Curriculum Vitae

Born 1975, Saint Louis, Missouri


Education

M.F.A.  2000  Glass, Alfred University
B.F.A.   1997  Studio Art, University of Wisconsin--Madison

Solo Exhibitions

2019  Climate Archives, City Roots, Brooklyn, NY
2017  Distorted Senses of Proportion, Juergensen Gallery, Utica, NY
2014  Distorted Senses of Proportion, Richardson Gallery, Las Cruces, NM
2013  Distorted Senses of Proportion, Northcutt Steele Gallery, Billings, MT
          frustrules, Chandra Cerrito Contemporary, Oakland, CA
2010  Biological Accumulations, Earlville Opera House, Earlville, NY
          Inurements, Lipscomb Gallery, Greenville, SC
2007  Neologisms, Go North Gallery, Beacon, NY
2005  Conflate, Three Rivers Community College, Norwich, CT
          Corollaries, Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, NV
2003  Palimpsest, Louise Jones Brown Gallery, Duke University, Durham, NC

Two Person Exhibitions

2017  Selected Works from Rachel Abrams & Meredith Setser, Todd Art
          Gallery, Murfreesboro, TN
          Distorted Senses of Proportion, College of the Sequoias Art Gallery,
          Visalia, CA
2011  (human) natures, Skylight Gallery, New York, NY
2000  Dissection in Whole, Fosdick Nelson Gallery, Alfred, NY

Group Exhibitions


2019  Take Back the W alls, Rochester Contemporary Art Center,
          Rochester, NY
          O, Portmanteau Project Space, Dayton, OH
2018  Transitions, Paul Robeson Campus Center Gallery, Newark, NJ
2017  On and Off/Off and On, UCBA Art Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2015  Behind the White Walls, Brooklyn Fire Proof, Brooklyn, NY
          Botanical Musings, Kaviar Forge & Gallery, Louisville, KY
          Boston 2050: High Water, Boston Public Library, Dorchester, MA
          Located Place, Lyon College, Batesville, AR
2014  Process, Denise Bibro Fine Art, Inc., New York, NY
          The Last Brucennial, The Bruce High Quality Foundation,
          New York, NY
          Sustainability, The Diane Kidd Gallery, Tiffin, OH
2013  Checks and Balances, HEREart, New York, NY
          This Land, Salisbury University Art Galleries, Salisbury, MD
2012  Doomsday, 92 YTribeca, New York, NY
          The Last Picture Show, Skylight Gallery, New York, NY
          RE: Green, Martha Gault Gallery, Slippery Rock, PA
          Innovations, Dowd Gallery, Cortland, NY
          Under 30, Skylight Gallery, New York, NY
2010  Oddly Alive, The Arts Center, Troy, NY
2009  State of the Union: Contemporary Craft in Dialogue, Philadelphia Art
          Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
2008  In the Beginning: Exploring Origins in Contemporary Art, Fox Art
          Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
          Organics, Robert A. Peck Gallery, Riverton, WY
2007  Sublime Climate, The Cambridge School of Weston, Weston, MA
          A Natural Order: Art Exploring the Organic and Artifice,
          Claypool-Young Art Gallery, Morehead, KY
2006  The Thread Counts Project, Gallery Artist Studio Projects (Gasp),
           Brookline, MA
2005  Subanatomy, Sonoma Museum of Contemporary Art, Santa Rosa, CA
          The Obsessive Surface, Tower Fine Art Gallery, Brockport, NY
          Technicolor, Claypool-Young Art Gallery, Morehead, KY
2003  Night of 1,000 Drawings, Artists Space, New York, NY
          Faculty Invitational, Elder Gallery, Lincoln, NE
2002  Night of 1,000 Drawings, Artists Space, New York, NY
          Empathy, Tremont Gallery, Boston, MA
          Thirteenth National Juried Exhibition, Viridian Artists, New York, NY
          Digital Visions, The Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento, CA
          Dimensions 2002, Associated Artists, Winston-Salem, NC
2001  It Makes Me Sick, Longwood Arts Project, Bronx, NY
          Outdoor Light Exhibition, Glass Art Society Conference, Corning, NY
          Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh, PA
          Beecher Digital Art, The Butler Institute of American Art,
          Youngstown, OH
          24th Harper National Exhibition: Small Works, Harper College Art
          Center, Palatine, IL
          4th Biennial Exhibition, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY
          16th Annual Greater Midwest International, Art Center Gallery,
          Warrensburg, MO
          23rd Annual Contemporary Crafts, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ
2000  Outdoor Light Exhibition, Museum of Luminous Phenomenon,
          Alfred, NY
          Eclectic, Davies Building, Wellsville, NY
1999  Outdoor Light Exhibition, Museum of Luminous Phenomenon, 
          Alfred, NY
          Print Exhibition, Robert Turner Gallery, Alfred, NY
1998  Neon and Light, Madison, WI
1997  John A. Logan College 3rd Biennial Crafts Regional, Museum and Art
          Galleries, Carterville, IL
          Vitriguanius, Gerhke Gallery, Madison, WI
          Unconfined Creative Illuminations, 611 Langdon Street, Madison, WI
          Exploring the Abyss, 611 Langdon Street, Madison, WI
          SHE, 611 Langdon Street, Madison, WI
1996  13 Even, University of Wisconsin Gallery, Madison, WI
          144 Hrs. Soak Salon, University of Wisconsin Gallery, Madison, WI
          1996 Stateline Vicinity Exhibition, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL
          University of Wisconsin 1996 Invitational Neon & Light Exhibition, 
          Stock Pavilion, Madison, WI
1995  Photography Exhibit, Madison, WI
          Coming Out Show, University of Wisconsin Gallery, Madison, WI

