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Cyrilla Mozenter

Résumé

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2005-06
More saints seen
, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, Connecticut

2002
Cuts and Occasions
, Dieu Donné Papermill, New York

2000
Very well saint
, The Drawing Center, New York - catalog

1996
Secret Ears
, Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Majestic Theater. Brooklyn, New York

1995
Undercurrent
, Espaço Cultural Sergio Porto, Rio de Janeiro

1993
Preserve V,
Jamison Thomas Gallery, Portland, Oregon

1991
Recent Sculpture, Jamison Thomas Gallery, New York

1990
Five Works, Susan Schreiber Gallery, New York

1988 Large-Scale Drawings, Ben Shahn Galleries, William Paterson University, Wayne, New Jersey

1985
Drawings
, 55 Mercer Gallery, New York

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2008
Cyrilla Mozenter & David Storey, Lesley Heller Fine Art, New York - (two-person show)
New Artists, New Work, William Siegal Gallery, Santa Fe
Aldrich Undercover, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, Connecticut
Summer, Knoedler Project Space, New York
Neo-Constructivism: Art, Architecture, and Activism, curated by Anonda Bell and Jorge Daniel
Veneziano, Paul Robeson Galleries, Rutgers University--Newark and New Jersey School of Architecture Gallery, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark - catalog

2007
Per Square Foot,
Benefit auction and inaugural exhibition, Dieu Donné Papermill, New York
White as Color, curated by Carole Jay, The Tengelson Gallery, The Art League of Long Island, Dix Hills, New York
FlashPop Benefit + Art Auction, NYFA, Location One, New York
Crossover—Combining Traditions, Metals and Sculpture, Emily Davis Gallery, Myers School of Art, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio

2006
Aldrich Undercover, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, Connecticut
7th Annual Benefit Auction, Dieu Donné Papermill, New York

2005
Editions from The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Art Basel Miami Beach, Miami
In a Series, Adam Baumgold Gallery, New York
Contemporary Women Artists: New York, curated by Judy Collischan, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana

2004
Good Fortune, Benefit Exhibition and Auction, Dieu Donné Papermill, New York
Benefit Auction, Little Red School House, New York
University Gallery’s Recent Gifts and Acquisitions, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

2003
Pins and Needles, curated by Lena Vigna,John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Postcards from the Edge, Visual AIDS Benefit, Galerie Lelong, New York
Take Out, Benefit Exhibition and Auction, Dieu Donné Papermill, New York
Felt Works, Kristen Frederickson Fine Art, New York - (2 person show)
Funky Fine Fall Line, curated by Judy Collischan, Chelsea Art Museum, New York
traveled to Berliner Kunstproject, Berlin
In the Making: Contemporary Drawings from a Private Collection, University Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

2002
25th Anniversary Selections Exhibition, The Drawing Center, New York
Timepieces, Benefit Exhibition and Auction, PS 122 Gallery, New York
Parsing the Line, curated by Stephen Sollins and Lesley Heller, The Workspace, New York
Champions of the Arts, Benefit Auction, New York Foundation for the Arts, New York
panorama-city at Staub / Contemporary Art Gallery, Zurich

2001
Founder’s Choice, Benefit Auction, Dieu Donné Papermill, New York
Subtle, curated by Lesley Heller, The Work Space, New York
Kabinett, Gretel’s_FILE, Zurich

2000
Art on Paper, Weatherspoon Art Museum, curated by Nancy Doll and Ron Platt, Greensboro, North Carolina - catalog
Endpapers: Drawings 1890-1900 and 1990-2000, curated by Judy Collischan, Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, New York - catalog
Monoprints, Malca Fine Art, New York

1999
On the Verge, studio tour, Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, New York
Souvenirs/Documents: 20 Years, PS 122, New York

