Emilie Gossiaux
Since losing her vision in 2010, Gossiaux’s altered experience of the world has seen her practice grow - finding inspiration in dreams, memories, sensuality, and non-visual sensory perceptions. Relying solely on her sense of touch and proprioception, she demonstrates a profound sensitivity towards texture, space, and material. Alongside her studio practice, Gossiaux works as a museum educator at The Metropolitan Museum of Art with Access and Community programs. She co-teaches a studio class for blind and visually impaired visitors in the Met’s Seeing Through Drawing program and has led gallery tours for general audiences exploring cross-sensory themes with the museum’s permanent collection.
Gossiaux’s work has featured in numerous shows at The Cooper Hewitt in New York, Pippy Houldsworth in London, The Smithsonian Institute of Art in Washington DC, The Interlochen Center for the Arts in Interlochen, MI, Recess Art in New York, StoreFrontLab in San Francisco, Maw Gallery in New York, and the Dedalus Foundation in Brooklyn, among others. She has won several honors and awards, including The John F. Kennedy Center’s VSA Prize for Excellence in 2013, the Elliot Lash Memorial Prize for Excellence in Sculpture in 2014, and was awarded the Dumfries House Residency in Scotland by the …
Since losing her vision in 2010, Gossiaux’s altered experience of the world has seen her practice grow - finding inspiration in dreams, memories, sensuality, and non-visual sensory perceptions. Relying solely on her sense of touch and proprioception, she demonstrates a profound sensitivity towards texture, space, and material. Alongside her studio practice, Gossiaux works as a museum educator at The Metropolitan Museum of Art with Access and Community programs. She co-teaches a studio class for blind and visually impaired visitors in the Met’s Seeing Through Drawing program and has led gallery tours for general audiences exploring cross-sensory themes with the museum’s permanent collection.
Gossiaux’s work has featured in numerous shows at The Cooper Hewitt in New York, Pippy Houldsworth in London, The Smithsonian Institute of Art in Washington DC, The Interlochen Center for the Arts in Interlochen, MI, Recess Art in New York, StoreFrontLab in San Francisco, Maw Gallery in New York, and the Dedalus Foundation in Brooklyn, among others. She has won several honors and awards, including The John F. Kennedy Center’s VSA Prize for Excellence in 2013, the Elliot Lash Memorial Prize for Excellence in Sculpture in 2014, and was awarded the Dumfries House Residency in Scotland by the Royal Drawing School in 2018.
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