Artist Grant

2018  The Pollock-Krasner Foundation, New York, NY

Artist Residencies

2018  The Arctic Circle, Svalbard, Norway
2002  Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
          Assilah Forum Foundation, Assilah, Morocco
2001  Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France

Bibliography

ARTnews, New York, NY, October 10, 2018, http://www.artnews.com/2018/10/10/pollock-krasner-foundation-names-2017-18-grantees-gives-100000-madison-square-park-conservancy/
Artforum, New York, NY, October 10, 2018, https://www.artforum.com/news/pollock-krasner-foundation-awards-3-9-million-to-125-artists-77046 
Tabby Maust, "Art installation looks at nature, climate change,"
The Retort, October 23, 2013.
Jaci Webb, "MSUB art show draws attention to climate change,"
Billings Gazette, October 11, 2013, page D14.
This Land, (Maryland: Salisbury University Art Galleries,2013),
Elizabeth Kauffman, pages 12-13.
East Bay Express, Oakland, CA, July 3-9, 2013, Alex Bigman, page 24.
San Francisco Arts Quarterly, San Francisco, CA, June 20, 2013, Leora Lutz, http://www.sfaqonline.com/2013/06/a-function-of-lines-by-sabine-reckwell-and-frustrules-by-rachel-abrams-at-chandra-cerrito-contemporary-oakland/
RE: Green (in reference to) Green (Pennsylvania: Martha Gault Gallery at Slippery Rock University, 2012), Sharon Massey, pages 14-15.
Strange Glue (Traditional & Avant-garde Collage) Virtual Annex (Massachusetts: The Cambridge School of Weston, 2012), Todd Bartel, page 60.
The GLASS Quarterly Hot Sheet, September 25, 2009, Analisa Coats Bacall, http://blog.glassquarterly.com/2009/09/25/old-craft-vs-new-craft-at-the-philadelphia-art-alliance
Artweek, Palo Alto, CA, July/August 2005, Colin Berry, page 13.
The New York Times, New York, NY, October 26, 2001, Holland Cotter, page E-35.
American Craft, New York, NY, Volume 61, Number 2, April/May 2001, page 84.
Phoenix New Times, Phoenix, AZ, February 15, 2001, Edward Lebow.
23rd Annual Contemporary Crafts (Arizona: Mesa Arts Center, 2001)

Visiting Artist Talks & Workshops

2017  Juergensen Gallery, Utica, NY
2014  Denise Bibro Fine Art, Inc., New York, NY
2013  Northcutt Steele Gallery, Billings, MT
           Chandra Cerrito Contemporary, Oakland, CA
2005  Three Rivers Community College, Norwich, CT
           State University of New York, Brockport, NY
2004  Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
2002  Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2001  Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE
1997  San Jose State University, San Jose, CA

Corporate Collection

Weil, Gotshal, & Manges, LLP, Redwood Shores, CA

Private Collections

New York, California, Illinois, New Jersey, Louisiana, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Oregon, Canada, Austria, Morocco, Australia

Commission

1995  PIMA, University of Wisconsin Health Services, Madison, WI

Publication

2006-2008  Arts Information Resource, http://rbabrams.blogspot.com
2002-2006  Contributing Editor and Writer, Art For Real, http://www.artforreal.org