Born: Evanston, IL


Education

Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI, studio art, 1986-87

Ph.D. (Psychology), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1981

B.A. (with High Honors), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1970


Solo Exhibitions

Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2007

Broadway Gallery, New York, NY, 2004

Washington Street Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI, 2002

Washington Street Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI, 1999

Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor, MI, 1998


Selected Group Exhibitions

"BUILDING PICTURING," curated by Vittorio Colaizzi, The Painting Center,
   New York, NY, 2007

"Luxe, Calme, et Volupté," curated by Joanne Mattera, Marcia Wood Gallery,
   Atlanta, GA, 2007

"ORDER(ed)," Gallery Siano, Philadelphia, PA, 2006

"Complex Simplicity/Simple Complexity," Gallery 180, The Illinois Institute
   of Art, Chicago, IL, 2005

"Engaging the Structural," Broadway Gallery, New York, NY, 2005
                            
"14 Reasons for Red," Chicago Art Source, Chicago, IL, 2005

“2004 Biennial,” Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN, 2004

"Contemplative Spaces: Two Perspectives," (two person exhibition),
   Livonia Civic Center, Livonia, MI, 2003

Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, MI, 2003

"Full Spectrum," Artemisia Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2002

Power Center for the Performing Arts, Ann Arbor, MI, 2002

Buckham Gallery, Flint, MI, 2002

"Local Color," Media Union Gallery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2001

"Michigan Fine Arts Competition," Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center,
   Birmingham, MI, 2001  (also 2000, 1996, 1995)

"Ann Arbor Women Artists" (traveling exhibition), ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL,
   and Ella Sharp Museum, Jackson, MI, 2001

"Ann Arbor Women Artists 50th Anniversary Exhibition," Jean-Paul Slusser
   Gallery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2001

"Exhibit 6: New Work," Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor, MI, 2000

"Jackson Area Show," Ella Sharp Museum, Jackson, MI, 2000  (also 1999,
   1997, 1996)

"Nine: Recent Works," Washtenaw Community College Art Gallery,
   Ypsilant, MI, 1998

Buckham Gallery, Flint, MI, 1998

"Our Visions: Women in Art," Oakland Community College, Farmington, MI,
  1997  (also 1995)

"All Media Competition," Left Bank Gallery, Flint, MI, 1997  (also 1996)

"Botanical Images," Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, MI, 1997

"Reconcilable Differences," Ella Sharp Museum, Jackson, MI, 1997

Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor, MI, 1997

"State of the Arts '96 Annual Exhibition," Saginaw Township Administration
   Building, Saginaw, MI, 1996

"Birmingham Temple Invitational Art Exhibition," Farmington Hills, MI, 1996

"The 15th National Print Exhibition," Artlink Comtemporary Art Gallery
   Fort Wayne, IN, 1995

"All Michigan-All Media 1995," Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, MI, 1995

"Our Town," Community House, Birmingham, MI (juror: Samuel Sachs
   II, Director, Detroit Institute of Arts), 1995

"Sharing the Gift Within You," First Presbyterian Church, Northville, MI, 1995

"Michigan All Media Competition," Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, MI, 1995
   (also 1992)

"State of the Arts," Saginaw Township Administration Building, Saginaw, MI
   (juror: MaryAnn Wilkinson, Associate Curator, Detroit Institute of Arts), 1995

"The Issue of Scale," Buckham Gallery, Flint, MI, 1994

"Left Bank Gallery All Media Show," Left Bank Gallery, Flint, MI (best of show)
   1994  (also 1992, 1991, 1990)

"13th Annual Alma College Statewide Print Competition," (traveling
   exhibition, 5 Michigan venues), Flora Kirsch Beck Gallery, Alma, MI, 1993

"Ottawa National Print Exhibition," Ottawa Gallery, Sylvania, OH, 1993

"Printmaking & Works on Paper Exhibition," Scarab Club, Detroit, MI, 1993
   (also 1991)

"The Print: A Statewide Competition for Printmakers," Ann Arbor Art
   Association, Ann Arbor, MI, 1993  (also 1992, 1991)

"14th Annual Michigan Artists Competition," Art Center of Battle Creek,
   Battle Creek, MI, 1993

"25th Annual Painting & Sculpture Competition," Lansing Art Gallery,
   Lansing, MI, 1992

"11th Annual Alma College Statewide Print Competition," (traveling
   exhibition, 8 Michigan venues), Flora Kirsch Beck Gallery, Alma, MI
   (juror: Philip Pearlstein), 1991

"10th Annual Botanical Images Competition," Lansing Art Gallery,
   Lansing, MI, 1991

"Scarab Club All Media Silver Medal Exhibition," Scarab Club
           Detroit, MI, 1990



Writing

Geoform interviews (accessed via Geoform Interviews)