1998
Benefit Exhibition for C-Space, The Work Space, New York
Current Undercurrent: Working in Brooklyn, The Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn
Human Nature, curated by Lesley Heller, The Work Space, New York - (3-person show)
Norfolk ‘97, curated by Olivia Georgia, Yale Summer School of Music and Art, Norfolk, Connecticut
Gramercy International Contemporary Art Fair, New York
Flatfiles, Pierogi 2000, Brooklyn, New York
Figuring Women’s Lives, curated by Janice Farley, Kingsborough Community College Art Gallery, Kingsborough Community College/City University of New York, Brooklyn
Suture, curated by Annie Herron, Rotunda Gallery, Brooklyn
14th Biennial Invitational Exhibition: Drawing, Dinnerware Contemporary Art Gallery, Tucson

1996
Benefit Exhibition
, PS 122, New York
Spring Benefit Exhibition, Sculpture Center, New York
Domestic Violence, curated by Susan Schreiber, PS 122, New York

1995
Conceptual Textiles: Material Meanings, curated by Alison Ferris, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin - catalog
Work in Wax, Nohra Haime Gallery, New York

1994
The Press, A Print Workshop With Invited Artists, Horodner Romley Gallery, New York

1993
Cyrilla Mozenter/Richard Hazel, E. S. Vandam Gallery, New York - (2-person show)
The Return of the Cadavre Exquis, The Drawing Center, New York
Wasteland, curated by Sergio Bessa and Todd Roulette, Dooley Le Cappellaine Gallery, New York
Transient Decor - Room 311, organized by Hordoner Romley Gallery in collaboration with Saul Ostrow, Roger Smith Hotel, New York
Simply Made in America, Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, Connecticut --
Catalog // traveled to: The Contemporary Art Center, Cincinnati, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown; Palm Beach Community College, Palm Beach; Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington

1992
Crosscurrents --New York Invitational, Jamison Thomas Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Inaugural Exhibition, Wynn Kramarsky, New York
Works on Paper, benefit for the Clayworks Youth Shelter, Stark Gallery, New York
The Sculptural Body, Stark Gallery, New York - (3-person show)
Chicago Art Fair, Chicago

1991
Intimate Relations, Jamison Thomas Gallery, New York
Sum of the Parts, Jamison Thomas Gallery, New York
Compulsion, Jamison Thomas Gallery, New York

1990
Susan Schreiber Gallery, New York
Hand, Body, House - Approaches to Sculpture, curated by Nancy Einreinhofer and David Shapiro, Ben Shahn Galleries, William Paterson College, Wayne, New Jersey - catalog

1988
The Legacy of Surrealism in Contemporary Art, curated by Nancy Einreinhofer, Ben Shahn Galleries, William Paterson University, Wayne, New Jersey - catalog

1987
The Exceptions and the Exceptionals: Women Artists at Pratt, curated by Corinne Robins, Pratt Manhattan Center, New York -- catalog

1986
Pin-Ups, curated by Jackie Battenfield, Rotunda Gallery, Brooklyn, New York

1983
1984, curated by Greta Gunderson, BACA Downtown, Brooklyn, New York

1982
Summer Show, Barbara Toll Fine Art, New York

1981
9 Artist-Teachers, Columbia University, New York
Group Show of New Painters, Barbara Toll Fine Art, New York

1978
3 Artists, 415 West Broadway, New York

GRANTS AND AWARDS

2005 The Coby Foundation – sponsor of solo exhibition at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum
2005, 2001 The Fifth Floor Foundation
2001, 1986 New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship
2001, 1996 Pratt Faculty Development Grant
1985, 1988 Artist Grant, Artists Space

RESIDENCIES

2001 Artist Sponsorship Program, Dieu Donné Papermill, New York
1995 Artist-in-Residence, International Residency Program, Instituto Municipal de Arte e Cultura –Rioarte, Rio de Janeiro
1995 Artist-in-Residence in conjunction with Conceptual Textiles, Material Meanings, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin

COMMISSIONS

1995 Installation, Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Majestic Theater, Brooklyn
1985 Drawing for 20 foot wall, Rotunda Gallery, Brooklyn

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

The Arkansas Arts Center; Birmingham Museum, Brooklyn Museum of Art; Hood Museum of Art; New York Public Library – Print Collection; University Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Yale University Art Gallery

Artist Book Collections: Birmingham Museum, Brooklyn Museum Libraries and Archives, CG Jung Center/ARAS - New York, New York Public Library- Print Collection, Pratt Institute Library, Walker Art Center

