Gabriel Chalfin-Piney-González is a Chicago-based craft artist and administrator from the Hudson River Valley. They have over 18 years of experience working with community art organizations, orchestrating multidisciplinary programs, and supporting artists in a career-changing capacity. They have managed art residencies, cohorts and professional development programs for Colby Museum’s Lunder Institute for American Art, Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Vassar College’s Powerhouse Theater, Chicago Parks District, among others.
GCPG's creative pursuits are informed by oral, ecological & collaborative practices surrounding Disability Justice, Quakerism, Abolition, Vernacular & Self-Taught Art. GCPG’s sculptural work builds the physical limits of protection and invasive species; exploring citrus, the water caltrop, and the raspberry bush.
GCPG holds a MA in Art Administration and Public Policy from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a BA in Art History and Printmaking from the State University of New York at New Paltz. They have performed at the Design Museum of Chicago, Dorsky Museum of Art, apexart and Whitney Museum of Art. They are the Exhibitions and Residency Manager at Hyde Park Art Center and founder of Jewish Museum of Chicago.