EDUCATION
2010 MFA in Painting, Boston University, Boston, MA.
2004 Jerusalem Studio School, Jerusalem, Israel.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS & SITE RESPONSIVE INSTALLATIONS
2022 Canon in Drag, Slag Gallery, New York, NY.
2018 Close One Eye, Slag Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.
When You Are Everywhere, Galerie Thomas Fuchs
Keynote, Ortega y Gasset Projects, Brooklyn, NY.
2017 Volta NY, Slag Gallery, New York, NY.
2016 Terminal, BRIC Arts Media House, Brooklyn, NY.
2015 Rites, Slag Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (Two Person).
I Want To Hold You Close, Open Source Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.
PERFORM, Firehouse Plaza Art Gallery, Nassau Community College, Garden City, NY.
2014 The Line Starts Here, Slag Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.
2013 Duct Tape Miami, Gliter&___, Miami, Fl.
Stop and Frisk, Strivers Gardens Gallery, Harlem New York, NY.
El Paso/Juarez: Your dreams Available Now, Purple Pop Up, El Paso, TX.
2012 Airport In Security, Chashama 461 Gallery, New York, NY.
TSA Chapel, LABA Fellowship, New York, NY.
2010 MFA Thesis Show, 8o8 Galler, Boston University, Boston, MA.
2007 Pieces of Change, Solo Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel: curator: Danna Taggar Heller.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 The Invention of Truth, 601Artspace, New York, NY.
2023 Milk Tongue, Martin-Mullen Gallery, SUNY Oneonta, NY
2022 PLATFORM in partnership with David Zwirner, New York, NY.
Tomorrow's Women, Natasha Arselan Gallery, London, UK.
2021 Curated Choice. Female Figuration, ENTER Art Fair, Galerie Thomas Fuchs, Copenhagen
Unconquerable Women: Benefit Against Abortion Ban in Texas, Marthas Contemporary, Austin TX
Scapes, Slag Gallery, New York, NY.
2020 Domestic Brutes, Pelham Art Center, Pelham, NY; Curators: Christina Massey and Etty Yaniv.
Collective Disquiet, Musa Collective, Boston, MA(Virtual).
2019 Instal/De-instal, 6O1Artspace, New York, NY; Curators: Gabriela Vainsancher.
Volta Basel, Slag Gallery, Basel, Switzerland.
2018 Art Karlsruhe, Galerie Thomas Fuchs, Rheinstetten, Germany.
2017 Four New York Painters: Tirtzah Bassel, Dumitru Gorzo, Tim Kent, and Dan Voinea
Kunstverein Worms& Kunstverein Vierhnheim
Kunstverein Stuttgart, Germany; Curators: Dr. Raimund Menges,Dr. Dietmar Schuth and Fritz Stier.
Art@ SAP, SAP International Training Center, Walldorf, Germany; Curator; Alexandra Cozgarea.
2016 Home Land Security, FOR-SITE Foundation San Francisco, CA; Curator: Cheryl Haines.
2015 Adhere, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ Volta Basel, Slag Gallery, Basel, CH
Hort Foundation Benefit Exhibition and Auction, Bosi Contemporary Gallery, New York, NY.
Wagmag Benefit Exhibition and Auction, The Boiler, Brooklyn, NY.
2014 Convergence, 808 Gallery, Boston University, Boston, MA; Curator: Andrea Champlin.
2013 ROOMS, Gitler&___, New York, NY
2012 Line. Grid. Black. White. Dreitzer Gallery, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA.
2011 From Origin to Originality: Contemporary Israeli Art, The Laurie M Tisch Gallery, at the JCC Manhattan, NY
Faculty Show, Weili Art Gallery, New York, NY.
Pop Up - Pop in, Amalgamated Artists, New York, NY.
I am my Beloved, Performance Project, LABA Theater, New York, NY.
2010 In Bodies That Dont Keep, Two Person Show, Commonwealth Gallery, Boston, MA.
25th International Exhibition, Museum of Fine Arts Florida, Tallahassee, FL Market, RKB Gallery, UK
Realization of Dreams, Rubin-Frankel Gallery, Boston, MA.
2009 Boston Young Contemporaries, 808 Gallery, Boston, MA.
Imaging Desire, Aegis First Biennale, Hite Art Institute, University of Louisville, KY.
Boston Printmakers, 2009 North American Print Biennial, 808 Gallery, Boston, MA.
2008 Genesis, Collaborative Performance Project, American Dance Festival, Duke University, Durham
Home for Hebrew Culture, Tel Aviv, Israel.
2007 New Work, High Touch Gallery, Herzliya, Israel.
2004 Work in Progress, Art Space Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel.
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2021 BBC Radio 4: Front Row, Artist Tirtzah Bassels Canon in Drag Reimagines art history without patriarchy, July 20th.
