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American, b. 1952
Gary Goldberg (b. San Jose, CA, 1952), Professor Emeritus of Art at Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas recently retired from teaching after 37 years. He has been photographing the unique qualities of Oaxaca City, Mexico for over twenty years. In his most recent body of work, he has come to see Oaxaca - its land, its sky, its cosmos - through its textured and richly layered walls and facades. This body of photographic work is imbued with references to landscape, twentieth century art history, meditative states, and Mexican mythologies. The formal qualities are basic: one shape on a color ground, two colors at their intersections, scale, and land-sky relationships. As he interprets Oaxaca, Goldberg is inspired by the color field painters while remaining true to his vision of Oaxaca by highlighting the city’s ancient patina and depth. Goldberg’s photographs ask the viewer to decipher the image: what am I looking at, what is the scale? Many of Goldberg’s photographs have been transformed into textiles using a dry felting process at Taller de Afelpado, San Agustín Etla, Oaxaca, Mexico. Each textile is hand made by a team of three artisans, often taking up to three weeks to complete. The wool used is dyed with natural pigments such as cochineal and indigo. Goldberg received an MFA from the University of Nebraska in 1979. He has been the recipient of an Emerging Artist Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Goldberg’s photographs have been included in over one hundred exhibitions and publications throughout his career. Public collections in which Goldberg’s photographs appear include the Victoria & Albert Museum; the Photography Collection in the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin; Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.; The Wittliff Collections, Alkek Library, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas; Sheldon Museum of Art, Lincoln, Nebraska; and the UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. Gary recently moved back to his home state and is living and working in Berkeley, California.
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Artist: Gary Goldberg
Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Pink on Pink
Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Pink on Pink

Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Pink on Pink

By Gary Goldberg

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Gary Goldberg Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Pink on Pink, 2022 Dry wool needle felting 72 x 48 in Edition of 3 One of Gary Goldberg’s photographs from his Finding the Universe in ...

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Birthing Mother

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Gary Goldberg Birthing Mother, 2023 Dry wool needle felting 48 x 32 in Edition of 3 One of Gary Goldberg’s photographs from his Mesa Prieta Petroglyphs (in New Mexico) series has be...

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Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, When Clouds Meet the Dawn (2/3)
Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, When Clouds Meet the Dawn (2/3)

Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, When Clouds Meet the Dawn (2/3)

By Gary Goldberg

Located in San Francisco, CA

Gary Goldberg Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, When Clouds Meet the Dawn, 2024 Dry wool needle felting 48 x 120 in Edition of 3 One of Gary Goldberg’s photographs from his Finding th...

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Textile, Felt

Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Pink Wave

Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Pink Wave

By Gary Goldberg

Located in San Francisco, CA

Gary Goldberg Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Pink Wave, 2018 Dry wool needle felting 48 x 120 in Edition of 3 One of Gary Goldberg’s photographs from his Finding the Universe in Oa...

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Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Blue Horizon
Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Blue Horizon

Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Blue Horizon

By Gary Goldberg

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Gary Goldberg Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Blue Horizon, 2018 Dry wool needle felting 48 x 120 in Edition of 3 One of Gary Goldberg’s photographs from his Finding the Universe i...

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Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Sunset

Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Sunset

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Located in San Francisco, CA

Gary Goldberg Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Sunset, 2019 Textile, wool felting 48 x 32 in Edition of 3 One of Gary Goldberg’s photographs from his Finding the Universe in Oaxaca s...

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Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Sunset

Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Sunset

By Gary Goldberg

Located in San Francisco, CA

Gary Goldberg Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Sunset, 2018 Dry wool needle felting 48 x 32 in Edition of 3 One of Gary Goldberg’s photographs from his Finding the Universe in Oaxaca...

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Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, And Then the Rain Came
Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, And Then the Rain Came

Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, And Then the Rain Came

By Gary Goldberg

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Gary Goldberg Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, And Then the Rain Came, 2023 Dry wool needle felting 72 x 48 in Edition of 3 One of Gary Goldberg’s photographs from his Finding the Un...

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Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Lightning

Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Lightning

By Gary Goldberg

Located in San Francisco, CA

Gary Goldberg Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Lightning, 2018 Dry wool needle felting 48 x 32 in Edition of 3 One of Gary Goldberg’s photographs from his Finding the Universe in Oax...

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Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Red Band in the Universe

Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Red Band in the Universe

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Located in San Francisco, CA

Gary Goldberg Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Red Band in the Universe, 2023 Dry wool needle felting 72 x 48 in Edition of 3 One of Gary Goldberg’s photographs from his Finding the ...

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Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Night Sky

Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Night Sky

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Located in San Francisco, CA

Gary Goldberg Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Night Sky, 2018 Dry wool needle felting 48 x 32 in Edition of 3 One of Gary Goldberg’s photographs from his Finding the Universe in Oax...

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Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Yellow, Orange Pole

Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Yellow, Orange Pole

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Located in San Francisco, CA

Gary Goldberg Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Yellow, Orange Pole, 2023 Dry wool needle felting 72 x 48 in Edition of 3 One of Gary Goldberg’s photographs from his Finding the Unive...

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Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Gray Arch

Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Gray Arch

By Gary Goldberg

Located in San Francisco, CA

Gary Goldberg Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Gray Arch, 2018 Dry wool needle felting 48 x 32 in Edition of 3 One of Gary Goldberg’s photographs from his Finding the Universe in Oax...

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Animal Figure

Animal Figure

By Gary Goldberg

Located in San Francisco, CA

Gary Goldberg Animal Figure, 2023 Dry wool needle felting 32 x 48 in Edition of 3 One of Gary Goldberg’s photographs from his Mesa Prieta Petroglyphs (in New Mexico) series has been...

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