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Mara Held

Solo/Two Person Exhibitions
2014    Mara Held and Margrit Lewczuk, Imogen Holloway Gallery, Saugerties, NY
2013    Mara Held, Gary Snyder Gallery, Chelsea, NY
2009   Resonant Frequencies, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2007    Projects, Spoonbill and Sugartown,  Brooklyn, NY
2004   Voluptuous Moves, Artefact/Galleria Pardo,  Milan, Italy
2001    Plan, The Roger Williams, New York, New York
1999    Coloratura, Christiane Nienaber Fine Art, New York, New York

Selected Group Exhibitions 
2014    Sideshow Nation II at the Alamo, Sideshow Gallery, Williamsburg/Brooklyn, NY
             Paperazzi 3, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
             Sensory Impact, , Morgan Stanley International Headquarters, Purchase, New York
             To Leo, A Tribute from the American Abstract Artists, Sideshow Gallery, Williamsburg/Brooklyn
             American Abstract Artist :Print Portfolio, (Traveling Exhibition) Essay by Rob Storr
                   Martin Art Gallery, Baker Center for the Arts, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA
                   University of Mary Washington Galleries, University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA
                   Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery, Nashville, Tennessee 
2013   American Abstract Artist :Print Portfolio (Traveling Exhibtion) Essay by Rob Storr
                   Sarah Moody Gallery, U of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
                   Ewing Gallery, UT School of Art, Knoxville, TN
            Miami Project, Garth Greenan Gallery, New York, NY
            Dynamic Invention: American Abstract Artists at 75, The Brattleboro Museum, Brattleboro, VT
            Drafted, Schema Projects, Bushwick/ Brooklyn, New York
            Sideshow Nation, Sideshow Gallery, Williamsburg/ Brooklyn, New York
            Paperazzi 2, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
2012   Cowgirls of the Hudson River Valley 4, Curator/ Rich Timperio/ Brik Gallery, Catskill, N.Y. 
            Summer Snacks:Works on Paper, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn, New York 
            The Armory Show 2012, Gary Snyder Gallery, New York, NY             
            Abstract Artists International 75th Anniversary, paris CONCRET, Paris, France 
            MIC:CHECK, Sideshow Gallery, Williamsburg/ Brooklyn, New York
            Paperazzi, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
2011    Abstraction to the Power of Infinity,  The Icebox Gallery/Crane Arts, Philadelphia, PA
            Summer Weekend, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery Brooklyn, New York
            American Abstract Artists: 75 Aniversary, OK Harris Gallery, New York, NY
            75 Aniversary: American Abstract Artists International, Galerie oqbo, Berlin, Germany
            Splendor of Dynamic Structure: Celebrating 75 Years of the American Abstract Artists,  Herbert F. Johnson Museum, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
            Paper 2011, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery Brooklyn, New York
            It’s All Good, (Apocalypse Now), Sideshow Gallery, Williamsburg/ Brooklyn, New York
2010   Art Basel/Miami Beach, Gary Snyder Projects, New York, NY
            Summer Love, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery Brooklyn, New York
            Cowgirls of the Hudson River Valley 3, Curator/ Rich Timperio/ Brik Gallery, Catskill, N.Y.
            American Abstract Artists International, The Aragonese Castle of Otranto, Italy
            It’s a Wonderful Life 10, Sideshow Gallery, Williamsburg/ Brooklyn, New York
            Paper Works, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery Brooklyn, New York
2009  It’s a Wonderful Life, Sideshow Gallery, Williamsburg/ Brooklyn, New York
            Year Five, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
2008  Fashion Forward, Curator/ Karen Shaw, Islip Art Museum, New York
            American Abstract Artists:Tribute to Esphyr Slobodkina, Curator Stephen Maine/Painting Center, New York, NY
            A Roller Coaster In The Dark, Curator/ Ben La Rocco/Galeria Janet Kurnatowski Brooklyn, New York
2007  Cowgirls of the Hudson Valley 2, Curated by Rich Timperio/Brik Gallery, Catskill, New York
            Continuum: Celebration of 70 years of American Abstract Artists, St. Peters College, NJ
            War is Over 2, Sideshow Gallery, Williamsburg/ Brooklyn, New York
2006  War is Over, Sideshow Gallery, Williamsburg/ Brooklyn, New York
2005  Waves of Light, The Factory, Hudson, New York
            Along the Way: Celebrating 20 Years of Public Art, UBS Art Gallery, New York, NY   
2004  Merry/Peace 2004, Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
            SHARE, Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
2003  Harlem Art Project, Ray of Light Foundation, Saatchi and Saatchi, New York, NY
            Merry/Peace, 2003   Sideshow Gallery, Williamsburg/Brooklyn, New York
            Going Public, American Institute of Architects, New York, NY
            Inaugural Exhibition Pardo / St Croix Gallery, Milan, Italy
            Masterwork Award Exhibition, The Municipal Art Society of New York, New York
            Square NY/Piazza Rome, Robert Pardo Gallery and Galleria Le Bateleur, Rome, Italy
            Works on Paper, Volume 1, Voelcker & Freunde Galerie, Berlin, Germany
2002  Flat Files 2002, Voelcker & Freunde Galerie, Berlin, Germany
            Merry/Peace 2002, Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
2002   The Rotunda Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
            Selection 1, The Brooklyn Rail @ Wythe Studio, Brooklyn, New York           
2001   Merry/Peace, Sideshow Gallery,  Brooklyn, New York
            Annual Report, Issue 14 The Unbearables Assembling Magazine Oct. 2001
            Over Times Square 2, Department of Cultural Affairs, New York, New York
            Made in Brooklyn, curator/Chris Martin/ S. Cono, Brooklyn, New York
            That Which Remains, Lowe Art Gallery, New York, New York
            21st Suffragettes, Sideshow Gallery,  Brooklyn, New York
            8 New York Artists, Ice House Gallery, Telluride, Colorado                                    
            That Which Remains, Bernadette Salvage, Brooklyn, New York
2000  North and South/ Other Directions, Splendid, Brooklyn, New York
1999   Helter Skelter, Bernadette Salvage, Brooklyn, New York
             Gallery Artists, Voelcker & Freunde Galerie, Berlin, Germany
1998   Strong Modern,   Williamsburg Art & Historical Society,  Brooklyn, NY
1996    Gallery Artists,   Elena Zang Gallery,  Woodstock, New York        
1994    Paint,  Rotunda Gallery,  Brooklyn, New York
             Invitational, Tribeca 148 Gallery,  New York, New York
             Gallery Artists,  James Cox Gallery, Woodstock, New York                                                                                

