Resume
Solo Exhibitions
Melanee Cooper Gallery, Chicago, IL 2009 (upcoming)
Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2007
Broadway Gallery, New York, NY, 2004
Washington Street Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI, 2002
Washington Street Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI, 1999
Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor, MI, 1998
Selected Group Exhibitions
“GeoMetrics II,” curated by Gloria Klein, Gallery 128, New York, NY, 2009
“Blogpix,” curated by Joanne Mattera, Hrag Vartanian, Roberta Fallon and Libby Rosof, Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY, 2009
“Building Picturing,” curated by Vittorio Colaizzi, The Painting Center, New York, NY, 2007
“Luxe, Calme, et Volupté,” curated by Joanne Mattera, Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 2007
“ORDER(ed),” Gallery Siano, Philadelphia, PA, 2006
“Complex Simplicity/Simple Complexity,” Gallery 180, The Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, IL, 2005
“Engaging the Structural,” Broadway Gallery, New York, NY, 2005
“14 Reasons for Red,” Chicago Art Source, Chicago, IL, 2005
“2004 Biennial,” Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN, 2004
“Contemplative Spaces: Two Perspectives,” (two person exhibition), Livonia Civic Center, Livonia, MI, 2003
Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, MI, 2003
“Full Spectrum,” Artemisia Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2002
Power Center for the Performing Arts, Ann Arbor, MI, 2002
Buckham Gallery, Flint, MI, 2002
“Local Color,” Media Union Gallery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2001
“Michigan Fine Arts Competition,” Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI, 2001, 2000, 1996, 1995
“Ann Arbor Women Artists” (traveling exhibition), ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL, and Ella Sharp Museum, Jackson, MI, 2001
“Ann Arbor Women Artists 50th Anniversary Exhibition,” Jean-Paul Slusser Gallery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2001
“Exhibit 6: New Work,” Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor, MI, 2000
“Jackson Area Show,” Ella Sharp Museum, Jackson, MI, 2000, 1999, 1997, 1996
“Nine: Recent Works,” Washtenaw Community College Art Gallery, Ypsilanti, MI, 1998
Buckham Gallery, Flint, MI, 1998
“Our Visions: Women in Art,” Oakland Community College Gallery, Farmington, MI, 1997, 1995
“All Media Competition,” Left Bank Gallery, Flint, MI, 1997, 1996
“Botanical Images,” Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, MI, 1997
“Reconcilable Differences,” Ella Sharp Museum, Jackson, MI, 1997
Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor, MI, 1997
“State of the Arts ‘96 Annual Exhibition,” Saginaw Township Administration Building, Saginaw, MI, 1996
“15th National Print Exhibition,” Artlink Contemporary Art Gallery Fort Wayne, IN, 1995
“All Michigan-All Media 1995,” Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, MI, 1995
“Our Town,” Community House, Birmingham, MI, 1995 (juror: Samuel Sachs II, Director, Detroit Institute of Arts)
“Michigan All Media Competition,” Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, MI, 1995, 1992
“State of the Arts,” Saginaw Township Administration Building, Saginaw, MI, 1995 (juror: MaryAnn Wilkinson, Associate Curator, Detroit Institute of Arts)
“The Issue of Scale,” Buckham Gallery, Flint, MI, 1994
“Left Bank Gallery All Media Show,” Left Bank Gallery, Flint, MI, 1994 (best of show), 1992, 1991, 1990
“13th Annual Alma College Statewide Print Competition,” (traveling exhibition, 5 venues), Flora Kirsch Beck Gallery, Alma, MI, 1993
“Ottawa National Print Exhibition,” Ottawa Gallery, Sylvania, OH, 1993
“Printmaking & Works on Paper Exhibition,” Scarab Club, Detroit, MI, 1993, 1991
“The Print: A Statewide Competition for Printmakers,” Ann Arbor Art Association, Ann Arbor, MI, 1993, 1992, 1991
“14th Annual Michigan Artists Competition,” Art Center of Battle Creek, Battle Creek, MI, 1993
“25th Annual Painting & Sculpture Competition,” Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, MI, 1992
“11th Annual Alma College Statewide Print Competition,” (traveling exhibition, 8 venues), Flora Kirsch Beck Gallery, Alma, MI, 1991 (juror: Philip Pearlstein)
“10th Annual Botanical Images Competition,” Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, MI, 1991
“Scarab Club All Media Silver Medal Exhibition,” Scarab Club Detroit, MI, 1990
Writing
Interviews with the following artists posted on Geoform:
(Geoform Interviews)
Mark Wilson, West Cornwall, CT, March 2009
