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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
SOLO Exhibitions
2011 |
FAR AWAY, SO CLOSE Solo Exhibition, The Roger Smith Hotel, New York, NY |
2010 |
HOMEWARD FOUND Solo exhibit at Bineth Gallery, Te Aviv, Israel, accompanied by a full color catalogue |
2006 |
WANDERLUST Solo exhibition, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY |
2000 |
DISTANTE, TAO PROXIMO Solo exhibition, Hebraica, La Galeria, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
1999 |
QUICK SANDS Solo exhibition, Abraham Lubelski Gallery, New York, NY |
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
| 2011 | MYSELF |
2010 |
Babel Group show, Space 37, Queens, NY |
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 |
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 |
1999 |
OUTER BOROUGHS Group exhibition, White Columns Gallery, New York, NY |
1999 |
SIZE MATTERS Group exhibition, GaleGates, Brooklyn, 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
| 2010-present | ART FOR ART |
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
| 2011 | MYSELF – Catalogue and essay by authors Joy Garnett and Mira Schor, SHEPARD ARTS GALLERY, UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO. |
| 2009 | WANDERLUST – Full color catalogue with an essay by NYC independent art critic Eleanor Heartney, published by the Bineth Gallery |
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 |