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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:
2009 “Zugunruhe,” David Winton Bell Gallery, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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 and Projects:
2012 “dOCUMENTA (13),” “Worldly House” participant, Kassel, Germany
2011 “Zugunruhe,” Artist project, Cabinet no 43, Fall 2011, pp 37-43
2010 “Undercurrents: Experimental Ecosystems in Recent Art,” The Kitchen, New York, New York
2007/08 “Voice and Void,” Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, Connecticut and Taxispalais, Innsbruck, Austria
2007 “Connecticut Contemporary,” Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut
2006 “Cryptozoology; Out of Time Place Scale,” Bates College Museum of Art, Lewiston, Maine and
H&R Block Artspace, Kansas City, MO
2005 “Becoming Animal,” Mass MoCA, North Adams, MA
2004 “26th Bienal de Sao Paolo,” Sao Paolo, Brazil
2003 “Transversal - 4th Bienal do 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,” Musée 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:
2009 [PDF] Markonish, Denise, “A Stupendous Mirror of Departed Empires,” Catalogue essay “Zugunruhe,”
David Winton Bell Gallery, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
2007 Trummer, Thomas. Catalogue essay “Voice and Void,” Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT
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 do Mercosul, Porto Alegre,” Brazil
2003 Hough, Jessica, Catalogue essay “A River Half Empty,” The Aldrich Museum, Ridgefield, CT
2003 [PDF] Springer, Claudia, “Rachel Berwick Economies of Desire,” Woman's Art Journal, Vol 23, #2
2002 [LINK] Spalding, David, Catalogue essay “How Extraordinary that the World Exists,”
CCAC Wattis Institute for Contemporary Art, Oakland, CA
2001 Hasegawa, Yuko. Catalogue essay “Egofugal, 7th International Istanbul Biennial,”
Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts, Turkey
2000 Israel, Nico, Review of “Hovering Close to Zero.” Artforum, Vol. 39, No.4, p 147
2000 Corrin, Lisa and Rugoff, Ralph. Catalogue essay “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, p 37
1998 Richard, Frances. Review of “may-por-e'.” Artforum, Vol. 36, No. 8, p 118
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.”
Musée 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 Contemporary - Art Museum, Ridgefield, Connecticut
1994 Gookin, Kirby. Review of “Sounding Measures.” Artforum. Vol. 32, No. 6, pp88-89
1994 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, p 79
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:
2013 Cabinet Magazine in conjunction with New Museum, “An Afternoon With Fauna.” Presenter
2009 David Winton Bell Gallery, Brown University
2008 Rhode Island School of Design, Museum of Art
2005 Mass MoCA, “Becoming Animal,” Panel discussion and Presentation
2005 University of Utah, Third Annual Symposium on Science and Literature focusing on Restoration;
Keynote Speaker and panelist with Leslie Forbes and Michael Novacek
2004 University of Pennsylvania Graduate Art Program
2002 University of Hartford Art School
2000 Yale University, Digital Media Center for the Arts
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
1996 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
1989 Rhode Island School of Design
Selected Grants and Awards:
2012 Joan Mitchell Foundation Artists Grant
2012 Connecticut Artists Fellowship
2008 Smithsonian Artists Research Fellowship
2005 Professional Development Fund Grant, RISD
2003 Professional Development Fund Grant, RISD
2000 Professional Development Fund Grant, RISD
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