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{{Short description|American abstract artist}}
{{Short description|American abstract artist}}
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| nationality = North American
| nationality = North American
| field = Painting
| field = Painting
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| training = [[Massachusetts College of Art]]
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| spouse = Sadredin Golestaneh
| children = 3
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| education = [[Massachusetts College of Art]]
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'''Sylvia Anne Edwards''' (30 January 1937&ndash;25 October 2018)<ref name=":0" /> was an [[United States|American]] [[abstract art]]ist. Edwards first exhibited her work in 1975, and would be featured in more than thirty solo exhibitions in the US, [[Europe]], the [[Middle East]], and [[North Africa]] during her lifetime.<ref name=":0" />
'''Sylvia Anne Edwards''' (January 30, 1937 &ndash; October 25, 2018)<ref name=":0" /> was an [[United States|American]] [[abstract art]]ist. Edwards first exhibited her work in 1975 and went on to feature in more than thirty solo [[Exhibition|exhibitions]] in the [[United States]], [[Europe]], the [[Middle East]], and [[North Africa]] during her lifetime.<ref name=":0" />


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Sylvia Edwards was born in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], to Sylvia (''née'' Mailloux) and Junius Edwards.<ref name=":0" /> Her father was a music impresario. In the 1940s, he hired big bands such as [[Harry James]], [[Duke Ellington]], and [[Tommy Dorsey]], and founded a magazine, ''Ballroom and Orchestra'', a forerunner for ''[[DownBeat]]''.{{cn|date=January 2024}} Edwards' mother encouraged her to draw and instilled in her a love for color.{{cn|date=January 2024}} Edwards spent summers in a country house in [[Uxbridge, Massachusetts]].{{cn|date=January 2024}}
Sylvia Edwards was born in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], to Sylvia (''née'' Mailloux) and Junius Edwards.<ref name=":0" /> Her father was a music promoter and manager. In the 1940s, he hired [[Big band|big bands]] such as [[Harry James]], [[Duke Ellington]], and [[Tommy Dorsey]], and founded the [[magazine]] ''Ballroom and Orchestra'', a forerunner for ''[[DownBeat]]''.<ref name=":1"/> Edwards' mother encouraged her to draw and instilled in her a love for color and painting.<ref name=":1"/> Edwards spent her summers at a [[country house]] in [[Uxbridge, Massachusetts]].<ref name=":1"/>


She was accepted at [[Massachusetts College of Art]], which she attended from 1954 to 1957.{{cn|date=January 2024}} [[Lawrence Kupferman]], a Modernist painter who introduced his students to the work of [[Georges Braque]] and [[Piet Mondrian]], and to the dynamics of cityscapes, sparked her interest in abstract art.{{cn|date=January 2024}}
Edwards attended [[Massachusetts College of Art]] from 1954 to 1957,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sylvia Edwards |url=https://www.mirerart.co.uk/sylvia-edwards |access-date=2024-09-20 |website=MIRER ART |language=en-US}}</ref> where she was influenced by [[Lawrence Kupferman]], a [[Modernism|Modernist]] [[Painting|painter]] who introduced his students to the work of [[Georges Braque]] and [[Piet Mondrian]], and to the dynamics of [[Cityscape|cityscapes]]. His teachings sparked Sylvia Edwards' interest in [[abstract art]].{{cn|date=January 2024}}


She left college to marry an Iranian student, Sadredin Golestaneh, who was studying to become an electronic engineer.{{cn|date=January 2024}} Their first daughter, Shirin, was born in 1958.{{cn|date=January 2024}} They then moved to [[Philadelphia]], where their second child, Nader, was born in 1960.{{cn|date=January 2024}} In 1961, the family moved to [[Tehran|Tehran, Iran]].<ref name=":0" />
Edwards would leave college to marry Sadredin Golestaneh,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Psychedelic Art {{!}} Sylvia Edwards |url=https://rogallery.com/artists/sylvia-edwards/?page=-20 |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=RoGallery |language=en-US}}</ref> having their first daughter, Shirin, in 1958.<ref name=":1" /> In 1960, they moved to [[Philadelphia]], where they had their second child, Nader<ref name=":1" /> In 1961, the family relocated to [[Tehran|Tehran, Iran]].<ref name=":0" /> In 1966, Edwards gave birth to her third child, Leila, in [[Southern Iran]].{{cn|date=January 2024}}


