A.I.R.
MIMI ORITSKY CV
EDUCATION
University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, MFA Painting, 1979 Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, BFA Painting, 1975 (cum laude) University of the Arts, Philadelphia, (Sculpture Major), 1968-1970
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2015, Inside 200, Amos Eno Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 2013, Rock and Tree Debris, Amos Eno Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 2011,New Work, Amos Eno Gallery, Brooklyn NY 2010, New Paintings and Works on Paper, A.I. R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 2009, AVE and Ronda Shadow Series, Amos Eno Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 2007, Ronda and Pacific Shadow Series, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY 2006, Amos Eno Gallery, New York, NY; The AVÉ, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA 2005, Fromm Gallery, Reading, PA 2004, Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA 2003, Amos Eno Gallery, New York, NY; A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY 2001, Amos Eno Gallery, New York, NY 2000, Maria Feliz Gallery, Jim Thorpe, PA 1998, Amos Eno Gallery, New York, NY 1996, Amos Eno Gallery, New York, NY 1994, Amos Eno Gallery, New York, NY 1993, Maria Feliz Gallery, Jim Thorpe, PA; The Rittenhouse Galleries, Philadelphia, PA 1991, Amos Eno Gallery, New York, NY 1990, Kimberton Gallery, Kimberton, PA 1989, Kauffman Gallery, Huber Art Center, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA; Amos Eno Gallery, New York, NY 1988, Germantown Academy Arts Center Gallery, Fort Washington, PA; Hahnemann University Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 1986, Amos Eno Gallery, New York, NY 1985, Pennsylvania Landscapes, Callowhill Art Gallery, Reading, PA 1982, Gross-McCleaf Gallery (Hahnemann University), Philadelphia, PA 1980, Fells Point Gallery, Baltimore, MD
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017, Gathering Differences (selected by Helga Christoffersen), A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 2017, Only Connect, an installation by Alison Owen, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 2017, Chromacide: An Exhibition in Grayscale, Amos Eno Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 2016-17, Cooperative Consciousness, A.I.R. @ Kochi-Muzris Biennale Gallery, Kerala, INDIA 2016, Art of the State: Pennsylvania 2016, The State Museum of Pennsylvania. Harrisburg, PA 2016, In the Secret Garden (curated by Rocio Aranda-Alvarado), A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 2015, Transformed Viewpoints (curated by Charlotta Kotik), A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 2015, MICA: Then//Now, Noyes Museum, NJ 2014, Liminal Communities (curated by Lucy Li), A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 2013, MICA:Then//Now (curated by Barry Nemett), Ethan Cohen Gallery, Chelsea, NY; Beacon, NY 2010-13, Philadelphia Public Art: The Full Spectrum, William Penn Foundation, Philadelphia, PA (curated by Abington Art Center) 2012, Art of the State: Pennsylvania 2012, The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA 2011, A woman’s work is never done (curated by Susanne Altmann), A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 2010, …and sweeps me away (curated by Barbara O’Brien), A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 2009, Precedent: A Contemporary Survey of Fine Arts Through PennDesign, University of Pennsylvania, Lower Gallery Meyerson, Philadelphia, PA 2009, Contemporary Humanism (curated by Rocio Aranda-Alvarado), A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 2008, Structured Incidents (curated by Charlotta Kotik), A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY 2007, Nakazato Show, Ice Box projects space, Philadelphia, PA; Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA 2007, Made Out of the Ordinary, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY 2005, JMS Gallery, Philadelphia, PA; Betsy Meyer Memorial, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA 2005, Cluster, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY 2004, Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts Annual, Wilmington, DE 2004, condition:environ, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY 2003, Art of the State: Pennsylvania 