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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, Isral: curator: Danna Taggar Heller.

 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS     

2023                  Milk Tongue, Martin-Mullen Gallery, SUNY Oneanta, NY

2022                  PLATFORM in partnership with David Zwirner, New York, NY.

                          Tomorrow's Women, Natasha Arselan Gallery, London, UK.

2021                  Curated Choice. Female Firguration, 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 Disquuiet, 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 Exhbition and Auction, Bosi Contemporary Gallery, New York, NY. 

                         Wagmag Benefit Exhbition 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: Contemproary 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 Artsitd, 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 Exhbition, 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 Biennal, Hite Art Institue, University of Louisville, KY. 

                          Boston Printmakers, 2009 North American Print Biennal, 808 Gallery, Boston, MA.

2008                  Genesis, Collaboratove 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 histpory without    the 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 exhbit "a realistic picture of what it means to be a women 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.

                           Metalptic, 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 Exhbition shown in 'Rooms', Abby Sam Thomas, March 8th.

                           Sketch 42, Airport Insecurity, Nicole Cohen, Februrary 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, Intervieww 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, Intervioew with Yasmin Shemesh (in Hebrew), May15th.

                           America Israel Cultural Foundation website, Featured Artist: Tirtzah Bassel, May 13th. 

                           Speakers Lab Exploring New Perspectoves 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.

 

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          Assitant 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 Institue, Jerusalem, Israel Interracial Dialog  Facilitator. 

 

COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP

2020- present    Board Member, Faith in/ and Democracy Advisory Board, Philanthopy for Active Civic Engagment (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.

 

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 Institue College                                     of Art, Baltimore, MD.

2014                   Visiting Artist Lecture, Nassum Community College, Garden City, NY. 

2013                   Visiting Artist Lectur 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                   Arist Residency, I-Park Foundation, East Haddam, CT.

2002, 2003         Arist Residency, International School of Drawing Painting and Sculture, 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.