Bruce Pollock, Philadelphia, PA, February 2009
Andrew Christofides, Sydney, Australia, September 2008
Michael Knutson, Portland, OR, September, 2008
Larry Spaid, Philadelphia, PA, June 2008
Karl Benjamin, Claremont, CA, May 2008
Vincent Longo, New York, NY, February 2008
William Conger, Chicago, IL, January 2008
Marko Spalatin, Blue Mounds, WI, December 2007
Grace DeGennaro, Yarmouth ME, December 2007
Astrid Fitzgerald, New York, NY, Geoform, August 2007
W. C. Richardson of University Park, MD, Geoform, June 2007
Laurie Fendrich of New York, NY, Geoform, April 2007
Rae Mahaffey of Portland, OR, Geoform, March 2007
Michael Kessler of Santa Fe, NM, Geoform, February 2007
Timothy App of Baltimore, MD, Geoform, November 2006
Liz Coats of Wanganui, New Zealand, Geoform, September, 2006
Gudrun Mertes-Frady of Brooklyn, NY, Geoform, August, 2006
Robert Straight of Wilmington, DE, Geoform, August, 2006
Gail Gregg of New York, NY, Geoform, July, 2006
Julie Gross of New York, NY, Geoform, May 2006
Tracey Adams of Carmel, CA, Geoform, April, 2006
Mark Brown of Chapel Hill, NC, Geoform, February, 2006
C. Morey de Morand of London, UK, Geoform, January, 2006
Joanne Mattera of New York, NY, Geoform, September, 2005
Burton Kramer of Toronto, Canada, Geoform, July, 2005
Marjorie Mikasen of Lincoln, Nebraska, Geoform, February, 2005
Interview with William Conger excerpted in William Conger: Paintings 1958-2008, exhibition catalog, 2009
Interview with Gudrun Mertes-Frady also appears in Gudrun Mertes-Frady: Paintings 2007, exhibition catalog, 2007
Interview with Joanne Mattera excerpted in Joanne Mattera: Ten Years of Encaustic Painting, exhibition catalog, 2006
“Looking Forward and Looking Back: The Art of Cecily Kahn,” Julie Karabenick, NY Arts, January/February, 2005
“Striving for Perfection in an Imperfect World: In Conversation with Laurie Fendrich,” Julie Karabenick, NY Arts, November-December, 2004
Curatorial Projects
Geoform
I edit an online scholarly resource, international forum and curatorial project that examines contemporary abstract geometric art from around the world. Ongoing since May 2005 (Geoform)
“ORDER(ed),” Gallery Siano, Philadelphia, PA, May 5–June 17, 2006 (with catalogue; essay by Roberta Fallon)
“Engaging the Structural,” Broadway Gallery, New York, NY, April 5–30, 2005
Related Experience
Juror, “Abstract & Geometric,” Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
(more about exhibition at Woman Made Gallery)
Selected Bibliography
Managing Behavior in Organizations, 5th Ed., book cover image, Jerald Greenberg, Pearson Education IRC, 2009
“Luxe, Calme et Volupté: A Meditation on Visual Pleasure,” online catalogue essay by Joanne Mattera, Marsha Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 2007
Art Matters, “The System is Out of Order,” Anne Fabbri, June, 2006
The Philadelphia Inquirer, “Creative styles of their own, ” Edith Newhall, May 26, 2006
fallonandrosof.com, “ORDER(ed),” review by Libby Rosof, May 17, 2006
Key to Philadelphia, “Who’s on First (Friday),” Krystyna Warchol, May 1-14, 2006
aroundphilly.com, “First Friday Spotlight,” R. B. Strauss, May 4, 2006
Communicating at Work: Principles and Practices for Business and the Professions, 9th Ed., book cover image, R. Adler & J.M. Elmhorst, eds., McGraw-Hill, 2007
Current Magazine, “Julie Karabenick’s Geometric Abstractions,” Kyle Norris, April, 2006
“Beauty, Order, and Individuality,” catalog essay by Roberta Fallon for group exhibition, ”ORDER(ed),” Gallery Siano, Philadelphia, PA, 2006
NY Arts, “Geometry Reloaded,” Lilly Wei, May/June, 2005
NY Arts, “Julie Karabenick’s Systematic Freedoms,” Vivek Narayanan, January/February, 2004
encOmpass: A Woman’s Guide to Washtenaw County, color image, 2002, 2000
Chicago Reader, Galleries & Museums, image, December 6, 2002
The Flint Journal, “Buckham Gallery winds up with a big show before vacation,” Christopher Young, July 18, 2002
The Ann Arbor New, “Intensity Meets Warm Colors in Precise, Vital Compositions,” John Carlos Cantu, June 16, 2002
The Ann Arbor News, Happenings, color image, June 6, 2002
The Ann Arbor News, Sunday Best column, John Carlos Cantu, October 10, 1999
The Flint Journal, “Buckham puts women in artistic spotlight,” Jan Worth, December 13, 1998
The Ann Arbor News, “Nine the magic number at WCC,” John Carlos Cantu, May 23, 1998
The Flint Journal, “Left Bank offers rich diversity in annual All Media Show,” Jessie Sirna, May 1, 1994
Education
Ph.D (Psychology), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1981
B.A. (with High Honors), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1970