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American artist
Irene Pijoan
Born(1953-11-11)November 11, 1953
Lausanne, Switzerland
DiedAugust 18, 2004(2004-08-18) (aged 50)
Berkeley, California, U.S.
Other namesIrène Pijoan
Occupation(s)Painter, sculptor, educator
Years active1976–2004
SpouseCraig Nagasawa
Children1
Parents
  • Joseph Pijoan (father)
  • Geneviève Bugnion (mother)

Irene Pijoan (1953 – 2004) was a Swiss-born American painter, sculptor, and educator. She was active in the San Francisco Bay Area and taught at the San Francisco Art Institute for more than 20 years.

Early life and education

Irene Pijoan was born on November 11, 1953, in Lausanne, Switzerland to parents Geneviève Bugnion and Joseph Pijoan [es]. Her mother was Swiss, her father was a Spanish architect, art historian, philosopher, and poet in the Catalan language.

Pijoan received her bachelor of arts degree in 1978, followed by her fine arts master's of fine art degree in 1980 from University of California, Davis. She also took classes at California State University, Sacramento. In 1979, Pijoan was awarded a scholarship to the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. In 1981–1982, she was awarded the Roswell Artist-in-Residence.

Career

One of her early solo exhibitions was in 1977 at Off-Brand Gallery (formerly Acme) in the former North Sacramento City Hall. Starting in 1983, she began teaching at San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) where she remained until her death in 2004. She was a teacher of artist Jason Rhoades.

Her art work was created in a wide range of styles and materials. In the beginning of her career she was working with abstract Funk art sculptures, followed by with figurative and portrait pieces in multidimensional encaustic, and over time her work became more abstracted. Pijoan was known for her cut paper and cut metal art.

She created public art in the form of large scale aluminum cut-out screens on display at Highland Hospital in Oakland; Santa Clara Public Library; Victoria Manalo Draves Park in SOMA, San Francisco; and at the Harborview Medical Building in Seattle.

Death and legacy

Starting in 1999, Pijoan battled breast cancer. She died on August 18, 2004, in Berkeley, California. Pijoan was married to artist Craig Nagasawa, and together they had one daughter.

Her work is in museum collections including at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMoMA), and San José Museum of Art.

Publications

References

  1. ^ Johnstone, Mark; Holzman, Leslie Aboud; Aboud, Leslie (November 2002). Epicenter: San Francisco Bay Area Art Now. Chronicle Books. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-8118-3541-1.
  2. Whittaker, Richard (2004). "Conversations.org: Lucidity: A Conversation with Irene Pijoan". Conversations.org. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  3. ^ Camps, Mark (2004-09-12). "Irène Pijoan -- influential painter, professor at S.F. Art Institute". SFGATE. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  4. Alzuria, Gonzalo Pasamar; Martín, Ignacio Peiró (2002-05-24). Diccionario Akal de Historiadores españoles contemporáneos (in Spanish). Ediciones AKAL. p. 495. ISBN 978-84-460-1489-8.
  5. ^ "Irene Pijoan". The RAiR Foundation. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  6. ^ Johnson, Charles (December 18, 1977). "A Continuing Non-Tradition". Newspapers.com. The Sacramento Bee. p. 133. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  7. Skowhegan: A Ten-year Retrospective, 1975-1985, Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture, New York & Skowhegan, Maine. Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture. 1986. p. 46.
  8. "Pijoan, Irene (American painter and sculptor, born 1953)". Union List of Artist Names, The J. Paul Getty Trust.
  9. Porges, Maria (December 2001). "Irene Pijoan, Bedford Gallery". Artforum.com. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  10. "Irene Pijoan". Public Art and Architecture from Around the World. September 11, 2011. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  11. "Night in Cairo". SFMOMA. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  12. "Irene Pijoan". San José Museum of Art. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
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