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Studio: 380 Dwight St., Holyoke, Ma. 01040,  email TRooney51@comcast.net

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

2006 APE Gallery, Northampton, MA "On the House"

2004 Wistariahurst Museum, Holyoke, MA."A Piece of Heaven"

2003 Nacul Art Center, Amherst, MA. "Give Me Liberty"

2001 Massachusetts Senate, State House, Boston, Ma. "Heaven Revisited"

1999 Main Gallery, Hampshire College, Amherst, Ma., "A Piece of Heaven"

        Central Gallery, Greenfield Community College, Greenfield, Ma., "Liberty"

1997 Bay State Medical Center Gallery, Springfield, Ma.,"House Bound"

1996 Lone Starr Gallery, Northampton, Ma., "On the House"

1995 Heritage Gallery, Holyoke, Ma.,"The Statue of Liberty"

1993 Nacul Art Center, Amherst, Ma.,"House/Hold"

1987 Northampton Center for the Arts, Northampton, Ma.

1981 Coler Art Gallery, New York, N.Y.

1979 Gallery 91, New York, N.Y.

 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2006 "Spark & Arc", Nacul Gallery, Amherst, MA

2005 "Images of Peace and Protest," Leverett Craft and Arts Gallery, Leverett, MA.

         "Radalda", Storefront Project, Pittsfield, MA

2004 "Figuratively Speaking," Nashawannuck Gallery and "Windows Project";

         & Guild Studio Gallery, Easthampton, MA

         "One of a Kind," Canal Gallery, Holyoke, MA

2003  "Family & Friends," Nashawannuck Gallery, Easthampton, MA

         "Talent Pool," Nacul Gallery, Amherst, MA

          "Heaven Above/Heaven Below," Monson Arts Center, Monson, MA

2002   "Behind Closed Doors," Eli Marsh Gallery, Amherst College, Amherst, MA

           "911" , Herter Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

2001   "Prints & Drawings," MPG Gallery, Boston, MA

           "Piece of Heaven," Samuell Day Gallery, Barnstable, MA

            and Francoise’ Frey Gallery, Wellfleet, MA

2000   "Monotypes," Sharon Art Center, Petersborough, NH

           Invitational Group Exhibit, Nashawannuck Gallery, Easthampton, MA

1998   "L’est We Forget," Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL

          "Monotypes," Hart Gallery, Northampton, MA

          "There’s No Place Like Home," Art Bank, Shelburne Falls, MA

           "Housekeeper," The Byrne Gallery, Middleburg, VA

1997   "Introductions," San Francisco Center for the Book, San Francisco, CA

          "Self Portraits," Hart Gallery, Northampton, MA

           "Behind Closed Doors," Eli Marsh Gallery, Amherst College, Amherst, MA

1996   "A Show of Hands," Canal Gallery, Holyoke, MA

          "Regional Invitational," Artspace, Greenfield, MA

1995   "Dream House," Berkshire Artisans Gallery, Pittsfield, MA

          "Mother Tongue," Springfield Technical Community College, MA

1994   "Housework," Northampton Center for the Arts, Northampton, MA

           "Behind Closed Doors," Artspace, Greenfield, Ma. & Canal Gallery, Holyoke, MA

1993    "Works on Paper," Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, MA

           Curated by Andre’ Emmerich

           "Housework," Hart Gallery, Northampton, MA

           "Massachusetts Open," Zone Gallery, Springfield, MA

1992    "Violence," Hampshire College, Amherst, MA

           "Love Conquers All," First Church Gallery, Springfield, MA

1991     "Pink Ghetto", Hampshire College, Amherst, MA

1990     "Viewing Ourselves," Hampden Gallery, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

1988     "Berkshire Artists Exhibition," Otis Arts Center, Otis, MA

1984     "Terminal Art," Bush Terminal, New York, N.Y.

            "Women Spirit," Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, MA.

1982     "Invitational Artists Series," Daily News Corporate Gallery, New York, N.Y.

             "Year End Open Studio Exhibition," Westbeth Studio Program, New York, N.Y.

1980      "Art Held Hostage," Performance at 80 Washington Square Gallery, New York, N.Y.

1979      "Brooklyn Hangs," Henry Hicks Gallery, New York, N.Y.

1977      "Community Gallery Exhibition," Brooklyn Museum, New York, N.Y.

