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Ann Shostrom


CV

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2019
Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York, The Rising
2014
Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York, Fusion
2012
Public Art Project in Shkodra, Albania, Arms to Arts
(in collaboration with John Bowman and Genc Permetti)
2011
Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York, Harvest
2009
Kunstraum Dadapost, Berlin, Germany
2005
Lindhart Foundation, Prague 9, Czech Republic, Czech Lessons
2002
Rule, Modern and Contemporary, Denver, Colorado, Facings
1999
Winston Hotel, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Strange Attractor
1993
Stephanie Theodore Gallery, New York, Wreck Womb
1992
Timothy Brown Fine Art, Aspen, Colorado
1991
Stephanie Theodore Gallery, New York
1990
Payton Rule, Denver, Colorado
1986
Art Now Gallery, Gothenburg, Sweden
Virgil Gallery, New York
1985
Barbara Braathen Gallery, New York
1982
Artisera Gallery, Syracuse, New York
Fairbanks Gallery, Syracuse, New York

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2013-14
The Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Sedalia, MO, Remix: Selections from the International Collage Center
Travels to:
Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY, June-September, 2013
Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, December, 2013
Bates College Museum of Art, Bates College, Lewiston, ME January-March, 2014
2012
Arsenal Gallery, New York, Wreath Interpretations
2011
Lehman College Art Gallery, Bronx, NY, New York Fiber in the 21st Century
Kunstraum Dadapost, Berlin, Germany, Geisterschatten 
Elga Wimmer Gallery, New York, Ghost Shadows
Palmer Museum, Penn State, Studio Practice
Samek Art Gallery, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA, Remix: Selections from the International Collage Center
Salmagundi Club, New York, The Eternal Landscape (3rd Prize Award)
2010
Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York, Summer Show
Zoller Gallery, Penn State, Faculty Show
First Street Green Gallery, New York, First Growth
2009
Pavel Zoubok Gallery, New York, Revolutionary Women 
Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York, By a Thread
KIDSPACE AT MASS MOCA, North Adams, MA; "In the form of a group publication and web archive entitled “Visionary Drawing Building,” produced by Matt Bua and Max Goldfarb, and part of the installation Cribbage drawingbuilding.org
Zoller Gallery, Penn State, Demonstrations 
Zoller Gallery, Penn State, Finding Animals
Bridge Art Fair, New York
2008
Cheryl Pelavin, New York, Art in a Box 
ABC No Rio, New York, Ides of March- Cosmological Map
Umbrella Arts, New York, Welcome 
Art NowFair, New York, Broadthinking: Entropic Renovators
ABC No Rio, New York, Clothesline Show
Smack Mellon, Brooklyn, New York, Derby Day
2007
Salmagundi Club, NewYork, Eye of the Beholder
2006
Arts India, New York, Confluence 2006
Robeson Gallery, the Hub, Penn State University, Feast
2005
Palmer Museum of Art, University Park, Pennsylvania, Dialogue and Diversity
The Womens Library, London Metropolitan University, Whitechapel, London, UK, Trunk Show 
Sirius Foundation, Cobh, Ireland, Trunk Show
The Clubhouse, New York, New York, Behind the Green Door 6 
2004
Kings House, Boyle, Ireland, Trunk Show
Zoller Gallery, Penn State University, Objects In/and Visual Culture 
Scott Pfaffman Gallery, New York, NY, Urgent
Zoller Gallery, Penn State University,In a Voting Year
Denver Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver, CO, Risque 