Lilith Magazine, Artist Tirtzah Bassels Female Gaze, Susan Schur, November 15th, 2021.
The Art Newspaper, Canon in Drag: Tirtzah Bassel, Etty Yaniv, September 22nd.
Rethinking Painting, Nancy Princenthal, Raphael Rubinstein, Jutta. Koether, Barry Schwabsky, edited with an introduction by Joan Waltermath,
The Leroy Hofflberg School of Painting at MICA.
2020 The Journal News, Pelham exhibit "a realistic picture of what it means to be a woman today " M. Falkenstein, Sept 16
2018 Stuttgarter Nachrichten, Die Stille Vor Dem Blick: Aktuelle Ausstellungen die. Israelische Malerin Tirtzah Bassel Jetz in der Galerie Thomas Fuchs - wird sich die Kunstwelt erobern, Nikolai B. Forstbauer, October 19 2018.
Stuttgarter Zeitung, Einmal Waschen und Legen, Galerienotizen, Dr. Georg Leisten, October 5th.
2017 Le Monde Diplomatique, Artist of the Month, Wilhelm Werthern, December 7th
Wormser Zeitung, New Yorker Kunst Worms und Viernheim, Sophia Rishyna, April 4th.
2016 SFAQ, Home Land at the Presidio, Gabrielle Gopinath, December 15th.
Hyperallergic, Stories of War and Survival Unfold in San Francisco's Presidio, Thea Quiray Tagle, November 16th.
ArtLtd Magazine, Report: San Francisco, Leora Lutz, November.
Freize Magazine, Home Land Security, Rob Marks, October 24th.
KQED, “Artwork and Setting Depict Post-9/11 World,” Matthew Harrison Tedford, September 26th.
SF Weekly, “For-site is 20/20,” Jonathan Curiel, September 22nd.
The Bay Area Reporter, “Coastal Art Installations,” Sura Wood September 15th.
KQED Forum, “Homeland Security Installation Comes to San Francisco’s Presidio Barracks,” M. Krasny, September 13th.
The Art Newspaper, “Political Art That Packs A Punch,” Jori Finkel, September 9th.
Curbed SF, “Exclusive Look at Art inside Presidio’s Abandoned Bunkers,” Adam Brinklow, Sept.9
San Fransisco Chronicle, “Foundation Puts Ballistics Test Inside Mothballed Presidio Bunker, Sam Whiting, September 7th.
C Magazine, “Safe Haven,” Leilani Labong, September.
SF/ARTS, “New Presidio Exhibit Illuminates Complex Social Issues,” Jean Schiffman, Sept.2016
San Francisco magazine, “Make Art Not War,” Annie Tittiger, September.
The New York Times, A ‘Home Land Security’ Art Show, at the Foot of the Golden Gate Bridge, J. Finkel, June 23rd.
KQED,Ex-Military Bunkers to Host Major Group Exhibition in San Francisco, C. Veltman June 23
San Francisco Chronicle, For-Site Show coming to Presidio in September, Sam Whiting June 23rd.
BK Live, Tirtzah Bassel’s Duct Tape Art, March 17th.
2015 Visual Arts Center of New Jersey Exhibition Catalog, Exposing Adhesives, Katherine Murdock.
Brooklyn Hits, Interview with Garret Lawson, March 17th.
2014 The Boston Globe, BU's Abstract Ace Shows His Stripes, Cate McQuaid, December 2nd.
Poets and Artists, Substance, Daniel Maidman, Issue #56, June 2014.
Metaleptic, Tirtzah Bassel at Slag Gallery, Tatiana Isotmina, May 9th.
Arts in Bushwick, An Odd Symbiosis: Action in Non- Action, Etty Yaniv, April 23rd.
Prologue Profiles, Interview with Dan Held, April 13th.
The Huffington Post, Tirtzah Bassel Transform Duct Tape, Vanessa Albury, March 26th.
2013 Hyperallergic, The Miami Fairs, Rendered in Duct Tape, Vanessa Albury, March 26th.
Atribune, Miami Updates: Non-Solo Fiere, Santa Nastro, December 8th.
Journal of Absence: New York, Bookieman Publications, July12th.
El Paso Inc., The Border Through a Visitors Eyes, Austin Savage, May 29th.
El Paso Inc., Pop Up Art: Your Dreams Available Now, Melody Parra, May 22nd.
El Diario de El Paso, Expaone su art visual insirada en la Vida en la frontera, Sergio Arellan, May 19th.
Untapped Cities, A Tribecca Art Exhibition shown in 'Rooms', Abby Sam Thomas, March 8th.
Sketch 42, Airport Insecurity, Nicole Cohen, February 18th.
