SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010 Bruiser, John Davis Gallery, Hudson, NY
2007 The Big Hunch, The Jersey City Museum @ The Majestic, Jersey City, NJ; curated by Rocio Aranda-Alvarado
2003 Bobbing, Billowing, and Thrashing About, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
2001 Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA [catalog]
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010
Unravelling Paint, Kris Chatterson and Beth Gilfilen, Amy Simon Fine Art, Westport, CT
2009
10 Years On and Going Strong, Carroll & Sons, Boston, MA
Exquisite Corpse, Paul Robeson Galleries, Rutgers, Newark, NJ [catalog]
Pseudonymous, The Dirty Dirty, Brooklyn, NY
Cutters, The Hunterdon Museum of Art, Clinton, NJ; curated by Mary Birmingham [catalog]
Morsel Remains, Long Island City, NY
2008-09
Full Circle, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT; curated by Regine Basha [catalog]
Young Painters, Hiestand Galleries, Miami University, Oxford, OH; curated by Bob Nugent
Unbreak my Heart, Pluto Gallery, Brooklyn, NY; curated by Brent Burket
2008
Emerge 9, Aljira: A Center for Contemporary Art, Newark, NJ; curated by Christopher J. Lew
Aldrich Undercover, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT
Kaleidoscope, Lemmerman Gallery, New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ
Windows@Walsh, Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ
2007
Metro 25, City Without Walls, Newark, NJ
Bits and Pieces: The Collage Impulse, Lehman College Art Gallery, Bronx, NY
2006
Aldrich Undercover, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT
Drawing Stage, City Without Walls, Newark, NJ; curated by E. Carmen Ramos [catalog]
Painting Annual, Victory Hall, Jersey City, NJ
2005
AIM 25, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY [catalog]
Crossing the Line, The Painting Center, New York, NY
16th National Drawing & Print Exhibition, Gormley Gallery, College of Notre Dame, Baltimore, MD
Bam! Boom! Bang!!!, Morsel Gallery, Brooklyn, NY; curated by Elizabeth Cooper and Jan Mollet
2004
Radius, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT
Errata, Cade Center for Fine Arts Gallery, Arnold, MD; curated by Thom Collins
Drawing Conclusions, Curated by Keith Miller, Islip Art Museum, East Islip, NY
New Art '04, Kingston Gallery, Boston, MA; curated by Ann Wilson Lloyd
Martha & Me, Gallery Onetwentyeight, New York, NY
Greetings from the Flatfiles, King Fisher Projects, Queens, NY
2003-5
Pivot Points, Traveling exhibition, Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA; Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI; Galeria ICPNA Miraflores, Lima, Peru; Gelb Gallery, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA; Boyden Gallery, St. Mary's College of Maryland, St. Mary's City, MD
2003
Sketches, Scrawls, Scribbles and Such, Unit B (Gallery), Chicago , IL
4 x 6 Art, Art Boat at ArtChicago 2003, Garden Fresh Gallery, Chicago, IL
2001
Hot & Sticky, The Painting Center, New York, NY
Antelope to Zebra, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA; organized by Don Crow and Greg Carbo
2000
Recent Work, Beth Gilfilen & Matthew Fisher, Bradford Gallery, Richmond, VA
Treasure Hunt, Elise Howell and Beth Gilfilen, Bradford Gallery, Richmond, VA
Trans, Heidi Trepanier, Matthew Fisher, Beth Gilfilen, Main Art Gallery, Richmond, VA; curated by Shirley Kaneda
Tyros, Bradford Gallery, Richmond, VA
EDUCATION
2001 MFA, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
1997 BFA, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
RESIDENCIES AND AWARDS
2010-2011 Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation Space Program
2010 Gallery Aferro Studio Residency, Newark, NJ
2007 Aljira Emerge 9, Aljira, A Center for Contemporary Art, Newark, NJ
2005 Artist in the Marketplace Residency, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY
2001 Barbara Ellen Powers Scholarship, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2000-2001 Graduate Scholarship, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
NOMINATIONS
2008 Yeck Award, Miami University, OH, Finalist
2001 Joan Mitchell Graduate Fellowship, Nominee
2000 Dedalus Foundation Graduate Fellowship, Nominee
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2009
"Cutters," exhibition catalog, The Hunterdon Museum of Art, NJ and Hunter College, NY. Mary Birmingham, curator.
Genocchio, Benjamin. "A Show Goes Heavy on a Medium Yet Feels Fresh," The New York Times, January 2, 2009.
2008
Lambert, Olympia. "Breaking hearts left and right," Oly's Musings online, November 2, 2008.
Bischoff, Dan. "Newark Art Exhibition is Part Swank, Part Cutting Edge." The Star Ledger, August 4, 2008.
2007
Exhibition essay for The Big Hunch. The Jersey City Museum, NJ. Rocio Aranda-Alvarado, curator.
Genocchio, Benjamin. "Collages go to College And Behave Accordingly," The New York Times, December 16, 2007.
Genocchio, Benjamin. "A Show of Small Works, and a Group Sampler," The New York Times, December 9, 2007.
Bischoff, Dan. "Working Small but Thinking Big," The Star Ledger, November 30, 2007.
2006
Bischoff, Dan. "Make room for drawings: Wide-ranging show at City Without Walls." The Star Ledger, September 22, 2006.
"Drawing Stage," exhibition catalog, City Without Walls, Newark, NJ. E. Carmen Ramos, curator.
Cohen, David. "Umambiguous, A Curated Printed Exhibition." Artworld Digest.
2005
Cotter, Holland. "Latino Art, and Beyond Category." The New York Times, September 2, 2005.
Genocchio, Benjamin. "Art Review; When Artists Discover Craft-Oriented Kitsch." The New York Times, August 21, 2005.
Gibson, Todd. "A Different Sort of Summer Group Show." From the Floor online, July 12, 2005.
"AIM 25," exhibition catalog, Bronx Museum of the Arts, NY. Lydia Yee and Amy Rosenblum Martin, curators.
2004
Ding, Theresa J. "Pivot Points: Painted Poetry." The Phillipian: Phillips Academy, February 13, p.A5.
McQuaid, Cate. "Three Shows Shake Up Summer Art Doldrums." The Boston Globe, August 20, 2004.
Mucha, Zak. "Sketchy figures." The Chicago Journal, June 26, 2004.
"Discerning Voices", exhibition essay for Pivot Points catalog published by Virginia Commission for the Arts. Steven L. Jones.
"The Painters: Introduction", exhibition essay for Pivot Points catalog published by Virginia Commission for the Arts. Richard Roth.
2001
"Negotiating Postmodernism." introduction for MFA Thesis Exhibition catalog, published by Virginia Commonwealth University. Richard Roth.
Korotkin, Joyce. Review, The New York Art World, July, 2001, pp18-19.
2000
Punchline Magazine (photograph). July 20, 2000, p.14.
Ramirez, Jenny O. "Ready for Prime Time." Style Weekly, Richmond, July 18, p. 32.
FLATFILE PROJECTS
The Flatfiles, Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY (ongoing)
The Boston Drawing Project, Carroll and Sons, Boston, MA (ongoing)
REGISTRIES
Viewing Program, The Drawing Center, New York, NY
The Curated Artist Registry, White Columns, New York, NY
The Irving Sandler Artists File, Artists Space, New York, NY
Culture Hall, New York, NY
VISITING ARTIST / LECTURES
2007 "Artist Talk/Demonstration," Lehman College Art Gallery, Bronx, NY, October 11, 2007.
2006 "Slide Night," Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ, September 21, 2006.
2005 Visiting Artist / Lecturer, Panelist for Pivot Points, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, March 1, 2005.
2004 Visiting Artist / Lecturer, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA, February 5, 2004.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2003 Adjunct Instructor, "Drawing I," Moraine Valley College, Palos Hills, IL
2001 Instructor, "Basic Drawing," Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2000-1 Teaching Assistant, "Intermediate Painting, Basic Painting, Honors Arts Seminar," Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
College of Notre Dame of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
Exeter Property Company, Jersey City, NJ