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Biography
Janet Biggs is known primarily for her work in video, photography and performance. She lives and works in New York City. She has captured such events as speeding motorcycles on the Bonneville salt flats, horses galloping on treadmills, Olympic synchronized swimmers in their attempts to defy gravity, and kayaks performing a synchronized ballet in Arctic waters.
She received her undergraduate degree from Moore College of Art, and pursued graduate studies at Rhode Island School of Design. Her work has been exhibited, among other institutions, at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Ithaca, NY; Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY; Gibbes Museum of Art, South Carolina; Rhode Island School of Design Museum; Vantaa Art Museum, Finland; Linkopings Konsthall, Passagen, Sweden; the Oberosterreichisches Landesmuseum, Austria; and the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, Australia.
Reviews of her work have appeared in the New York Times, the
New Yorker, ArtForum, ARTNews, Art in America, Flash Art, Artnet.com, and many others.
Biggs is the recipient of numerous grants including the Electronic Media and Film Program at the New York State Council on the Arts Award, the Arctic Circle Fellowship/Residency, Art Matters, Inc., the Wexner Center Media Arts Program Residency, the Anonymous Was a Woman Award, and the NEA Fellowship Award. Her work is in public collections including the High Museum, Atlanta, Georgia; the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca; Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, North Carolina; Gibbes Museum of Art, South Carolina; and the New Britain Museum of Art, Connecticut.
Janet Biggs is represented by
Conner Contemporary
Art, Washington, DC, and
Winkleman
Gallery, New York City.
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Solo Exhibitions
2013
 | Somewhere Beyond Nowhere, Smack Mellon, Brooklyn, NY. |
2012
| Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, Canada |
| Randsucher, Glaskasten Marl Sculpture Museum, Marl,
Germany |
| Arctic Trilogy, Galerie Anita Beckers, Frankfurt am
Main, Germany |
| Airs Above the Ground, Artbox at the
Stadtbibiliothek, European Media Arts Festival, Osnabrueck, Germany |
| Kawah Ijen, Conner Contemporary Art, Washington, D.C |
| Arctic Trilogy. Presented as part of the
Environmental Film Festival at the Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, D.C |
2011
| No Limits: Janet Biggs, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa,
Florida. |
| Wet Exit. Multi media performance with live
musicians, synchronized kayaks, and projected video at the Waterfront
Amphitheater in the Brooklyn Bridge Park. |
| The Arctic Trilogy, Winkleman Gallery, New York City |
2010
| VantagePoint IX: Janet Biggs, Mint Museum of
Art, Charlotte, NC. |
| No One Rides For
Free,
Conner Contemporary Art, Washington, DC. |
| Vanishing Point, McNay Art Museum, San Antonio,
Texas. |
2009
| Vanishing Point,
Claire Oliver Gallery, New York City. |
| Anana Dream, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts - Screen
Space, Australia. |
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Vanishing Point screened at the
World Financial Center Winter Garden as part of the 2009 River to River
festival. |
2008
Tracking Up,
Solomon Projects, Atlanta, Georgia.
2007
2006
2005
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Rules of Engagement, multi-media performance, New York. (In collaboration
with choreographer JoAnna Mendl Shaw). |
2004
2002
2001
2000
1999
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Up-Downs,
John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
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Flight,
Zilkha Gallery, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut.
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1998
| Water Training, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York.
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| Competition Training: Water Training, Park 4-D TV,
Amsterdam, Holland.
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1997
| Water Training, Anna Kustera Gallery, New York City.
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| Water
Training, Solomon Projects, Atlanta, Georgia.
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1996
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Girls and Horses, Chassie Post Gallery, New York City.
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2013
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Present Company, Brooklyn, NY |
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BiPolar Journeys To The Ends of the Earth. Ester Massry Gallery, College of
St. Rose, Albany, NY |
2012
| True North, Anchorage Museum, Anchorage Alaska |
| Speed: The Art of the Performance Automobile, Utah
Museum Of Art. Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Westobou Festival, Augusta, GA |
| TELEGRAMS ON THE TABLE: An Interrupted Allegory +
Picaresque Adventure, World Financial Center, New York, NY |
| Video 2012, Momenta Gallery, Brooklyn, New York |
2011
|
She Devil,
Museo D'Arte Contemporanea Roma, Italy. |
| Videonale: Dialog in Contemporary Video Art, National
Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts (NTMoFA) |
| VIDEONALE.13, Kunstmuseum Bonn, Bonn, Germany. |
2010
| Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival, Birmingham, Alabama |
2009
| Miami International Film Festival. Included in “Cutting the
Edge” category. Miami, Florida. |
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Experimental Video and Synchroswim, presented by The Rubell Family
Collection + Conner Contemporary Art, Capitol Skyline Hotel, Washington, DC.
