EDUCATION
| 2011 | MFA, VERMONT COLLEGE OF FINE ART, Montpelier, VT |
| 1981–85 | ART STUDENTS LEAGUE, New York, NY |
| 1978–79 | PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN, New York, NY |
| 1971–72 | SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE, San Francisco, CA |
ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
| 2013 | COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY Long Health and Science Library, New York, NY, Re-imagining Plastics |
| 1997 | BROWNSBORO GALLERY, Louisville, KY, Recent Works on Paper |
| 1994–95 | Traveling Exhibit, Impressions of Annie Dillard's "The Writing Life", Works on Paper |
| UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY ART MUSEUM, Lexington, KY | |
| ASHLAND AREA ART GALLERY, Ashland, KY | |
| PIKEVILLE COLLEGE ART GALLERY, Pikeville, KY | |
| ALICE LLOYD COLLEGE ART GALLERY, Pippa Passes, KY | |
| APPALSHOP GALLERY, Whitesburg, KY | |
| 1993 | THE INTERCHURCH CENTER, New York, NY, Memory Papers |
| 1992 | HARPERCOLLINS GALLERY, New York, NY, Impressions of Annie Dillard's "The Writing Life", Works on Paper |
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
| 2023 | CHR, “Love Bade Me Welcome,” organized by Lucas Thorpe, NY, NY |
| KENTLER GALLERY, “Benefit,” curated by Florence Neal, Brooklyn, NY | |
| LABSPACE, “Holiday Show,” curated by Julie Torres and Ellen Letcher, Hillsdale, NY | |
| 2022 | LABSPACE, “Holiday Show,” curated by Julie Torres and Ellen Letcher, Hillsdale, NY |
| 2021–22 | METAPHOR PROJECTS, “Magic,” curated by Rene Lynch and Julian Jackson, Brooklyn, NY |
| 2020 | KENTLER GALLERY, “Benefit,” curated by Florence Neal, Brooklyn, NY |
| USPS ART PROJECT, Collaboration with Cora Glasser, Founder, Christina Massey, NY | |
| 2019 | KENTLER GALLERY, “Igniting the Pendulum,” curated by Hannah Israel, Brooklyn, NY |
| KENTLER GALLERY, “The Essential Kentler Flatfiles,” curated by David Houston, Brooklyn, NY | |
| 2018 | WILLOW STREET GALLERY, “Chance Encounters,” curated by Jo Ann Block, Washington, DC |
| PROJECT ART SPACE, “Manufactured Color” 3 Person Exhibit, New York, NY 2017 | |
| GEOFFREY YOUNG GALLERY, “Casheesh” Great Barrington, MA | |
| 2017 | GEOFFREY YOUNG GALLERY, “Casheesh” Great Barrington, MA |
| 2016 | STUDIO 10 GALLERY, NOMENCoLorATURE, Brooklyn, NY |
| Curated by Paul D'Agostino | |
| 2015 | JANET KURNOTOWSKI GALLERY, Paperazzi IV, Brooklyn, NY |
| 2014 | KENTLER GALLERY, Circumstances / Selections from the Kentler Flatfiles |
| Curators: Holly Shen Chaves and Rachel Nackman, Brooklyn, NY | |
| MALONEY GALLERY, Compiled and Composed, | |
| Curator: Virginia Fabbri Butera, Ph.D, College of Saint Elizabeth, Morristown, NJ | |
| PIERRO GALLERY, TABLEau, Curators: Annmarie Ventura and Brittany Venturella, South Orange, NJ | |
| 2013 | PROTEUS GOWANUS GALLERY, Break/Unbreak, Brooklyn, NY |
| CENTRAL BOOKING GALLERY, Un/Natural Occurrences, Brooklyn, NY | |
| THE ART GALLERY AT UMPQUA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Contact Boundary, Roseburg, OR | |
| 2012 | ISLIP ART MUSEUM, The Garbage Barge Revisited: Art from Dross, East Islip, NY |
| THOMPSON GALLERY, Strange Glue, Curator: Todd Bartel, Weston, MA | |
| PROTEUS GOWANUS GALLERY, Migratory Objects, Brooklyn, NY | |
| 2011 | GALLERY JOE, Summer Group Show, Philadelphia, PA |
| SIDESHOW GALLERY, It's All Good, Brooklyn, NY | |
| MASS MoCA, An Exchange With Sol Lewitt, The Cabinet, North Adams, MA | |
| 2010 | GALLERY JOE, New Talent, Philadelphia, PA |
| SIDESHOW GALLERY, It's a Wonderful Tenth, Brooklyn, NY | |
| ARKANSAS ART CENTER, Degrees of Density / Selections from the Kentler Flatfiles, Curator: Marilyn Symmes, Little Rock, AK |
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| ILLGES GALLERY, Degrees of Density / Selections from the Kentler Flatfiles, Curator: Marilyn Symmes, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA |
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| 2009 | KENTLER GALLERY, Summer Invitational, Degrees of Density / Selections from the Kentler Flatfiles, Curator: Marilyn Symmes, Brooklyn, NY |
| 2008 | O. K. HARRIS WORKS OF ART, Summer Invitational, No Chromophobia, New York, NY |
| CHERYL PELAVIN GALLERY, Art in a Box, New York, NY | |
| 2007 | CHERYL PELAVIN GALLERY, Art in a Box, New York, NY |
| REAL ART WAYS, Hartford, CT | |
| 2006 | REAL ART WAYS, Hartford, CT |
| 1999 | FOUR WALLS GALLERY, San Francisco, CA |
| 1998 | THE FEATHERSTONE GALLERY, Martha's Vineyard, MA |
| 1996 | THE CANNONDALE GALLERY, Wilton, CT |
| 1993 | PROVINCETOWN ART ASSOCIATION AND MUSEUM, The League at the Cape, Provincetown, MA, Jurors: Marisol, Michael Goldberg, and Will Barnet |
| 1991 | A.I.R. GALLERY, Choice, New York, NY |
