Cyd Gottlieb - "Future-Looking" Mixed Media Painting
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"Future-Looking"
Wax pastel, gouache, watercolor, and graphite on wood panel.
8" H x 8" W x 0.75" D.
Hardware installed. Signed and dated on reverse.
Cyd Gottlieb
Cyd Gottlieb's visual language references the twists and turns of everyday life, creating a maze, a dance, a floor plan, a map, or an escape route for others to study and potentially follow. As the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, she looks to document her own story, which is demonstrably linked to theirs. Her current studio work addresses the process of "starting over" and relates her own displacement after a four-alarm fire, which resulted in the loss of her possessions and home, to her grandparents' resettlement experience as refugees in the Midwest. Gottlieb uses layers of paint and mixed media to explore introspective healing and guides viewers through an illustrative journey that evolves with each piece. Leaning into Ashkenazi Jewish, spiritual concepts, this body of work explores personal boundaries and decisive limits in relation to what one can withstand or chooses to take, whether material, external, or a part of the self.
Biography
Cyd Gottlieb is a multidisciplinary artist based in Toledo, Ohio whose work centers on creative problem-solving through experiential, visual, and interpretive programming. Her abstract style, developed during recovery from a spinal cord injury, serves as a medium for processing emotions and bodily sensations. Gottlieb's art explores introspective healing, using layers of paint and mixed media to guide viewers through a visual journey that evolves with each piece. Career highlights include the Ohio Arts Council ADAP grant award for 2025, a residency fellowship with Penland School of Craft, solo exhibitions with the Burkholder Project and Gathered Glass, and contributions to cultural texts published by Harvard University Press. Her work is part of the Sanda Findley Collector's Corner at the Toledo Museum of Art, and artworks are also currently carried by COOP Gallery, Wavelength Space, and ArtClvb. A self-taught artist, Gottlieb holds a BA in Hispanic Language and Literatures from Boston University.
Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions
2025 Grandfathered In (two-person with Paige Funchion); River House Arts; Toledo, OH
2025 Booking It: Draft (solo); The Burkholder Project; Lincoln, NE
2023 Nunsense (solo); The Village Players Theatre; Toledo, OH
2021 Notions of Motion (two-person with Katrina Niswander); Gathered Glassblowing Studio; Toledo, OH
2021 Meeting the Middle (solo); Gathered Glassblowing Studio; Toledo, OH
Group Exhibitions
2025 UNDISCLOSED; Porter Gallery at Toledo School for the Arts; Toledo, OH
2025 Summer Lovin; Wavelength Space; Chattanooga, TN
2025 GW x ArtClvb; GW Home; Detroit, MI
2025 Interconnected; Toledo Lucas County Public Library - Main Gallery; Toledo, OH
2024 TIC TAC; Peel Gallery; Carrboro, NC
2024 Studio Deals Midwest; ArtClvb with River House Arts; Toledo, OH
2024 Entanglement; The Kitchen Sink Gallery with River House Arts; Toledo, OH
2024 UNDISCLOSED; Porter Gallery at Toledo School for the Arts; Toledo, OH
2024 The Groundhog Show, Curated Storefront with TrueNorth Akron; Akron, OH
2024 Sh'Bang Fest; Hildebrandt Artist Collective; Cleveland, OH
2023 Gathered Together; Wavelength Space; Chattanooga, TN
2023 Pulp!; Peel Gallery; Carrboro, NC
2023 Calicornucopia 12; Calico; Brooklyn, NY
2023 Beyond the Gallows: A Journey to Abolish Capital Punishment; River House Arts; Toledo, OH
2023 Members Show; Akron Soul Train; Akron, OH
2023 Small Town/Big World (juried), presented by Hampton Friends of the Arts; Stanley Arts Center; Hampton, SC