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Chimera, curated by Chris Bors and Ketta Ioannidou (Triton Gallery),
Envoy Enterprises in New York City, and Arcade Experimental Art Projects /
Stoa Aeschylou in Nicosia, Cyprus. |
2008
| Oslo Screen
Festival, Norway. |
|
Hollywould ...,
Freewaves 11th International Festival of New Media
Arts, Los Angeles. |
| Young Identities (part of European Media Art Festival). Kunsthalle
Dominikanerkirche, Osnabrueck, Germany. |
| Water, Carroll Square Gallery, Washington, DC (June-August
2008). |
| Video Screenings, Sara Meltzer Gallery, New York City (June 6th
2008). Curated by Laura Parnes. |
| Stone Canoe No. 2, Delavan Art Gallery, Syracuse University,
Syracuse, New York. |
2007
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Keeping Up
With the Jones, Schroeder Romero Gallery, New York City.
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Infinitu et Contini: Repeated Histories,
Reinvented Resistances,
Smack Mellon,
Brooklyn, NY. |
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Lumen Eclipse, outdoor video installation, Cambridge Square, Boston. |
| Stop. Look. Listen: An Exhibition of Video Works,
Curated by Andrea Inselmann, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
(October 13-December 23, 2007).
Traveling to the
Haggerty Museum of Art,
Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI (October 23, 2008 – February 22, 2009).
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North Sea Film Festival for Underwater Movies, the Hague, Netherlands. (30
November - 2 December, 2007). |
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Contemporary, Cool and Collected, Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, North
Carolina 20 Oct - 20 Dec, 2007). |
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Loop Video Art Fair, Barcelona, Spain (31 May -
2 June 2007). |
| Antennae, Houston Center
For Photography, Houston, Texas. (27 April - 3 June 2007). |
| What F Word?, Cynthia Broan Gallery, New York City. Curated by Carol
Cole Levin. |
2006
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METU Video Festival, Middle Eastern Technical University, Ankara,
Turkey. |
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Helios Oceanus,
Curated by Lee Wells for M21--The Museum of 21st Century Art,
Gansevoort South, Miami Beach, Florida. |
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Claire Oliver Gallery, New York City. |
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Video Box, Weisspollack Gallery, New York, NY |
2005
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METU Video Festival,
Middle Eastern Technical University, Ankara, Turkey |
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FATHOM, Hatton Gallery, University of Newcastle, U.K. |
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Artists Pick, Exhibition at Larissa Goldston Gallery,
New York
City. |
2004
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PG-13 (with Barbara Pollack):
Georgia State
University Gallery. January - February, 2004.
DiverseWorks,
Houston, Texas. March - April, 2004. |
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Dwellan - Lingering Images,
Charlottenborg Exhibition Hall,
Copenhagen, Denmark |
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Video X,
Momenta Art, Brooklyn, NY. |
2003
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Home Grown, Linköpings
Konsthall Passagen, Sweden. |
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Venden Varassa (Dominated by Water),
Vantaa Art Museum,
Finland. |
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H2O, Curated by Jo Anna Isaak, Traveling exhibition:
Western Gallery, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington (October
7 -- December 6, 2002);
Elaine L. Jacob Gallery, Wayne State University, Detroit (January 2003 - March 2003).
Houghton House Gallery, Hobart and William Smith Colleges,
Geneva, New York (March -- April 2003);
Danese Gallery, New York City. July 2003;
Santa Fe Art
Institute, Santa Fe, New Mexico. November 22, 2003 - January 4, 2004. |
2002
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New York, New Work, Now!, Currier
Museum of Art,
Manchester, NH. September 28, 2002 – January 13, 2003). Curated by Nina
Felshin. |
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Aquaria: On the Interaction of Water and Human Being. Curated by Barbara Wally. Traveling exhibition:
Oberösterreichisches
Landesmuseum, Linz, Austria (Feb. 7 -- April 7, 2002);
Kunstsammlungen,
Chemnitz, Germany (May 5-- June 30, 2002);. |
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Serious Fun. Castle Gallery, The College of New
Rochelle, December 2002 – March 2003. |
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Arrested Development: Contemporary Contemplations on Youth
Culture. Curated by Susan Canning.
