ilene sunshine
Ilene Sunshine uses an array of eclectic materials— leaves, plastic bags, scavenged twigs, old toys— to explore the interface of nature and culture. Ranging from large-scale site projects to intimate sculpture and drawings, her work has been exhibited widely in the United States and internationally. She has received fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts, Dieu Donné Papermill, the Constance Saltonstall Foundation, the Ora Lerman Trust, MacDowell, and Ucross, among other awards. A native Atlantan, Sunshine earned her B.F.A. with honors from Boston University. Since 1990, she has lived and worked in New York City.