| 1988 | MULTIMEDIA ARTS GALLERY, New York, NY, Three-Person Exhibit |
| 1985 | NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SMALL WORKS SHOW, New York, NY; Juror: Allan Stone |
| 1984 | PROVINCETOWN ART ASSOCIATION AND MUSEUM, Provincetown, MA |
| 1983 | NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SMALL WORKS SHOW, New York, NY, Juror: Ivan Karp |
| 1982 | NEW HAVEN PAINT AND CLAY CLUB, 81st Annual Art Exhibition, New Haven, CT Juror: Robert J. Reed, Yale University |
AWARDS AND HONORS
| 2022 | BAER ART CENTER Artist-in-Residence, Hosfos, Iceland |
| 2015 | VERMONT COLLEGE OF FINE ART Alumni Assistant, Montpelier, VT |
| 2015 | CARTER BURDEN LEONARD CAVALLO CENTER Artist-in-Residence, East Harlem, New York, NY |
| 2014 | CARTER BURDEN LEONARD CAVALLO CENTER Artist-in-Residence, East Harlem, New York, NY |
| 2013 | EARTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Columbia University, New York, NY; PositiveFeedback Art/Science Speed-Dating |
| 15 Climate Scientists in discussion with 15 Artists organized in conjunction with Marfa Dialogues and the Rauschenberg Institute in New York | |
| 2009-11 | Merit Scholarships, Vermont College of Fine Art |
| 1995 | APPALSHOP, Artist-in-Residence, Whitesburg, KY |
| ALICE LLOYD COLLEGE, Artist-in-Residence, Pippa Passes, KY | |
| 1984 | PROVINCETOWN ART ASSOCIATION AND MUSEUM, Fellowship and Stipend Award, Provincetown, MA |
BIBLIOGRAPHY (*Reviews)
| 2015 | “Synthetic Synthesis” Wall Street International Magazine |
| 2013 | Bartel, Todd, “Collage at 100,” Massachusetts: Thompson Gallery |
| 2012 | Hornung, David, forthcoming October 2012, Color: A Workshop Approach, New York: McGraw-Hill |
| 2011 | Basha, Regine, An Exchange with Sol Lewitt, Cabinet Magazine and Mass MoCa, Catalogue |
| 2010 | *Newhall, Edith, "New Talent," The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA, December 12, 2010 |
| 2009 | Symmes Marilyn, Degrees of Density, Selections from the Kentler International Flat Files, Brooklyn, NY |
| 1995 | *Keathley, Brenda, "Abstract Collage Works Featured," The Daily Independent, Ashland, KY, January 1995 |
| 1994 | *Gish, Ray, "Impressions of Annie Dillards The Writing Life" at Appalshop, The Mountain Eagle, Whitesburg, KY, September 1994 |
| 1993 | Rossmore, Rhonda, "The League at the Cape," Provincetown, MA, Summer 1993 |
LECTURES / PUBLIC-SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
| 2016 | “Body Topography” CARTER BURDEN LEONARD COVELLO CENTER East Harlem, New York, NY |
| 2015 | Artist’s Talk “Synthetic Synthesis” SCULPTURE SPACE, “Synthetic Synthesis,” moderated by curator Patricia Zarate, Queens, NY with Matthew Deleget and Jeff Feld |
| 2014 | “Plastics in Art,” CARTER BURDEN LEONARD COVELLO CENTER East Harlem, New York, NY |
| Panelist “Compiled and Composed” Maloney Art Gallery, with Curator Virginia Butera, PhD; Laura Winters, poet; artists Greg Lesché, Rocco Scary, and Raúl Villarreal, Morristown, NJ | |
| 2013 | Panelist “Bacteria in Art and Science” Curiosity 3, Columbia University School of the Arts, with Christina Agapakis, Shahid Naeem, and Natalie Jermemijenko, NY, NY |
| 1995 | Lecture and Workshop, Appalshop, Whitesburg, KY |
| 1994 | Lecture and Workshop, Appalshop, Whitesburg, KY |
| 1993 | Lecture, The Interchurch Center, New York, NY |
PERFORMANCE PARTICIPATION
| 2012 | Sal Randolph, "Bureau of Unknown Destinations," Proteus Gowanus Gallery, Brooklyn, NY |
| 2009 | ON KAWARA, "One Million Years," David Zwirner Gallery, New York, NY, partner reading with New York Magazine critic Jerry Saltz |
| 2005 | MICAH LEXIER, "Gallery Hours," Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, NY |
| 2002 | Marina Abramoviç, The House with Ocean View Dreambed project participant, Sean Kelly Gallery, New York, NY |
STATEMENTS
two-dimensional work
Painting Practice
This series is inspired by the process of making a picture by building a field of lines. The questions that interest me are: What is the color of light? What is the feeling of touch? What is the essence of breath? An important component is connecting with breath as I work. As I inhale I begin the line and complete it when it’s time to exhale. Choreographing the breath with the movement becomes a contemplative study of color, light, line, and edges.
When colored pigment disperses in water, when pencil pigment builds up on the surface of paper, subtle fluctuating light waves appear. Where the pigment congregates and where the water dominates fascinates me. The accumulated layers gain density and lightness depending on the application. The lines' edges reveal the history of their combined colors. How to make the ethereal material?
My work is influenced by 45-year yoga practice.