2022 Squeeze; Peel Gallery; Carrboro, NC
2021 Women with Agency, curated by Natalie Lanese; Graphite Design + Build; Toledo, OH
2020 Hello Neighbor by Purple Window, curated by Ian J. Welch; Gathered Glassblowing Studio; Toledo, OH
2017 Dystopia Filter IV, organized by Stephen Holding; Chashama; Brooklyn, NY
2016 A Group Thing; Thomas Young Gallery at The Distillery; Boston, MA
2015 NO RUSE, organized by Heather Kapplow and Liz Nofziger; Atlantic Works Gallery; Boston, MA
2012 Alumni & Faculty Show; The Rubin-Frankel Gallery at Boston University; Boston, MA
2011 The Hundreds Show; LAP Gallery at Lincoln Arts Project; Waltham, MA
2006 FOCUS, organized by University of Toledo's Center for the Visual Arts; Toledo Museum of Art; Toledo, OH
Performances and Programs
2025 Pride Artist Panel; Toledo Museum of Art; Toledo, OH
2025 Week of Understanding; Institute for Holocaust Education; Omaha, NE
2024 Lunch & Learn (virtual program); Institute for Holocaust Education; Omaha, NE
2018 ME?M 4 BOSTON: A Story Ballet About the Internet; performed the ensemble work of Ryan McNamara; presented in conjunction with the exhibition Art in the Age of the Internet; ICA/Boston; Boston, MA
2017 Thank You for Coming: Play; performed the ensemble work of Faye Driscoll; ICA/Boston; Boston, MA
2016 "iSGM" in The Living Room, hosted an exhibition for Lee Mingwei; Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum; Boston, MA
Awards/Residencies
2025 Arts Commission Project Grant; The Arts Commission; Toledo, OH
2025 Toledo-Lucas County Rescue Plan Grant; funded by the City of Toledo, Lucas County Commissioners, and the Arts Commission; Toledo, OH
2024 Ohio Arts Council Artists with Disabilities Access Program Grant; Ohio Arts Council; Columbus, OH
2024 Accelerator Grant; The Arts Commission; Toledo, OH
2024 Toledo-Lucas County Rescue Plan Grant; funded by the City of Toledo, Lucas County Commissioners, and the Arts Commission; Toledo, OH
2023 Emerging Artist Stipend Award (Howard Kaye Fund); Burkholder Project; Lincoln, NE Honorable Mention; Small Town/Big World (juried); Stanley Arts Center; Hampton, SC
2023 Toledo-Lucas County Rescue Plan Grant; funded by the City of Toledo, Lucas County Commissioners, and the Arts Commission; Toledo, OH
2023 Winter Residency Fellowship; Books Studio, January 2023. Penland School of Craft; Bakersville, NC
2022 Accelerator Grant; The Arts Commission; Toledo, OH
2021 Toledo and Lucas County Arts Relief Grant; funded by the Arts Commission, Ohio Arts Council, and National Endowment for the Arts; Toledo, OH
2019 Full Scholarship; Flameworking (Soft Glass), Summer 2019. Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion; Toledo, OH
Teaching Experience
2024 Visiting Teaching Artist; Temple Shomer Emunim; Sylvania, OH
2024 Visiting Teaching Artist; Youth Advocate Programs; Toledo, OH
2022 Expressive Arts Instructor/Visiting Artist; Thomas M. Wernert Center; Toledo, OH
2018 Visual Arts Department Co-Chair and Set Design Consultant; Harand Camp of the Theater Arts; Kenosha, WI
2017 Visiting Critic for Introductory Studio midterms with Nicholas Adams; Georgia State University; Atlanta, GA
Curatorial Projects
2024 Culture Clash Records; Toledo, OH; Catalina Piedrahita + Domingo Portela for Blanco Diáfano; international mural collaboration; March 2024
2014 DeCordova Sculpture Park + Museum Corporate Art Loan Program; site-specific installations; Cambridge, MA;
- Maria Molteni; Security Scans; February 2016 - June 2016.
- David Buckley Borden; Forest Flag print series; August 2015 - February 2016.
- Josh Falke; Small Worlds: Through a Small Glass Window; February 2015 - June 2015.
- Cyrille Conan; Spittin' Feathers; August 2014 - January 2015.
