Bibby Gignilliat, Mixed Media Artist
 

Artist Statement

Each day as I step into my studio, I enter a playground – a place for taking risks, letting go of attachments, and experimenting with new ideas. The materials are guiding me. A childhood letter to the tooth fairy, a One Way road sign, or a billboard scrap foraged in Mexico City, all make their way into the work and are a reflection of my interior life.  My spirit laughs out loud at the freedom of breaking the rules and drawing outside the lines. I’m not sure who is in charge – my art or me. The process is alchemical, magical, free and joyful. The maverick/rebel is encouraged while the perfectionist is given a time-out. The result is a pure reflection of my heart and soul.

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My work was chosen for the DeYoung Open at the DeYoung Museum in San Francisco, CA and the Triton Museum in Santa Clara, CA. My artwork is available through my studio in Sausalito, CA, through Sloan Miyasato Fine Art in San Francisco and through the following galleries: Slate Contemporary in Oakland, CA, Portland Art Gallery in Portland, Maine and Conrad West Gallery in Las Vegas.

About Bibby

Bibby’s creative journey started the moment she picked up her first crayon. By age 10, she was taking art classes, but after some harsh words from her art teacher, she put her artistic dreams on pause.

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Her creative spark found a new outlets in other endeavors. After a stint as a marketing manager at Williams-Sonoma, Bibby headed to culinary school. From there, she began hosting corporate teambuilding cooking events, which led to the creation of Parties That Cook, with locations in Chicago, Seattle, and Portland. The business thrived, but a pivotal moment came when Bibby, speaking at MIT’s Sloan School of Management, heard her company labeled as a "lifestyle business." That hit home: “I realized I had been pushing so hard, I’d lost my own lifestyle. I’d forgotten what I truly loved.” And what she loved was painting.

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Bringing her story full circle, Bibby sold the business to return to her first passion: art. Now a self-taught mixed media artist based in the ICB Building in Sausalito, CA, she teaches both in her studio and through an online course that has attracted over 1,500 students from around the globe. She has appeared on Nick Wilton's Art2Life Podcast, Radio Maine, Art Juice and has appeared in Contemporary Collage Magazine.