The Clubhouse, New York, New York, Behind the Green Door 5 
Stellar Union, Southampton, NY, Inaugural Exhibition
2003
Hunter College, New York, New York, Dibble Memorial Exhibition
The Clubhouse, New York, New York, Behind the Green Door 4
Zoller Gallery, Penn State University, Faculty Show
2002
The Carriage House at the Islip Museum, East Islip, New York, Site Specifics’02  Zoller Gallery, Pennsylvania State University, Impromtu  Bowes, Dublin, Ireland, Custer, curator: Katie Holten 
Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver, Archipelago: an Intimate Immensity
Bob’s Clubhouse, New York, New York, Behind the Green Door
Allegheny College, Meadeville, PA, 8-Hour Drawings
Bob’s Clubhouse, New York, New York, Behind the Green Door 3
Zoller Gallery, Pennsylvania State University, Faculty Show
Smack Mellon, Brooklyn, New York, MIR 2
MPI, New York, Take HeART
Nicholas Davies Gallery, New York, Ruling Passions
Zoller Gallery, Pennsylvania State University, Trunk Show
1999
Art et Amicitciae, Amsterdam, Netherlands, The Mind on Scale, ILAP (Archipelago: an Intimate Immensity)
1998
James Graham & Sons, New York, Drawings
Rule Modern and Contemporary, Denver, CO, Fashion 
1996 
The Work Space, New York, Hot House
Radix Gallery, New York, Essence - Twenty Abstract Painters
1995
Rule Modern and Contemporary, Denver, Colorado, Red
Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, Colorado, Pure Painting
1994
Kohn Pederson Fox Gallery, New York, the Pleasure Principle
1992
Tibor de Nagy Gallery, New York, Aesthetic Abstraction
Rule Modern and Contemporary, Denver, Colorado, Small Masterpieces
1991
White Columns, New York, Lyric:  Uses of Beauty at the End of the Century
John Post Lee, Inc., New York, Ho Hum All Ye Faithful
Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, New Jersey, Diverse Visions
       (traveling exhibition)
Webo, New York, Cabaret Voltaire 1991
Timothy Brown Fine Art, Aspen, Colorado, Inaugural Exhibition
1989
Cydney Payton Gallery, Denver, Colorado
1988
Grace Borgenicht Gallery, New York, Invitational Exhibition
1987
Barbara Braathen Gallery, New York, Art Against Aids
M-13 Gallery, New York, Summer Show
1986
Barbara Braathen Gallery, New York
Virgil Gallery, New York
1985
Barbara Braathen Gallery, New York
Virtual Garrison, New York, Abstract Implosionism III
Kamikazi, New York, The Non-Objective World (Stephen Westfall, curator)
Gallerie Kneip, New York, Berlin-New York
Art Now Gallery, Gothenburg, Sweden, East Village Painters
E.M. Donahue, Sixth Sense, and Dramatis Personae, New York, Illuminations (Joel Handorf, Susan Berko, curators)
1984
M-13 Gallery, New York, August Mixer
Kenkeleba Gallery, New York Chillout (Stephen Kaplan, curator)
Dramatis Personae, New York, Extravaganza 
149 Second Avenue, New York, A Time Before Morning
Casa Nada, New York
Arts and Commerce, New York Esther Rand Gallery, New York Public Library, New York
Cuando, New York, Women Out Front
Danceteria, New York, East Village Look-Again
Kamikazi, New York, Mistletoe
1983
Lowe Art Gallery, Syracuse, New York, M.F.A. Show
Hartell Gallery, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
The Gallery, Acre Lane, London, England, Exchange Show with Reading Studio
Spacex Gallery, Exeter, England
1982
Everson Museum, Syracuse, New York, Syracuse Biennial
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska
Iowa State University, Iowa City, Iowa
1981
Formal Gallery, West Texas University, Canyon, Texas
Munson Williams Proctor Institute, Utica, New York, Artists of Central New York

