Bibby Gignilliat

Artist Statement

Each day as I step into my studio, I am entering a playground – a workout for taking risks, letting go of attachments, and experimenting with new ideas. The materials are guiding me. A letter to the tooth fairy, a One Way road sign, or a billboard scrap foraged in San Francisco all make their way into the work and are a reflection of my interior life. My spirit laughs out loud at the freedom of breaking the rules and drawing outside of the lines. I’m not sure who is in charge – my art or me. The process is alchemical, magical, and joyful. The maverick/rebel is encouraged while the perfectionist is given a time-out. The result is a pure reflection of my heart. In 2021, my work was chosen for the DeYoung Open at the DeYoung Museum. It is available through my studio, Sloan Miyasato Fine Art, through Slate Contemporary in Oakland and through the Portland Art Gallery in Portland, Maine.

Biography

Bibby has been creative since she picked up her first crayon. She started private art classes at 10 and put her art career on the hold at 11, after being criticized by her art teacher. Turning her adult creative talents toward cooking, Bibby became a marketing manager for Williams-Sonoma, and then decided to go to culinary school. From there she offered interactive cooking classes which evolved into the company, Parties That Cook, with satellite office in Chicago, Seattle and Portland. The business was successful, but Bibby had an epiphany when, as a panelist at the Sloan School of Management at MIT. She heard her company described as a lifestyle business. “I realized I had been pushing so hard, that I had left my own lifestyle behind. And I had forgotten what I liked to do.” And what she liked to do was paint. Coming full circle, Bibby sold the business and shifted her focus to becoming a full-time mixed media artist, living and working in Sausalito, CA. She is unconstrained by the formal training of art school and has studied with Nicholas Wilton, Michael Cutlip, Michael Shemchuk, Mark Eanes, Heather Wilcoxon, Leslie Allen, Louise Victor and Carl Heyward.

Group Exhibitions

2022

Portland Art Gallery Group Show, Portland, ME

ICB Group Show, Ruby Living Design, Mill Valley, CA

Trunk Show curated by Simon Breitbard Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA

Slate Contemporary, Solo Show at the 225 West Santa Clara, San Jose, CA

Artist of the Year, ITSLIQUID Group, On-Line Competition

Artist of the Month, Art Jobs, On-Line Competition

Art For AIDS, juried Art Fundraiser Live Auction, San Francisco, CA

2021

Converge, Honorable Mention, Juror Susan Snyder of Caldwell Snyder, Marin MOCA, Novato, CA

Shift, Juror Jennifer Perlmutter, Jennifer Perlmutter Gallery, Layfayette, CA

Solo Show, Throckmorton Theater, Mill Valley, CA

Converge, Juror Susan Snyder, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA

Re-purpose, Group Show, Randall Museum, San Francisco, CA

Bold Expressions, Group Show, Sacramento Fine Arts Museum, Sacramento, CA

Fresh Paint, Group Show, Ruby Living Design, Mill Valley, CA

Local, Juror Natasha Boas, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA

Trunk Show curated by Simon Breitbard Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA

Art For AIDS, juried Art Fundraiser Live Auction, San Francisco, CA

2020
DeYoung Museum, DeYoung Open Group Show, San Francisco, CA

Art2Life Competition, Juror Julie Nester of Julie Nester Gallery, Park City, UT

Slate Contemporary, Solo Show at the Clorox Building in Oakland, CA

Fresh Paint, Group Show, Ruby Living Design, Mill Valley, CA

Art For AIDS, juried Art Fundraiser Live Auction, San Francisco, CA

Madrigal Winery, Group show for Marin Open Studios in Sausalito, CA

Buck Institute, Novato CA (postponed due to COVID)

SFMOMA Artist Gallery, Salon Style, SF,
Jen Perlmutter Small Footprint, Juried Show, Lafayette, CA

Trunk Show curated by Simon Breitbard Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA

2019

In Colour: 2nd place in Group Show, Slate Contemporary San Ramon Valley Conference Center, San Ramon, CA

Art for Advocacy, juried Art Fundraiser, Dallas, TX

Trunk Show curated by Simon Breitbard Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA

Ensemble, Group Show, Marin Community Foundation, Novato, CA

Gallerie Rene Marie, Tranform, Solo Show, Benicia, CA

Art For AIDS, juried Art Fundraiser, San Francisco, CA

Marin County Fair, juried Group Show, San Rafael, CA

Ruby Living Design, On Your Mark Group Show, Mill Valley, CA

Jen Tough Gallery, Wild Things – pop-up Group Show in Dogpatch by Jen Tough, SF, CA

