Bean Gilsdorf

Bean Gilsdorf is an artist and freelance writer. She has been writing exhibition reviews, articles, and interviews for print and internet publications since 2007. Her work has been published in Textile: the Journal of Cloth and Culture, Fiberarts Magazine (2007-2011), and Surface Design Journal, and she is a frequent contributor to the online contemporary art publications Art Practical and Daily Serving.Gilsdorf's collages, textiles, and installations have been exhibited across the United States and in Italy, England, China, South Africa and Poland. In 2011, Gilsdorf received her MFA from the California College of the Arts. She lives in San Francisco and is a 2011-2012 Graduate Fellow at the Headlands Center for the Arts.

By Bean GilsdorfBy Bean Gilsdorf

Trading Up

Performance Anxiety

MFA vs. Residency

A Spark in the Dark

An Institutional Setting

How to Find Artists

Padding the Resume

Pressured to Review

On Foot and In Love: Interview with Author Gary Kamiya