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| Rachel Selekman lives and works in Brooklyn |
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| Education |
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| 1993 | M.F.A. The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago,IL |
| 1985 | B.F.A. The Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD |
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| Solo Shows |
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| 2006 | "Spray: New Sculpture", Priska C. Juschka Fine Art, New York, NY |
| 2005 | Fresh, Galerie Aurel Scheibler, Cologne, Germany |
| 2004 | New Works, Priska C. Juschka Fine Art, Brooklyn, NY |
| 2003 | Sculpture, Priska C. Juschka Fine Art, Brooklyn, NY |
| 2001 | E.A. Draper Showcase Gallery, Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE |
| 1996 | Alterations: New Work from New York, KAOS-Galerie, Cologne, Germany |
| 1992 | A.I.R. Gallery II, New York, NY |
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| Group Exhibitions |
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| 2007 | Ornamental Instincts, Wave Hill, Bronx, NY
Portraits, Galerie Aurel Scheibeler, Berlin, Germany
What F Word, Cynthia Broan Gallery, New York, NY |
| 2006 | Sculptures as Tropes of Criticality, Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary (T-B A21), Vienna, Austria
Process & Promise: Art, Education & Community at the 92nd Street Y, Weill Art Gallery, 92nd Street Y,
New York, NY (catalogue)
Garden Improvement, Wave Hill Glyndor Gallery, Bronx, NY (catalogue)
Threads of Memory, Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs, Long Island City, NY
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| 2005 | “New Art. New York: Reflections on the Human Condition, “ Trierenberg Holding, AG, TraunAustria
Kiss Me Long and Hard: Mixed Media Group Show, Priska C. Juschka Fine Art, NY
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| 2004 | On Site, Priska C. Juschka Fine Art, NY |
| Maravee, Villa Ottelio-Savorgnan Ariis di Rivignano (UD), Italy
Is One Thing Better than Another, Galerie Aurel Scheibler, Cologne, Germany
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| Solo Dibujo, Museo d'Arte, Universidad Nacional, Bogota, Colombia |
| 2003 | Explaining Magic, Rotunda Gallery, Brooklyn, NY |
| 2002 | Bitch School, Longwood Arts Project, Bronx, NY |
| 2000 | Fairy Tale, Elsa Mott Ives Gallery, YMCA, New York, NY
Craft Forms, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
Group Exhibition, General Electric, Fairfield, CT |
| 1999 | Chocolate Kingdom, The Work Space @ Dolgenos, Newman & Cronin, New York, NY |
| 1998 | Objectivity International Objects of Subjectivity, Contemp. Art Center of Virginia, Virginia Beach, VA
Quickening, Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT (Petah Coyne, Juror)
Hold It Now, Hit It, Court Street Gallery, Brooklyn, NY |
| 1996 | A La Mode, Sauce Gallery, Brooklyn, NY |
| 1995 | Artists Choose Artists, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
Lookin' Good Feelin' Good, 450 Broadway Gallery, New York, NY
Maximum Capacity, Art Initiatives, New York, NY |
| 1994 | Salon Show, Organization of Independent Artists, New York, NY |
| 1993 | Garment as Metaphor, Suburban Fine Arts Center, Highland Park, IL
Derek Eller, Christopher Minot, Kenneth Rosenthal, Rachel Selekman and Sebastian Spingler, Gallery 2, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL |
| Thesis Exhibition, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL |
| 1992 | The Next Generation: Impact of Race, Class, & Sexuality on Family Life, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL |
| 1990 | Sculpture Exhibition, CB's 313 Gallery, New York, NY |
| 1989 | The Strange Life of Objects, MOMENTA Art Alternatives, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1988 | The 1988 Drawing Competition, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1987 | Works on Paper, Beaver College, Glenside, PA
47th Annual Juried Exhibition, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA
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| PERFORMANCES & PROJECTS |
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| 2006 | Invited to make a centerpiece for Artists Space 2006 spring benefit |
| 1996 | Scratch, collaborative work designed by Mel Chin, Thread Waxing Space benefit, New York, NY |
| 1992 | Full Up, AIR Gallery II, New York, NY (performance)
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| AWARDS & GRANTS |
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| 2007-08 | Abrons Art Center, Henry Street Settlement Residency |
| 1997-98 | The Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Inc. |
| 1993 | SAIC Trustee Scholarship, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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| BiBLIOGRAPHY |
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| 2007 | Genocchio, Benjamin: "Attractive and Accessible, But Is That All There Is?" The New York Times, December 23
Huang, Wennie: "Ornamental Instincts," exhibition brochure, produced by Wave Hill, Bronx, NY
Levin, Carol Cole, What F Word, published by Cynthia Broan Gallery, New York, NY |
| 2006 | Johnson, Ken: “Two Odes to Nature, Grand and Demure at Two Bronx Gardens,” Art Review, The New York Times, July 14.
