PRAYERS FOR THE PANDEMIC
Drawing Rooms
Jersey City, NJ

Online exhibit
http://www.drawingrooms.org/current-exhibition.html

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SELECTED SHOWS:

2020 

ABSTRACTS MATTER

311 Gallery
311 W Martin St
Raleigh, NC

SEEING THE UNSEEABLE
Atlantic Gallery
Curated by Judith Kruger

2019

John Davis Gallery, Earthward: Mixed Media (Solo show)
Hudson, NY 

CONNECTION IV - An Invitational Exhibition of Artists Selecting Artists 
Atlantic Gallery, New York, NY

Barrett Art Center Juried Members’ Show – SMALL WORKS
Poughkeepsie, NY

Barrett Art Center Summer Members’ Show with Fall Kill Creative Works Poughkeepsie Trolley Barn 
Poughkeepsie, NY

COLLAGE/MIXED MEDIA/DIGITAL ART (The Art of Layering)
National Association of Women Artists
NYC

EAR TO THE GROUND
Curated by Julie Torres
The Ely Center of Contemporary Art, New Haven, CT

2018
  Blue Hill Art & Cultural Center, Peal River, NY

5th Annual Juried Show: RELISHING RESTRAINT
Loft Artists Gallery, Stamford, CT 
AWARD: HONORABLE MENTION

Maryland Federation of Art Fiber Options Exhibition 
Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD

CONNECTION III - An Invitational Exhibition of Artists Selecting Artists
Atlantic Gallery, New York, NY

2017

ART IN THE WORKPLACE, Pfizer Inc, New York, NY

CONNECTION II - An Invitational Exhibition of Artists Selecting Artists\
Atlantic Gallery, New York, NY

BLACK BOX, Touring Show, June 2017-December 2019
Touring show: Kunstlerhaus Saar, Saabrucken, Germany to La "S" Grand Atelier, Vielsalm, Belgium, the Faux Mouvement, Centre d'art contemporain, Metz, France and the Casino Luxemburg, Forum d'art contemporain, Luxemburg

2016

PFIZER INC, Biennial Group Show. New York, NY 

PUTTING IT TOGETHER, Foundry Art Centre, Saint Charles, MO

AMERICA, Viaduct Gallery, Des Moines Social Club, Des Moines, IA

SMALL WORKS SHOW, Upstream Gallery, Hastings on Hudson, NY

2015

ART IN THE WORKPLACE, Pfizer Inc, New York, NY

HOLIDAY SMALL WORKS, Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY

UTSANGA – ISSN 2421-3365 – Sept 21 issue - online Italian publication with my asemic drawings: Utsanga 

T.H.I.S., Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY

2014

TOPOGRAPHIES: MAPPING HISTORY & TIME
(2 person show)
Betsy Jacaruso Studio and Gallery, Rhinebeck, NY

2013

A CELEBRATION OF COLOR, Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY
 
2012-13

METRO 29. Juried by Jared Ash (Newark Public Library),
Rocio Aranda-Alvarado (El Museo del Barrio) and Lawrence Cappiello (Arts Guild New Jersey). City Without Walls Gallery (CWOW), Newark, NJ and travels in the NYC metro area for one year.
 
2011-12

METRO 28. Juried by Kalia Brooks (MoCADA), Yaelle Amir (NYU) and Jenn Hampton (Parlor Gallery), City Without Walls Gallery, Newark, NJ and travels in the NYC metro area for one year.

2011

CURATENYC 2011. One of 150 top ranked entries chosen from the total of 1,552 entries. Image of winning work displayed at Rush Arts Gallery, NY, NY and in online show.

2007

LANDSCAPE REVISTIED: Fact and Metaphor. Curated by Peter Homitzky.
Two locations: City Without Walls Gallery, Newark, NJ and Seton Hall University of Law, Newark, NJ

2006

SALON, New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Art Collection. Bellevue Hospital, New York, NY

2001-12

PFIZER INC, biennial group shows. New York, NY  

1991-2000 I did not make art.
 
1988

SOHO CENTER FOR VISUAL ARTISTS group show. New York, NY 

WHITE COLUMNS group show. NY, NY. Curated by Bill Arning

1987

JUMBO DUMBO: Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition. Brooklyn, NY. Curated by Bill Arning (Director of White Columns, NY, NY)

1986

ON THE EDGE: Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition. Brooklyn, NY. Curated by Valerie Smith (Curator of Artists Space, NY, NY) 

1985

OBJEKTEN/OBJECTS: De Annex Galerie (Solo show)
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

1984

ANNUAL BROOKLYN WATERFRONT ARTISTS COALITION SHOW. Brooklyn, NY

1983

TERMINAL NEW YORK: Harborside Industrial Center. Brooklyn, NY. Curated.

ANNUAL BROOKLYN WATERFRONT ARTISTS COALITION SHOW. Brooklyn,
NY

DOWN AND OUT OF NEW YORK: Documenting New York guerrilla art shows, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC. Curated by Norman Tuck.

1982

O.I.A.’s SCULPTURE GARDEN (Organization of Independent Artists): Manhattan Psychiatric Center. Ward’s Island, NY. Curated by Tom Klem. Nominated by the School of Visual Arts as the graduating class representative to this show.

THE WILLIAMSBURG ALL FOOLS SHOW. Brooklyn, NY (artist-organized show)

1980

COLLAGES: School of Visual Arts Printmaking Gallery. New York, NY. Solo show.

ARTISTS’ PRINTS AND BOOKS: School of Visual Arts Gallery. New York, NY
 
AWARDS AND HONORS:

2018: Honorable Mention
5th Annual Juried Show: Relishing Restraint
Loft Artists Gallery
575 Pacific St, Stamford, CT 

1982 Nominated by the School of Visual Arts as the graduating class representative to OIA’s (Organization of Independent Artists) Sculpture Garden show, Ward’s Island, NY

TEXT and BLOGS:

2020:
Joanne Mattera Art Blog: "Dedication and Purpose: 65 Over 65" 
Joanne Mattera Art Blog:The Corona Sidestep: A Virtual Exhibition

2016: CatRutgers4Art Blog  

2007 New York Times, Feb. 18, "This Landscape is Your Landscape", Benjamin Genocchio 

2007 New Jersey Star Ledger, Feb. 9-15, "Updating the Landscape", Dan Bischoff 

1988 White Columns Exhibition catalog for "Update 1987-88", May 21 - June 25, 1988

EDUCATION:

Painting: Art Students League of New York, NY, 2001-2003. Studied with Peter Homitzky.

Sculpture: School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, BFA cum laude, 1982. Studied with Alice Aaycock, Elizabeth Murray and Judy Pfaff.

Printmaking: University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 1976-78. Studied with Ken Iwamasa.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

New York Artists Equity
New York Artists Circle
Textile Study Group NYC

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