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Paintings: Lisbeth Firmin: Biography

LISBETH FIRMIN

BORN	August 24, 1949, Paducah, KY
EDUCATION
1990-93	Monoprint Workshop, Janice Loeb, Parsons School, New York, NY
1975-76	Printmaking Workshop, Seong Moy, Provincetown, MA
1974-79	Painting Workshop, Phillip Malicoat, Provincetown, MA
1971	Provincetown Workshop, Leo Manso, Victor Candell, MA
1969-70	High Museum School, Atlanta, GA
1968-69	University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
1966-67	Chouinards Art Institute, Los Angeles, CA (Scholarship)
1965	Heron Art Institute, Indianapolis, IN (Scholarship)
SOLO AND TWO-ARTIST EXHIBITIONS
2005	Streetlife, Havana, Ballard Fetherston Gallery, Seattle, WA People, Places & Things, Windham Fine Arts, Windham, NY Urban Landscapes, Klaudia Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2004	Havana, Paintings & Prints, Rice/Polak Gallery, Provincetown, MA Recent Monotypes, Bachelier/Cardonsky Gallery, Kent, CT
2003	Street Life, solo show, Klaudia Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM Recent Painting and Monotypes, Main Street Gallery, Bovina Center, NY Duality, Bright Hill Press, Treadwell, NY
2002	Monoprints, Art Gallery at Kingsborough Community College CUNY, Brooklyn, NY Recent Paintings, Rice/Polak Gallery, Provincetown, MA
2001	New Work, van de Griff Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM Urban Passageways, Paintings & Prints, Michael Ingbar Gallery, New York, NY
2000	Recent Paintings, Rice/Polak Gallery, Provincetown, MA
1999	Urban Images, Institute of Culture, Lima, Peru Recent Paintings, Rice/Polak Gallery, Provincetown, MA Recent Paintings, Michael Ingbar Gallery, New York, NY
1998	New York, NY, Marin-Price Gallery, Chevy Chase, MD Firmin/Samalin, Cameo Appearances, New York, NY
1997	Quintessence, Atelier A/E, New York, NY Firmin/Harris, Cannondale Gallery, Wilton, CT
1988	Firmin/Marese, Gotham Fine Arts, New York, NY
1987	Landscapes, More Landscapes, Marie Pelliconi Gallery, New York, NY
1978	Souvenir Collages, Marie Pelliconi Gallery, New York, NY
PRIZES, AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
2004	Fellowship, Saltonstall Arts Colony, Ithaca, NY Vermont Studio Center, guest artist/printmaking
2003	Vermont Studio Center, guest artist/printmaking CCVA Award, 46th Nation Exhibition of American Art, Chautauqua Center for the Visual Arts, Chautauqua, NY
2002	Vermont Studio Center, guest artist/printmaking
2001	Vermont Studio Center, guest artist/printmaking Emerging Artist Award, National Arts Club, New York Print Club
2000	Award of Excellence, Urban Visions, Manhattan Arts International MacDowell Colony Residency Organization of Independent Artists, awarded an exhibition: Critic’s Choice/Juror: Claudia Stone, Allan Stone Gallery
1999/2000	Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant C-Scape Dune Shack Artist Residency, July/1999 N.A.W.A., New York, NY, “Connie Q. Heller Award, 110th Annual Exhibition” Vermont Studio Center, Full Fellowship Award, April/1999
1997	Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS, “Great Plains National” Purchase Award
1996	Bellport Art Gallery, Bellport, NY, “First Annual Juried Show” prize winner
1995	La Jolla Art Competition, La Jolla, CA, “Art Prospect 1995” prize winner
1994	Cambell-Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA, “LANA International Art Competition Show” First-Prize winner
SELECTED JURIED COMPETITIONS
2003	A Celebration: The Hofstra Museum at 40, Works on Paper, Hempstead, Long Island, NY
2000	23rd National Print Biennial 2000, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan, CT National Competition, Provincetown Art Association & Museum, Provincetown, MA 23rd Small Works, Washington Square East Galleries, New York University National Print Biennial
1999	La Petite VII, Alder Gallery, Coburg, OR
1998	58th Annual Exhibition, Northwest Watercolor Society, Seattle, WA 173rd Annual Exhibition, National Academy, New York, NY 21st Small Works Show, Washington Square East Galleries, New York University
1997	Printwork 97, Barrett House Galleries, Poughkeepsie, NY 57th Open Exhibition, Northwest Watercolor Society, Seattle, WA Art on Paper, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD
1996	Exhibition of Competition Finalists, Provincetown Art Association, MA North American Open Watercolor Show, New England Watercolor Society, Boston, MA, 102 Stories: 24 Artists - Empire State Building Show, Michael Ingbar Gallery, New York, NY 46th Annual Competition, Art of the Northeast, Silvermine Gallery, New Canann, CT
1995	Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition 1995, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO The Reach of Realism, Perry House, Old Town Alexandria, VA, Winter Show
1990	Small Works Show, BACA Downtown, Brooklyn, New York, NY
1979	Hot Young Property Show, Provincetown Art Association, MA
OTHER SELECTED GROUP SHOWS
2005	Gallery Artists Portfolio, Klaudia Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM Doorways, Bachelier/Cardonsky Gallery, Kent, CT
2004	Painting Show, Castle Hill, Truro Center for the Arts, Truro, MA Go Figure Exhibition, Maryland Federation of Art, Baltimore, MD Exhibition of American Art, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2003	A Celebration: The Hofstra Museum at 40/Works on Paper, Hofstra Museum, Hempstead, NY Their Portraits and Their Works, Bachelier/Cardonsky Gallery, Kent, CT 46th Chatauqua National Exhibition of American Art, Chatauqua Center for the Visual Arts, Chatauqua, NY
2002	9th Annual Realism Invitational, van de Griff Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM VSC/2001, Fleming Museum, Burlington, VT Tribeca Works on Paper Show, DFN Gallery, NYC, NY Group Show, Gallery Artists, Bachelier/Cardonsky Gallery, Kent, CT Printmakers From America, Majsternia Gallery, Kiev, Ukraine American Days Festival, Galeria Biura Wystaw Artystycznych, Sandomierz, Poland American Printmakers, Erland Gallery, Budapest, Hungary The American Landscape, Forrest Scott Gallery, Mill Burn, NJ
2001	8th Annual Realism Invitational, van de Griff Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM Recent Acquisitions, New York Historical Society, NYC, NY Recent Acquisitions, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT Urban Imagery, Bacherlier/Cardonsky Gallery, Kent, CT Urban Landscape Show, Liz-Ann Tops Gallery, Easthampton, NY Manhattan Graphics Printmakers Show, Russel-Coates Museum, Bournemouth, England
2000	Artist in Refuge - Five Years at C-Scape Dune Shack, Schoolhouse Center for the Arts, Provincetown, MA 7th Annual Realism Invitational: REALISM KNOWS NO BOUNDS, van de Griff Gallery, Santa Fe, NM Artists Revisit the Chrysler Building, Michael Ingbar Gallery, New York, NY 23rd National Print Biennial 2000, Silvermine guild Arts Center, New Canaan, CT 2000 National Competition, Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Provincetown, MA 23rd Small Works Show, Washington Square East Galleries, New York University
1999	Local Color, Gallery North, Setauket, Long Island, NY La Petite VII, Alder Gallery, Coburg, OR Art Santa Fe, 1999, Santa Fe, NM, represented by van de Griff Gallery 6th Annual Realism Invitational: REALISM KNOWS NO BOUNDS, van de Griff Gallery, Santa Fe, NM New for the Nineties II, curator, Nina Del Rio, Director, Prints, Sotheby’s Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY New Jersey, Cameo Appearances, New York, NY
1998	Our Essential Images, Portraits by Atelier Artists, Atelier A/E, New York, NY NYC Centennial Show, Michael Ingbar Gallery, New York, NY 5th Annual Realism Invitational: REALISM KNOWS NO BOUNDS, van de Griff Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1997	Christmas Show, State Street Gallery, Sarasota, FL Windows, van de Griff Gallery, Santa Fe, NM New York, New York, Cameo Appearance, New York, NY Works on Paper Show, Atelier A/E, 68th Street Armory, New York, NY Subway Show, New York Transit Museum, Michael Ingbar Gallery, New York, NY
1996	First Anniversary Show, Cannondale Gallery, Wilton, CT By a Clearer Light: Views of Long Island, Gallery North, Setauket, NY
1995	Inaugural Group Show, Cannondale Gallery, Wilton, CT Local Color, Gallery North, Setauket, NY Bridge & Tunnel Show, Gallery North, Setauket, NY
1994	Annual Invitational Show” of American Artists Professional League, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY Recent Monotypes, Hampton Square Gallery, Westhampton, NY
1993	Coney Island Dogs: Monoprints, Parsons Print Studio, New York, NY Roadscapes, Berta Walker Gallery, Provincetown, MA
1992	The Last Slide Show, Red Spot Memorial, Palladium, New York, NY
1990	Recent Paintings, Mary Lou’s, New York, NY Small Works Show, BACA Downtown, Brooklyn, New York, NY
1988	Cedar Tavern Show, Cedar Tavern, New York, NY
1985	Hudson Street Press, New York, NY
1984	Annual Christmas Invitational Show, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY
1984-88	Red Spot Outdoor Slide (eight shows), Soho, New York, NY
1979	Group Show, East End Gallery, Provincetown, MA
1978	Group Show, Avalon Sun Gallery, Provincetown, MA
1977	Galeria Piterre, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1976	Museo del Bella Artes, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1975	Pastel Society Juried Show, National Arts Club
1975-76	Galeria Guarguao, San Juan, Puerto Rico (3 shows)
1971	Paul Kessler Gallery, Provincetown, MA
BIBLIOGRAPHY
ART OF OUR TOWN, Hudson Street Press, 2006
JOURNAL OF THE PRINT WORLD, Spring, 2004
Website Gallery Opens: www.AtelierAE.com
Bright Hill Press Yearbook, 2003, Duality, Poems & Paintings
Catskill Mountain Region Guide, Artist Feature Section, Painters, December, 2003
ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL, Oils Shed Light on New Mexico, New York, April 20, 2003
JOURNAL OF THE PRINT WORD, 8th Annual Artists Showcase Review, Winter, 2002
SEVEN DAYS, Burlington, VT, Print Run, July 24th 2002
NEW YORK TIMES, NYC, “Frozen in the Amber of the City”, January 26, 2001
PROVINCETOWN MAGAZINE, Provincetown, MA, “Lisbeth Firmin: Working the Shadows”,
August 3, 2000
THE REGISTAR GUARD, Eugene, OR, “Miniature Art Hits the Big Time,” November 14, 2000
A CREATIVE LIFE, “The Young Person’s Guide”, by Linda Luzzi, 1999, Grolier Publishing
PROVINCETOWN BANNER, Provincetown MA, “Artists Drawn to the Dunes,” July 1, 1999
NEW RENAISSANCE JOURNAL, Mainz Germany, “The Art of Lisbeth Firmin,” January 1999
ART OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, by Robert Heide & John Gilman, publication date, fall, 1999, Harry Abrams - publisher
THE CREATIVE WAY, by Linda Leuzzi, publication date, spring, 1999, Franklin/Watts publisher
THE ADVOCATE, Provincetown, MA, “Artists Selected for C-Scape Dune Shack Program,
April 29, 1999
SARASOTA ARTS & LIVING, Sarasota, FL “City, Land and Seascapes at State Street Gallery”,
May 7, 1998
SARASOTA HERALD-TRIBUNE, Sarasota, FL, “Painter depicts intrigue of the untold story”,
May 15, 1998
TIME OUT, New York, NY, “You gotta have art”, July 2, 1998
THE VILLIGER, New York, NY, review of Atelier A/E and their artists in Chelsea, Sept., 1997
“THE CREATIVE WAY”, by Linda Leuzzi, publication date Spring 1999, Franklin/Watts publisher
make, (London-based art publication), Spring 1997
BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE, Brooklyn, NY, Artworks, Jan. 1997
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE PACKET, Alexandria, VA, Four visions of Modern Life, Oct. 1996
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE PACKET, Alexandria, VA, Reach of Realism Show, Nov. 1995
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, Urban Themes are a Source for Imagery in Two Shows, Feb. 1995
AMERICAN ARTIST, Wayne Thiebaud Selects, by Steve Doherty, Oct. 1994
ARTSPEAK, Moods and Presences in East Village Area, May 1987
ARTS, Review of one-person show at 47 Bond Street, by Gordon Brown, March 1978
SELECTED CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
Ardsley Partners, New York, NY
Bankers Trust, New York, NY
Barclay Investments
Beacon Group
Cablevision, Long Island, NY
Davies & Firmin, San Diego, CA
Drake Hotel, New York, NY
Fidelity Investments, Boston, MA
Fleming Museum, Burlington, VT
Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS
Hofstra University, Long Island, NY
I/B/E/S, New York, NY
Joyce Mertz-Gilmore Foundation, New York, NY
Mikasa, Japan
Odyssey America Reinsurance group, CT
Pfizer, New York, NY
Rehabilitation Insurance Company, New York, NY
Reliance National Insurance, New York, NY
Savoir Faire, Sausalito, CA
Select Media, New York, NY
Sony Theaters, New York, NY
University of Texas, Blanton Museum of Art
The Jordan Company, New York, NY
The New York Historical Society, NY
Tides Institue, Eastport, ME
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
W.B. Doner & Co. Advertising, Baltimore, MD
Zurich Insurance; New York, Bermuda, Hong Kong, London, Zurich
Zweig Glazer
SELECTED PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Night Shayamalan, Director, Philadelphia, PA
Dr. George Milne, President, Pfizer Research Division
Anne Farrell, Associate Director, Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA
Roz Chast, Cartoonist, Ridgefield, CT
Mimi Gross, Painter, New York, NY
Philip Glass, Composer, New York, NY
Dr. Betty Edwards, Santa Monica, CA
Dr. Alan Egge, McLean, VA
Ken Burke and Maggie Cooper, New York, NY
M. Emmet Walsh, Actor, Culver City, CA
Marie-Noelle Bittner, Paris, France
Robert Rothchild, Matawan, NJ
Larry Cicci, Pittsburgh, PA