| Linda Kessler 140 Cadman Plaza West Brooklyn Heights, New York 11201 Tel / fax: 212.925.6080 lkessler@focuspocusphoto.com |
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| EDUCATION: | ||
| 1993-1997: |
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York, Master of Fine Arts | |
| 1981-1998: |
Art Students' League, New York, NY; studied with David Leffel, Frank Mason and Thomas Fogarty | |
| 1981-1986: | Atelier of Anton Russev, New York, NY | |
| 1980: | School of the Museum of Fine Arts/Tufts University, Boston, MA | |
| 1977-78: |
Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, Master of Education/Mental Health Counseling; |
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| 1975: | Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, New York, Bachelor of Art | |
| SELECTED GROUP AND SOLO PHOTOGRAPHY AND PAINTING EXHIBITIONS: | ||
| 2006-2008: | THE STUDIOSPACE AND GALLERY, Silver City, New Mexico | |
| 2004: | Benefit Show, Muskegon Pregnancy Services, Muskegon, Michigan | |
| 2003: | "Peaceworks",
Times Square Lobby Gallery, New York, New York "Real Brooklyn — A Day in Our Life", Borough Hall, Brooklyn, New York The Gallery, Stanford, New York "Another Dimension", Photo District Gallery, New York, New York "Annual Juried Photography Exhibition for Non-Members", Salmagundi Club, New York, New York "Images Against War", Gallery Lichtblick, Cologne, Germany |
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| 2002: | Cork
Gallery, Lincoln Square, New York, New York Broome Street Gallery, New York, NY |
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| 2001: | "The 112th Annual Exhibition of the National Association of Women Artists", New York, NY | |
| 2000: | "Offspring,
Artists Celebrate the Child", Brooklyn Heights Montessori School, Brooklyn,
NY "Feminist Expo", Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD |
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| 1999: | J.J. Brookings Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
| 1998: | "A Woman's L.E.N.S.", My Sister's Place, White Plains, NY | |
| 1997: | "Contemporary Art of Central Brazil", Boston City Hall Scollay Square Gallery, Boston, MA | |
| 1996: | "Art from Detritus III: Recycling with Imagination", AIA Pittsburgh Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA | |
| National Association of Women Artists, 395 West Broadway Gallery , New York, NY | ||
| 1994: | Women's Show, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY | |
| 1993: | Westbeth Gallery, New York, NY | |
| 1992: | "Small Works on Paper", Concordia Gallery, Concordia College, Bronxville, NY | |
| National Association of Women Artists, Jacob K. Javits Federal Building, New York, NY | ||
| Portal Galeria de Arte, São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Pinacoteca Museum, São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| 1991: | "Mostly Nude" Exhibition, Belanthi Gallery, New York, NY | |
| 1990: | Solo Exhibition, Belanthi Gallery, New York, NY | |
| Sculpture and Drawing Exhibition, Woodstock Art Association, Woodstock, NY | ||
| "Small Works '90", Catskill Art Society, Sullivan County Museum, Hurleyville, NY | ||
| "Annual Juried Painting Exhibition for Non-Members", Salmagundi Club, New York, New York | ||
| National Society of Painters in Casein and Acrylic, Inc., National Arts Club, New York, NY | ||
| 1989: | "Micro/Macro Exhibition", Helio Gallery, New York, NY | |
| Feature Exhibition, Belanthi Gallery, Brooklyn, NY | ||
| "National Small Works Exhibition", Schoharie County Arts Council Gallery, Cobleskill, NY | ||
| National Society of Painters in Casein and Acrylic, Inc., National Arts Club, New York, NY | ||
| "Annual Juried Painting Exhibition for Non-Members", Salmagundi Club, New York, New York | ||
| 1988: | Instituto Allende, San Miguel de Allende, México | |
| Union League Club, New York, NY | ||
| 1964: | "Art in the News", Lever House, New York, NY | |
| AWARDS AND HONORS: | ||
| 1995: | Hazel Witte Memorial Award, National Association of Women Artists, 420 West Broadway Gallery, New York, NY | |
| 1994: | Ada Cecere Memorial Award, National Association of Women Artists, 395 West Broadway Gallery, New York, NY | |
| 1989: |
"Best in Show" Award, Micro/Macro Exhibition, Helio Gallery, New York, NY, (juried by Frederick Ted Castle) |
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| Studio Fellowship, Woodstock School of Art, Woodstock, NY | ||
| 1988: | First Prize, John Howard Sanden Portrait Competition, Art Students' League, New York, NY | |
| PUBLICATIONS: | ||
| Pregnancy
Magazine |
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| PRESENTATIONS: | ||
| 1993: | The New York Portrait Forum, The Art Students' League, New York, NY | |
| The Figurative Artists Alliance, The Educational Alliance, New York, NY | ||
| PUBLIC ART PROJECT: | ||
| 2003: |
A portrait photography project in collaboration with children of P.S. 29, Brooklyn, New York |
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| 2001: | A photography project in collaboration with children of the Brooklyn Friends School, Brooklyn, NY | |
| 2000: | "Face to Face", a photography project in collaboration with children in Brooklyn Heights Montessori School, Brooklyn, NY | |
| JUROR: | ||
| 2005 | Judge for the 2005 Student Awards, Professional Women PhotographersY | |
| 2003, | The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, New York, NY | |
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| RESIDENCY: | ||
| 1986: | Niangua Art Colony, Stoutland, Missouri, September | |
| TEACHING: | ||
| 1991-1992: | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| GRANTS: | ||
| 2003: | Fund for Teachers, Houston, TX | |
| PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS: | ||
Ms. Kessler's work is represented in national, international, public and private collections. Her work is found in: |
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| PRIVATE COMMISSIONS: | ||
| New York, California and Brazil | ||
| PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: | ||
| American Society of Media Photographers | ||
| New York Artists Equity | ||
| National Association of Women Artists | ||
| National Art Education Association | ||
| Professional Women Photographers | ||
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