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Residuum. Cheryl Pelavin Gallery, New York, New York.
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2001
2000
| Objects That Flicker, Solomon Projects, Atlanta, Georgia. |
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Horse Show, Site Gallery, Sheffield, England. |
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human/nature. Caren Golden Fine Art, New York City. Curated by Jane Harris. |
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"Six Signals: Video Art by Contemporary Artists," Cheekwood Museum of
Art, Nashville, Tennessee. |
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Object Lessons: Selections from the Robert J. Shiffler Foundation. Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio. Curated by Annegreth
Nill. |
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Here
Kitty Kitty, Nexus, Atlanta, Georgia. |
1999
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BuSpar (part of Horse Play), Real Art Ways, Hartford, Connecticut.
Curated by Barry Rosenberg. |
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The Comforts of Home, Hand Workshop Art Center, Richmond, Virginia. |
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Trace, Flip Side Gallery, Brooklyn, New York. |
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Freudian Slips, Saks Fifth Avenue, New York City. |
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Zingmagazine Video Project, Basel Art Fair. Basel, Switzerland. |
1998
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Recursion: Janet Biggs, Neil Goldberg, Alix Perlstein, Linda Post,
Flipside Gallery, Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Curated by Nurit Newman. |
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Installation 7:
Conceptual Art, 1989-1995. Cheekwood Museum of Art, Nashville. Curated by
Barry Rosenberg. |
1997
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Presumed Innocence, Anderson Gallery, Virginia
Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia. Curated by Jean Crutchfield.
Catalog. Travelling through 1998: Cinncinati Contemporary Art Center. |
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Girls and Horses (part of Family/PostFamily, m.a.p.:media art project 1997), Vantaa City Museum,
Finland. Catalog. |
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Romper Room, Diverseworks, Houston, Texas. |
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The Gaze, Momenta Gallery,
Brooklyn, New York. Curated by Laura
Parnes. Catalog. |
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Zingmagazine Project, Zingmagazine 3, 1997 |
1996
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Romper Room, Thread Waxing Space, New York City. Curated by Danielle Chang.
Catalog. |
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B.A.B.Y. Curated by Jan Riley. Catalog.
1708 Gallery, Richmond, Virginia;
Virginia Beach Arts Center, Virginia Beach, Virginia. |
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Kickstart, Anna Kustera Gallery, New York City. |
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Embeddeded Metaphor,
September 1996 - December 1999, a traveling exhibition organized by Independent
Curators International, New York. Curated by Nina Felshin.
Dalhousie Art Gallery.
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia;
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts,
Pittsburgh PA, 1999;
Ezra and Cecile Zilka Gallery, Wesleyan University,
Middletown, CT, 1998;
Virginia Beach Centerfor the Arts , Virginia Beach, VA,
1998;
Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, MA, 1998;
Western Gallery,
Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, 1997;
John and Mabel Ringling
Museum of Art, Sarasota FL, 1996 |
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Subversive Domesticity, Edward A. Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita State Univ.,
Kansas. Curated by Dana Self. Catalog. |
| This End Up: Selections from the Collection of Robert J. Shiffler, University of Wyoming. Travelling exhibtion:
South Dakota Art Museum, Brookings, South Dakota;
Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art. |
| Incestuous, Thread Waxing Space, New York City. Curated by Carter
Kustera. |
| Separating Self: Art About Identity from the Robert J. Shiffler
Collection. New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art, New Harmony, Indiana. |
1995
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Chassie Post Gallery, New York City. (Two-person exhibition). |
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Galleria Civica di Padova, Italy. Curated by Teresa Macri and Francesca
Alfano Miglietti. |
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Wary Still, Highways Exhibition Space, Santa Monica, California. |
1994
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Night Light Room (Project room installation, part of Family Ties show),
P.P.O.W. Gallery, New York City. |
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Forms of Address, San
Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, California. Catalog. |
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Regional Identity and Cartography Representation, Pigorini Museum, Rome,
Italy. Catalog. |
1993
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Josh Baer Gallery, New York City. (Two-person exhibition). |
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Beau Dommage, Jack Shainman Gallery, New York City |
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Fall From Fashion, Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, Connecticut.
