Artists Registry

RACHEL SELEKMAN

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2006
Spray: New Sculpture, Priska C. Juschka Fine Art, New York, NY
2005
Fresh, Galerie Aurel Scheibler, Cologne, Germany
2004
Rachel Selekman: New Work, Project Room, Priska C. Juschka Fine Art, Brooklyn, NY
2003
Rachel Selekman: Sculpture, Priska C. Juschka Fine Art, Brooklyn, NY
2001
Rachel Selekman: New Sculpture, E. A. Draper Showcase Gallery, Delaware
Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE
1996
Alterations: New Work from New York, KAOS-Galerie, Cologne, Germany
1992
Weight, A.I.R. Gallery II, New York, NY

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2008
Aggregate, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
Back to the Garden, Metaphor Contemporary Art, Brooklyn, NY
2007
Portraits, Galerie Aurel Scheibler, Berlin, Germany
Ornamental Instincts, Wave Hill, Bronx, NY
What F Word, Cynthia Broan Gallery, New York, NY (catalogue)
2006
THIS IS NOT FOR YOU: Sculptural Discourses, Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary, Vienna, Austria
Garden Improvement, Wave Hill, Bronx, NY (catalogue)
Process & Promise: Art, Education & Community at the 92nd Street Y, Weill Art Gallery, 92nd Street Y, New York, NY (catalogue)
Threads of Memory, Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs, Long Island City, NY
2005
New Art, New York: Reflections on the Human Condition, Trierenberg Holding, AG, Traun, Austria (catalogue)
Kiss Me Long and Hard, Priska C. Juschka Fine Art, New York, NY
2004
On Site, Priska C. Juschka Fine Art, Brooklyn, NY
Is One Thing Better Than Another???, Galerie Aurel Scheibler, Cologne, Germany
Maravee, Villa Ottelio-Savorgnan Ariis di Rivignano, (UD), Italy (catalogue)
2003
Explaining Magic, Rotunda Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Solo Dibujo, Museo d’Arte Universidad Nacional, Bogota, Columbia
2002
Bitch School, Longwood Arts Project, Bronx, NY
2000
Fairy Tale, Elsa Mott Ives Gallery, YMCA, New York, NY
Group Exhibition, General Electric, Fairfield, CT
1999
Chocolate Kingdom, The Work Space @ Dolgenos, Newman & Cronin, New York, NY
1997
Objectivity International Objects of Subjectivity, Contemporary Art Center of Virginia, Virginia Beach, VA
Quickening, Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT
Hold It Now, Hit It, Court Street Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
1996
A La Mode, Sauce Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
1995
Artists Choose Artists, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
Lookin’ Good Feelin’ Good, 450 Broadway Gallery, New York, NY
1993
Garment as Metaphor, Suburban Fine Arts Center, Highland Park, IL
1992
The Next Generation: Impact of Race, Class, & Sexuality on Family Life,
Gallery 2, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
1990
Sculpture Exhibition, Cb’s 313 Gallery, New York, NY
1989
The Strange Life of Objects, MOMENTA Art Alternatives, Philadelphia, PA
1988
The 1988 Drawing Competition, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
1987
Works on Paper, Beaver College, Glenside, PA
47th Annual Juried Exhibition, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

The Museum of Modern Art, Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawing Collection, New York, NY
Thyssen-Bornemisza Contemporary Art, Vienna, Austria
General Electric, Fairfield, CT
AlixPartners, London and Milan

GRANTS, AWARDS, AND RESIDENCIES

2007–08 Henry Street Settlement Abrons Art Center Residency
1997–98 The Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Inc.
1993 SAIC Trustee Scholarship, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (full- tuition scholarship for graduate study)