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

2014
Ann Shostrom. Fusion - Wall Street International March 27, 2014
2012
David Pierce, “New York Fiber in the 21st Century” Surface Design, Winter
Lisa W. Foderaro, The Many Ways a Wreath Can Turn, New York Times, December 31, 2012
2011
Stephen Mueller Art in America, May 2011
Mario Naves Ann Shostrom at Elizabeth Harris Gallery
Fintan Boyle Ann Shostrom at Elizabeth Harris
2009
Max Goldfarb, Visionary Architecture, supported by Joan Mitchell Foundation
Jonathan Talbot, “Daughters of the Revolution: Women & Collage”
2008
James Gardner “A Blast From the Past” New York Sun, March 27
Demetria Daniels “Entropic Renovators” Big Apple News, 
2005
Sally O’Reilly: “Trunk Show” Time Out London, August 10-17, p.61
Belinda McKeon: “Treading Softly”, Irish Times, February 25
Regina Gleeson: “Trunk Show at King House” CIRCA Spring, p.84-85
Ruth Devine: “Movement and Metaphor” The Visual Artists’ News Sheet, March-April
“Tracing the Journey of the Artist” Roscommon Herald/Arts, January 25
“The Art of Traveling”
2004
Deirdre Falvey: “Artscape:Trunk Show”, Irish Times, December 11
 “Trunk Show Exhibition Opens in Boye’s King House”, Roscommon Herald/Arts, December 11
“Artist as Traveller” Roscommon Herald, December 8
Visual Leitrim’s 2004-05 Seminar & Exhibition — "Artist as Traveller” Leitrim Observer, December 10
"Trunk Show Exhibition opens in Boye’s King House", Roscommon Herald, December 15
Ruth Devine: “Artist as Traveller Gives Food for Thought”, The Scene
The Emperor” in the Objects In/and Visual Culture” Centre Daily Times, Weekender Section, March 12.
2002
MacMillan, Kyle: “10 Best List,” The Denver Post, December 29
Gluckstern, J.: “Reviews” ‘Denver’ Art Papers Magazine September/October 
Colby Brumit and Kity Ironton: “Out in Style” ‘Adventures in Art” Outfront Colorado, July 31
“Art in Review” ‘Site Specifics ‘02’ New York Times, July 6 
MacMillan, Kyle: “Contemporary’s Archipelago does its job brilliantly,” The Denver Post, June 21, p.1 Weekend
Chandler, Mary Voelz: “Island metaphors adrift,” Rocky Mountain News, June 21, p.D14
Gluckstern, J.: “Archipelago,” Daily Camera, June 21, p. 12 Friday Magazine
Paglia, Michael: “Summer and Smoke,” Denver Westward, July 4
Tursi, Mark: “Push and Pull of Hybridization,” Rocky Mountain Bullhorn, July 1
Chandler, Mary Voelz: “Last Call,” Rocky Mountain News, July 26
Honigman, Ana, "Brooklyn NYC," Contemporary 
Heinlein, Sabine, "Mir 2," Zing Magazine 
Zimmer, Elizabeth, "Crossover Dreams," The Village Voice
Caniglia, Julie: “Reviews” ‘MIR 2’ Artforum, February, p.134
2001
Cotter, Holland: “Art in Review” ‘MIR 2’ New York Times, November 9
Levin, Kim, "Mir 2," The Village Voice
1999
Kirwin, Lisa: “East Side Story,” Artforum, October
1996
Smith, Roberta: “Art in Review” ‘Hot House’ NewYork Times, September 6, p. C19
1995
Paglia, Michael: “Pigments of the Imagination” Westword, Denver, September 6
1992
Cyphers, Peggy:  “New York in Review”, ARTS Magazine, February, p. 81
Gray, Alice:  “Ann Shostrom”, ARTnews, February, p. 132
Edelman, Robert:  “Aesthetic Abstraction,”  Tema Celeste, April-May, p.96
1991
Hirsch, Faye:  “Gardens”, Cover, November, p. 10
Kozik, KK: “Lyric,” White Columns, Cover, May, Vol. 5, No. 5
1990
Rosen, Steven: “New artists’ works command attention at four Wazee galleries, The Denver Post, August 3, p.12
Dickenson, Carol: “Galleries offer drama, originality,” Rocky Mountain News, Aug. 6

PUBLISHED WRITING

2003
”In Love? Falling in the Face of Love” catalog essay, Photographers Minna Pyyhkala of Finland and Nadja Rovderova of Slovenia, at Galerie Cerna Labut, Prague, Czech Republic. 
2002
“Archipelago: an Intimate Immensity” catalog essay, Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver, CO
1999
“New York Reviews,” New Art Examiner, Chicago, IL
1998
“Games, Goals, and Gardens,” catalog essay -- Peggy Cyphers, Paintings 1995-98, Donahue/Sosinski Art, New York
1996
“Man with a Heart,” Jonathan Borofsky at Grand Central Terminal Waiting Room, Artfan, St. Kilda, Australia
1993
“Wreck Womb” an illustrated storybook, edition of 100, Stephanie Theodore Gallery
2002
Editor of Friends of Tompkins Square Library, New York. Included writing reviews of east village art shows.