Catalog. |
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From the Collection of Robert J. Shiffler, Cincinnati Contemporary Art
Center, Cincinnati Ohio. Catalog. |
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I Am the Enunciator, Thread Waxing Space, New York City. Curated by Christian
Leigh. |
1992
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Josh Baer Gallery, New York City. |
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Kunsthall, New York City. Curated by Christian Leigh. |
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White Columns Gallery, New York City. |
1991
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Shared Skin: Sub-Social Identifiers, Dooley Le Cappellaine Gallery, New
York City. Organized by Janet Biggs. Catalog. |
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Four Walls, Brooklyn, New York. |
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Books/Catalogs
Exhibition catalogs / brochures
| No Limits: Janet Biggs. Survey exhibition catalog.
Essays by Berta Sichel, Todd D. Smith, Andrea Inselmann, Nancy Princenthal.
Tampa Museum of Art, October 2012. |
| Videonale, Dialogue in Contemporary Video Art.
National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, December, 2011 |
| GASP! Tampa Museum of Art Magazine. Janet Biggs: My
Beautiful Noorderlicht - View PDF |
| Videonale.13 Festival for Contemporary Video Art. Exhibition catalog. Editor: Georg Elben. Essay: Dirk Rustemeyer. Bonn, Germany, 2011. |
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Janet Biggs: Going to Extremes. Vantage Point IX Exhibition Catalog. Carla M. Hanzel, Curator, essay: Nancy Princenthal. Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, North Carolina. November 2010. |
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Inselmann, Andrea. stop.look.listen an exhibition of video works.
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art. 2008 |
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European Media Arts Festival, Osnabrueck 2008.
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Contemporary Cool and Collected. Carla M. Hanzel,
Curator, essay: Robert Hobbs. Mint Museums, Charlotte, North Carolina.
September 2007. |
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Dwellan. Exhibition Catalog. Editor: Marit Ramsing,
essay: Kristine Kern. Charlottenborg Exhibition Hall, Copenhagen. 2004.
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Norms and Forms. Exhibition Catalog. Essay: Brian Wallace. the
Galleries at Moore. Moore College of Art and Design. 2004. |
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Morales, René: "Videos
in Progress: Janet Biggs." Exhibition essay. Rhode Island School of Design
Museum. May, 2004. |
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PG-13 -- Male Adolescent Identity in a Video Culture: Video
Work by Janet Biggs and Barbara Pollack. Exhibition Catalog. Essay by
Linda Yablonsky. Georgia State University Ernest G. Welch School of Art &
Design Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia and DiverseWorks, Houston, Texas. |
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Isaak, Jo Anna: “H20.” Exhibition catalog. Hobart and William
Smith Colleges Press, Geneva, New York, 2002. |
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Inselmann, Andrea: “Janet Biggs.” Exhibition catalog. Herbert
F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, August, 2002.
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Wally, Barbara: "Aquaria: The Fascinating World of Man and Water."
Exhibition catalog. Stadtwerke Chemnitz Ag, February, 2002. |
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Smith, Todd: "Verge: Janet Biggs." Exhibition catalog. Plains Art Museum, Fargo,
North Dakota. July, 2001. |
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Horse Tales: American Images and Icons. Exhibition catalog. Katonah Museum of
Art, Katonah, New York. Preface by Verlyn Klinkenborg. Essays by Ezra Shales,
Susan H. Edwards, and Deborah Bright. 2000. |
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Harris, Jane: “Flight: Janet Biggs.” Exhibition brochure. Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut. February, 2000. |
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Inselmann, Andrea: "Up Downs." Exhibition brochure. John Michael Kohler Arts
Center, Sheboygan, WI. 1999. |
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Mettlesome
& Meddlesome: Selections From the Collection of Robert J. Schiffler.