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In 1975, Edwards moved to [[Switzerland]] before settling in [[London]] in 1977. She spent her summers painting in her studio on [[Cape Cod|Cape Cod, Massachusetts]].<ref name=":0" /> She resided in [[England]] until she died in 2018.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=SYLVIA EDWARDS Obituary (1937 - 2018) - Boston, MA - Boston Globe |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/bostonglobe/name/sylvia-edwards-obituary?id=1773286 |access-date=2023-02-19 |website=Legacy.com}}</ref>
Her third child, Leila, was born in 1966 in Southern Iran.{{cn|date=January 2024}} Edwards' husband encouraged the building of a studio for her on the lower level of their house.{{cn|date=January 2024}}

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Edwards moved to Switzerland in 1975, before settling in London in 1977. She summered and painted in her studio on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.<ref name=":0" /> She resided in England until she died in 2018.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=SYLVIA EDWARDS Obituary (1937 - 2018) - Boston, MA - Boston Globe |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/bostonglobe/name/sylvia-edwards-obituary?id=1773286 |access-date=2023-02-19 |website=Legacy.com}}</ref>


== Solo exhibitions ==
== Solo exhibitions ==
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== Public collections ==
== Public collections ==
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* [[Tate Britain]], London, United Kingdom<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tate |title=Sylvia Edwards 1937—2018 |url=https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/sylvia-edwards-2252 |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=Tate |language=en-GB}}</ref>
* [[Tate Britain]], London, United Kingdom
* Cape Museum of Fine Arts (Cape Cod), Dennis, Massachusetts
* Cape Museum of Fine Arts (Cape Cod), Dennis, Massachusetts
* Museum of Fine Arts, Alexandria, Egypt
* Museum of Fine Arts, Alexandria, Egypt
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== Selected criticism ==
== Selected criticism ==
'''Infinite Softness'''
'''Infinite Softness'''
: "The works of Sylvia Edwards Golestaneh have an affinity with Japanese wood-cuts and the artist has brought to realization the innate character and possibilities of watercolour: flow of colours and lines in space, poetry of shapes and themes.
: "The works of Sylvia Edwards Golestaneh have an affinity with Japanese wood-cuts and the artist has brought to realization the innate character and possibilities of watercolor: flow of colors and lines in space, poetry of shapes and themes.
: This gentleness seems to touch the world and transform it, even perpetuate it in the calm pastel hues and the satisfying and warm pulse of tints which remain pure and fresh when merged, especially when they embark on a dialogue of an intimate nature.
: This gentleness seems to touch the world and transform it, even perpetuate it in the calm pastel hues and the satisfying and warm pulse of tints which remain pure and fresh when merged, especially when they embark on a dialogue of an intimate nature.
: One sees elegant vases shooting forth delicate, flowering branches, villages and traditional structures, flowering spring landscapes or those of winter covered with their silent layer of snow.
: One sees elegant vases shooting forth delicate, flowering branches, villages and traditional structures, flowering spring landscapes or those of winter covered with their silent layer of snow.

Latest revision as of 17:01, 19 November 2024

Sylvia Edwards
Fragmented Joy, Water colour
Born(1937-01-30)30 January 1937
Boston, Massachusetts, US
Died25 October 2018(2018-10-25) (aged 81)
London, United Kingdom
NationalityNorth American
EducationMassachusetts College of Art
Known forPainting
SpouseSadredin Golestaneh
Children3

Sylvia Anne Edwards (January 30, 1937 – October 25, 2018)[1] was an American abstract artist. Edwards first exhibited her work in 1975 and went on to feature in more than thirty solo exhibitions in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa during her lifetime.[1]

Biography

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Sylvia Edwards was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Sylvia (née Mailloux) and Junius Edwards.[1] Her father was a music promoter and manager. In the 1940s, he hired big bands such as Harry James, Duke Ellington, and Tommy Dorsey, and founded the magazine Ballroom and Orchestra, a forerunner for DownBeat.[2] Edwards' mother encouraged her to draw and instilled in her a love for color and painting.[2] Edwards spent her summers at a country house in Uxbridge, Massachusetts.[2]

Edwards attended Massachusetts College of Art from 1954 to 1957,[3] where she was influenced by Lawrence Kupferman, a Modernist painter who introduced his students to the work of Georges Braque and Piet Mondrian, and to the dynamics of cityscapes. His teachings sparked Sylvia Edwards' interest in abstract art.[citation needed]

Edwards would leave college to marry Sadredin Golestaneh,[2] having their first daughter, Shirin, in 1958.[2] In 1960, they moved to Philadelphia, where they had their second child, Nader[2] In 1961, the family relocated to Tehran, Iran.[1] In 1966, Edwards gave birth to her third child, Leila, in Southern Iran.[citation needed]

In 1975, Edwards moved to Switzerland before settling in London in 1977. She spent her summers painting in her studio on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.[1] She resided in England until she died in 2018.[1]

Solo exhibitions

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  • London, England, Grosvenor Gallery, 2003
  • London, England, The Chelsea Arts Club, 2000
  • Boca Grande, Florida, The Galleria, 2000
  • Falmouth, Massachusetts, Gallery Szent Gyorgi, 1998
  • Boca Grande, Florida, The Galleria, 1998
  • Oxford, England, CCA Gallery, 1996
  • Provincetown, Massachusetts, Sola Gallery, 1993
  • Vero Beach, Florida, Munson Gallery, 1992
  • Braunschweig, Germany, Jaeshke Gallery, 1991
  • Chatham, Massachusetts, Munson Gallery, 1991
  • Johannesburg, South Africa, Natalie Knight Gallery, 1991
  • Tokyo, Japan, Bankamura, 1991
  • Tokyo, Japan, Gallery K. Hyazaki Prefecture, 1991
  • Tokyo, Japan, Mitsukoshi Mihonbashi Branch, 1991
  • London, England, Berkley Square Gallery, 1991
  • Tokyo, Japan, Sony Plaza, 1991
  • Sarasota, Florida, The Salon Gallery, 1990
  • London, England, CCA Gallery, 1990
  • Singapore, Art Base Gallery, 1989
  • Tokyo, Japan, CCA Gallery, 1989
  • Osaka, Japan, The Nii Gallery, 1989
  • London, England, The Berkeley Square Gallery, 1988
  • Guernsey, Channel Isles, Coach House Gallery, 1986
  • London, England, Christopher Hull Gallery, 1985
  • London, England, Hamiltons Gallery, 1982
  • Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Morehead Planetarium (UNC), 1982
  • Boston, Massachusetts, Parkman House, 1982
  • Boston, Massachusetts, Boston City Hall, 1981
  • London, England, Hamiltons Gallery, 1980
  • Alexandria, Egypt, Museum of Fine Arts, 1980
  • Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, Old Sculpin Gallery, 1979
  • London, England, Belgrave Gallery, 1978
  • Geneva, Switzerland, CERN, 1977
  • Rolle, Switzerland, CH Gallery, 1976
  • Tehran, Iran, Iran American Society, 1975

Public collections

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  • Tate Britain, London, United Kingdom[4]
  • Cape Museum of Fine Arts (Cape Cod), Dennis, Massachusetts
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Alexandria, Egypt
  • London Lighthouse, London, United Kingdom
  • Midwest Museum of American Art, Elkhart, Indiana

Selected criticism

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Infinite Softness

"The works of Sylvia Edwards Golestaneh have an affinity with Japanese wood-cuts and the artist has brought to realization the innate character and possibilities of watercolor: flow of colors and lines in space, poetry of shapes and themes.
This gentleness seems to touch the world and transform it, even perpetuate it in the calm pastel hues and the satisfying and warm pulse of tints which remain pure and fresh when merged, especially when they embark on a dialogue of an intimate nature.
One sees elegant vases shooting forth delicate, flowering branches, villages and traditional structures, flowering spring landscapes or those of winter covered with their silent layer of snow.
In this calm painting the figurative becomes 'tachist' or even 'cubist' but always indistinct, nebulous, gently stirring.
These gentle country themes take, on occasion, directions where one may conjure up some sort of hidden frivolity, secret and introspective which introduces into this charming atmosphere of sincerity, several passionate touches which are the subtle spice of peace and serenity."

Jacques SIMON: Journal de Téhéran, April 1975

"Her flower paintings glow as if with inner light—taking on the living vibrancies"

Mel Gooding: Arts Review, 1988

"Each time Edwards gives her kaleidoscopic mind a shake, we get a splendidly lush yet pictorially ordered glimpse of chaos. Nothing in these paintings is encoded in a private language... Rather they are unaffected celebrations of the world in its upbeat mode."

Robin Duthy, 1988

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "SYLVIA EDWARDS Obituary (1937 - 2018) - Boston, MA - Boston Globe". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Psychedelic Art | Sylvia Edwards". RoGallery. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  3. ^ "Sylvia Edwards". MIRER ART. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  4. ^ Tate. "Sylvia Edwards 1937—2018". Tate. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
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