Eileen Abdul-Rashid

Eileen Abdul-Rashid
Nationality American

Eileen Abdulrashid (now Eileen Nelson[1]) is a 20th-century artist and craftsperson best known for her work in enamel on copper.[2][3] She primarily exhibited in Chicago and Los Angeles. She was part of the first exhibition of contemporary African-American women artists in California, Sapphire: You've Come a Long Way, Baby at Suzanne Jackson's Gallery 32 in Los Angeles in 1970.[4]

Early life and family

Eileen Abdulrashid grew up in California.[1] Her cousin is artist Senga Nengudi.[1][5]

Education

Eileen Abdulrashid studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, the American Academy of Art in Chicago, and the Institute of Design (ID) in Chicago, which merged to become the Illinois Institute of Technology in 1949.[6]

Career

Selected group exhibitions

Abdulrashid exhibited at Suzanne Jackson's Gallery 32 in Los Angeles, CA[7] as part of a group exhibition entitled Sapphire: You've Come a Long Way, Baby. Other participating artists included Betye Saar, Georgia Bohanan, Suzanne Jackson, Yvonne Cole Meo, and Senga Nengudi (listed as "S. Irons")[4]. The exhibit ran from July 4 to July 9, 1970.[8] This was likely the first group exhibition of African American women artists in Los Angeles.[9]

Abdulrashid was one of nineteen artists featured in the 1970 California Black Craftsmen[10] traveling exhibition under the auspices of the Mills College Art Gallery, Oakland, CA.[11] The exhibition ran from February 15th through March 8th 1970 and was organized by artist and curator Evangeline "E.J." Montgomery[12].

In 1973 Eileen Abdulrashid attended the National Conference of Artists in New York[13] with artists David Hammons, Betye Saar, and Dan Concholar.[5]

She exhibited at a number of galleries in both Chicago and Los Angeles. Chicago Galleries include the Art Institute, Fie Gallery, H. Horner Gallery, South Side Art Center, Arts Gallery, and the East Gallery.[10][6] Los Angeles galleries include the Brockman Gallery, Gallery 32,[10][6][7] and the Central 1015 Gallery.[14]

At an exhibition at the Foyer Gallery in the Marin County Civic Center in 1975, her works included paintings, drawings, sculpture, and enamel-work, and they incorporated a wide variety of materials.[15]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Repondez s’il vous plait: An Interview with Senga Nengudi Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  2. ↑ "Eileen Abdul-Rashid – Artist, Fine Art Prices, Auction Records for Eileen Abdulrashid". Askart.com. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
  3. ↑ Winsboro, Irvin D. S. (February 12, 2015). "Artists often overlooked during Black History Month". News-Press. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  4. 1 2 H., Carpenter, Jane (2003). Betye Saar. Saar, Betye. San Francisco, Calif.: Pomegranate. ISBN 0764923498. OCLC 51848622.
  5. 1 2 Coker, Gylbert. "Senga Nengudi She Twists, Knots and Pulls to Near Breaking What Other Women Fear Will Get Snagged and Run". iraaa.museum.hamptonu.edu. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  6. 1 2 3 Cederholm, Theresa Dickason (June 1, 1973). Afro-American Artists: A Bio-Bibliographical Directory. S.l.: Boston Public Library. ISBN 9780890730072.
  7. 1 2 Jones, Kellie (April 7, 2017). South of Pico: African American Artists in Los Angeles in the 1960s and 1970s. Durham, NC: Duke University Press Books. p. 154. ISBN 978-0822361640. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "Exhibition announcement for Sapphire, you've come a long way baby, not after 1970 Jun. 26, from the Ankrum Gallery records, circa 1900-circa 1990s, bulk 1960-1990". www.aaa.si.edu. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  9. ↑ "Survey LA: Los Angeles Historic Resources Survey" (PDF). January 2018.
  10. 1 2 3 Montgomery, Evangeline J (1970). California Black craftsmen. Oakland: Mills College Art Gallery.
  11. ↑ "Abdulrashid, Eileen (a.k.a. Abdul-Rashid, Eileen)". Aavad.com. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
  12. ↑ "Evangeline Montgomery". Wikipedia. 2018-02-13.
  13. ↑ "National Conference of Artists New York". National Conference of Artists New York. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  14. ↑ "Now Dig This! | Now Dig This! digital archive | Hammer Museum". Hammer Museum. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  15. ↑ Garfinkel, Ada (August 8, 1975). "ART REVIEW Works Show Artist's Concern With Events". Daily Independent Journal. San Rafael, California. p. 20. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
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