Fine Arts Department

Sheila Gallagher

fine arts department

Sheila Gallagher at ICA

Assistant Professor

Tufts University/School of the Museum of
Fine Arts, MFA 1996

The Cooper Union, Continuing Education
1990-1992

Connecticut College, BA, 1989
cum laude with honors in history and studio art


Devlin Hall 401F
Telephone 617-552-0482
FAX 617-552-0134
sheila.gallagher.2@bc.edu

Academic Profile

Sheila Gallagher is a multi-media artist living in Boston whose work explores the nature of perception, belief and different modes of representation. Her work takes many forms including video, flower installations, paintings, and computer-aided drawing.  Widely exhibited in New England, Gallagher's work has been shown at such venues as The Institute of Contemporary Art, The Museum of Fine Arts Boston, the Boston Center for the Arts, and Wellesley College.

Gallagher received her MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and Tufts University. She is a Trustee of Saint Gaudens National Historic Site in Cornish, NH where she is the chairman of the contemporary exhibitions committee. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Fine Arts at Boston College where she is Co-Director of The Becker Archive. Gallagher is represented by the Judi Rotenberg Gallery, Newbury St. Boston, MA, and lives and works in Jamaica Plain.

ActivitiesBecker Collection
  • Faculty Advisor to the Art Club, Boston College
  • Director of Studio Minors Program
  • Co-Director of The Becker Collection
LinksWorking Shot of CumulonimbusAfter Church

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