In my curatorial practice, I try to match the plurality of artistic production and explore all facets of contemporary art, culture, and life. That is to say, I aim to produce quality exhibitions that present a range of ideas and aesthetics to a wide audience. I look to contemporary trends in international art to inform my practice, while at the same time, stay rooted in local and regional communities. The role of a curator is that of an exhibition maker, researcher, intellect, and cultural anthropologist, whose job is to act as a catalyst for discussion and contemplation on visual culture and humanity.
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Born:
1980 Cranford, NJ
Currently living in New York City
Previously resided in Philadelphia, PA and Dublin, Ireland
Education:
2006-2008 Purchase College, Purchase, NY
Master of Modern and Contemporary Art History, Criticism,
and Theory, with Honors
1999-2003 School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography and Related Media,
with Honors
Curatorial Projects:
2008 Appropriate(d) Vision Stimulation, Fort Awesome Gallery, Purchase College, Purchase, NY
2008 Komar and Melamid: Super Objects - Super Comfort for Super People,
Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, NY
2005 The True Mirror, City Without Walls, Newark, NJ
2004 Hybrid, The Dancing Goat, South Orange, NJ
2004 Underexposed 6, Tyler School of Art, Elkins Park, PA
2002 John Knows Best, The Annex (owned by Whitebox) New York, NY
2002 Underexposed 18, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
Community Arts Projects:
2008 Eco-Fun: Kites are for Peace and Love
(A Social Engagement with SUNY Purchase)
Purchase College, Purchase, NY
2006 Kites are for Peace and Love: A Social Engagement with the Town of Peekskill, Peekskill Project, Peekskill, NY
Articles / Press / Media (of curatorial projects):
2008 The New York Times, "Skewering Soviet Dogma and Consumerism, Too"
Benjamin Genocchio
2005 The New York Times, "Searching for an Identity in Newark"
Benjamin Genocchio
2004 www.fallonandrosof.com/artblog, "Genre Cross Dressing" Roberta Fallon
2004 The Philadelphia Weekly, "Brushes with Greatness" Roberta Fallon
2004 The Star Ledger, "A Blend of Media" Mitchell Seidel
Lectures:
2008 "Komar and Melamid's Super Objects - Super Comfort for Super People"
gallery talk based on the exhibition I curated under the same title,
Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, NY
2007 "Common Ground" a moderated discussion between three artists in regards to contemporary public art and politics, Fine Art Gallery of Westchester Community College, Valhalla, NY
2006 "The Animal Within" a curated slide night, Jersey City Museum,
Jersey City, NJ
Honors / Awards / Grants / Residencies:
2008 Dr. Noel S. and Richard B. Frackman Award for Graduate Thesis Paper,
Purchase College, Purchase, NY
2007 - 2008 Purchase College Curatorial Fellowship Program, paired with
Dede Young, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, NY
2006-2007 Dr. Noel S. and Richard B. Frackman Institutional Scholarship,
Purchase Collage, Purchase, NY
2003 School of Visual Arts Mentor Series, paired with Stephano Basilico, former gallerist and curator of New School University art collection, New York, NY
Related Work Experience:
2008 Research Assistant to contemporary artist, Daniel Joseph Martinez, where I was responsible for producing a definitive bibliography on the artist, New York, NY
2008 Volunteer video editor at New Art TV, a media and production company with a focus on producing premium video content on contemporary art, New York, NY
2007-2008 Visual Assistant (Embark program technician),
Purchase College Fine Art Slide Library, Purchase, NY
2007 Internship with Thom Collins, Director of the Neuberger Museum of Art,
Purchase, NY
2007 Assistant to new media artist Jenny Marketou, Brooklyn, NY
2004-2005 Museum Store Associate, Front Desk Assistant and
Freelance Art Handler, Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ
2002 Assistant to photo-based artists Doug and Mike Starn, Brooklyn, NY
2002 Art Handler, Katarina Rich Perlow Gallery, New York, NY
2001-2002 Gallery Assistant, School of Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY
Published Written Works:
2008 Exhibition review of Looking Back: The White Columns Annual @ White Columns, New York, NY, November 5, 2008 - December 13, 2008, published on-line at Art Slant
2008 Exhibition review of Katarzyna Kozyra: Summertale @ Postmasters, New York, NY, October 18, 2008 - November 15, 2008
2008 Exhibition review of To:Night - Contemporary Representations of the Night @ Hunter College Bertha and Karl Leubsdorf Art Gallery/ Times Square Gallery, New York, NY, September 25, 2008 - December 6, 2008, published on-line at Art Slant
2008 Exhibition review of Cutting Realities - Gender Strategies in Art @ Austrian Cultural Forum, New York, NY, September 23, 2008 - November 29, 2008, published on-line at Art Slant
2008 Exhibition review of Kirchner and the Berlin Street @ Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, August 3, 2008 - November 10, 2008, published on-line at Art Slant
2008 Exhibition review of J.M.W. Turner: Retrospective @ Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, July 1, 2008 - September 21, 2008, published on-line at Art Slant
2008 Exhibition review of I Won't Grow Up @ Cheim & Read, New York, NY, June 26 - August 29, 2008, published on-line at Art Slant
2008 Exhibition review of Intransit @ Moti Hasson Gallery, New York, NY, July 10 - August 30, 2008, published on-line at Art Slant
2008 Exhibition review of Apocalyptic Summer @ Pierogi Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, June 27 - July 28, 2008, published on-line at Art Slant
2008 Exhibition review of Crooked Smiles, Steady Voices and a Trunk Full of Cash @ Cinders, Brooklyn, NY, June 13 - July 13, 2008, published on-line at Art Slant
2008 Exhibition review of The New Normal @ Artists Space, New York, NY,
April 26 - June 21, 2008, published on-line at Art Slant
2008 Exhibition review of Nick Lenker: Dissolve and Combine @ Stonefox Artspace, New York, NY, April 22, 2008 - July 1, 2008, published on-line at Art Slant
2008 "Towards a New Societal Paradigm" essay published in the book Decentre:
Concerning Artist-Run Culture/à propos de centres d’artistes, published by YYZBOOKS, ISBN: 0-920397-55-5
2008 "Saving Face: The Art of Contemporary Typography" introductory essay for the exhibition TDC 53+, March 17 - April 18, 2008, at the Fine Art Gallery of Westchester Community College, Valhalla, NY
2008 "The New Master Prints " introductory essay for the exhibition The Art Of Persuasion, January 22 - March 1, 2008, at the Fine Art Gallery of Westchester Community College, Valhalla, NY
2007 "Public Art in the Expanded Field" introductory essay for the exhibition Common Ground, October 22 - Nov 24, 2007, at the Fine Art Gallery of Westchester Community College, Valhalla, NY
2007 Eight introductory didactics printed in the exhibition pamphlet for Miniaturizing Modernism: Richard Pettibone Paints the Neuberger’s Rickey Collection, September 02, 2007 - January 06, 2008 , Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, NY
2007 "A Dress of One's Own: The Art of Carol Hamoy" introductory essay for the exhibition Story Dresses: Carol Hamoy, August 27 - October 6, 2007, at the Fine Art Gallery of Westchester Community College, Valhalla, NY
2007 "Transcending Tourism: The Transcontinental Art of Steven P. Perkins" published in conjunction with the exhibition Thai Lifestyle Art Project: Steven P Perkins: A Visual Alchemist, June 28 2007 to July 15 2007, Teo+Namfah Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand