Education
Montclair State University, M.F.A. Painting
New York Studio School
San Francisco Art Institute, M.F.A. Photography
University of California, Berkeley,Ca – B.A.
Bard College, NY
Solo & Two Person Exhibitions
2012 John Davis Gallery, Hudson, NY
2012 Brassworks, Montclair, NJ
2012 Painting Center, New York, NY
2009 John Davis Gallery, Hudson, NY
2007 John Davis Gallery, Carriage House, Hudson, NY
2006 John Davis Gallery, Hudson, NY
2004 John Davis Gallery, New York, NY
1996 Troyer Fitzpatrick Lassman Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1994 55 Mercer Gallery, New York, NY
1989 Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, MA
Group Exhibitions
2013 ”wit”, Painting Center, New York, NY, curated by Joanne Freeman
2011 Alumni Show, New York Studio School, New York, NY, curated by John Newman
2011 Nancy Margolis Gallery, Abstraction, New York, NY
2010 Painting Center Invitational, New York, NY
2010 SweetCake Enso, Empty Hand Zen Center, New Rochelle, NY, curated by Catherine Spaeth
2009 Alumni Show, New York Studio School, curated by Sean Scully
2007 Keystone Art Center, Lancaster, PA
2006 John Davis Gallery, Hudson, NY
2006 New Jersey State Museum of Art, Trenton, NJ
2005 Benefit Exhibition for Groundswell Org., Artist’s Space, New York, NY
2005 Taboo, curated by Jerry Saltz, Makeready Gallery, Montclair, NJ (2nd Place Award)
2004 John Davis Gallery, New York, NY
2004 Stefan Stux Gallery, New York, NY
2004 Emerge 2003, Aljira Contemporary Art Center, Newark, NJ, curated by Dominique Nahas
2003 New Jersey Arts Annual, Morris Museum, curated by Willie Cole, Morristown, NJ
2002 White Box Annex, MFA Thesis Exhibition, New York, NY
2002 McKinsey Corporation, Florham, NJ
2001 Art Guys, Mysop Gallery, Houston, TX
1997 Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, D.C.
1990 Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York, NY
1990 New York Studio School, New York, NY
1989 Hudson River Museum, New York
1988 Rose Art Museum, Waltham, MA
Collections
Biblioteque Nationale, Paris France
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York, NY
Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, MA
Rose Art Museum, Waltham, MA
Erie Museum of Art, PA
Aljira Center for Contemporary Arts, NJ
Hudson Area Library, Hudson, NY
Awards
2007 New American Paintings, Mid-Atlantic Edition
2005 Creative Capitol Strategic Seminar Fellowship
2004 New Jersey Council on the Arts Grant
2003 Artists Talk on Art Panel – Four Artists, curated by Stefan Stux
2003 Art Omi Residency, Ghent, NY
2003 Geraldine Dodge Foundation Fellowship
2002 Emerge 2003 Fellowship Program, sponsored by Aljira Center for Contemporary Art, Newark, NJ
2002 Fine Arts Graduate Award for Excellence in Painting, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ
2002 Anne Chapman Award for Excellence in Graduate Studies, NJ
1997 Arts and Humanities Grant, NEA, Washington, D.C.
1989 Commission for McCann, Erickson Corporation, NY, NY
1989 Top Award, Hudson River Museum Exhibition, NY
Publications
2012 http://www.joannemattera.blogspot.com/, 08.29.2012, Color: Field and Form, Part 11
2011
http://lisapressman.blogspot.com/, Thursday, August 18, 2011, Studio Visit with Fran Shalom
2007 New American Painting, Mid-Atlantic edition
1992 Review, Vince Alleti, Village Voice
1990 Review, Andy Grundberg, The New York Times