Born Columbus, Ohio 1979. Lives NYC
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012 - "New Paintings," Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York, NY
2009 - "Environs," Elizabeth Harris Gellery, New York, NY
2008 - "Market," Rebecca Ibel Gallery, New York, NY
2007 - "Babel in Brooklyn", Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York, NY
- "New Paintings", Rebecca Ibel Gallery, Columbus, OH
2006 - Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York, NY
- "Ceramics", Rebecca Ibel Gallery, Columbus, OH
2005 - "Flaneur", Rebecca Ibel Gallery, Columbus, OH (catalogue)
2002 - "Daina Higgins: Recent Works", Tillie's of Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY
TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2009 - "Graduate Art Thesis Exhibitions," with Nathania Rubin, Klapper Hall Student Gallery, Queens Collage, CUNY
2009 - "To Here Knows When," Diana Higgins and Liat Yossifor, Harris Art Gallery, The University of La Verne, La Verne, CA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009 - "Queens International Biennial 4," Queens Museum of Art, Queens, NY
- "The Grand," Amelie A. Wallace Gallery, SUNY at Old Westbury, NY
2008 - :Reatil Space Available," Gallery 151, MFA Exhibition, Queens Collage, NY
- "Urban Landscapes", Elizabeth Harris Gallery , New York , NY
2007 - "Common Objects", Dinter Fine Art, New York, NY
- "Inspired Reunion", Shot Tower Gallery, fort Hayes MED, Columbus, OH
2006 - "Summer Hours", Dinter Fine Art, New York, NY
2005 - "The Sisters", Supreme Trading, Brooklyn, NY
2004 - "Night New York", Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York, NY
- "Showgirls", Orchard Street Gallery, New York, NY
- "Selected Works from the Mudpit", Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY
- "Spring Fix", Volume Art & Performance Space, Brooklyn, NY and The Hunting Club, New York, NY
2003 - "Fresh Faces", Rebecca Ibel Gallery, Columbus, OH
- "Columbus Hip-Hop Reunion Festival", BLD Studios, Columbus, OH
- "Giza", Eickholt Gallery, New York, NY
2002 - "Local Talent/Small Works", Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY
- DUMBO Arts Festival at Dumbo, LUNA, Brooklyn, NY
- "Hit and Run", St. Cyril Croatian Catholic Church, New York, NY
2001 - "Men and Dogs", SVA Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY
BIBLIOGRAHY
2009- Ruiz, Jose and Sickler, Erin, "Queens International Biennial 4", catalog essay (reproduction)
2008 - Landi, Ann, "Urban Landscapes", ARTnews, September, p.151
2007 - Backer, R.C., "Best in Show", Village Voice, December 12-18
- Kotwal, Kaizaad, "Visionaries Somehow Fit Together", The Columbus Dispatch, January 14
- Starker, Melissa, "Painting the Town", The Columbus Alive, January 11
- Mayr, Bill, Alumni Exhibit Reveals Depth of Fort Hayes Talent Pool", The Columbus Dispatch Weekender, January 11
2006 - Smith, Roberta, "Last Chance", The New York Times, March 10
- Smith, Roberta, "Art in Review", the New York Times, March 3, PE35
2005 - Mayr, Bill, "Spray Painter Makes Graffiti More Respectable", The Columbus Dispatch Weekender, Feb. 10
- Starker, Melissa, "Soft Focus", The Columbus Alive, Jan 5
2004 - Mullarkey, Maureen, "Elizabeth Harris Gallery: Night New York", The New York Sun, June 24
- Stelling, Steve, "Sunrise through Crosshairs", catalogue essay for "Flaneur" exhibition at Rebecca Ibel Gallery
- Animal Magazine, painting featured in "Giza" issue
2003 - Fryer-Kohles, Jeanne, "Pieces Offer Intriguing Peek into Future", The Columbus Dispatch, Dec. 7
- Davis, Nikki, "Fresh Faces at Rebecca Ibel Gallery", The Columbus Alive, December 11
- Animal Magazine, painting featured in "Spring Fix" issue
On the Web
www.rebeccaibel.com
2005 - Absolute Arts Indepth Arts News, "Duncan Hannah's World of Cinema and Daina Higgins Flaneur", Spring 2005, Absolutearts.com
Awards
2009 - Joan Mitchel Foundation MFA Grant
2007 - New York Foundation for the Arts Individual Grant
1997 - Silas H. Rhodes Meret Scholarship, School of Visual Arts, New York
Lectures
2009 - Artist's talk, University of LaVerne, LaVerne, CA
Education
2009 - MFA Queens Collage CUNY, New York, NY
2001 - BFA, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
1996 - Pratt Institute Pre-Collage Summer Program, July-August
1995 - The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Pre-Collage, July
1994 - Ohio State University Summer Program, June-July