The six 14 inch diameter aluminum sculptures are displayed on the wall in the Family Learning Center at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore.

About the Artist:

Dorothy Gillespie was an American painter and sculptor who was born in Roanoke, Virginia, in 1920. She enjoyed an artistic career that spanned over 70 years before her death at 92 in 2012. She studied at the Maryland Institute College of Art, MD, then moved to New York City in 1943 where she studied art at the Art Students League of New York and Stanley William Hayter’s Atelier 17.

Gillespie was also an important player in the women’s art movement. Known for her tremendous output of colorful, joyful sculptural art, she was among those who helped blaze a path for women artists during the feminist art movement in the 1960s and 1970s. Always experimenting and trying new materials and techniques, Gillespie mastered many mediums, including painting, paper, sculpture, printmaking, environment and happenings, ceramics, jewelry and set designs.

As a painter, sculptor, and installation artist, Gillespie’s art encompasses many significant 20th century trends in art, including abstract expressionism, decorative abstraction, site-specific installation, the women’s movement, and art in public spaces.

Education was always very important to Dorothy Gillespie and during her life. She visited over 50 colleges and universities where she would give public lectures, coached and taught young artists. She was a Distinguished Professor of Art, Radford University, and a Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellow for many years. In 1990 she was recognized for her commitment to education when she received a Doctor of Pedagogy, Niagara University.

Dorothy Gillespie is the subject of numerous reviews, scholarly articles, television and radio interviews and the book ‘Dorothy Gillespie.’

Lori Adams Photography