1976       "Awards Exhibition," National Arts Club, New York, N.Y.

              "Group Workshop Exhibition,"Provincetown Workshop Gallery, Provincetown, MA

1975       "Mixed Media Exhibition," Women’s Interart Center, New York, N.Y.

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Mitchell, Phoebe, "Figures as large as life", Hampshire Gazette, June 21, 2004

Parnass, Larry, "Figuring on Women," Hampshire Life, June, 2004

Morrel, Greg, " Liberty", The Greenfield Recorder (review) October, 2004

Russell, Gloria, "Smith Museum Opening," The Republican (review) May, 2003

Heflin, James, "In the Family," Advocate (review with reproduction) May 6, 2003

Mitchell, Pheobe, "Show Celebrates friendship," Daily Hampshire Gazette (review)

May 13, 2003

Wells, Bonnie, "911 Revisited and Reframed", Daily Hampshire Gazette, (review w/reprod.) February 4, 2002 and Amherst Bulletin, February 1, 2002.

Parnass, Larry, "Arts Watch", Daily Hampshire Gazette, (review w/reproduction) Oct.1,2001

"Art With A Heart", March, 2001 Calendar, Published by Service Net.

Wells, Bonnie, "Heaven at Hampshire College," Daily Hampshire Gazette and Amherst Bulletin (review w/reproduction), November 3 & 10, 1999.

Broderick, Jane, "New show at GCC: Works Born in Liberty’s Shadow", Greenfield Recorder (review w/ reproduction), May 20, 1999.

Kroin, Amy, "Behind Closed Doors",(review with reproduction), Valley Advocate, Nov. 27, 1997

Sheridan, Lee, "Art on Hand", (review) Valley Advocate, July 18, 1996.

Russell, Gloria, "Unrelated Canal Exhibits United in Quality", Sunday Republican, June 23,1996

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY (continued)

Watson, Bruce, "Their art is a heart felt handshake", Daily Hampshire Gazette, June 6, 1996.

Wells, Bonnie, "Finger food for thought at Canal Gallery", Amherst Bulletin, May 31, 1996.

Cove, Lou, "Liberty Lost in the Jungle", (cover reproduction), Valley Optimist, June 22, 1995.

Wells, Bonnie, "Liberty on the Rocks", Amherst Bulletin, June 30, 1995 (reproduction).

Watson, Bruce, Statue of Liberty, Artist Anguishes" Daily Hampshire Gazette, June 27, 1995.

Sheridan, Lee, "Opening Closed Doors", (review) Valley Advocate, May 19, 1994.

Gerard-Flynn, Ann, "Artist Examine Domestic Violence", Union-News, May 5, 1994.(reprod.)

Plasse, Michelle, "Behind Closed Doors", Valley Optimist, April 6, 1994, (reproduction).

Wright, Patricia, "Home Echoes Intimacy", (review) Daily Hampshire Gazette, Sept. 15, 1994.

Benevenuto, Christine, "Inner Secrets, Quiet Joy", (review) Amherst Bulletin, Sept. 9, 1994.

Emmerich, Andre’, "Works on Paper" (catalog) Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, Ma. (reprod.)

Sheridan, Lee, ""Houses and Holiness", (review) The Valley Advocate, October 21, 1993

Benevenuto, Christine, "Images of Women and Home", (review), Amherst Bulletin ,

October 1, 1993. (reproduction).

 

LECTURES AND BROADCAST MEDIA

Guest Instructor, The Figure and Clay, U Mass - Amherst, Spring 2003

Guest Panel, Domestic Violence, Amherst College, Winter 2002

Channel 22, Guest speaker for "Piece of Heaven" exhibition, Fall 1999

Guest speaker, Holyoke Community College, slide presentation, Fall 1996

GRANTS & AWARDS

Holyoke Cultural Council Grant, 1996 & 1995

Northampton Cultural Council Grant, 1994

Scholarship Student, Art Students League ‘74-‘76

Provincetown Workshop, Full Scholarship ‘74

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

Women’s Interart Center, New York, NY

University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Hampshire Regional School District, Amherst, MA

EDUCATION

SUNY Empire State College, B.S. Painting, 1981

Art Students League, 1972-1976 studied with Vyclav Vytlacil & Leo Manso

Provincetown Workshop 1974

Fashion Institute of Technology, A.A.S. Illustration,1970.