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Shelley Himmelstein, Resumé

EDUCATION
1982
MFA, Hunter College, NYC. Concentration in painting.
1977/78
Tyler School of Art, Rome, Italy, Concentration painting and drawing
1977
BA, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY. Concentration in visual arts
1973/74
Barnes Foundation of Art, Merion, PA. Lecture series with Violetta Di Mazia

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2007
L'Arte in Tavola, curated by Lia Francesca Morandini, Tiepolo, Roma, Italy
2004
earth2mars, 303 S. Park Avenue, New York
2003
Ben Shahn Galleries, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ
2001
Casina Pompeiana, Napoli, Italy
1999
76 Varick, NYC
1996
Synchronicity Space, NYC
1982
Paintings, MFA Exhibit, Hunter Arts Gallery, NYC
1982
Window paintings, J.N. Herlin, Inc., NYC
1975
Paintings, Playhouse in the Park, Phila., PA

TWO AND THREE PERSON EXHIBITIONS
1998
"underpinnings," (Tracy Heneberger, Shelley Himmelstein, Leslye Leaness), 76 Varick, NYC
1996
"New Color," (Shelley Himmelstein, Frank Liu, Alex Stolyarov), Rosenberg + Kaufman Fine Art, NYC
1993
"Paintings, 3 person show," (Julian Hatton, Shelley Himmelstein, Michelene Parker), Elizabeth Harris Gallery, NYC
1991
Open Studio, (Shelley Himmelstein, April Kinser), 49 W. 28 St., NYC
1981
Paintings, (Shelley Himmelstein, Sarah Spinadel), Hunter Arts Gallery, NYC

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2007
"Djela i knijige," Galleria Alvona, Labin, Croatia
"War is Over Again," Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
"B-last" and "One Night Stand," Holland Tunnel, Brooklyn, NY
2006
"War is Over Over," Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
"Cofanetto: Poppies" artist book portfolio traveling to Biblioteca della Camera dei Deputati
(Giornata Mondiale del Libro), Roma, Italy; Zagabria, Croatia
2005
"Adjustable Objects - Transformable Art," Medialia Gallery, NYC
Studio 18 Gallery, NYC
2004
"Merry/Peace," Sideshow, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
Studio 18 Gallery, NYC
Galleria Arte & Arte, Montegranaro, Italy
2003
"Merry/Peace," Sideshow, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
"Year End Exhibit: Studio 18 Gallery with Molly Barnes,", Studio 18 Gallery, NY
"Flow: From the Bottom Up," Studio 18 Gallery, NY
2002
"Spirit of the Planet," U.S. Embassy to the U.N. Vienna, Art in Embassies Program, Austria (through 2005)
"BOUND: an exhibit of artist books," The Holland Tunnel, Brooklyn, NY
"Oil Pastels and Paintings at The Art of Fashion," Mina Mann, NY
2001
"Herman Cherry, Jean Cohen, Frances Heatherington, Shelley Himmelstein," Studio 18 Gallery, NYC
"A Residue of Vision," Studio 18 Gallery, NYC
"Paintings at The Art of Fashion," Mina Mann, NYC
"Merry," Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
" Women and Children in Solidarity with the Afghan Women's Mission," Gallery OneTwentyEight, NYC
"New York 2001: Suoni, Colori, Immagini," Il Tempo Ritrovato, Roma, Italy
"Food, Clothing, Shelter," ABC No Rio, NYC
2000
"20 Woodcuts by International Painters," Holland Tunnel, Paroikia, Paros, Greece
"Group" curated by Matthew Greenway, Exhibition Space 156, Brooklyn, NY
1999
"Splendid, The Inaugural Salon-Winter 1999," Spendid, Brooklyn, NY
"Inside and Out," General Theological Seminary, curated by Thea Pratt, NY
"Sleight of Hand," traveled to Cummings Art Center, New London, CT, New York, NY, and Galerie 38, Utrecht, Netherlands
"September 1-22," 76 Varick, NYC
"Morir Soñando," 76 Varick, NY
"10 x10", Addison/Ripley Gallery in cooperation with E.C. May and Co., Washington, D.C.
1998
"In Celebration of the Greater New York Centennial," Holland Tunnel, Brooklyn, NY
"Un Coup de Dés," 76 Varick, NYC
1997
"Verge," Chi Meat, curated by Bill White, Brooklyn, NYC
1996
"The Small Painting," curated by Michael Walls, O'Hara Gallery, NYC
1995
"Language of Painting: Res Ipsa Loquitor," curated by Stephen Rosenberg, Art Initiatives, NYC
1994
"Mass Exposure," Art Initiatives, NYC
"Over/Under Show," Gallery Onetwentyeight, NYC
1993
Landscape exhibit, Asage Gallery, Brooklyn
1992
"Small Works," curated by Carrie Haddad, Warren Street Gallery, Hudson, NY
1991
"The First Decade of the MFA Program, 1981-91," Hunter College Art Galleries, NYC
1989
"NIWA: A Garden of Earthly Delights," Onetwentyeight Gallery, NYC
"Merge Left: Paintings by 4 artists," Speed Limit 55, NYC
"Artists in December," Onetwentyeight Gallery, NYC
1988
"Works on Paper," curated by Jean-Noël Herlin, Onetwentyeight Gallery, NYC
1987
"Appearances," curated by Robert Witz, Sorkin Gallery, NYC
1984
"Works on Paper," group show, J.N. Herlin, Inc., NYC
1980
OIA Exhibit, Brooklyn Federal Courthouse, Brooklyn, NY
1979
Show juried by Donald Lipski, Hunter Arts Gallery, NYC

