Deborah Wasserman, fine artist, contemporary artist

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77-02 34th Avenue, Jackson Heights, NY 11372 • debwass@earthlink.net •  347 581 5636

Born: Brazil, raised in Israel, resides in NYC.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS AND SCREENINGS

2010

Babel
Group show, Space 37, Queens, NY

2010

HOMEWARD FOUND
A solo exhibit at Bineth Gallery, Te Aviv, Israel, accompanied by a full color catalogue

2009

PIEROGI 2000
Flat files, ongoing, Brooklyn, NY York, NY

2009

PAPER IN THE WIND
Group show, Thomas Jackel gallery, New

2009

TRANS-POSITIONS along the Queensboro Bridge
Group show, Henry DeFord Gallery, Queens, NY

2009

FRESH PAINT (Bineth Gallery)
Tel Aviv, Israel

2008

NEW FACES
Three person show, Bineth Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel

2008

CONTINUITY
Group show, NurtureArt, Brooklyn, NY

2008

CIGE-CHINA INTERNATIONAL GALLERY EXPOSITION
Beijing, China

2008

FRESH PAINT (Bineth Gallery)
Tel Aviv, Israel

2007

RED DOT ART FAIR (Paradigm Art)
South Park Hotel, NY

2007

POINTS OF DEPARTURE: INNER AND OUTER JOURNEYS IN CONTENPORARY ART
Group exhibition, University of Pennsylvania, Fox Art Gallery, PA

2006

AIR IN HUNGARY
Group show, 2B Gallery, Budapest, Hungary

2006

PINK KID GLOVES
Four person show, Chashama Gallery, New York, NY

2006

WANDERLUST
Solo exhibition, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY

2005

PROJECT DIVERSITY
Group exhibition, Eleventen Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2005

REFLECTIONS
ARTIS 2005, Nexus Projects Gallery, New York, NY

2005

WANDERINGS
Group exhibition, Makor Gallery, The 92nd Street Y, New York, NY

2004

AFTER THE LIGHT
Group exhibition, The Andy Warhol Factory, New York, NY

2004

TIMLESS/TIMELINESS
Group exhibition, Aljira Center for Contemporary Art, Newark, NJ

2004

(BE) LONGING
Three person show, Makor Art Gallery, the 92nd Street Y, New York, NY

2004

ERRATA AND CONTRADICTION
Group exhibition, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

2004

IN THE FACE OF OTHERS
Group exhibition, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, New York, NY

2003

THE AFFORDABLE ART FAIR
Pier 92, New York, NY

2003

(ID)ENTITY
Group exhibition, NurtureArt Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2003

BLACK AND WHITE
Group exhibition, Cheryl Hazan Gallery, New York, NY

2002

SEE THROUGH
Group Exhibition, Satellite Project Space, L.I.C., NY

2002

INTIMATE
Group Exhibition, Brooklyn Fire Proof, New York, NY

2000

DISTANTE, TAO PROXIMO
Solo exhibition, Hebraica, La Galeria, Sao Paulo, Brazil

1999

OUTER BOROUGHS
Group exhibition, White Columns Gallery, New York, NY

1999

SIZE MATTERS
Group exhibition, GaleGates, Brooklyn, NY

1999

QUICK SANDS
Solo exhibition, Abraham Lubelski Gallery, New York, NY

1997

A.I.M. AT THE BRONX MUSEUM
Group exhibition, Bronx Museum, Bronx, NY

1997

REFLECTING POOL
Group exhibition, Kenkelaba Gallery, New York, NY

1996

THE 14th WORLD WIDE VIDEO FESTIVAL
De Hague, Netherland

1994

CAUGHT BETWEEN MIND (URGE) AND BODY
Group exhibition, A.I.R Gallery, New York, NY

1993

CAPTURED
The Whitney Museum Independent Study Program, New York, NY
VIDEOS

2002

THINGS (CAME) (AND WILL) DISAPPEAR- Directing, producing and editing

1995

YOUR NIPPLES DO NOT RESPOND- Directing and producing

1994

SAVAGE CROPS- Directing, producing, editing and acting
HONORS AND AWARDS

2004

MAKOR ARTIST'S NEWTWORK, THE 92ND STREET Y

2003

ALJIRA EMERGE 2003

1997

SKOWHEGAN SCHOOL OF PAINTING AND SCULPTURE

1995

EXPERIMENTAL TELEVISION CENTER

1989

AMERICA - ISRAEL CULTURAL FOUNDATION
PUBLIC COMMISSIONS

2004

PUBLIC SCHOOL 40
Commissioned Through the ROTUNDA GALLERY to create a banner installation at P.S. 40, Brooklyn, NY

2003

PUBLIC SCHOOL 69
Commissioned through PUBLIC ART FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS to create a wall mural at P.S.69, Brooklyn, NY
VISITING ARTIST

2005

SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN, SAVANNAH, GA
RESIDENCES

2004

MAKOR ARTIST'S NEWTWORK, THE 92ND STREET Y

2002

ALJIRA EMERGE 2003

1997

SKOWHEGAN SCHOOL OF PAINTING AND SCULPTURE
TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2004-present

THE ROTUNDA GALLERY

2004-present

THE JEWISH MUSEUM

2001-2003

THE GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM

2000-2001

THE NEW MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART

1989-1999

THE BRONX MUSEUM OF THE ARTS
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

2003

ALJIRA - A CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART - Newark, NJ

1997

A.I.M - ARTISTS IN THE MARKETPLACE - The Bronx Museum, Bronx, NY
EDUCATION

1992-1993

WHITNEY INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAM - New York, NY

1990-1992

M.F.A. - CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS - Valencia, CA

1990-1992

B.F.A. - CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS - Valencia, CA

1986-1990

ART DIPLOMA - THE TEL-AVIV SCHOOL OF ARTS - Tel-Aviv, Israel
MEDIA/PUBLICATIONS

2009

STUDIO VISIT MAGAZINE Volume 5, published by the OPEN STUDIO PRESS

2009

public art for public schools, Written by Prof. Michele Cohen and published by MONACELLI PRESS

2007

UNAMBIGUOUS - 99 artists from around the world, curated by ARTWORLD DIGEST publisher David Cohen, USA

2007

PINK KIDS GLOVES - Curator's picks, NY ARTS MAGAZINE, USA

2006

Featured artist, ZEEK MAGAZINE - A Jewish Journal of Thought and Culture, Israel

2004

ALJIRA A CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART - Catalogue and essay by independent curator Dominique Nahas, USA

2004

LIFE INTEGRATES ART, by Amadie hart , URBAN LAND MAGAZINE, Urban Land Institute, USA

2004

LMCC WINTER BROCHURE (cover), USA

2004

ERRATA AND CONTRADICTION, curated by Melisa Shields and Philip John Usher HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS, USA

2003

Featured artist, ENTRE LINHAS Literary Magazine, Israel

2000

A WELL ROUNDED ARTIST, by Marcela Bergamo , FOLHA DE SAO PAULO, Sao Paulo. Brazil

2000

PROFESSTION OF FAITH, by Marcelo Rabonovitch, EN FOCO, Brazil