SANDY SKOGLUND
Sandy Skoglund was born in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1946. She received her M.F.A. in painting in 1972, from the University of Iowa. Sandy moved to New York in June of 1972, where she started working as a conceptual artist. In the late seventies Sandy’s desire to document conceptual ideas led her to teach herself photography. This developing interest in photographic technique became fused with her interest in popular culture and commercial picture making strategies, resulting in a series of food still lifes in 1978 with such titles as Luncheon Meat on a Counter and Peas on a Plate.

Since 1981, when Revenge of the Goldfish and Radioactive Cats appeared at the Whitney Biennial Exhibition, Sandy Skoglund has achieved a leading position in revolutionary photography. Many of her installations have been commissioned by museums and universities around the world. Her works are included in the collections of numerous public institutions such as The Centre Georges Pompidou, The Denver Art Museum, The Eastman House International Museum of Photography, The Hallmark Photographic Collection, The J. Paul Getty Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Sonje Museum of Contemporary Art, The Walker Art Center, and The Whitney Museum of American Art, among many others.

 

 

 

 
   

Sandy Skoglund, The Wedding, 1994,
edition 15/30, cibachrome print, 38 1/4 X 48 inches.