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

James and Lorraine Abruzzo, Maplewood, New Jersey; Adam Baumgold, New York; Dr. Jeffrey Delson, New York; Elizabeth Finch, Brooklyn; Robert Gerard, New York; Lisa Gold, New York, Brad Greenwood, New York; Evan and Lesley Heller, Mamaroneck, New York; Jessica Hough, Oakland, Mary Kaplan, New York; California; Wynn Kramarsky, New York; Sam and Linda Kramer, New York; Paulette Long, San Francisco; Ward Mintz, New York; John Movius, Brooklyn; Kathleen O’Grady, Westport, Connecticut; Harry Philbrick, Redding, Connecticut; Connie Poster, New York; Lea Simonds, Pittsburgh; Drew Shiflett, New York; Stephen Sollins and Rachel Devlin, Brooklyn; Jack Tilton, New York; Jeffrey Thomas, Portland, Oregon; Pamela Workman, New York

PERFORMANCE/THEATER

The Correspondence - I Can’t Remember
written, directed and performed with S Again

1982 Inroads Multi-Media Center, New York
Pratt Institute

1980 Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

PUBLICATIONS

Catalog. Neo-Constructivism: Art, Architecture & Activism. Essays by Marek Bartelik, Anonda Bell, Jacob T. McCall, Jorge Daniel Veneciano. Published by Rutgers University, 2008.

Griffin, Nora. Werner Kramarsky and the Art of Collecting, The Brooklyn Rail, December 2007-January 2008.

Eshoo, Amy and Elizabeth Finch, Editors. 560 Broadway, A New York Drawing Collection at Work, 1991-2006, Published by Fifth Floor Foundation, New York in association with Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2008.

Mozenter, Cyrilla. More saints seen. Videography and editing by Juan Recaman. 2006 - video

Mozenter, Cyrilla. More saints seen. Essay by Elizabeth Finch. 2005. - artist’s book

Noguchi, Tokuo. Hand Papermaking in USA. Produced in cooperation with POLA Art Foundation, Japan, et al., 2002. - video

Catalog. Art On Paper 2000. Published by Weatherspoon Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina, 2000.

Catalog. Drawing Papers #8. Essay by Elizabeth Finch. Published by The Drawing Center, New York, 2000.

Catalog. Endpapers: 1890-1900 and 1990-2000. Essay by Judy Collischan. Published by the Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, New York, 2000.

Riley II, Charles A. The Saints of Modern Art. University Press of New England, 1998.

Catalog. Conceptual Textiles: Material Meanings. Essay by Alison Ferris. Published by John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, 1998.

Bessa, Sergio, Organizer. Historic Kiosk, zingmagazine, April, 1998. - reproduction of book pieces

Bessa, Sergio, Editor. Wasteland. Published in small edition by Sergio Bessa with assistance from Todd Roulette and Dooley Le Cappellaine, New York, 1995. - reproduction of sculpture.

Mozenter, Cyrilla. Incidents of Soap Stealing in Various States in Mexico or Homage to Francis Ponge, publicsfear, Winter, 1993-94.

Morgan, Robert C. After the Deluge, Essays on Art in the Nineties. Red Bass Publications, New York, 1993.

Hayes, Brian. The Information Age, The Sciences, September/October, 1993. - reproduction of sculpture

The Poetry Project Newsletter. The Poetry Project Ltd., New York, February-March, 1993. - reproductions of sculptures on cover and calendar page

Catalog. Simply Made in America. Essay by Barry Rosenberg, artists statements. Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, Connecticut, 1993.

Catalog. Hand, Body, House - Approaches to Sculpture. Essays and poetry by David Shapiro. Published by William Paterson University, Wayne, New Jersey, 1990.

Catalog. The Legacy of Surrealism in Contemporary Art. Essays by Marcel Duchamp, Nancy Einreinhofer, Jane Haw, Sheri Kravitz Neuberger, David Shapiro. Published by William Paterson University, Wayne, New Jersey, 1988.

Catalog. The Exceptions and the Exceptionals: Women Artists at Pratt, Essay by Corinne Robins, artists’ statements. Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York, 1987.

