Fran Siegel
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Education
M.F.A. Painting, Yale University School of Art, New Haven, CT
B.F.A. Tyler School of Art, Temple University Philadelphia, PA and Rome, Italy
Solo Exhibitions
2010 Transient Borders, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York City, NY
2007 IX International Biennial of Cuenca Ecuador – United States Representative,
US Department of Cultural Affairs, Curated by Kristina Newhouse (catalog)
Overlap, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA
2006 Observations of Light and Matter, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York City, NY
2005 Horizon, Genovese Gallery, Boston, MA
Daylight Savings, Bank Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2004 Trace, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York City, NY (catalog)
2003 Pacific Glow, Genovese Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts
A Conversation About Light and Shadow,Art Resources Transfer, New York City, NY
2002 Pressure, Muzeum Sztuki, Lodz, Poland
2001 Interference, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York City, NY (catalog)
2000 Dispatch, Nuova Icona, Venezia, Italia (brochure)
Frequency, Genovese Gallery, Boston, MA
1998 Suspension, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York City, NY
Light, Fire and Air, Genovese Gallery, Boston, MA
1997 Lumina Umbra, The Art Museum of Arad, Romania, Curated by Judit Angel
Porous Painting, Condeso Lawler Gallery, New York City, NY
1996 In Flux, The New Gallery, Houston, Texas
1995 Tricia Collins Contemporary Art, New York City, NY
1994 Light Work, Genovese Gallery, Boston, MA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2012 inside outside, outside in,Lesley Heller Workspace, NYC, NY
2011 Works Of Paper, ACME, Los Angeles, CA
Extravagant Drawing, Dorksy Galery Curatorial Projects, LIC, NY
Fractured Earth, Lesley Heller Workspace, NYC, NY
White-hot, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York City, NY
Silver: Points of Departure, Tinney Contemporary Nashville, TN
Artist Books from the Collection Boston Athenaeum, Boston, MA
2010 Luminous Line: Scripps College, Williamson Gallery, Claremont, CA
OsCene 2010, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
Ucross: Invitational Exhibition, Nicolaysen Art Museum, Caspar, WY
2009 Slash, Museum of Arts and Design,New York City, NY (catalog)
Rogue Wave, LA Louver Gallery, Venice, CA
Sweet Subversives: Contemporary California Drawings, Long Beach Museum of Art, CA
Cut: The Makings of Removal, Wignal Museum, Chaffey College, San Bernadino, CA, curated by Karen Rapp
Selected Group Exhibitions Continued
2009 Under the Knife, Armory Center for the Arts Pasadena, CA
Drawing,Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York City, NY
I’ll Be Your Mirror,Bank Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2008 From and About Place: 7 Los Angeles Artists, Center for Contemporary Art,
Tel-Aviv, Israel, curated by Alma Ruiz (catalog)
Looky See,Ben Maltz Art Gallery, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
External/Internal,SCIART Gallery, CSU Channel Islands, Ventura, CA
Los Angeles- Select Survey, Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento, CA
2007 Site-specific collaboration at The Carriage House, Islip Art Museum, Islip, NY
Collectors Gallery, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
2006 C.O.L.A. Individual Artist Fellowship Awards, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery at Barnsdall Park, Los Angeles, CA (catalog)
Marsha Mateyka Gallery, Washington, DC
LA Arts for Katrina Relief, Los Angeles Design Center, Los Angeles, CA
Summer Splash, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York City, NY
2005 The Shape of Space, Curated by Heather Harmon and Sherin Guirguis,
Arena 1, Santa Monica, CA
Groundwork, D.E.N. Contemporary Art, Culver City, CA
Opener, Whittier College Art Gallery, Whittier, CA
2004 White on White, Patricia Faure Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Mapping: From There to Here, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York City, NY
Miniature Worlds, The Brewery Project, Los Angeles, CA
2003 In Process, Kristen Fredrickson Contemporary Art, New York City, NY
Flicker, Jeffrey Coploff Fine Arts, New York City, NY
2002 Pour, Pierce, Pounce, Kristen Fredrickson Contemporary Art, New York City, NYFaculty Biennial: University Art Museum, Long Beach, CA
More Breathing Room,Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York City, NY
Pointed Maneuverings, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI
Art in The Embassy Program, New Delhi, India
2001 Alterations, James Graham and Sons, New York City, NY
Immaterial Material,Curated by Karen Chambers, Corning Inc. Gallery, New York City, NY (brochure)
Friendships in Arcadia,Organized by Barbara Toll, Art in General, New York City,
NY and The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, NY (catalog)
2000 In –Tangible, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York City, NY
1999 Transparent Façade, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
Fuller Art Museum Triennial, Curated by Carl Belz, Brockton, MA
Vanishing Points, Cynthia Broan Gallery, New York City, NY (brochure)
1998 Transparent Façade, The Work Space, New York City, NY (brochure)
New American Artists,Curated by Stephan Stux for Gabriel Stux, Düsseldorf, Germany
