Beverly Fishman is an interdisciplinary artist who addresses aesthetic and ethical issues related to the medical-industrial complex. Known for her bold use of color, industrial materials and geometric abstractions, Fishman explores how science and technology shape our perceptions of body, identity and health. Her work is often inspired by pharmaceutical imagery, as in her iconic pill-shaped reliefs, transforming tools of healing and control into seductive, abstract forms. Fishman combines handcrafted processes with high-gloss industrial surfaces, using materials such as cast resin and mirrored Plexiglas, as well as chrome and automotive paints that reflect his connection to Detroit. The artist has lived and worked in Detroit for many years, and was Head of Painting at Cranbrook Academy of Art from 1992 to 2019. Beverly Fishman has exhibited extensively throughout the United States and internationally. Recent solo exhibitions include Something for the Pain (Miles...
Beverly Fishman is a multidisciplinary artist whose work confronts the aesthetics and ethics of the medical-industrial complex. Known for her bold use of color, industrial materials, and geometric abstraction, she explores how science and technology shape our perceptions of identity, health, and the body. Fishman often draws from pharmaceutical imagery—particularly in her iconic pill-shaped reliefs—to transform objects of control and healing into seductive, abstract forms.
Fishman combines handcrafted processes with high-gloss industrial finishes, incorporating cast resin, mirrored Plexiglass. She also uses chrome and urethane automotive paint, reflecting her connection to Detroit, where she has been a long-time artist-in-residence and Head of the Painting Department at the Cranbrook Academy of Art since 1992.
Beverly Fishman has exhibited extensively across the United States and internationally. Recent solo exhibitions include Something for the Pain at Miles McEnery Gallery, New York (2023); Cure at The Contemporary Dayton, Ohio (2022); Recovery at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan (2022); The Promise of Happiness at Walter Storms Galerie, Munich (2021. Her work has also been featured in major institutions such as the Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk; Detroit Institute of Arts; and the Columbus Museum of Art. Fishman’s paintings and installations are part of numerous public and private collections including the Cranbrook Art Museum; Borusan Contemporary (Istanbul); Kresge Art Museum; Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art; Mattatuck Museum; Miami Art Museum; and the Maxine and Stuart Frankel Foundation for Art, among many others.