2007 Student Representative for Sculpture in the Park Committee; Midwest Sculpture Initiative; Ottawa Hills, OH
Institutional Experience
2022 Board Member; Circle (affinity group) until 2023; Toledo Museum of Art; Toledo, OH
2020 Programming Committee; Circle (affinity group) until 2022; Toledo Museum of Art; Toledo, OH
2017 Paperback Publicist/Publicity Assistant; Harvard University Press; Cambridge, MA
2014 Corporate Program Assistant; DeCordova Sculpture Park until 2017; Lincoln, MA
2014 Interim Co-Head of Corporate Relations + Art Loan Program; DeCordova Sculpture Park + Museum; Lincoln, MA
2013 Public Relations Accounts Assistant; Fusco & Four/Ventures, LLC; Boston, MA
2013 Imaging; Barbara Krakow Gallery [Krakow Witkin Gallery]; Boston, MA
2012 Mills Gallery Visual Arts Programming Intern; Boston Center for the Arts; Boston, MA
2012 Artist Residency Studio Assistant for Stacy Scibelli; Boston Center for Arts; Boston, MA
2007 Media Group Classroom Support Assistant until 2011; Boston University; Boston, MA
Publications
Falconi, José Luis (Ed.). Pedro Reyes: Ad Usum/To Be Used. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2017. ISBN: 9780674025158. Provided copyediting.
Tognato, Carlo (Ed.). Cultural Agents Reloaded: The Legacy of Antanas Mockus. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2017. ISBN: 9780674088559. Provided Spanish/English translations and copyediting.
Non-Exclusive Representation
2025 Flat File program; COOP Gallery; Nashville, TN
2024-present, ArtClvb; Detroit, MI
2023-present, Sanda Findley Collector's Corner at the Toledo Museum of Art Store; Toledo, OH
2023-present, Flat File program, curator: Raquel Mullins; Wavelength Space; Chattanooga, TN
Education
2011 Bachelor of Arts in Hispanic Language & Literatures, Boston University, Boston, MA
2010 Universidad San Francisco de Quito; Quito, Ecuador
All sales on original artwork are final. No discounts apply.
Wax pastel, gouache, watercolor, and graphite on wood panel.
8" H x 8" W x 0.75" D.
Hardware installed. Signed and dated on reverse.
Cyd Gottlieb
Cyd Gottlieb's visual language references the twists and turns of everyday life, creating a maze, a dance, a floor plan, a map, or an escape route for others to study and potentially follow. As the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, she looks to document her own story, which is demonstrably linked to theirs. Her current studio work addresses the process of "starting over" and relates her own displacement after a four-alarm fire, which resulted in the loss of her possessions and home, to her grandparents' resettlement experience as refugees in the Midwest. Gottlieb uses layers of paint and mixed media to explore introspective healing and guides viewers through an illustrative journey that evolves with each piece. Leaning into Ashkenazi Jewish, spiritual concepts, this body of work explores personal boundaries and decisive limits in relation to what one can withstand or chooses to take, whether material, external, or a part of the self.
Biography
Cyd Gottlieb is a multidisciplinary artist based in Toledo, Ohio whose work centers on creative problem-solving through experiential, visual, and interpretive programming. Her abstract style, developed during recovery from a spinal cord injury, serves as a medium for processing emotions and bodily sensations. Gottlieb's art explores introspective healing, using layers of paint and mixed media to guide viewers through a visual journey that evolves with each piece. Career highlights include the Ohio Arts Council ADAP grant award for 2025, a residency fellowship with Penland School of Craft, solo exhibitions with the Burkholder Project and Gathered Glass, and contributions to cultural texts published by Harvard University Press. Her work is part of the Sanda Findley Collector's Corner at the Toledo Museum of Art, and artworks are also currently carried by COOP Gallery, Wavelength Space, and ArtClvb. A self-taught artist, Gottlieb holds a BA in Hispanic Language and Literatures from Boston University.
Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions
2025 Grandfathered In (two-person with Paige Funchion); River House Arts; Toledo, OH
2025 Booking It: Draft (solo); The Burkholder Project; Lincoln, NE
2023 Nunsense (solo); The Village Players Theatre; Toledo, OH
2021 Notions of Motion (two-person with Katrina Niswander); Gathered Glassblowing Studio; Toledo, OH
2021 Meeting the Middle (solo); Gathered Glassblowing Studio; Toledo, OH
Group Exhibitions
2025 UNDISCLOSED; Porter Gallery at Toledo School for the Arts; Toledo, OH
2025 Summer Lovin; Wavelength Space; Chattanooga, TN
2025 GW x ArtClvb; GW Home; Detroit, MI
2025 Interconnected; Toledo Lucas County Public Library - Main Gallery; Toledo, OH
2024 TIC TAC; Peel Gallery; Carrboro, NC
2024 Studio Deals Midwest; ArtClvb with River House Arts; Toledo, OH
2024 Entanglement; The Kitchen Sink Gallery with River House Arts; Toledo, OH
2024 UNDISCLOSED; Porter Gallery at Toledo School for the Arts; Toledo, OH
2024 The Groundhog Show, Curated Storefront with TrueNorth Akron; Akron, OH
2024 Sh'Bang Fest; Hildebrandt Artist Collective; Cleveland, OH
2023 Gathered Together; Wavelength Space; Chattanooga, TN
2023 Pulp!; Peel Gallery; Carrboro, NC
2023 Calicornucopia 12; Calico; Brooklyn, NY
2023 Beyond the Gallows: A Journey to Abolish Capital Punishment; River House Arts; Toledo, OH
2023 Members Show; Akron Soul Train; Akron, OH
2023 Small Town/Big World (juried), presented by Hampton Friends of the Arts; Stanley Arts Center; Hampton, SC
2022 Squeeze; Peel Gallery; Carrboro, NC
2021 Women with Agency, curated by Natalie Lanese; Graphite Design + Build; Toledo, OH
2020 Hello Neighbor by Purple Window, curated by Ian J. Welch; Gathered Glassblowing Studio; Toledo, OH
2017 Dystopia Filter IV, organized by Stephen Holding; Chashama; Brooklyn, NY
2016 A Group Thing; Thomas Young Gallery at The Distillery; Boston, MA
2015 NO RUSE, organized by Heather Kapplow and Liz Nofziger; Atlantic Works Gallery; Boston, MA
2012 Alumni & Faculty Show; The Rubin-Frankel Gallery at Boston University; Boston, MA
2011 The Hundreds Show; LAP Gallery at Lincoln Arts Project; Waltham, MA
2006 FOCUS, organized by University of Toledo's Center for the Visual Arts; Toledo Museum of Art; Toledo, OH
Performances and Programs
2025 Pride Artist Panel; Toledo Museum of Art; Toledo, OH
2025 Week of Understanding; Institute for Holocaust Education; Omaha, NE
2024 Lunch & Learn (virtual program); Institute for Holocaust Education; Omaha, NE
2018 ME?M 4 BOSTON: A Story Ballet About the Internet; performed the ensemble work of Ryan McNamara; presented in conjunction with the exhibition Art in the Age of the Internet; ICA/Boston; Boston, MA
2017 Thank You for Coming: Play; performed the ensemble work of Faye Driscoll; ICA/Boston; Boston, MA
2016 "iSGM" in The Living Room, hosted an exhibition for Lee Mingwei; Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum; Boston, MA
Awards/Residencies
2025 Arts Commission Project Grant; The Arts Commission; Toledo, OH
2025 Toledo-Lucas County Rescue Plan Grant; funded by the City of Toledo, Lucas County Commissioners, and the Arts Commission; Toledo, OH
2024 Ohio Arts Council Artists with Disabilities Access Program Grant; Ohio Arts Council; Columbus, OH
2024 Accelerator Grant; The Arts Commission; Toledo, OH
2024 Toledo-Lucas County Rescue Plan Grant; funded by the City of Toledo, Lucas County Commissioners, and the Arts Commission; Toledo, OH
2023 Emerging Artist Stipend Award (Howard Kaye Fund); Burkholder Project; Lincoln, NE Honorable Mention; Small Town/Big World (juried); Stanley Arts Center; Hampton, SC