2003, The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA; 2003, 14th National Juried Exhibition, Viridian Gallery, New York, NY; A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY 2002-04, The American River National traveling exhibition: Brattleboro Museum, VT 2002, TW Wood Museum, Montpelier, VT; Montshire Museum, Hanover, NH 2002, Philadelphia Art Alliance, PA; Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme, CT 2002, Berks Art Alliance 25th Annual, Reading Public Museum, Reading, PA 2002, New York - DC, Gallery 10 Ltd, Washington, DC; Cambridge Art Association National Prize Show (Lisa Dennison), Lowell Street and University Place Galleries, Cambridge, MA 2002, 3rd Annual National Exhibition, Kauffman Gallery, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA; Horton Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2001, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY; Works on Paper, Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, NJ 2000, National Drawing ‘00, College Art Gallery, The College of New Jersey, Trenton, NJ 1999, Works on Paper, Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, NJ; Works on Paper Biennial, Abington ArtCenter, Jenkintown, PA 1998, National Competition, First Street Gallery, New York, NY; 9th National Juried Exhibition (Lisa Phillips), Viridian Gallery, New York, NY 1998, Through The Heart of the City, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA; 1998, 56th Annual, Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA; 1998, Drawings,Yearsley Spring Gallery, Philadelphia, PA; National Drawing ‘98, College Art Gallery,The College of New Jersey, Trenton, NJ 1998, Annual Juried, Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA 1997, First National Juried Exhibition, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA 1997, Art of the State: Pennsylvania ‘97, State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA; Women Painters of Pennsylvania, Kauffman Gallery, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA 1997, Annual Juried, Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA 1996, 7th BiAnnual Juried Painting Exhibition, David E. Rodale Gallery, Baum School of Art, Allentown, PA 1996, Art of the State: Pennsylvania ‘96, State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA 1996National Drawing ‘96, College Art Gallery, Trenton State College, Trenton, NJ 1996, MAXIMUM-minimums, National Juried Exhibition, Muse Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 1996, New, New York, 750 gallery, Sacramento, CA 1995, National Competition, First Street Gallery, New York, NY; 54th Annual, Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA 1995, Works on Paper National Juried Exhibition, Muse Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 1994, CHIAROSCURO: The Manipulation of Light, Works on Paper Exhibition, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA 1994, Annual Juried, Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA 1994, Rocks, Rills, Woods, &TempledHills, The Rittenhouse Galleries, Philadelphia, PA 1994, PICACOC, Rodger Lapelle Galleries and 479 Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 1993-94, Artists of Amos Eno, Krasdale Gallery, Bronx, NY; Philadelphia All, The Rittenhouse Galleries, Philadelphia, PA 1993, Fall 1993, The Rittenhouse Galleries, Philadelphia, PA 1993, ARC Invitational, A.R.C. Gallery, Chicago Il 1993, Painting & Sculpture Exhibition, Main Line Art Center, Haverford PA 1993, Inside the Landscape, Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA 1992, The Summer of ‘92, The Rittenhouse Galleries, Philadelphia, PA; Galerie Nadeau, Philadelphia, PA 1992, A Breath of Spring, The Rittenhouse Galleries, Philadelphia, PA; Small Oil Paintings Annual, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA 1992, 1992 Juried Art Exhibition, William Penn Charter School, Philadelphia, PA 1992, Painting & Sculpture Exhibition, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA 1991, Recent Work Part 1, Amos Eno Gallery, New York, NY 1991, Summer Group Show, Galerie Nadeau, Philadelphia, PA 1991, Small Oil Paintings Annual, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA 1991, Penn Prints: Thirty Years of Printmaking at the University of Pennsylvania, Arthur Ross Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 1990, Newer Space/Newer Work, Amos Eno Gallery, New York, NY 1989, Amos Eno/Nexus Exchange, Nexus Foundation for Today’s Art, Philadelphia, PA 1989, Scenic River Days Annual, Reading, PA; Art Today, Maria Feliz Gallery, Jim Thorpe, PA 1989, Markings Plus, Pavilion Gallery, Mount Holly, NJ 1988, Scenic River Days Annual, Reading, PA 1988, SOHO in DC, Foundry Gallery, Washington, DC 1988, 21stJuried Show, Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA 1987, Scenic River Days Annual, Reading, PA 1987, Small Oil Paintings Annual, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA; Landscapes, Giannetta Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 1986, Berks Art Alliance Annual, The Reading Public Museum, Reading, PA 1986, 10 on 8, 8th Avenue between 53rd & 54th Streets (Artists Space/Artists Grant), New York, NY 1986, Small Oil Paintings Annual, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA 1985, Presence/Presents, Amos Eno Gallery, New York, NY 1985, Eno’s Choice, Amos Eno Gallery, New York, NY 1985, Works on Paper Annual, Arcadia University, Glenside, PA 1984, Berks Art Alliance Annual, The Reading Public Museum, Reading, PA 1984, Mirrors of Nature, The Gallery, York, PA 1984, The Landscape, University City Arts League, Philadelphia, PA 1984, Tri-State Juried Exhibition, The Gallery, York, PA 1983-84 Works on Paper Annual, Arcadia University, Glenside, PA 1983, Berks Art Alliance Annual, The Reading Public Museum, Reading, PA 1983, Women: Self Image, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA 1982, Landscape Paintings and Prints, Gross-McCleaf Gallery (Hahnemann University), Philadelphia, PA 1981-83 Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA; Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE: Sales/Rental Galleries 1981, St. David’s Annual Art Exhibition, Wayne, PA; On the Road, Gross-McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 1981, Along the Schuylkill, Gross-McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 1981, New Generation Artists 1981,Gross-McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 1980, 19/80 Current Representational Painting in Philadelphia, United States Courthouse; Gross-McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 1979-80, Albert J. Wood Galleries, Philadelphia, PA 1979, Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 1973, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
2007, Residence Fellowship, The Heliker-LaHotan Foundation, Inc, Cranberry Isles, ME 1998, Leonard B. Belber Award “Best of Show”, Lisa M. Panzera, Curator, Levy Gallery, Moore College of Art and Design, Abington Art Center Annual 1994, Irma Rosenau Memorial Award in Painting, Richard Torchia, Curator, Levy Gallery, Moore College of Art and Design, Abington Art Center Annual 1984, Purchase Award to The Reading Public Museum, Berks Art Alliance Annual 1983, Purchase Award, PA Council on the Arts and Arcadia University, Works on Paper Annual 1983, Residence Fellowship, The Millay Colony for the Arts, Austerlitz, NY 1980, Residence Fellowship, Artists for Environment Foundation, Delaware Water Gap National Park, NJ
COLLECTIONS
The Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE The Reading Public Museum, Reading, PA Arcadia University, Glenside, PA Helping Up Mission, Inc., Baltimore, MD PNC Bank, Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Bank, Philadelphia, PA GlaxoSmithKline Corporation, Philadelphia, PA; UBS/Art for Aids, New York, NY Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA Primavera Systems, Inc., Bala Cynwyd, PA Private Collections
REVIEWS AND PUBLICATIONS
Gaston, Diana. Director, Tamarind Institute. Studio Visit Magazine, The Open Studios Press, 2017, illus. Rile, Karen, Founding Editor. “Mimi Oritsky, Inside Rex”, Cleaver Magazine Issue 8, December 2014, illus. Richardson, Trevor. Director of Herter Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Studio Visit Magazine, 2012, illus. Schira, Ron. “Capturing the world from the clouds.” Reading Eagle, Reading, PA, May 29, 2005, illus. Zevitas, Steven T. New American Paintings Number 57. The Open Studios Press, Boston, MA, 2005, illus. Fish, Larry. “Hidden Treats.” The Philadelphia Inquirer, Dec. 8, 2004, illus. Korobkin, Rob. “Main Line Art-Center”. The BiCollege News Online, www.biconews.com, Sep 21, 2004. Cimms, Karen. “New Show Opens at Maria Feliz Gallery.” Times News, Lehighton, PA, July 31, 2000, illus. Zevitas, Steven T. New