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Rattemeyer, Christian. The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawing Collection Catalogue Raisonné. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 2009.
Wasserman, Nadine. Aggregate. Troy, NY: The Arts Center of the Capital Region, 2008.
Kalm, James. “Brooklyn Dispatches: Cool Island and Garden of Chill.” Brooklyn Rail, July 2008. http://www.brooklynrail.org/2008/07/artseen/broooklyn-dispatches-cool-i….
Pearse, Emma. “Artist Rachel Selekman Cuts the Middleman Out of Flower-Watering.” New York Magazine, June 27, 2008. http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2008/06/artist_rachel_selekman.html.
“Rachel Selekman.” Wrongdistance.com, July 1, 2008. http://wrongdistance.com/index.php?s=rachel+selekman
McClintic, Miranda. What F Word. New York: Carol Cole Levin, 2008.
Genocchio, Benjamin. “Attractive and Accessible, But Is That All There Is?” New York Times, December 23, 2007.
Huang, Wennie. Ornamental Instincts. Bronx, NY: Wave Hill, 2007.
Johnson, Ken. “Two Odes to Nature, Grand and Demure.” New York Times, July 14, 2006.
Garden Improvement. Bronx, NY: Wave Hill, 2006.
SOFA New York 2006: The Ninth Annual International Exposition of Sculpture, Objects & Functional Art. Chicago: Expressions of Culture, Inc., 2006.
“Wave Hill Presents Garden Improvement.” artdaily.com, June 27, 2006.
Garden Design magazine, September 2006, pp. 6, 18.
Process & Promise: Art, Education & Community at the 92nd Street Y. New York: 92nd Street Y, 2006.
Mathews-Berenson, Margaret. New Art – New York, Reflections on the Human Condition. Traun, Austria: Trierenberg Art, 2006.
———. Trierenberg Art: Kunst im Werk. Traun, Austria: Trierenberg Art, 2006.
———. Threads of Memory. Long Island City, NY: Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Projects, 2005.
Galloway, David. “Rachel Selekman, Aurel Scheibler, Cologne.” ArtNews, September 2005.
Di Blassi, Johanna. “Magical Creations.” Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, April 7, 2005.
Maine, Stephen. “Dateline Brooklyn.” Artnet.com, April 15, 2005.
http://www.artnet.com/magazine/reviews/maine/maine4-15-05.asp.
Zannier, Sabrina. Maravee 2004-Clorofilla. Trieste, Italy: Communicarte Edizioni, 2004.
Riker, Janet. Explaining Magic. Brooklyn, NY: The Rotunda Gallery, 2003.
“An Anthology of Accessories.” Fiber Arts, March/April 2002.
Torres, Eddie. “A Variety of Approaches to Feminism and Childhood.” NY Arts Magazine, January 2002. http://nyartsmagazine.com/63/approaches.htm.
Strauss, R. B. “New Sculpture transforms common objects.” Avon Grove Sun, August 16–22, 2001.
Sosanski, Edward. “Sculptor Weaves Beauty in Delaware.” Philadelphia Inquirer, July 27, 2001.
Shulak, Paula. “Delaware arts center offers variety of exhibits.” Greenville Community News, July 17, 2001.
Strauss, R. B. “July Brings No Slow Down at DCCA.” Art Matters, July 2001.
Mullinax, Gary. “Begin picture-perfect exhibition tour at DCCA.” Sunday News Journal, July 15, 2001.
“Visual Arts.” Delaware Today, State Guide 2001.
Bogaert, Pauline Pinard. “Craft Forms exhibition in Wayne toasts original works by 76 artists.” Philadelphia Inquirer, December 10, 2000.
Massey, John. “. . . and now for something completely different!!!!” Haws News, no. 1, fall 1999.
Hanzal, Carla. Objectivity: International Objects of Subjectivity. Virginia Beach: Contemporary Art Center of Virginia, 1997.
Zimmer, William. “Sprawling Works, 13 Sculptors.” New York Times, May 4, 1997.
Hoffman, Hank. “Color Happy.” New Haven Advocate, May 8, 1997.
Schön, Jürgen. “Rachel Selekman in Kaos-Galerie.” Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, May 18, 1996.
Ferris, Alison. “The Presence of Touch.” Interrobang 2, no. 2, 1996.
Glatt, Cara. “Local art center stages winning exhibit.” HP Herald, February 1, 1995.

EDUCATION

1993 MFA The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
1985 BFA The Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD