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ILANA MANOLSON
ilana@manolson.com

ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS

Ilana Manolson: Untitled,” Jason McCoy Gallery, New York, NY, 2009.
“Ilana Manolson:  New Works,” J. David Broudo Gallery of Art, Endicott College, Beverly, MA, 2009.
"Views of Natur
e: the Paintings of Ilana Manolson," Endicott College, 2008.
“Observing the Overlooked.”  Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA 2008.           
Twice Reflected,” Danforth Museum, Framingham, MA, 2006.
Looking Down to See the Sky,” Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA 2005.
Atrium Gallery, WGBH, Boston, MA, 2004.
Deep Diving in Shallow Water,” Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA, 2003.
Facing My Peripheral Vision,” Cornelius Ayer Wood Gallery, Middlesex School, Concord, MA, 2001.
Putting Down Roots,” Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA, 2000.
“Unstill Life”, Randall Beck Gallery, Boston, 1996.
“The Illusion of Stability”, Randall Beck Gallery, Boston,1993.
Tribeca 148 Gallery, New York, 1992.
"New Works," Randall Beck Gallery, Boston, 1991.
"Public Privacy," Installation at CityPlace, Transportation Building, Boston, 1989.
Randall Beck Gallery, Boston, 1988.
Attleboro Museum, Attleboro MA, 1988.
Randall Beck Gallery, Boston, 1986.
Angel Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario,1985.
Lily Iselin Gallery, Providence, Rhode Island, 1983.
Sara Doyle Gallery, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, 1982.

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

“Flower Power,” Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA, 2009.
“The Natural World,” Brickbottom Art Association, Somerville, MA, 2090.
“The Unique Print,” Concord Art Association, Concord, MA 2009, curated by Dorothy Thompson.
“Looking Comes First,” The Gallery at Barrington Center for the Arts, Gordon College, Wenham, MA, 2009.
“Boston Paints,” New Center for Visual and Performing Arts, Endicott College, Beverly, MA, 2009.
From a Fixed Point: New Art From The Old North Bridge.  Concord Art Association, Concord, MA, 2007.
Ballin Castle Museum Show, Ballinglen Ireland 2007           
"Salon Show," Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA 2006
"American Artists in Rural Ireland: The Ballinglen Experience,"
Concord Art Association, Concord, MA 2006.
"Drama of  Scale," Regis College, Weston, MA 2006.
“MS1”, Concord Art Association, Concord, MA 2006, curated by Meredith Moses, Best of Show.
“Recent Acquisitions: The Workshop Portfolio,” De Cordova Museum, Lincoln, MA, 2006.
“Faith Quilt,” Peabody-Essex Museum, Salem, MA, 2005.
Roddy Juried Exhibition, Concord Art Association, Concord, MA 2005.
“Nature Revisited,” Erlich Gallery, Marblehead, MA, 2005.
“The Water’s Edge,” Regis College, Weston, MA, 2004.
Salon Show, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA, 2003.
Galeria Espacio Abierto, Havana, Cuba, 2003.
Women Printmakers of Boston, Boston Public Library, 2003-2004.
Roddy Juried Exhibition, Concord Art Association, Concord, MA 2003.
“Seven Concord Artists, “ Concord Art Association, Concord, MA, 2003.
Salon Show, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA 2002.
“Proof in Print,” Brickbottom Gallery, Somerville, MA, 2002.
Salon Show, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA 2001.
Ron Watson Gallery, Stonington, Maine, 2001.
“Proof in Print,” Boston Public Library, Boston, 2001.
“Printmakers Portfolio,” Glencore Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2000.
Cambridge Arts Council, Cambridge, MA, 2000, Carl Belz, juror.
“Highlights from the Collection of the Boston Public Library,” Boston Public Library, Boston, 1998.
Boston Printmakers 50th Anniversary North American Print Exhibition, 1997; Boston Printmakers Materials Award.
“Brickbottom Printmakers 3,” Brickbottom Gallery, Somerville, MA, 1997.
“Influenced by Architecture,” Fitchburg Museum of Art, Fitchburg, MA, 1994.
“9 Months,” Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston, 1994.
Cooper-Seaman Gallery, New York, 1994.
“Don’t Give Up the Ghost,” Tribeca 148 Gallery, New York, 1994.
“Brickbottom Printmakers 2,” Brickbottom Gallery, Somerville, MA, 1994.
International Women’s Art Exhibit, Harvard University, Cambridge, 1994.
Art in General, New York, 1992.
“Brickbottom Printmakers,” Brickbottom Gallery, Somerville, MA, 1992.
Organization of Independent Artists, New York City, 1991.
Borough of Manhattan Community College, New York City, 1991.
"Common Roots, Diverse Objects: RISD Alumni," Fuller Museum, Brockton, MA, 1989.
"Interior Spaces," Newport Museum, Newport, RI, 1988.
"Interior Spaces," Danforth Museum, Framingham, MA, 1987.
Fifth Brockton Triennial, Brockton Museum, Brockton, MA, 1987.
"Works in the Collection of the Boston Public Library," Boston Public Library, 1987.
Randall Beck Gallery, Boston, 1986.
"Salon Show," Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA, 1986.
"Summer Selections," Randall Beck Gallery, Boston, 1986.
"Drawings by Massachusetts Artists," Mills Gallery, Boston, Amy Lighthill, juror, 1986.
"Boxes," Schaefer-Chosy Gallery, Madison, Wisconsin, 1986.
Starr Gallery, Newton, MA, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1984.
Newport Art Museum, Newport, Rhode Island, 1985.
"One Year Later: Artist's Proof Reunion Exhibition," Multicultural Art Center, Cambridge, MA, 1986.
"Drawings by Gallery Artists," Graphics 1 & 2 Gallery, Boston, 1985.
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, 1985.
Boston Printmakers Traveling Show, 1985.
"Contemporary American Printmakers," University City Arts League, Philadelphia, 1984.
School of Associated Arts, Minnesota, 1984.
"New Talent in Printmaking," Graphics 1&2 Gallery, Boston, 1984.
"Boston Printmakers 36th National," Brockton Museum, Brockton, MA, 1984.
"Artist's Proof," Hauck Gallery, University of Maine, Orono, 1984.
"Monoprint Exhibition," Passepartout Gallery, Burlington, Vermont, Meredith Moses, juror, 1984.
"All On Paper," AAO Gallery, Buffalo, New York, John Haldoupis, juror, 1984.
"North Dakota Print and Drawing Annual," Cornelia McSheehy, juror, Grand Forks, North Dakota, 1984, 1983.
"Paper in Particular," Columbia, Missouri, 1984.
"All On Paper," AAO Gallery, Buffalo, New York, 1983.
"Paper In Particular," Columbia, Missouri, 1983.
"Eight Boston Artists," Passepartout Gallery, Burlington, Vermont, 1983.
"Four Printmakers," Lily Iselin Gallery, Providence, Rhode Island, 1983.
"Artist's Proof Studio Show," Design Collaborative Gallery, Boston, 1983.
"Faculty Show," Woods Gerry Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, 1982.

AWARDS/GRANTS Mass Cultural Council artist fellow 2008
Ballinglen Ireland Artist residency 2006, 2007, 2008.           
Recipient, St. Botolph Artist Grant, Boston, MA, 2002.
Artists Foundation Installation Grant, State of Massachusetts,1989.           
Yaddo Artist Colony, Saratoga Springs, NY, 1989.
Banff School of the Arts, 1981.
COLLECTIONS

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
De Cordova Museum, Lincoln, MA, Workshop Portfolio.
Fuller Museum of Art, Brockton, MA
Danforth Museum, Framingham, MA.
Boston Public Library, Boston
Boston Athenaeum, Boston
Ballinglen Arts Foundation

CORPORATE COLLECTIONS

JP Morgan & Company, New York; Bain and Company, Boston; Fidelity Investments, Boston; Sanford Bernstein & Sons, New York; Borough of Manhattan Community College, New York; New England Medical Center, Boston; Goodwin, Proctor, and Hoar, Boston; Edwards and Angell, Boston; Morrison, Mahoney, and Miller, Boston; Verizon, Boston; Computers in Medicine, Cambridge, MA; Gardiner, Budden Co., Toronto, Ontario; Plymouth Savings Bank, Boston; Hospital Trust Bank, Providence, Rhode Island; Saunders Associates, Boston; Citizens Bank, Providence, Rhode Island.

EDUCATION

B.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design, 1982
B.A., Goddard College, Art, Education, 1978
Dawson College, Montreal, Art, 1976

TEACHING & SPEAKING EXPERIENCE

“Making Your Mark,”Monotype workshop, Two Rivers Printmaking, Studio, White River Junction, VT, 2005.
Faculty, Rhode Island School of Design, Rome Campus, Summer 2002.
“Ilana Manolson on Her Monotypes: The Art of the Print,” Two Rivers Printmaking Studio, White River Junction, VT, 2002.
Founder and Director, Eye on Art, a program designed to teach art collectors, New York, NY, 1991-2.
Guest Lecturer and Critic, Rhode Island School of Design, University of Maine, Columbia University.
Drawing Instructor, Wellesley College Extension Program, 1993-4.

CURATING

“From A Fixed Point: New Art From The Old North Bridge,” Concord Art Association, Concord, MA, 2007            
“Bodyscapes”,Concord Art Association, Concord, MA, 2006.
"Unfolding Worlds: Looking at Artists’ Books", Concord Art Association, Concord, MA, 2006.
“Beyond Categories: The Print-Paint Dialog,” Concord Art Association, Concord, MA, 2005.
“Nature Interpreted,” Concord Art Association, Concord, MA, 2002.

STUDIO MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE Director of a monoprint studio, Boston, Massachusetts, 1984-87.
Partner, Artist's Proof, an Intaglio Studio in Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1982-84.
Consultant for design of printmaking facilities, Newton Jewish Community Center, 1983.
ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND

Naturalist, Elk Island National Park, 1979

 

References and slides furnished upon request.