GRANTS AND AWARDS
2003
Honorarium, Ben Shahn Galleries, Wayne, NJ
2001
August-Sept., Artist Residency in the Springs, Hedda Sterne Foundation
2001
Honorarium, Servizio Patrimonio Artistico, Comune di Napoli
2001
Sponsorship of catalog, Suoni Colori Imagini, Edizione Meridiana, Firenze, Italia
1994
Dealers' Selection, Mass Exposure, Art Initiatives' Salon '94 (Stephen Rosenberg and Ed Thorpe)
1989
ARTIST GRANTS/ARTIST SPACE, NYC

SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Roberta and Ron Berg, Germantown, PA; Connecticut College Print Collection, CT; Franklin Furnace, NYC; Axel and Viktoria Brintzinger, Dresden, Germany; Kiwi DeVoy, Atherton, CA; Jean-Noël Herlin, NYC; Silvia Imparato, Rome, Italy; Fran Kaufman, NYC; Gaia Marano and Guido Groppi, Milan, Italy; Rikker, LIC, NY; Quadel Corp., Wash. D.C.; Giancarlo Riccio, Rome, Italy; Gail Swithenbank, Art Initiatives, NYC; Paola Vassarotti, Rome, Italy; Larry Webb, NYC; Robert Witz, NYC

REPRODUCTIONS and BIBLIOGRAPHY
"Suoni, Colori, Immagini," exhibition catalog, April 2001 / Blueline, Vol. XX, published by SUNY at Pottsdam, 1999; Unbearables Assembly Magazine, issues: Tabloid, Cloning, Global Warming, Y2K. 1995-1999; NEW AMERICAN PAINTINGS, No. 10, juried by Ivan Karp, 1996; APPEARANCES, issues 4, 5/6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 15, 16, 19, 24. 1980-1996; The National Poetry Review of the Lower East Side, 1994; The First Decade, exhibition catalog, Hunter College Art Galleries, NYC, 1991; THE STARVING ARTIST COOKBOOK and VIDEO, Paul and Melissa Eidia, eds., 1989-1991; DOWNTOWN, 2 paintings reviewed, 1990

OTHER
2002
Curator, "Bound:an exhibit of artist books," The Holland Tunnel, Brooklyn, NY
1982-90
Editor, Appearances (magazine), NYC. Responsibilites ranged from contributing editor, design and production, and managing subscriptions.
1982-1984
Head Art Teacher, Grades K to 12, Barnard School, Gallery OneTwentyEight, NYC

CONTRIBUTIONS TO BENEFIT EXHIBITIONS
2001
"Women and Children in Solidarity with the Afghan Women's Mission," Gallery OneTwentyEight, NYC
1996
"Art Walk," sponsored by Coalition for the Homeless, Puck Building, NYC
"Big Deal," sponsored by Visual AIDS, Somar Gallery, San Francisco;
1995
A Grand Affair Exhibition and Raffle, presented by Art Initiatives, NYC

 


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