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Libby

Sipe

Disciplines: Painting

Location: Bearsden

Materials: Acrylic, Objects, Oil
Libby Sipe She/her (b. 1987, United States) is a process-driven multidisciplinary artist pursuing a space for experimentation and exploration as she blurs the lines between painting and sculpture. Libby uses various techniques to shape, fold, and pipe paint into multiple shapes and textures to build depth and bring character to her works. Using a combination of paint skins made from acrylic polymer emulsion draped over foam and wire armatures embellished with an array of materials and found objects. Her work encompasses her experiences with poverty, child abuse, and sexual trauma. The artist has participated in exhibitions at the Waterfall Arts and Lights Out Gallery in Maine, Bridgette Mayer Gallery of Philadelphia, and the global art platform – Women United Art Movement, and Visual Arts Scotland. She is featured in the 100 Emerging Artists of 2024 Women’s Edition curated by Kristin Hjellegjerde and published by the global art media organisation, Arts for Hearts Project, and the fall issue of the London based Art Seen Magazine. She was interviewed by Arts to Hearts Project in 2024, and her work was reviewed by Karle Woods of Lights Out Gallery and Al Crichton of The Free Press in 2024. Libby has a spotlight interview in issue IX (winter issue) of the Women’s United Art Magazine. Sipe has recently relocated to Glasgow, UK. She has a studio located in the lovely Hidden Lane in Finnieston, Glasgow.

Previous Experience

Exhibitions UPCOMING: 2026 Group Exhibition. Common Ground: Living Landscapes. Kirkcudbright Gallery, Kirkcudbright Scotland, UK 2025 Solo Exhibition. Showing Skin. LA Arts, Lewiston, ME, U.S. 2024 Group Exhibition. Now and Then. Visual Arts Scotland, Dalkeith Palace, Scotland UK 2024 Group Exhibition. Down the Rabbit Hole. Lights Out Gallery, Wolf & Harp, Norway ME, U.S. 2024 Virtual Group Exhibition. Flawless: Embracing Imperfection In Art. Women United Art Movement. 2024 Group Exhibition. 9th Benefits Exhibition, Brigette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, U.S. ​ 2024 3 Woman Exhibition with Sally Stanton, Emily Sabino and Libby Sipe. You Are Never Alone. Waterfall Arts, Belfast, ME. U.S. 2023 Group Commission Public Art Commission, Here Is Magic, large painting (4×5 ft), acrylic on wood panel, Waterfall Arts, Belfast, ME U.S. 2023 Group Exhibition Lights Out Gallery, Norway ME. U.S 2023 Group Exhibition UMVA Spring Members Exhibit, UMVA Gallery, Portland, ME U.S. 2023 Group Exhibition Midcoast UMVA Juried Exhibition

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