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education:
1982
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA
BFA in Painting
1979
Painting Workshop with Henry Henshe
The Cape School of Art, Provincetown MA
1977
Anatomy for the Artist with Jack Kramer
Boston University School of Fine Arts
1976-1978
Painting with Philip Malicoat
The Cape School of Art, Provincetown MA
1976
BA in History & Philosophy
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA
awards:
2012
Merit Award for Sunset Rebirth
Aqueous Open International Exhibition
Pittsburgh Watercolor Society
31st Street Gallery, Carnegie PA
Juried by Miles Batt
selected exhibitions:
2023
Artist's Choice Exhibition
Pittsburgh Society of Artists, Manos Gallery, Tarentum PA,
Group Pop-Up Exhibition, Radiant Hall
Radiant Work Out of the Studio, Trust Arts Education Center, Pittsburgh PA
Group Exhibition, Radiant Hall Collection
8th & Penn Window Display, Pittsburgh PA
Curated by Marina Balko
Working With Paper, Members Exhibition
Pittsburgh Society of Artists, Boxheart Gallery, Pittsburgh PA
Curated by Nicole Capozzi
Waterworks, Members Exhibition
Pittsburgh Watercolor Society, Sweetwater Center for the Arts, Sewickley PA
Curated by Kenneth Nicholson
2022
Thresholds of Liminality, Bi-Annual Exhibition
Radian Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Curated by The Invisibility Collective
110 x 110 x 110 : Associated Artists of Pittsburgh
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Exhibition Space, Pittsburgh PA
Curated by the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Exhibiting Committee
Radiant Hall Collection : Pop-up Exhibition
Trust Arts Education Center, Pittsburgh, PA
small works…BIG IDEAS
Wilkins School Community Center, Pittsburgh PA
Members Exhibition : Radiant Hall
8th & Penn Window Display, Pittsburgh, PA
Curated by Nathan Buzzard
Interaction Now
The Media Arts Gallery at Robert Morris University
Curated by Andrew Y Ames and Christine Holtz
2021
Seen x Unseen
Radian Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Curated by The Invisibility Collective
Push and Pull
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Exhibition Space, Pittsburgh PA
Curated by Grace Chin, Executive Director of the Sculpture Center, Cleveland OH
PWS Celebrates 75 + 1 Years : Pittsburgh Watercolor Society
The Westmoreland Museum of American Art and the Greensburg Art Center, Greensburg PA
Juried by Barbara Jones, Chief Curator of The Westmoreland Museum of American Art
& Susan Pollins, Past president and board member of the Pittsburgh Watercolor Society
55th Annual Juried Exhibition : Pittsburgh Society of Artists
Brew House Gallery, Pittsburgh PA
Juried by Hannah Turpin, Carnegie Museum of Art
Pittsburgh Watercolor Society Annual Exhibit
North Hills Art Center, Pittsburgh PA
Juried by Ron Thurston
Living with Art III
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Online Store, Pittsburgh PA
Juried by Shelby Ciarallo and Andrew Heffner, Bar Marco
2020
110 x 110 x 110
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Online Store, Pittsburgh PA
Curated by the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Exhibiting Committee
Living With Art II
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Online Store, Pittsburgh PA
Juried by Lauren Piasecki, Black Cherry Design
New Works in the Time of Corona: A Virtual Exhibit
Pittsburgh Watercolor Society
Pittsburgh PA
Juried by Tina Dillman
2019
WSCC Art Exhibit
The Gallery at Wilkins School Community Center, Swissvale PA
Off The Wall
GiCW Gallery
Pittsburgh PA
Curated by the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Exhibiting Committee
2019
2019 Artists Choice Exhibition : Pittsburgh Society of Artists
Christine Frechard Gallery, Pittsburgh PA
5th Annual Allegheny West Art Show & Sale
Flashlight Factory, Pittsburgh PA
54th Annual Juried Exhibition : Pittsburgh Society of Artists
Panza Gallery, Millvale PA
2018
Pittsburgh Watercolor Society Annual Exhibit
Spinning Plate Gallery, Pittsburgh PA
Samira Shaheen & John Altdorfer (Two-Person Exhibition)
Eastside Gallery, Greensburg PA
106th Annual Exhibition : Associated Artists of Pittsburgh
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Exhibition Space, Pittsburgh PA
Juried by Taras W. Malta, Acting Director, University of Maryland Art Gallery
Off The Wall
Framehouse & Jask Gallery, Pittsburgh PA
Curated by the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Exhibiting Committee)
2017
da burgh: Pittsburgh Society of Artists Exhibition
Framehouse & Jask Gallery, Pittsburgh PA
Juried by Linda Price-Sneddon
Contemplating Others : Associated Artists of Pittsburgh
Framehouse & Jask Gallery, Pittsburgh PA
Juried by Sean Beuford
2015
Rites of Passage : Memory of Palestine (Solo Exhibition)
Spinning Plate Gallery , Pittsburgh PA
Curated by Samira Shaheen
2014
Women in The Arts
Harlan Gallery, Seton Hill University, Greensburg PA
Curated by Carol Brode
2013
Pittsburgh Watercolor Society Annual Exhibition
31st Street Gallery, Carnegie PA
Notions: Western PA Women Artists Explore Legacy
First Unitarian Church, Pittsburgh PA
Juried by Carol Brode
2011
Beneath the Sun
Undercroft Gallery, Pittsburgh PA
Juried by Al Christopher
1988
Alumni Show
Forbes Street Gallery, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA
1984
Annual Dollar Bank 25th Anniversary Show : Three Rivers Art Festival
Pittsburgh PA
1983
Group Show
Birmingham Lofts, Pittsburgh PA
Juried by John Caldwell
1982
Capricious Pathways (Solo Exhibition)
Ellis Gallery, Pittsburgh PA
Curated by Samira Shaheen
1981
Vacuum Environments (Multimedia Event)
Inverness Street, Pittsburgh PA
Curated and performed by Samira Shaheen
1980
Vacuum Environments (Multimedia Event)
Forbes Street Gallery, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA
Curated and performed by Samira Shaheen
Bodies in Motion (Solo Exhibition)
The Field Gallery, West Tisbury MA
Curated by Samira Shaheen
1979
Nuclear Reaction Event (Multimedia Event)
School of Fine Arts Auditorium, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA
Curated by Samira Shaheen
The Endless Deja-Vú Walk (Multimedia Event)
School of Fine Arts Auditorium, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA
Curated and performed by Samira Shaheen