CURATING

2005
The Womens Library, London Metropolitan University, Whitechapel, London, UK, Trunk Show 
Sirius Foundation, Cobh, Ireland, Trunk Show 
2004
Kings House, Leitram/Roscommon, Ireland, Trunk Show 
2003
”In Love? Falling in the Face of Love” with Photographers Minna Pyyhkala of Finland and Nadja Rovderova of Slovenia, at Galerie Cerna Labut, Prague, Czech Republic. 
2002
Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver, Archipelago: an Intimate Immensity
2000
Zoller Gallery, Penn State University, Trunk Show
1999
Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, Netherlands, “Archipelago: an Intimate Immensity” in The Mind on Scale produced by the ILAP foundation
Danceteria, New York, East Village Look—Again

TEACHING/LECTURES/PANELS

2000-2005, 2007-Present
Assistant Professor, Pennsylvania State University, figure drawing, water media, oil painting, alternative media, advanced critique, art theory seminar, art as idea, art as object, writing and painting the Irish landscape.
2002-2005, 2007-Present
Coordinator of John M. Anderson Endowment Lecture Series, Pennsylvania State University including internationally recognized artists and scholars as well as these Panels and Symposium:
Through the Looking Glass: Women and Self-Representation in Contemporary Art
Saturday 10/25/03  Panel Discussion at Palmer Museum,  Palmer Lipcon Auditorium  With Joan Semmel, Julie Heffernan, Micaela Amato, Maura Reilly, Moderator: Sarah Rich Cosponsored by the Palmer Museum.
Public Subversions: Civil Disobedience as Art/Art as Civil Disobedience: a conversation between Brian Holmes and Gregory Sholette [Edited Transcript of both events in Art Papers June 2005] Monday 3/15/04 Graduate Seminar  Tues. 3/16/04 Public Lecture: Palmer Lipcon Auditorium Cosponsored by Public Edge
Molecular Gaze, Biotechnological Visions:  A Panel Discussion with Suzanne Anker, Susan Squier and Richard Doyle  Saturday 4/17/04 at Palmer Museum, Palmer Lipcon Auditorium Cosponsored by the Rock Ethics Institute 
2-day Symposium: "Visual Culture in/as Object", 3/19-20/04 [Assisted Sallie McCorkle, organizer] keynote speaker: Nick Mirzoeff, editor of The Visual Culture Reader.
2004
Creator (with Cliodhna Shaffrey) of Symposium: Artist as Traveler, King House, Boyle, Roscommon, Ireland.Opening night Speech about “Trunk Show”
“Professional Practices” Lecture and Studio Tour, New York Academy, New York, New York
2003
Lecture: "In Love? Falling in the Face of Love" about Photographers Minna Pyyhkala of Finland and Nadja Rovderova of Slovenia at Galerie Cerna Labut, Prague, Czech Republic.
2002
Creator of Symposium: Making an Archipelago, Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver. Moderator of panel: Virtual Island: Landscapes. Other panels: Island of Jewels: Material and Transformation and Island Culture: Independence and Interdependence. Guest Lecture and Critiques, Parsons, New York, New York
2000
Guest Lecture, Achille Island, Ireland
1999
Guest Seminar Leader, New York Academy, New York
1998
Guest Seminar Leader, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
Studio Lecture, Eastern Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
1997
Studio Lecture, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York 
1993
Lecture and critiques, Chapin School, New York
Gallery Talk, Art Now Gallery, Gothenburg, Sweden
Sunderland College of Art, Sunderland, England
Lecture and critiques, Newcastle University School of Art, Newcastle, England
1981-83
Foundation drawing and design classes, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
1977
Summer program, drawing and painting, Taos, New Mexico

GRANTS AND AWARDS

2011
College of Art & Architecture Research Grant, Penn State University
2006
Confluence, Arts India Residency
2005
Lindhart Foundation Residency
College of Art & Architecture Research Grant, Penn State University
2002
Bessie: New Media Performance Installation from The Dance Theatre Workshop
2001
College of Art & Architecture Research Grant, Penn State University
Mid Atlantic Foundation for the Arts Fellowship
New York State Foundation for the Arts Grant

EDUCATION

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Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois, B.F.A.
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Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, M.F.A., Painting