7.10.07 (Variegated spirals)
2007
ink on paper
22 x 18 inches

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ASTRID BOWLBY

b. Bath, Maine, 1961

Education

2002 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME
1996 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA, MFA, sculpture
1994 University of Southern Maine, Gorham, ME, BFA, sculpture and drawing
1986-88 Art Students League, New York, NY
1979-80 Parsons School of Design as a BFA candidate

Awards

2007-08
Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation Space Program
2007
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Fellowship, sculpture/installation
2005
Pew Fellowship in the Arts, works on paper
2004
The Leeway Foundation, Window of Opportunity Grant
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Fellowship, works on paper
2002
The Leeway Foundation Grant for Excellence, works on paper
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Fellowship, works on paper
2001
C.R. Ettinger Studio, print award for inaugural Philadelphia Print Collaborative Portfolio
2000
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Fellowship, works on paper
1999
The Leeway Foundation, Window of Opportunity Grant

Solo Exhibitions

2008
Down Back, Coleman Burke Gallery, Brunswick, ME
Conversations with 23, OSP Gallery, Boston, MA
2007
A certain density, Gallery Joe, Philadelphia, PA
2006
Midden, Philadelphia Center of Arts and Heritage, Philadelphia, PA
Way Station, Philadelphia International Airport, Terminal B/C, Philadelphia, PA
2005
Our full heart: prints, drawings and installation, Gallery of Urban Art, Emeryville, CA
SCOPE New York, featured artist, Gallery Joe, Philadelphia, PA
2004
So below, Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport, ME
No more twist, Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, Lancaster, PA
Inmeye, a drawing installation, Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York, NY
2003
Drawings and Installation, Gallery Joe, Philadelphia, PA
Drawings and Installation, O.S.P. Gallery, Boston, MA
On some far, Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE
2002
Leaves of Grass, Morris Gallery, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Speech Balloon (for J.S.), Modest Contemporary Art Projects, Chicago, IL
2001
Dark Drawings, Gallery Joe, Philadelphia, PA
2000
The World is Larger in Summer, Fleisher Challenge Exhibition, Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
The Constant Disquisition of the Wind, sculpture installation, Project Room, Philadelphia, PA
1999
Keeper, drawing installation, Project Room, Philadelphia, PA
The Moonrakers Advise, Area Gallery, University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME

Group Exhibitions

2008
Drawn to Detail, DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, MA
The Beast in Me, Ping Pong Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Horror Vacui, McKenzie Fine Art, New York, NY
Philadelphia Collects: Works on Paper, Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, Wilmington, DE
_Contemporary Collaborations: Artist and Master Printer, Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME
Spot Check: Academy Contemporary, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2007
Ornament: Ho Hum All Ye Faithful, BravinLee programs, New York, NY
Tiny, Whitney Art Works, Portland, ME
This Place is Ours! Recent Acquisitions at the Academy, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
INK!, Gallery Joe, Philadelphia, PA
Obsession durch Technik, artMbassy, Berlin, Germany
2007 Portland Museum of Art Biennial, Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME (catalog)
2006
On Line: Contemporary Drawing, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA
Tricksters in the Garden, Emergency Arts, New York, NY
Maine Printmakers: 1980-2005, Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport, ME
10, Cerulean Arts, Philadelphia, PA
DRAW-ING (dro’ing)/n, BravinLee Programs, New York, NY
Gridlock, Gallery Joe, Philadelphia, PA
Skowhegan at 60: The Maine Participants 1996-2005, Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport, ME
Works on Paper Biennial, Arcadia University Art Gallery, Glenside, PA
Activator, Bates College Museum of Art, Olin Arts Center, Lewiston, ME
Philadelphia Invitational Portfolio: 5th Anniversary Exhibition, 55 Mercer Gallery, NY
Recent Acquisitions: Prints and Drawings from Dürer to Doig, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
50 Artists’ Books by 50 Artists, Lewis Gallery, Portland Public Library, Portland, ME
2005
Drawings and Works on Paper, Patrick Heide art projects, London, England
10th National Drawing Invitational, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AK
2005 Portland Museum of Art Biennial, Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME
13 Boxes, Goliath Visual Space, Brooklyn, NY
2004
Recent Editions from the C.R. Ettinger Studio, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
The Drawn Page, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT
Drawn/Quartered, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC
Subliminal Divisions: the work of Suzanne Anker and Astrid Bowlby, Goliath Visual Space, Brooklyn, NY
SuperSalon, Samson Projects, Boston, MA
Home, D.U.M.B.O. Art Center, Brooklyn, NY
2003
Fine/Lines: From the Collection of Wynn Kramarsky, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA
Internal Excess: Selections Fall 2003, The Drawing Center, New York, NY (catalogue)
Mixed Bag, Salon des Amis Gallery, Yellow Springs, PA
Drawings, ICON Contemporary Art, Brunswick, ME
Portland Museum of Art Biennial, Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME (catalogue)
The Object and the Expanse, Raritan Valley Community College, North Branch, NJ
Hot Off the Press: Collaborative Ventures in Printmaking, Hicks Art Center Gallery, Bucks County Community College; Newtown, PA
Drawn 2, Barry Whistler Gallery, Dallas, TX
2002
The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA (Leeway Award recipients 2002)
Past, Present, Future, Center for Maine Coast Art, Rockport, ME
Art Chicago2002, Chicago, IL (exhibited with Gallery Joe, Philadelphia)
2001
Pierogi 2000 Flat Files, Brooklyn, NY
Taking Stock, Gallery Joe, Philadelphia, PA
In Our Own Back Yard, Main Line Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA
Art Couples, Cosmopolitan Club of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
2000
Delaware Biennial, Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE (catalogue)
San Francisco International Art Expo (SF3), Gallery Joe, Philadelphia, PA
1999
Place of Memory: An Archaeology of Site-Specificity, 1969-1999, Temple Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
New Work by Gallery Artists, Hay Gallery, Portland, ME
Waxwork, Levy Gallery, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA
Works on paper biennial, Beaver College Art Gallery, Glenside, PA
Works on Paper, Abington Arts Center, Jenkintown, PA
Drawing the Line, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
Sticker Shock!, exhibition of sticker art, Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA (catalogue)
1998
Bounty and Residue: an exhibition of sculpture and drawing, Nexus Foundation for Today's Art, Philadelphia, PA
Process, gallery member exhibition, Nexus Foundation for Today's Art, Philadelphia, PA
1997
Narrative Sculpture, White Box Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Nexus Selects, Nexus Foundation for Today's Art, Philadelphia, PA
Backyard Sculpture Invitational, exhibition of site specific sculpture, Philadelphia, PA
1997
New Work, University of Southern Maine, Gorham, ME
Drawing Currents, Art in City Hall, Philadelphia, PA
1996
Private Acts, Earthly Delights, Nexus Foundation for Today's Art, Philadelphia, PA
XV, Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Museum of American Art of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
1995
Works on Paper, Mainline Arts Center, Haverford, PA
Annual Juried Exhibition, Maine Coast Artists, Rockland, ME
1994
Essential Gatherings, Danforth Gallery, Portland, ME