Exhibition catalog. Cincinnatti Contemporary Arts Center. Foreword by Center Director Elaine
King, introduction by former Center Curator Jan Riley, essay by New Museum
Director Marcia Tucker, statement by Robert Shiffler. 1998. |
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Presumed
Innocence. Exhibition catalog. Forward by Jean Crutchfield, Essays by Robert Hobbs and Kathryn
Hixson. Published jointly by the Anderson Gallery and the University of
Washington Press, 1997. |
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The Gaze. Exhibition catalog. Momenta Art. Essay by Jan Avgikos, preface by
Laura Parnes. 1997. |
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Felshin, Nina: Embedded
Metaphor. Exhibition catalog. Independent Curators; ISBN: 0916365484, January, 1997. |
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B.A.B.Y. Exhibition catalog. Hand Workshop Art Center and the Virginia Beach
Center for the Arts. Essay by Jan Riley. 1996. |
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Porges, Maria: "Forms of address : the 113th Annual Exhibition." Exhibition
catalog. Walter/McBean Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute : Lynn Aldrich,
Janet Biggs, Jean LaMarr, Julian Lang, Canan Tolon : October 6-November 13,
1994. |
Books
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Colley, Robert, editor: Stone Canoe, A Journal of Arts and
Ideas from Upstate New York, No. 2. University College of Syracuse
University, Spring 2008. |
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Pierson, Melissa Holbrook: Dark
Horses and Black Beauties: Animals, Women, A Passion. W.W. Norton &
Company, August, 2000. |
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Pallingston, Jessica: Lipstick.
St. Martins Press, January 1999. |
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Rosen, Michael: Horse
People : Writers and Artists on the Horses They Love. Artisan, New
York, April 1998 |
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Scanlan, Lawrence: Wild
About Horses. HarperCollins, New York, 1998. |
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Landers, Theodore A.:
Career Guide to the Horse Industry. Thomson Delmar Learning, December, 2001. |
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Pohl, John, Review of show at Musee D'art Contemporain De Montreal.
Montreal Gazette, 12 October 2012. |
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“The Otherworldly Beauty of the Worst Job Ever.” Canadian Art Junkie,
10 October 2012. |
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Raine, Emily: “Q&A With Janet Biggs.” Cult, 09 October 2012. |
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Tousignant, Isa: “Janet Biggs at the Musee D'art Contemporain De Montreal.”
Akimbo, 09 October, 2012. |
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Clément, Éric: “Pierre Dorion et Janet Biggs au MAC: dévoués aux espaces.”
lapress.ca, 06 October 2012. |
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“Pierre Dorion and Janet Biggs exhibit at the Musée d'art contemporain de
Montréal.” artdaily.com, 06 October 2012. |
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Pottiez, Victoire: “Peinture et vidéo s’entrelacent au MACM.” pieuvre.ca,
06 October 2012. |
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Pearson, Meghan: “Abstract and Extreme Exhibitions.” The Exit, 05
October 2012. |
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Roffino, Sara, “MontréalBrooklyn Program Creates Cultural Exchange Between
Two Hipster Cities.” Artinfo, 01 October 2012. |
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“Janet Biggs’ erste Europa-Schau in Marl: Faszination trifft auf Schrecken.”
Dattelner Morgenpost, 14 September 2012. |
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Thoing, Sebastian: “Randsucher in Marl: Ausstellung von Janet Biggs.”
Ruhr-Lippe-Marktplatz.de, 13 September 2012. |
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Jenkins, Mark: “Janet Biggs Creates an Active Art Experience With ‘Kawah
Ijen’”, Washington Post, 26 April 2012 |
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Voeller, Megan: “Excellent Adventurers.” Creative Loafing, 1 December
2011 |
| Miller, Shauna: On the Spot: Janet Biggs.
expressnightout.com (from the Washington Post.). 21 March 2012. |
| Byrd, Cathy:
Review
of No Limits: Janet Biggs at the Tampa Museum of Art. Art Papers,
January/February, 2012. |
| Bennett, Lennie:
Conjecture key to comparison of Janet Biggs' video works at
Tampa Museum of Art. St. Petersburg Times, 23 October, 2011. |
| Finch, Charlie:
Wetness Invisible.
Review of Wet Exit performance. Artnet.com, 1 November 2011. |
| Pollack, Barbara:
“Janet Biggs.” Art in America, May 2011. |
| Carter, Holland:
Review of show at Ed Winkleman Gallery. The New York Times, 17 February
2011.
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| Rifkin, Mark:
“TWI-NY Talk: Janet Biggs.” This Week in New York, 9 March 2011.
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| Jeppessen, Travis:
Review of show at Mint
Museum. ArtForum, 26 January, 2011
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| Finch, Charlie: “Coal
Miner’s Daughter.” Artnet.com, 25 February 2011.
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| Sutton, Benjamin, “Exploration Art: Janet Biggs and Duke
Riley Scout Forgotten Islands and Dark Tunnels.” L Magazine, 28 February
2011.
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| Pollack, Barbara:
Review of show at Conner Contemporary Art.
ARTnews, November 2010.