American Paintings Number 27. The Open Studios Press, Boston, MA, 2000, illus. Donohoe, Victoria. “The Arts: Artists unleash the creative powers of paper in Abington display.” The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 9, 1999. Johnson, Ken. “Art Guide.” The New York Times, Nov. 27, 1998. Dormont, Linda. “Mimi Oritsky Paints the Landscapes of Her Dreams.” Art Matters, March 1998, illus. Haggerty, Gerard. “Art: Mimi Oritsky at Amos Eno.” Cover, Summer 1996, illus. Morales, Tina. “Outings: Art from off the Beaten Path.” New York Newsday, April 14, 1996, illus. Beyer, Rita. “‘Inside Landscape’ at Abington Art Center.” Chestnut Hill Local, Philadelphia, PA, Feb. 4, 1993, illus. DeSantis, Tullio Francesco. “Callowhill Exhibits Pennsylvania Vistas.” Reading Eagle, Reading, PA, March 8, 1985, illus. Schuylkill River News, (Schuylkill River Greenway Association), Reading Public Museum, December 1984, illus. Williams, Edgar. “In- Depth Studies: University City Scenes Grace 34th St. Subway Station.” The Philadelphia Inquirer, Sep. 23, 1981, illus. Williams, Edgar. “Tunnel Visions: Subway Murals Bring Art to Mass Transit.” The Philadelphia Inquirer, Oct.1, 1980, illus.
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
2017-15, Board of Directors. Amos Eno Gallery, Brooklyn, New York 2014, Visiting Artist. Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD 2013, Visiting Artist. Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD 2011, Visiting Artist. Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD 1989-09, Instructor. Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA 2008, Instructor, substitute. Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA 2006, Visiting Artist. University of the Arts, Fine Arts Department, Philadelphia, PA 2005, Instructor, substitute. Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA 1993-04, Instructor. Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA 2000, Instructor, substitute. Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA 1997, Panelist. “Women in the Arts”, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA 1989-93, Instructor. University of the Arts, Philadelphia College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA 1991, Juror. “Third Annual Lansdale Festival of the Arts”, Lansdale, PA 1989, Visiting Lecturer/Critic. Brown University, Visual Art Department, Providence, RI 1989, Juror. “Regional Fine Arts Show”, Center for the Creative Arts, Yorklyn, DE 1989, Guest Lecturer. St. Anthony’s School, New York, NY 1988, Visiting Lecturer/Critic. Brown University, Visual Art Department, Providence, RI 1988, Instructor. Art in Progress, Harcum Junior College, Bryn Mawr, PA 1986, Instructor. Art in Progress, Harcum Junior College, Bryn Mawr, PA 1984, Instructor. Philadelphia College of Art (now University of the Arts), Philadelphia, PA 1984, Panelist. “Drawing in the ‘80's” Symposium, Beaver College (Arcadia University), Glenside, PA 1981-83, Visiting Artist/Lecturer. New Jersey Council on the Arts and National Endowment for the Arts. Artists for Environment Foundation, Delaware Water Gap National Park, NJ 1981-83, Artist/Supervisor. “34th Street Subway Mural Project”. Conceived and co-developed “Living Philadelphia”, a project for installation of panel murals in the subway stations. This program was used as a basis for similar projects in Los Angeles and Detroit. Crisis Intervention Network, Inc., Philadelphia, PA 1981, Instructor. University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA 1980, Artist-in-Residence. Artists for Environment Foundation, Delaware Water Gap National Park, NJ 1980, Artist/Project Consultant. “19th Street Subway Project”. Commissioned by City to design and create “Street Scenes”, a project for installation of panel murals in the subway station. Crisis Intervention Network, Inc., Philadelphia, PA 1978-79, Artist; Monitor/Coordinator. Designed and created urban murals. Crisis Intervention Network, Inc., Philadelphia, PA 1977-79, Assistant Instructor. University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA 1978, Visiting Artist/Lecturer. Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Artist-in-Schools Program, National Endowment for the Arts, Community-Voyage School, Philadelphia, PA 1975-76, Instructor. Founded and developed private art school for college preparatory students, Mansion House School, Baltimore, MD