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Born                   Jerusalem,  Israel

 

 

Education

 

2008                  Brooklyn College (CUNY), NY                                                                       
                                        M.F.A. – Painting
2005                  Cooper Union – (painting residency) New York, NY
2002                  School For Visual Arts – (painting residency) New York, NY                 
2000                  Wesleyan University - Middletown, CT                                                                       
                                        B.A. – Psychology / University Honors Major

 

Selected Solo Exhibitions

 

2009                  Jewish Museum of Florida, Miami Florida, Oct 2009 - April 2010
2009                  Oregon Jewish Museum, Portland Oregon, January 2009 - April 2009
2009                  Jarmuschek + Partner, Berlin, Germany, 48 Jews: Selections from the Series
2009                  Gallery 532 Thomas Jaeckel, NY, NY. The Great Americans
2008                  Gallery 532 Thomas Jaeckel, NY, NY. Boundless (Two Person Show with John Berens)
2007                  Esther Prangley Rice Gallery, McDaniel College's, Md

 

 

Selected Group Exhibitions


2009

Smithumenta, Brooklyn, NY, (Curated by Dan Parker and Jessica Shaefer)
Dean Projects, NY, NY, RoCoCo Pop
Crossing Art, Queens, NY, RoCoCo Pop
Ernest Rubenstein Gallery, NY, NY, Snippets Samplings Static (Curated by Cora Cohen)

 

2008

Jewish Museum, NY, NY, Art, Image and Warhol Connections (Co-curated by Daniel Belasco & Joanna Montoya) (February - August, 2008)
NYCAMS, NY, Brooklyn College (Curated by Archie Rand)

 

2007

Derek Eller Gallery, NY, Ny, Neo-Integrity (curated by Keith Mayerson)
Bushwick Star, NY, Ny, Warning: Heat Index
Protest Space, NY, Ny American for Sale
Protest Space, NY, Ny Stencil It!

 

2006

Haven Arts, Bronx NY, 10 Curatorial Perspectives
Makor Steinhardt Center, NY, NY, Amendicons
Current Gallery – Baltimore, MD, Notebook
The Brecht Forum – NY, NY – Art Against The Death Penalty
Makor Steinhardt Center – NY, NY – Wandering 

 

2005

Studio 459 – Brooklyn, NY – New Politics                              
City With Out Walls – Newark, NJ – 1800 Frames      

 

2003

The Compound Company - Philadelphia, PA  - Set Design                                      
          Murder, Hope of Womankind by Oskar Kokoschka          

 

 

Public Collections

 

Jewish Museum, NY, NY
Jewish Museum of Florida, Miami, Florida

                              

 

                                                                             

Awards, Fellowships & Residencies

 

2007

Graduate Fellowship - Brooklyn College, CUNY, NY
GIP Travel Grant - Brooklyn College, CUNY, NY
GIP Research Grant - Brooklyn College, CUNY, NY  

 

2006                 

Graduate Fellowship - Brooklyn College, CUNY, NY
GIP Research Grant - Brooklyn College, CUNY, NY                                                     
Kimmel Harding Nelson Center – Residency, Nebraska City, Nebraska                                     
KHN Emerging Artist Grant 
Vermont Studio Center – Residency, Johnson VT
VSC Artist Grant             

                                                                                  
2005                 

92nd st Y, Makor/SteinHardt Center – Residency, New York, NY   

                                                                          
2004                 

I-Park (Artist Enclave)– Residency, East Haddam, CT

 

Bibliography

2009           

Title Magazine - www.titlemagazine.net
Zeek Magazine - Jewish Women, God, and the Next Generation

 

2008           


W Magazine - American Flags, December Issue

2007           


Carroll County Times, Masked reality, real portraits at Rice, by Pamela Zappardino
Neo-Integrity - Catalogue by Keith Mayerson

 

2006                 

Arts For Healing - Catalogue by Mushroom Arts, NYC
“Notebook” – Creative Capitalism, Baltimore MD


2005                  

ConArt – Wisconsin,, Annual Art Magazine , Contributing Artwork
Propaganda 101 – NYC Quarterly Political Magazine, Cover Art