Gilbert Boro

Gilbert Boro is an abstract sculptor with a focus on the interplay of space, place, and form. In his work, he prefers formal clarity to ornamentality and he relies on variations of complementary elements, such as planes juxtaposed with curves. Boro materials include stone, steel, wood, aluminum, and plastics. Where appropriate, he will use computer-aided design to model the spatial relationships of his working drafts.
The challenges and joys of creative activity are found in the visualization - as much as in the execution - of an idea. For Gilbert, working at sculpture is a compulsion not just a possibility. He believes that art doesn’t need to solve or interpret societal problems. Rather, the virtue of art is that it allows us to regain the creativity that we all had naturally as children. His approach engages with the entire process of sculpture, as he respects the history of figuration as well as the importance of the human form. His artistic process begins with the traditional practice of sketching and working out the form with maquettes. The specific scale of his sculptures is based on a consideration of sculpture as more than an object in space. It becomes a space in and of itself.

Boro has received two traveling fellow...

DEGREE PROGRAMS:
1975 Masters of Architecture, Columbia University, New York, NY
1966 Bachelors of Architecture, Columbia University, New York, NY
1961 Bachelors of Arts, Duke University, Durham, NC

ADDITIONAL STUDIES:
The Carving Studio & Sculpture Center, West Rutland, VT: stone and woodcarving
The Johnson Atelier, Hamilton, NJ: stone carving
Mass College of Art, Boston, MA: welding, metalworking and sculpture
Pratt Institute. Brooklyn, NY: studio art
New York University, New York, NY
Adelphi College, Garden City, NY

2019
Solo Shows:
“Coming Together”, Congregation Beth Shalom Rodfe Zedek, Chester, CT
“Sculptural Works by Gilbert Boro”, The ESB Gallery, Old Lyme, CT
“Knot Theory”, Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London, CT

Group Shows:
Gallery 44, Old Lyme, CT
Ramey Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA
“Summer Sculpture Showcase 2019”, Old Lyme, CT
“Nor’Easter Exhibition”, New Britain Museum of Contemporary Art, New Britain, CT
“Celebrating Summer’, Chester Gallery, Chester, CT
The Avenue Concept, Public Art, Providence, RI
“Changing Landscapes Exhibition”, Eustis Estate Museum, Milford, MA

2018
Group Shows:
62nd Regional Show, Mystic Museum of Art, Mystic, CT
CAFA 107th Annual Exhibition, Mystic, CT
Midsummer Festival, Old Lyme, CT
Annual Juried Exhibition-Memory, Mystic Museum of Art, Mystic, CT
Ramey Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA
The Chester Gallery - In the Elements, Chester, CT
“Summer Sculpture Showcase 2018”, Old Lyme, CT
“Regatta II/6 Brass & Teal”, Gallery 44, Old Lyme, CT
“Ball Beams and Curves I/18” Slate Gray, ADC Fine Arts, Cincinnati, OH

2017
Group Shows:
Art Comes Alive, ADC Fine Art (awarded Metal Sculptor of the Year), Cincinnati, OH
61st Regional Show, Mystic Museum of Art, Mystic, CT
CAFA 106th Annual Exhibi...