Larry Spaid, Philadelphia, PA, June 2008

Karl Benjamin, Claremont, CA, May 2008

Vincent Longo, New York, NY, February 2008

William Conger, Chicago, IL, January 2008

Marko Spalatin, Blue Mounds, WI, December 2007

Grace DeGennaro, Yarmouth ME, December 2007

Astrid Fitzgerald, NYC, NY, Geoform, August 2007

W. C. Richardson of University Park, MD, Geoform, June 2007

Laurie Fendrich of New York, NY, Geoform, April 2007

Rae Mahaffey of Portland, OR, Geoform, March 2007

Michael Kessler of Santa Fe, NM, Geoform, February 2007

Timothy App of Baltimore, MD, Geoform, November 2006

Liz Coats of Wanganui, New Zealand, Geoform, September, 2006

Gudrun Mertes-Frady of Brooklyn, NY, Geoform, August, 2006

Robert Straight of Wilmington, DE, Geoform, August, 2006

Gail Gregg of NYC, NY, Geoform, July, 2006

Julie Gross of NYC, NY, Geoform, May 2006

Tracey Adams of Carmel, CA, Geoform, April, 2006

Mark Brown of Chapel Hill, NC, Geoform, February, 2006

C. Morey de Morand of London, UK, Geoform, January, 2006

Joanne Mattera of NYC, NY, Geoform, September, 2005

Burton Kramer of Toronto, Canada, Geoform, July, 2005

Marjorie Mikasen of Lincoln, Nebraska, Geoform, February, 2005


Interview with Gudrun Mertes-Frady also appears in Gudrun Mertes-Frady:
   Paintings 2007, exhibition catalogue, 2007

Interview with Joanne Mattera excerpted in Joanne Mattera: Ten Years
   of Encaustic Painting, exhibition catalogue, 2006

Review: "Looking Forward and Looking Back: The Art of Cecily Kahn," NY Arts,
   January/February, 2005    read
 
"Striving for Perfection in an Imperfect World: In Conversation with Laurie Fendrich,"
   NY Arts, November-December, 2004



Curatorial Projects

"ORDER(ed)," Gallery Siano, Philadelphia, PA, May 5–June 17, 2006
   Gallery Siano
   read catalogue essay by Roberta Fallon


"Engaging the Structural," Broadway Gallery, New York, NY, April 5–30, 2005
   read review "Geometry Reloaded" by Lilly Wei


Geoform - I edit an online scholarly resource, international forum and curatorial project
   that examines contemporary abstract geometric art from around the world. The Geoform
   Project was launched in May, 2005.
    Geoform website



Related Experience  

Juror, "Abstract & Geometric," Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL   view exhibition



Selected Bibliography

"Luxe, Calme et Volupté: A Meditation on Visual Pleasure," online catalogue essay by
   Joanne Mattera for group exhibition "Luxe, Calme, et Volupté," Marsha Wood Gallery
   Atlanta, GA, 2007      read

Art Matters, "The System is Out of Order," Anne Fabbri, June, 2006

The Philadelphia Inquirer, "Creative styles of their own, " Edith Newhall, May 26, 2006

fallonandrosof.com, "ORDER(ed)," review by Libby Rosof, May 17, 2006      read

Key to Philadelphia, "Who's on First (Friday)," Krystyna Warchol, May 1-14, 2006     read

aroundphilly.com, "First Friday Spotlight," R. B. Strauss, May 4, 2006

Communicating at Work: Principles and Practices for Business and the Professions, 9th Ed.,
   book cover image, R. Adler & J.M. Elmhorst, eds., McGraw-Hill, 2007

Current Magazine, "Julie Karabenick's Geometric Abstractions," Kyle Norris, April, 2006

"Beauty, Order, and Individuality," catalogue essay by Roberta Fallon for group exhibition,
   "ORDER(ed)," Gallery Siano, Philadelphia, PA, 2006

NY Arts, "Geometry Reloaded," Lilly Wei, May/June, 2005     read
 
NY Arts, “Julie Karabenick’s Systematic Freedoms,” Vivek Narayanan,
   January/February, 2004     read

encOmpass: A Woman's Guide to Washtenaw County, color image, 2002

Chicago Reader, Galleries & Museums, image, December 6, 2002

The Flint Journal, "Buckham Gallery winds up with a big show before vacation,"
   Christopher Young, July 18, 2002

The Ann Arbor New, "Intensity Meets Warm Colors in Precise, Vital Compositions,"
   John Carlos Cantu, June 16, 2002     read

The Ann Arbor News, Happenings, color image, June 6, 2002

encOmpass: A Woman's Guide to Washtenaw County, color image, 2000

The Ann Arbor News, Sunday Best column, John Carlos Cantu, October 10, 1999

The Flint Journal, "Buckham puts women in artistic spotlight," Jan Worth, December 13, 1998

The Ann Arbor News, "Nine the magic number at WCC," John Carlos Cantu, May 23, 1998

The Flint Journal, "Left Bank offers rich diversity in annual All Media Show," Jessie Sirna,
   May 1, 1994.    

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