Selected Collections

Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AK
The Progressive Art Collection, Cleveland, OH
Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD
Mellon Financial Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA
West Collection, SEI Corporation, Oaks, PA
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, ME
Sarah-Ann and Werner H. Kramarsky, New York, NY
The ArtColl Trust, Renton, WA
Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
New York Public Library, New York, NY
Solutions for Progress, Inc.
Rutgers Center for Innovative Print and Paper, New Brunswick, NJ
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

Visiting Artist/Lectures/Teaching

2008
Senior Lecturer in the MFA Book Arts/Printmaking Dept., University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA (2006-present)
Visiting Critic/Slide Lecture, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2006
Juror, Illinois Council on the Arts Individual Artist Fellowships, Chicago, IL
Slide Lecture, 25th Anniversary Fall Lecture Series, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD
Roundtable Discussion in conjunction with the exhibition The Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture: 60 Years, Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, ME
Visiting Critic/Slide Lecture, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Slide Lecture, Bates College, Lewiston, ME
Drawing Workshop/Slide Lecture, Mural Arts Program, Philadelphia, PA
2005
Drawing Workshop/Slide Lecture, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA
2004
Visiting Critic/Slide Lecture, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Slide Lecture, Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, Lancaster, PA
2003
Visiting Artist, Maine College of Art, Portland, ME
Adjunct Professor of Art, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Elkins Park, PA
Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania, Art History Department, Philadelphia, PA
Visiting Critic/Slide Lecture, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA
Visiting Critic, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Slide Lecture, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Slide Lecture, Raritan Valley Community College, Long Branch, NJ
2002
Slide Lecture, Philadelphia Community College, Philadelphia, PA
Visiting Critic/Slide Lecture, Tyler School of Art, Elkins Park, PA
Visiting Critic/Slide Lecture, St. Joseph’s College, Philadelphia, PA
Slide Lecture, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2001
Alice Neel Symposium: A panel of Philadelphia women artists, Philadelphia Museum of Art
Slide Lecture, Mainline Arts Center, Haverford, PA
Visiting Critic/Slide Lecture, Fibers Department, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2000
Visiting Critic/Slide Lecture, Fibers Department, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA

Bibliography

2008
Scott, Bill. Art in America, "Astrid Bowlby at Gallery Joe," March 2008.
2007
Rice, Robin, Philadelphia City Paper, "Choice Awards: Most Obsessive Drawings in a Gallery Largely Devoted to Obsessive Drawing," November 1, 2007
Strauss, R.B., Weekly Press, "October is some busy month on the art front," October 3, 2007
Newhall, Edith, Philadelphia Inquirer, "Over and over," September 28, 2007
Sozanski, Edward J. Philadelphia Inquirer, "An upswing in acquisitions results in a solid show," August 19, 2007
Cozzolino, Robert, Preview: News from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Artss, "On View: This Place is Ours! Recent Acquisitions at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts," Summer 2007
Agati, Nancy, Words from the Pink Lounge, University of the Arts, "Review: INK!," Summer 2007
Newhall, Edith, Philadelphia Inquirer, "Drawings that dot the "i" in ink," July 20, 2007
Sullivan, Eric, Philly Metro, "Intricate art: Gallery hosts drawings in INK!" July 18, 2007
Fallon, Roberta, Philadelphia Weekly, "Editor's Pick: Ink!", July 18, 2007
2006
Newhall, Edith, “Gridlock minus road rage�?, Philadelphia Inquirer, July 7, 2006
Newhall, Edith, “Outsider’s View�?, Philadelphia Inquirer, April 14, 2006
Hill, Lori, “Paper Champion�?, Philadelphia City Paper, April 13-19, 2006
Fallon, Roberta, “Arcadia Fire�?, Philadelphia Weekly, April 12, 2006
2005
Open Studio Press, New American Paintings, 10th mid-Atlantic Edition, May, 2005 Juror: Jonathan Binstock
2004
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2003
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Strauss, R.B., "Wilmington, Delaware", Art Papers, May/June, 2003
Open Studio Press, New American Paintings, Volume 8, Number 2, May, 2003, Juror: Ingrid Schaffner
Hagen, Susan, "Partners in Art", Philadelphia City Paper, April 3, 2003
2002
Sozanski, Edward, "Drawing as Sculpture", The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 25, 2002
Hagen, Susan, "Contained Multitudes", Philadelphia City Paper, Sept. 26 –Oct. 3, 2002
Fallon, Roberta, "Solo Fare", Fall guide: Art, Philadelphia Weekly, September 18, 2002
2001
Sozanski, Edward, "Drawing in the Dark", The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 18, 2001
Strauss, R.B., "Beyond May Day", Weekly Press, May 2, 2001
Fallon, Roberta, "Darkness Visible", Philadelphia Weekly, April, 25, 2001
Hagen, Susan, "Psychic Maps", Philadelphia City Paper, Apr. 24 - May 3, 2001
Holahan, Jane, "Refreshing Visions", Lancaster New Era, Jan. 4, 2001
Savage, Diana, "Close to Home", Intelligencer Journal, Jan. 5, 2001
Snell, Mary, "Profile, Astrid Bowlby", USM Art, Winter/Spring, 2001
2000
Mullinax, Gary, "Biennial: 'A Stepping Off Point for Something Larger'", Sunday News Journal, Wilmington, DE, April 16, 2000
Fallon, Roberta, "Field Trip," Philadelphia Weekly, April 19, 2000
Sozanski, Edward, "Regional artists meet a high standard in biennial", The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 16, 2000
Sozanski, Edward, "Too much dish for towels won't wash", The Philadelphia Inquirer, Feb. 25, 2000
1999
Fabbri, Anne, "Site specific art: New, old or dead", Art Matters, Dec. 1999
Rice, Robin, "Artful Oddities", Philadelphia City Paper, Dec. 9-16, 1999
Sozanski, Edward, "Personal space, wax works", The Philadelphia Inquirer, Nov. 28, 1999
Fallon, Roberta, "The A-List, Melt with Moore", Philadelphia Weekly, Nov.1999
Southerland, Scott, "Forty's a crowd", The Portland Phoenix, Sept., 17, 1999
Sozanski, Edward, "works on paper", The Philadelphia Inquirer, Sept. 17, 1999
Sozanski, Edward, "Redefining makeup of paintings", The Philadelphia Inquirer, 1999
Brown, Gerard, "Yard Art better than Flamingos and Gnomes", Philadelphia Weekly, Aug. 13, 1999
Sozanski, Edward, "Seeking a vital Jewish presence in Germany",The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 2, 1999
Brown, Gerard, "Jeepers, Keepers", Philadelphia Weekly, June 23, 1999
Brown, Gerard, "Up on a Pedestal", Philadelphia Weekly, June 16, 1999
Brown, Gerard, "The Real Y2K Problem", Philadelphia Weekly, May 26, 1999
Donohue, Victoria, "Artists unleash the creative power of paper", The Philadelphia Inquirer, Suburban edition, May, 1999
Sozanski, Edward, "Rebellion, adolescent humor plastered all over ICA show", The Philadelphia Inquirer, Jan. 24, 1999
Darr, Jen, "Stick It", Philadelphia City Paper, Jan. 14, 1999
1998
Sozanski, Edward, " Poetic Sculptures: Some saucy, others elegiac", The Philadelphia Inquirer, Oct.16, 1998
Brown, Gerard, "Best Exhibit Where You Couldn't Expect Reasonably to Find Anything", Philadelphia Weekly, Mar. 1998
1997
Brown, Gerard, "No Story Here", Philadelphia Weekly, Dec. 10, 1997
Brown, Gerard, "Backyard Sculpture Invitational", EyeLevel, Sept. 1997
Darr, Jen, "Yard Art", Philadelphia City Paper, Aug. 7, 1997