
227 State Street
Madison, WI 53703Museum of Contemporary Art-Chicago
220 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611-2604Newfields
4000 Michigan Road
Indianapolis, IN 46208-4196Seattle Art Museum
1300 First Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101Union League Club of Chicago
65 W. Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60604Weisman Art Museum
The University of Minnesota
333 East River Road
Minneapolis, MN 55455