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| Wennerstrom, Nord:
Review of show at Conner Contemporary Art.
ArtForum, October 2010.
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| Finch, Charlie:
White on White. Artnet, 21 June 2010. |
| Conley, John David: "Janet Biggs on NASCAR, kayaks, and
competition."
Fauxrator.com, 15 June, 2010. |
| McClemont, Doug: Best Ten Shows of 2009. Saatchi and Saatchi
online magazine. January 2010. |
| Finch, Charlie: The Harvest of Art. Artnet, 17 July 2009.
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Finch, Charlie:
Groundhog's Diary. Artnet, 13
February 2009. |
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Conner, Jill:
Janet Biggs at Claire Oliver Fine Art (Review of Vanishing Point).
Art Quips, 9 January 2009. |
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"Janet Biggs."
Review of Vanishing Point. New
Yorker, 22 February 2009. |
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This Week in New York,
21 January 2009. |
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Fester, Felicia:
Review of Tracking
Up at Nancy Solomon Gallery. ArtPapers, July/August 2008. |
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Greer, Larissa Erin: "On
the Right Track: Video artist Janet Biggs gaining wider exposure." The
Sunday Paper, July 13-19, 2008. |
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Kurzner, Lisa: "Videos
explore adolescents' accomplishments." Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
6 June 2008. |
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Review of Airs Above
the Ground at the European Media Arts Festival. Regioartline
Kunstamagazin, 4 May 2008. |
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Review of Airs Above
the Ground at the European Media Arts Festival. mosquto, April
2008. |
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Review of Airs Above
the Ground at the European Media Arts Festival. Hannoversche Allgemeine
Zeitung, 23 April 2008. |
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Review of Airs Above
the Ground at the European Media Arts Festival. Kunst Raum Münster,
April-June 2008. |
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Review of Airs Above
the Ground at the European Media Arts Festival. kunst:stück, April
2008. |
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Kasper, Chris: "Infinitu et Contini: Repeated Histories, Reinvented
Resistances." Art Papers, March/April 2008. |
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Diack, Heather: "Sign Language as Politics." Afterimage, Vol. 35,
No. 5., March/April 2008. |
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"Medienkunstfestivalim Zeichen der Jugend." Mindener Tageblatt, 28
April 2008. |
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Jenks, Debra: "Pulp
Friction - Artists explore the underside of American culture." Chelsea
Now, 14 December 2007. |
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"Keeping
Up With the
Jones." Review of show at Schroeder Romero gallery, The New Yorker, 24
December, 2007. |
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Maschal, Richard: "Newly
Minted: Private collectors lend their modern treasures as Mint museum starts a
quest for living artists." Charlotte Observer, 19 October 2007. |
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"Sport and
Spectacle," Artkrush online magazine. 8 August 2007. |
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Pool, Olivia: "First
in State. Gibbes acquires first S.C. video art installation." The Post
and Courier, 26 July 2007. |
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Ashley, Dottie: "Like
Tears in Rain. Citadel's Summerall Guards part of first video exhibit at
Gibbes." The Post and Courier, 22 July, 2007. |
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Ludwin, Torie: Review of Antennae. artshouston magazine,
June 2007. |
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Smith, Nick: "Future
Noir: Janet Biggs mixed documentary shots for art's sake at the Gibbes."
Charleston City Paper, 02 May 2007. |
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Yale, Madeline: Antennae (review of group show at Houston
Center for Photography). Spot Magazine, Summer 2007. |
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Byrd, Cathy: "Janet
Biggs." Contemporary, March, 2007. |
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Perez, Magdalen: Review of show at Claire Oliver Gallery.
ARTNews, February, 2007 |
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Li, Zhen: "Equestrians in Show Windows." Vision Magazine, Beijing, China. October, 2006.
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Matsumae, Ayano: "Janet Biggs" (review of
Like Tears in Rain, Claire Oliver Gallery, New York). Nile Magazine (Japan).
December, 2006. [page
1] [page
2] |
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"Janet Biggs." Review
of show at Claire Oliver Gallery. The New Yorker, 04 December 2006. |
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Matsumae, Ayano: "Janet Biggs" (review of
Behind the Vertical at Hermés, New York ). Nile Magazine (Japan).
November, 2006. [page
1] [page
2] |
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Carr, Amanda: "Artist's Windows at Hermès, New York."
Visual
Merchandising, 29 September 2006. |
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Perez, Magdalene: "Nearby
Explosion Adds Extra Drama to Video Installation at Hermes."