Diverse Work,curated by Ann Abeles, Hillwood Art Museum, LI University, Brookville, NY
Vibration, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York City, NY
Get Close, Curated by Ann Schoenfeld, MMC Gallery, New York City, NY
Selected Group Exhibitions Continued
1997 Breathing Room, Curated by Thatcher and Stux, Lipson Carriage House, New York City, NY
New York Selections, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York
Abstraction Index,Curated by Vincent Longo, Condeso Lawler Gallery, New York City, NY
Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia (two person show)
Peeling a Grape, Condeso Lawler Gallery and Eich Space, New York City, NY
1996 Tyler/Rome Anniversary Exhibition, Temple University Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Material Matters,Curated by Bobbie Foshay-Miller, A.O.I. Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1995 The Spirit of the Matter, Tricia Collins Contemporary Art, New York City, NY
Vital Signs, Condeso Lawler Gallery, New York City, NY
Emerging Artists,Members Choice, A.I.R. Gallery, New York City, NY
1994 Re: Mark, Curated by Holly Block, Art in General, New York City, NY
Pattern Declarative, Genovese Gallery South, Boston, MA
Grants and Awards
2013 Center for Contemporary Art, Mallorca, Spain
2011 Contemporary Collectors Fellowship, Los Angeles, CA
California State University, Long Beach, Assigned Time for project development
Also 2010, 2005, 2004, 2003
2010 Bogliasco Foundation, The Liguria Study Center, Genoa, Italy
Getty Individual Artist Fellowship, California Community Foundation,
Edward Albee Foundation, Montauk, New York also 1997
2009 Corporation of Yaddo Residency Grant, Saratoga Springs, New York, also 1995
Vincent Fitzgerald & Co.,Fragments of Light 4: Commissioned Limited Edition
Artist Book with poem by Rumi, in Persian and English
2007 The Fund for US Artists for participation in The Biennial of Cuenca Ecuador
California State University, Long Beach, Grant for project development
2006 The American Academy in Rome, Italy, Visiting Artist and Scholars Program
City of West Hollywood Public Art Commission for permanent installation
California State University, Long Beach, Sabbatical Award.
2005 City of Los Angeles Individual Artist Fellowship (C.O.L.A.), Cultural Affairs
Department, Los Angeles, California
2004 California State University, Long Beach, Matching catalogue funding
2003 California State University, Long Beach, Materials Grant
2002 Santa Fe Art Institute, New Mexico, Residency Award
2001 Fifth Floor Foundation, New York City, New York, Matching catalogue funding
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York, Faculty Development Grant
1996 E.D. Foundation Grant, Kearny, New Jersey
Ucross Foundation Residency Grant, Clearmont, Wyoming, also 1991
Teaching Experience
2002- California State University Long Beach, Art Department
Present Tenured Professor of Drawing and Painting/Contemporary Practices
1995-02 Pratt Institute, Fine Arts Department, Brooklyn, NY
Associate Professor with CCE
Pratt in Tuscany, Lucca, Italy, Program Director and Painting Faculty, 2002
Pratt in Venice- Painting Faculty, 1998-2001
Lectures and Community Activities
2011 Dorsky Public Program, Lecture, LIC, NY
2009 Visiting Artist: The NY Studio Program, NYC, NY
Visiting Artist: Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY
2008 Lecture: Center for Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv, Israel
Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles CA
Participation in Alan Kaprow- 8 Happenings in 16 parts
2007 Lecture: University of Cuenca, Ecuador
Lecture: Municipal Museum, Guyaquil, Ecuador
2006 Visiting Artist: Temple University, Rome, Italy
Visiting Artist: University of Southern California, Art Department, Los Angeles CA
2005 LA Gallery Exhibition Lecture: UC Davis Art Department
Lecture: “Italian Painting in a Contemporary Context” Glendale College Italian Department, Glendale, CA
Panel Discussion: “Abstraction” Another Year in LA, Los Angeles CA
2004 Visiting Artist: Idyllwild Arts, Idyllwild, CA. “Painting on the Edge”
Visiting Artist: Biola University Art Department, Anaheim, CA
2003 Visiting Artist: Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA
2002 Visiting Artist: Muzeum Sztuki, Lodz, Poland
Visiting Artist: University of Rhode Island, Kingston RI
Selected Published Bibliography
2011 Myers, Holly “In the Studio: Fran Siegel”Los Angeles Times, 7/24
Ollman, Leah 'Art Review: 'Works of Paper' at ACME, Los Angeles Times 7/21
Rymes, Bernadette “Silver: Points of Departure”, Nashvillle Arts Magazine, July
2010 Buhmann, Stephanie,“Short Gallery Season Packs Punch” Downtown Express,
Vol. 20 no 39, September 15
Tolnick, Judith ”Extravagant Drawing” catalog essay.
2009 Bermudez, Julian “Drawings,” Long Beach Gazette, October 21.
Billah, Fariyal “Paper Cutting Takes a Lead Role…”The Breeze, October 19.
Buckley, Annie THE Magazine- Los Angeles: Review, Rogue Wave, September
Laden, Tanja. "Rogue Wave," Flavorpill, 2009
Mc Fadden, David, Catalogue essay for Slash,Museum of Arts and Design,
New York City, NY
Michno Christopher, “Holey Sheet” Inland Empire Weekly, November 6-15.
Niemietz, Brian “Art, Paper, Scissors” New York Post, October 19
Pagel, David “Rogue Wave 09” Los Angeles Times, July 24.
Rosenberg, Karen “Move over Paper Doily: Paper Does a Star Turn”
The New York Times, October 20.