Buddy of Work, Oil &Duct Tape, January 23rd.
2012 The One Way Ticket Show, Interview with Steven Shalowitz, October 9th.
Waters Edge: Conversations with Three Artist, Interview with Davy Knitted, August 21st.
The Sisterhood/ The Jewish Daily Forward, Getting Inmate at the Airport, Interview with Gabrielle Bikner, May 16th.
ynet/Yediot Acharonot, The Heart of LABA, Interview with Yasmin Shemesh (in Hebrew), May15th.
America Israel Cultural Foundation website, Featured Artist: Tirtzah Bassel, May 13th.
Speakers Lab Exploring New Perspectives on Jewish Identity, Interview with Helena Gindi, April 11th.
2011 Ynet/Yediot Acharonot, Contemporary Conceptualism, Leor Grady (in Hebrew); March 1st.
2007 Globes Israeli Business Daily, A Window of Opportunity at the Central Bus Station, Hagit. Peleg Rotem, February 7th.
LECTURES
2022 Artist Panel: Birthing Bodies/Birthing Art, Conference: Mother’s Milk – Breastfeeding from Metaphor to Practice, with Loudon Wainwright III, Tirtzah Bassel, Katie Umans, Shilpa Darivemula and Isha Parupudi (Aseemkala Initiative), University of New Hampshire Visiting Artist, Visual Arts Department, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, LA.
2018 Visiting Artist, Dance Department, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2017 Visiting Artist, Print Media Department, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Detroit, MI.
2017 Visiting Artist, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Detroit, MI.
2016 Visiting Artist, Parsons The New School of Design, New York, NY.
2015 Visiting Artist, University of The Arts, Philadelphia, PA.
Visiting Artist Lecture, L.E. Hoffberger Graduate School of Painting, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD.
2014 Visiting Artist Lecture, Nassum Community College, Garden City, NY.
2013 Visiting Artist Lecture Stanlee & Gerald Rubin Center for Visual Arts, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX.
Visiting Artist Lecture Davidson College, Davidson, NC.
RESIDENCIES, GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS
2010-present Studio Residency, Chashama Workspace Program, Brooklyn, NY.
2013, 2016 Asylum Arts, International Artist Retreat, Garrison Institute, Garrison, NY.
2015 Awesome without Borders Grant, The Harnisch Foundation, New York, NY.
2011-2012 LABA Arist Fellowship, 14th street Y, New York, NY.
2011 Artist Residency, I-Park Foundation, East Haddam, CT.
2002, 2003 Artist Residency, International School of Drawing Painting and Sculpture, Umbria, Italy.
SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS
2009-2010 Boston University Woman's Council Scholarship, Boston University.
2008-2009 Dean's Scholar Award, College of Fine Arts at Boston University.
2016-present MFA at Ceramic Department, Stieglitz State Academy of • Art and Design, Saint Petersburg, Russia
2015-2016 Foundation course at Saint Petersburg State University of • Culture, Saint Petersburg, Russia
2011-2012 Research Study at Fine Arts Department, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem, Israel
2008-2010 MFA at Intermedia Department, Academy of • Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague, Czech Republic
2007-2008 Research Study at Painting Department, Prague Academy of Fine Arts, Czech Republic
2005-2007 Research Study at Painting Department and Intermedia Department, Hungarian University of Fine Arts, Hungary
2005 BA at Painting Department, Faculty of Arts, Kyoto Seika • University, Kyoto, Japan
2003-2004 Exchange Program at Painting Department, Glasgow • School of Art, United Kingdom
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
2018-present Faculty, Visual and Critical Studies., Continuing Education Department, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY.
2021-present Vice President of Partnerships and Jewish Learning, OneTable, New York, NY.
2018-2021 Program Director, Lippman Kanfer Foundation, Brooklyn, NY.
2015-2018 Founding Director and Senior Educator, Pop Up for change, 14th street Y, New York, NY.
2014-2018 Assistant Director, Brandeis Institute for Music and Art, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA.
2009-2013 Visual Arts Instructor, Brandeis Institute for Music and Art, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA.
2010-2014 Visual Arts Instructor, School of the Arts, 92nd Street Y, New York, NY.
2009-2010 Instructor of Record, Figure Drawing, Boston University, Boston, MA.
2004-2008 Senior Educator & Program Coordinator, The Nesiya Institute, Jerusalem, Israel Interracial Dialog Facilitator.
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
2020- present Board Member, Faith in/ and Democracy Advisory Board, Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement (PACE), Washington DC.
2014 - 2018 Board Member, Visual Arts Advisory Board, School of Visual Arts, Boston University College of Fine Arts, Boston, MA.
2017 Member of Review Panel, BRIC Arts Media House, Brooklyn, NY.