2018

Jen Tough Gallery, Learning Curve – juried Group Show by Jen Tough, Benicia, CA

Jen Tough Gallery, Sugar High – juried Group Show by Jen Tough, Benicia, CA

Art San Diego – juried by Jen Tough of Jen Tough Gallery to be part of the Opus Collective for the show

Site Brooklyn – juried into a group mixed media show, Brooklyn, NY

Marin Civic Center Galleries ICB 50th Anniversary Show, Marin Civic Center

After Dark – juried Show by Jen Tough of Jen Tough Gallery, Arts Benicia, CA

Room Art Gallery – solo show on display for the month of August

Bay Area Women Artists, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, juried Group Show by Seager-Gray Gallery, Mill Valley, CA

Color Works, juried Show by Danielle Fox of Slate Gallery, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA

Make your Mark, juried Show by Jen Tough of Jen Tough Gallery, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA

Essence of Spring, Group Show, Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce, Mill Valley, CA

Solo Show, Sausalito Library, Sausalito, CA

Color of Emotion, Juried Show, Artworks Downtown, San Rafael, CA

2017

Artwork Downtown, Juried into Small Works Show, San Rafael, CA

“Beyond Limits” Juried Solo Show, Mill Valley Arts Commission, Mill Valley, CA

Bay Area Women Artists, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Juried Group Show, Mill Valley, CA

Members Show, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Juried Group Show, Mill Valley, CA

Members Show, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA

ICB Group Show, Ruby Living Design, Mill Valley, CA

Marin County Fair, Juried Group Show, San Rafael, CA

Marin Open Studios, ICB Artists Association, Industrial Center Building, Sausalito, CA

Mill Valley ArtWalk, Solo Show, Branded, Mill Valley, CA

Mill Valley ArtWalk, Solo Show, FitWise Pilates, Mill Valley, CA

Mill Valley ArtWalk, Solo Show, Equator Coffee, Mill Valley, CA

2016

“Transformation”, Solo Show, Bay Area Model Visitor’s Center/Museum, Sausalito, CA

“Transitions” Solo Show, Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce, Mill Valley, CA

Two Person Show, Ruby Living Design, Mill Valley, CA

Members Group Show, Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA

“Texture”, O’Hanlon Center for Arts, Juried Group Exhibition, Mill Valley, CA

Marin Open Studios, ICB Artists Association, Industrial Center Building, Sausalito, CA

Winter Open Studios, ICB Artists Association, Industrial Center Building, Sausalito, CA

2015

Artist Exhibition, Google SF Headquarters, Group Show, San Francisco, CA

Marin Open Studios, ICB Artists Association, Industrial Center Building, Sausalito, CA

Winter Open Studios, ICB Artists Association, Industrial Center Building, Sausalito, CA

Awards
2021

Selected by Susan Snyder of Caldwell Snyder for Honorable Mention at the Converge exhibit at the Marin MOCA.

2019

Selected for Micah’s Picks of 26 artists to visit at Marin Open Studios.

2018

Second Place juried by Danielle Fox of Slate Gallery for “Song of my Soul” in the Colorworks show at Marin MOCA.

2017

Honorable Mention Award for piece “Expansion” at Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CA

Gallery Representation

SFMOMA Artist Gallery, January 2019 – 2021 when it closed

Sloan Miyasato – Work on display in the showroom, January 2019 – present

Portland Art Gallery, Portland, ME, May 2022- present

Education

I am unconstrained by the formal training of art school.

Art Residencies at Anderson Ranch, Aspen CO. 2019, 2021 and 2022.

BA in business from Colorado College

Graduate of Tante Marie’s Professional Culinary School

Vocational Masters in Energy Medicine from Academy of Intuition Medicine

Press

Marin IJ https://www.marinij.com/2018/10/28/sausalito-artists-collective-marks-50th-studio-tour/

Marin Magazine: https://marinmagazine.com/people/meet-the-artist-bibby-gignilliat/

Wescover: https://www.wescover.com/blog/2020/09/25/bibby-art-letting-go-of-control-with-mixed-media-paintings/?utm_source=Users&utm_campaign=40cee478fd-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_09_15_06_30_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_812f1704ea-40cee478fd-219302444