Piersma, Lyman, Editor. Going To Camp. Lyman Piersma and Women’s Studio Workshop, Rosendale, New York, 1987. - prints

REVIEWS AND NOTICES

Goodman, Jonathan. Reviews – Ridgefield, Connecticut, Cyrilla Mozenter, Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Sculpture, July/August 2006.

Event Planner & Date Book, Connecticut Cottages and Gardens, February 2006.

Itinerary, Sculpture, January-February, 2006.

design datebook, New York Spaces, January 2006.

Roy, LuAnne. Child’s Play. Fairfield County Weekly. October 20, 2005.

Funky Fine Fall Line: New York & Berlin, NY Arts, May 2003

Schmerler, Sarah. Art Reviews. Parsing the Line, Time Out New York, May 2, 2002.

Johnson, Ken. Art in Review - Parsing the Line, The New York Times, April 19, 2002.

Johnson, Ken. Art in Review - Subtle, The New York Times, November 23, 2001.

Cohen, Mark Daniel. End Papers: Drawings 1890-1900 and 1990-2000 at the Neuberger Museum of Art, Review Magazine, March 15, 2000.

Regan, Margaret. Making Their Marks, A.R.T.S., http://desert.net/tw/current/review.htm, August, 1997.

Regan, Margaret. Dinnerware’s Drawing Exhibit Stretches the Limits of the Old Master’s Craft. Tucson Weekly, August 25, 1997.

Schmerler, Sarah. Art Review - Suture, Time Out New York. February 20-27, 1997.

Riani, Monica. Os graos metafisicos de Cyrilla, Jornal do Brasil, August 9, 1995.

Miranda, Claudia. Enfim, chegou a vez das artes plasticas dos Estados Unidos, Tribuna da Imprensa, August 9, 1995.

Zimmer, William. Industrial Strength Sculpture With Economy-Size Politics, The New York Times, March 28, 1993.

Morgan, Robert C. Environment, Site, Displacement, Sculpture, March-April, 1992.

Morgan, Robert C. Review, Tema Celeste, January-March, 1992.

Koplos, Janet. Review of Exhibitions, Art in America, January, 1992.

Melrod, George. Review, January, 1992. (unpublished)

Mahoney, Robert. New York in Review, Arts Magazine, December, 1991.

Raven, Arlene. Choices, The Village Voice, October 15, 1991.

Watkins, Eileen. William Paterson Exhibits Deal With Ancient and Modern Styles, Sunday Star-Ledger, April 15, 1990.

Zimmer, William. 2 Themes: Domesticity and Grid, The New York Times, April 15, 1990.

Rafferty, Carole. Arts Alive at Ben Shahn, The Beacon, April 23, 1990.

Raynor, Vivien. At the Ben Shahn, Surrealism’s Legacy, The New York Times, February 21, 1988.

Watkins, Eileen. Surrealism, Offspring a WPC Show, Sunday Star-Ledger, February 28, 1988.

Zeaman, John. Modern Art Still Bears Fruit, The Record, February 28, 1988.

LECTURES AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

2008
Textile Study Group of New York, New York

2005
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, Connecticut

2002
Jury Panelist, Workspace Program, Dieu Donné Papermill, New York
MFA Program, Queens College of the City University of New York, New York

2001
AICAD/New York Studio Program

1998
Umeå Universitet Konsthogskolan, Sweden (in New York)
New York Library Association

1997
Yale Summer School of Music and Art, Norfolk, Connecticut

1996
MFA Program, Hunter College of the City University of New York
Panelist, Verbal and Visual Metaphor, Conference - Writing the Arts/ When Language MeetsForm, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York

1995
John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Museu de Arte Moderna, Rio de Janeiro
Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage, Rio de Janeiro
Espaço Cultural Sergio Porto, Rio de Janeiro

1991
Great Lakes Colleges New York Arts Program, Ohio Wesleyan University

1990
William Paterson College, Wayne, New Jersey

TEACHING

1985-date Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York

2001 The Cooper Union School of Art, New York

1994-1997 Parsons School of Design, New York

EDUCATION

Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York - BFA 1970, MFA 1972