biography of Edward Gioachino GIOBBI (1926)

Birth place: Waterbury, CT

Addresses: Katonah, NY

Profession: Painter

Exhibited: WMAA, 1957, 1960 (Young America), 1962 (40 Painters under 40), 1965; Corcoran Gal. biennial, 1959; MoMA, 1960 (Recent Figure USA); PAFA, 1964. Awards: Emily Lowe Award, 1949; Ford Foundation artist-in-residence program, 1966; Guggenheim fellowship, 1972.

Work: Tate Gallery Art, London, England; Boston MFA; WMAA; AIC; BM

Comments: Abstract painter active in Provincetown, MA, 1950s-60s. Preferred media: oils, mixed media. Teaching: artist-in-residence, Memphis (TN) Acad., 1959-60; artist-in-residence, Dartmouth College, 1972.

Sources: WW73; Provincetown Painters, 251; Falk, Exh. Record Series.