RACHEL BERWICK
Represented by Sikkema Jenkins & Co, New York
Education:
1991 M.F.A., Yale University School of Art, New Haven, Connecticut
1984 B.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island
Selected One-Person Exhibitions:
2005 “Lonesome George,” Brent Sikkema, New York, New York
2000 “Hovering Close to Zero,” Brent Sikkema, New York, New York
1998 "may-por-e'," Wooster Gardens, New York, New York
1997 [LINK] [NPR PODCAST] "may-por-e'," Real Art Ways, Hartford, Connecticut
1995 "Two Fold Silence," Nordanstad Gallery, New York, New York
1993 "Sounding Measures," Nordanstad Gallery, New York, New York
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2006 “Cryptozoology; Out of Time Place Scale,” Bates College Museum of Art, Lewiston, Maine
2005 “Becoming Animal,” Mass MoCA, North Adams, MA
2004 26th Bienal de Sao Paolo, Brazil
2003 "Transversal - 4th Bienal de Mercosul," Porto Alegre, Brazil
2003 "A River Half Empty," Aldrich Museum, Ridgefield, Connecticut
2002 "How Extraordinary that the World Exists," CCAC Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, Oakland, California
2001 "Egofugal," 7th International Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul, Turkey
2000 “The Greenhouse Effect,” Serpentine Gallery, London, England
1996 "A Scattering Matrix," Richard Heller Gallery, Los Angeles, California
1995 “La Belle et la Bete: Art Contemporain Americain,” Musee d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, France
1994 "Promising Suspects," The Aldrich Museum, Ridgefield, Connecticut
1994 "Passagers," Sleeth Gallery, Wesleyan West Virginia College
1993 "Rachel Berwick and Michael Joo," Nordanstad Gallery, New York, New York
1992 "In Through the Out Door," Nordanstad-Skarstedt, New York, New York
Selected Bibliography – Articles and Reviews:
2006 Bessire, Mark. Catalogue essay “Cryptozoology; Out of Time Place Scale,” Bates College Museum of Art, Lewiston, ME
2005 Koslow Miller, Francine. Review of "Becoming Animal." Frieze, Oct. '05, Issue no. 94, p220
2005 Glueck, Grace, “The Line Between Species Shifts, and a Show Explores the Move”
Review of “Becoming Animal,” The New York Times, Friday, August 26, 2005, p E27
2005 Thompson, Nato, Catalogue essay “Becoming Animal,” Mass MoCA, North Adams, MA
2004 [PDF] Volk, Gregory, Catalogue Essay, “26th Bienal de Sao Paolo”, Brazil
2003 Hug, Alfons, Catalogue essay "Transversal - 4th Bienal de Mercosul, Porto Alegre," Brazil
2003 Hough, Jessica, Catalogue essay "A River Half Empty," Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, Connecticut
2003 [PDF] Claudia Springer, "Rachel Berwick Economies of Desire," Woman's Art Journal,
Vol 23, #2
2002 [LINK] David Spalding, Catalogue essay "How Extraordinary that the World Exists,"
CCAC Wattis Institute for Contemporary Art, Oakland, California
2001 Hasegawa, Yuko. Catalogue essay " Egofugal, 7th International Istanbul Biennial,"
Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts, Turkey
2000 [LINK] Israel, Nico. Review of “Hovering Close to Zero,” Artforum, Vol. 39,No.4, p147
2000 Corrin, Lisa and Rugoff, Ralph. Catalogue essay for “The Greenhouse Effect,” London, England
2000 Jury, Louise. “Parrots speak lost rainforest tongue,” The Independent on Sunday, London, England. April 2, 2000
1998 Brackman, Yvette. Review of "may-por-e'." Time Out New York. Issue no.120, p51
1998 McKenna, Max. Interview. The Art Newspaper. London, U.K. No. 77, Jan. 1998, 37
1998 Richard, Frances. Review of "may-por-e'." Artforum, Vol. 36, No. 8,p11
1998 Rush, Michael. Review of "may-por-e'." New Art Examiner. Dec/Jan 97/98, p56
1997 Avgikos, Jan. "Parrot Gossip." Catalogue essay for "may-por-e'." Real Art Ways, Hartford, Connecticut
1997 [LINK] Johnson, Ken. Review of "may -por-e'. "The New York Times, Dec.19,1997
1997 Levin, Kim. "Voice Choice." Village Voice, Dec. 30, 1997
1997 Dankoski, John. Broadcast interview on ArtBeat., Connecticut Public Radio.
1997 Dankoski, John. Televised interview on "Connecticut Journal." Connecticut Public Television, Sept. 1997
1996 Kandel, Susan. Review of "A Scattering Matrix. "Los Angeles Times. Nov. 21, 1996
1996 Zimmer, William. "A Glimpse of Contemporary Taste." Review of "Note Well." The New York Times. CT Section.
Sunday, Feb. 25,1996
1995 Gumpert, Lynn. Catalogue essay for "La Belle et La Bete: Art Contemporain
Americain."
Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, France
1995 Levin, Kim. "Voice Choice." Village Voice. Oct. 1995
1995 Rosenberg, Barry. Catalogue essay for "Promising Suspects."
The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, Connecticut
1994 Gookin, Kirby. Review of "Sounding Measures." Artforum. Vol. 32, No. 6, pp88-89
1994 [LINK] Lloyd, Ann. Review of "Sounding Measures." Art In America. Vol. 82, No. 6, p 97
1994 Rodenbeck, J.F. Catalogue essay for "Passagers." West Virginia Wesleyan College
1994 Zimmer, William. Review of "Promising Suspects." The New York Times, CT Section
1993 Bonami, Francesco. "Overview." Flash Art. Vol. 36, No.169, p79
1993 Fioretos, Aris. "Nearly, Or 33 Attempts To Approach Rachel Berwick's Art." Kris. Stockholm, Sweden. No48, pp8-16
1993 Levin, Kim. "Voice Choice. "Village Voice. Nov. 9,1993
Lectures and Symposia:
2005 Mass MoCA, “Becoming Animal,” Panel discussion and Presentation.
2005 [LINK] University of Utah, Third Annual Symposium on Science and Literature focusing on Restoration:
Keynote Speaker and panelist with Leslie Forbes and Michael Novacek
2005 Guest on National Public Radio’s “Science Friday,” March 25, 2005
2004 University of Pennsylvania Graduate Art Program
2002 University of Hartford Art School
2000 Yale University, Digital Media Lab
2000 Illinois State University
1999 Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
1998 Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of Art.
1998 Vermont Studio Center
1998 Worcester State College, Art Department.
1995 Rhode Island School of Design
1994 Colgate University. Panel discussion and exhibition with Mark Dion and Michael Joo.
1994 The Aldrich Museum. Ridgefield, Connecticut.
1992 School of Visual Arts. New York, New York.
Selected Grants and Awards:
1996 Artists' Fellowship. Anonymous Was A Woman Foundation. New York, New York.
1995 Artists' Fellowship. The Ingram Merrill Foundation. New York, New York.
1993 Artists' Project Grant. Connecticut Commission on the Arts. Hartford, Connecticut
1993 Artists' Fellowship. New England Foundation for the Arts. Boston, Massachusetts
1988 Individual Artists Grant. Artists' Space. New York, New York.