Public Commissions 
2002   El in 16 Notes” 16 Faceted Glass Panels/ MTA Arts for Transit / Jamaica Line 

Grants, Nominations and Awards 
2009   Babayan Culture House Residency Grant, Cappadocia, Turkey
2004    I.M. Pei, Cobb, Freed and Partners Project, Percent for Art, New York City
              Percent for Art Finalist    
2003   George Sugarman Foundation Grant
              The Municipal Art Society of New York
                  New York City Masterwork Award/ Best New Public Art 2002;
                  “El in 16 Notes” / Hewes Street Station / Jamaica Line /MTA Arts for Transit
2002   Wurlitzer Foundation Residency Grant 

Public Collections
The New York Public Library, NY, NY
MoMA Library Special Collection, NY, NY
The International Artists’ Museum,  Tel Aviv, Israel
Bayerische Landesbank, New York Branch, New York, NY
The Landesbank Schleswig-Holstein Girozentrale (LB Kiel) New York Branch New York, NY
The Metropolitan Transit Authority of New York
Art in Embassies, US Department of State
Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, NY
Phillips Collection of Art, Washinton, DC

Bibliography
75 Anniversary American Abstract Artist Print Portfolio, essay by Rob Storr, The Ewing Gallery of Art and Archetecture, The Univesity of Tennessee 2013
“Art Show: Mara Held “ Elle Décor Magazine by Vicky Lowry, October 2013 (p.158-160)
“Mara Held “ at Gary Snyder Gallery, Joanne Mattera Art Blog: Painting in Chelsea, March 3, 2013
“Mara Held “ at Gary Snyder Gallery, Steven Alexander Journal, February 28, 2013
“Mara Held” at Gary Snyder Gallery Review, Ken Johnson/The New York Times, February 22, 2013
“Mara Held” at Gary Snyder Gallery Review, Phong Bui/The Brooklyn Rail, February 2013
“Summer Love” at Janet Kurnatowski, Steven Alexander Journal August 18, 2010
“Mara Held “ at Kurnatowski Steven Alexander Journal October 18, 2009
Resonant Frequencies  Catalogue essay by Shane McAdams October 2009
“Where Fashion Meets Its Artistic Match” Benjamin Genocchio New York Times January 9, 2009
“A Twofer from the ‘Burg” James Kalm Report,  blip.tv/file/877811  2008
Open Studios: Who What Where Why Slektaviciute, Pardo,Comerlati, Morgan & Sansone 2007
Along the Way MTA Arts for Transit, Sandra Bloodworth and William Ayres 2006
"J Train Parsons/Archer to Broad Street” stationreporter.net 2004
"Subway Artist  Mara Held" Robinson, Dorothy Metro New York October 21, 2004  
"Crosby Willet and Willet Stained Glass Studios: Three Generations of Glass for the Ages"
Waggoner, Shawn. Glass Art Magazine January/February 2003
"Edgy New York Artwork" Levek, Amy. Telluride Watch August 2001
"Review of Coloratura at Nienaber" Everett, Deborah. NY Arts, Vol. 4, #11 1999
"Submerge Yourself in "Paint" for a Truly Colorful Time" Courier Lifestyles 1994