2023 Toledo-Lucas County Rescue Plan Grant; funded by the City of Toledo, Lucas County Commissioners, and the Arts Commission; Toledo, OH
2023 Winter Residency Fellowship; Books Studio, January 2023. Penland School of Craft; Bakersville, NC
2022 Accelerator Grant; The Arts Commission; Toledo, OH
2021 Toledo and Lucas County Arts Relief Grant; funded by the Arts Commission, Ohio Arts Council, and National Endowment for the Arts; Toledo, OH
2019 Full Scholarship; Flameworking (Soft Glass), Summer 2019. Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion; Toledo, OH
Teaching Experience
2024 Visiting Teaching Artist; Temple Shomer Emunim; Sylvania, OH
2024 Visiting Teaching Artist; Youth Advocate Programs; Toledo, OH
2022 Expressive Arts Instructor/Visiting Artist; Thomas M. Wernert Center; Toledo, OH
2018 Visual Arts Department Co-Chair and Set Design Consultant; Harand Camp of the Theater Arts; Kenosha, WI
2017 Visiting Critic for Introductory Studio midterms with Nicholas Adams; Georgia State University; Atlanta, GA
Curatorial Projects
2024 Culture Clash Records; Toledo, OH; Catalina Piedrahita + Domingo Portela for Blanco Diáfano; international mural collaboration; March 2024
2014 DeCordova Sculpture Park + Museum Corporate Art Loan Program; site-specific installations; Cambridge, MA;
- Maria Molteni; Security Scans; February 2016 - June 2016.
- David Buckley Borden; Forest Flag print series; August 2015 - February 2016.
- Josh Falke; Small Worlds: Through a Small Glass Window; February 2015 - June 2015.
- Cyrille Conan; Spittin' Feathers; August 2014 - January 2015.
2007 Student Representative for Sculpture in the Park Committee; Midwest Sculpture Initiative; Ottawa Hills, OH
Institutional Experience
2022 Board Member; Circle (affinity group) until 2023; Toledo Museum of Art; Toledo, OH
2020 Programming Committee; Circle (affinity group) until 2022; Toledo Museum of Art; Toledo, OH
2017 Paperback Publicist/Publicity Assistant; Harvard University Press; Cambridge, MA
2014 Corporate Program Assistant; DeCordova Sculpture Park until 2017; Lincoln, MA
2014 Interim Co-Head of Corporate Relations + Art Loan Program; DeCordova Sculpture Park + Museum; Lincoln, MA
2013 Public Relations Accounts Assistant; Fusco & Four/Ventures, LLC; Boston, MA
2013 Imaging; Barbara Krakow Gallery [Krakow Witkin Gallery]; Boston, MA
2012 Mills Gallery Visual Arts Programming Intern; Boston Center for the Arts; Boston, MA
2012 Artist Residency Studio Assistant for Stacy Scibelli; Boston Center for Arts; Boston, MA
2007 Media Group Classroom Support Assistant until 2011; Boston University; Boston, MA
Publications
Falconi, José Luis (Ed.). Pedro Reyes: Ad Usum/To Be Used. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2017. ISBN: 9780674025158. Provided copyediting.
Tognato, Carlo (Ed.). Cultural Agents Reloaded: The Legacy of Antanas Mockus. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2017. ISBN: 9780674088559. Provided Spanish/English translations and copyediting.
Non-Exclusive Representation
2025 Flat File program; COOP Gallery; Nashville, TN
2024-present, ArtClvb; Detroit, MI
2023-present, Sanda Findley Collector's Corner at the Toledo Museum of Art Store; Toledo, OH
2023-present, Flat File program, curator: Raquel Mullins; Wavelength Space; Chattanooga, TN
Education
2011 Bachelor of Arts in Hispanic Language & Literatures, Boston University, Boston, MA
2010 Universidad San Francisco de Quito; Quito, Ecuador
All sales on original artwork are final. No discounts apply.
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