Sheila de Bretteville

Publc artist + Professor at Yale

Hamden, Connecticut, United States

About

since the mid 1980s my work has been site-specific focussed on celebrating previously unsung and neglected history, places and peoples. Take a look at some completed work: www.sheilastudio.com

Experience

  • Yale University School of Art (36 yrs 6 mos)
    • Professor
      Sep 1990 - Present · 35 yrs 10 mos

      I am a public artist working in and for local communities here in th US and abroad. And I am also a Professor in Yale University Schoo of Art, directing the graphic design area of study.

    • Caroline M. Street Professor Sheila Levrant de Bretteville
      1990 - Present · 36 yrs 6 mos

  • Caroline M. Street Professor at Yale University
    1990 - Present · 36 yrs 6 mos

  • public artists at The Sheila Studio
    1981 - Present · 45 yrs 6 mos

    site specific works integrated into the physical fabric of places, desgned to engage current and future populations in actvely participating in the construction of meaning...

  • visting scholar at Bath
    2011 - 2012 · 1 yr

    Invited to create an public artwork I proposed using Cantonese conjunctions. This turned into the transformation of a n unfinished glazed room into a very special Lounge with an interactive LED panel light by evocative focussed beam Optiled focussed lights. Al any had to do is text connect.respond@ vtc.hk and they could add any words in any color to the green conjunctions floating by. At the opening McYan, the activist musician and his friend Phil added word on either side of the conjunction and making Justice and Bananas. Then they got up and positioned on either side moved across the room as if they were pushing their phrase along the length of the room!

  • too long ago at hope, arkansas and ID mag....
    1990 - 2010 · 20 yrs