ArtInfo, 11 August 2006. |
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Pollack, Barbara. "Horseplay."
ArtNews, Summer 2006. |
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Dunning, Jennifer: “A Horse and Dancers in an Ode to
Interspecies Ties.” New York Times, 10 October 2005. |
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Lille, Dawn: “Rules of Engagement: Dancers and a Horse.” Art
Times, December 2005. |
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Marshall, Lea: Rules of Engagement review. Dance Magazine,
November 2005. |
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Tobias, Tobi: “Rules of Engagement.” New York Village Voice,
1 November, 2005. |
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Anderson, Jack: Rules of Engagement review. New York Times,
14 October 2005. |
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Pollack, Barbara: “Moonlight Sonata.” ARTNews, September
2005. |
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Gavin, Francesca: “Drowning in Newcastle.” BBC online,
21 July 2005. |
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Jones, Sarah: review of Fathom. Metro (Newcastle, UK). 8
July 2005. |
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Whetstone, David: “Sound Creation for World of the Deep.”
The Journal (Newcastle, UK), 2 July 2005. |
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Duff, Helen: Fathom review. Metro (Newcastle, UK). 30
June 2005. |
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Pohl, Eva: Videopoesi på højt niveau."
Berlingske (Copenhagen), 11 November 2004. |
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Hornung, Peter Michael: "Når billedet dvæler."
Politiken (Copenhagen), 9 November 2004. |
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Tommelleo, Donna:
Former UConn Players' Drills Become a Work
of Art:
New York Newsday,
27 November 2004.
Boston Globe, 27 November 2004.
San Francisco Chronicle, 27 November 2004.
Sports Illustrated, 27 November 2004.
Stanford Advocate, 27 November 2004.
Ms. Magazine Online, 27 November 2004. |
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Sozanski, Edward J.: "Bodies in Motion." Philadelphia
Inquirer. 4 December 2004. |
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Streitfeld, L.P., "The Power
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Sohl, Lena: “USA underytan” (USA Under the Surface). Stockholm Aftonbladet,
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Into Mind and Body). Helsinki Sanomat, 18 January 2003. |
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| The Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, South Carolina.
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| The Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, North Carolina.
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| The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, New
York. |
| The New Britain Museum of Art, New Britain, Connecticut.
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| The Robert J. Shiffler Collection and Foundation, Dayton, Ohio.
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| Philadelphia Electric Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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2011 Experimental TV Center Finishing Funds award, supported by
the Electronic Media and Film Program at the New York State Council on the Arts |
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2010
The Arctic Circle – High Arctic expedition residency. The Arctic Circle is
administered by the Farm Foundation for the Arts and Sciences. |
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2010 Art
Matters: Artist's Project Grant. |
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2010 The Arts and Science Council of Charlotte - Mecklenberg,
Inc. |
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2010 Goodrich Foundation: Exhibition Sponsorship, Mint Museum of
Art |
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2009
The Arctic Circle – High Arctic expedition residency. The Arctic Circle is
administered by the Farm Foundation for the Arts and Sciences. |
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2009 Hermés of Paris: Production Funding |
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2009 Bank of New York Mellon: Production Funding |
| 2009 New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) Film &
Media / New Tech Production grant through the Experimental Television
Center. |
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2008 Experimental Television Center Finishing Funds award, supported by the Electronic Media and Film Program at the New York State Council on the Arts. |
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2007-09 Hermés of Paris: Equipment Donation |
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2006
Hermés of Paris: Production Funding |
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2004 Anonymous Was a Woman Award |
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2003
The Wexner Center Media Arts Program, The Ohio State University, Ohio:
Residency |
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2003 Panasonic (Finland): Equipment Donation |
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2001
The Wexner Center Media Arts Program, The Ohio State University, Ohio:
Residency |
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2001 Panasonic (USA): Equipment Donation |
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1997 Panasonic (Finland): Equipment Donation |
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1996 Sony Electronics Inc.: Equipment Donation |
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1990 Art Matters Inc.: Project Grant |
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1989 National Endowment for the Arts: Painting Fellowship |
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1988 The Leo Model Foundation: Project Grant |
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1983-1984 Graduate Studies, Rhode Island School of Design |
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1979-1982 B.F.A., Moore College of Art, Philadelphia |
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1977-1978 Experiment in International Living, Basel, Switzerland. |
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