“Process & Promise” (exhibition catalogue), published by the 92nd Street Y, NY.
“Wave Hill Presents Garden Improvement,” artdaily.com, June 27.
Snyder, Alison: “Garden Improvement,” Science & the City, New York Academy of Science.
Garden Design Magazine, September Issue, Sculpture reproduced on p. 6 & 18.
McGregor, Jennifer: “Garden Improvement” (exhibition catalogue), published by Wave Hill Glyndor Gallery, Bronx, NY, June.
Mathews-Barenson, Margaret:"New Art, New York: Reflections on the Human Condition", Exhibition Catalog, Published by Trierenberg Holding AG, Traun, Austria.
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| 2005 | Mathews-Berenson, Margaret, “Threads of Memory,” exhibition brochure, published by Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Projects, Long Island City, NY, February 2005
Galloway, David: “Reviews: Rachel Selekman at Aurel Scheibler,” ARTNews, Volume104/NO.8, September
Kramer, Louise: “It’s Cool, It’s Limitless, It Keeps Them Coming,” Crain’s New York Business, June 6
Maine, Stephen: “Dateline Brooklyn,” Artnet.com, April 15
Di Blassi, Johanna. "Magical Creations," Kolner Stad-Anzeiger, April 7.
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| 2004 | Zannier, Sabrina: “Naturalization of the Artifice,” from the exhibition catalogue Maravee Clorofilla published by Communicarte Edizioni, Trieste, Italy
"Maravee Clorofilla", Flash Art, June.
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| 2002 | "An Anthology of Accessories," Fiber Arts, March/April.
Strauss, R.B. "New Sculpture Transforms Common Objects, " Avon Grove Sun, Aug. 16-22. |
| 2001 | Sosanski, Edward. "Sculptor Weaves Beauty in Delaware," The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 27.
Shulak, Paula. "Delaware Arts Center Offers Variety of Exhibits," GreenvilleCommunity News, July17.
Strauss, R.B. "July Brings No Slow Down at DCCA," Art Matters, July.
Mullinax, Gary. "Begin picture-perfect exhibition tour at DCCA," Sunday News Journal, July 15.
"Visual Arts," Delaware Today, State Guide.
Bogaert, Pauline Pinard. "Craft Forms Exhibition in Wayne," Philadelphia Inquirer, Dec.10.
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| 1999 | Massey, John. "...and now for something completely different!!!!," Haws News, Number 1, Fall |
| 1997 | Hanzal, Carla. "Objectivity: International Objects of Subjectivity," essay from exhibition brochure.
Zimmer, William. "Sprawling Works, 13 Sculptors,"The New York Times, May 4.
Hoffman, Hank. "Color Happy," The New Haven Advocate, May 8.
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| 1996 | Catalog for the exhibition Scratch, Thread Waxing Space, New York, NY.
Schön, Jürgen. "Rachel Selekman in Kaos-Galerie," Kölner Stadtanzeiger, May 18.
Ferris, Alison. "The Presence of Touch," Interrobang, Vol. 2, No. 2.
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| 1995 | Glatt, Cara. "Local art center stages winning exhibit," HP Herald, February 1.
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| COLLECTIONS |
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| Museum of Modern Art Permanent Drawings Collection, New York, NY
General Electric, Fairfield, CT
Thyssen-Bornemisza Contemporary Art, Vienna, Austria
AlixPartners, London and Milan
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