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Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME, 2002
Yale University School of Art, New Haven, CT. M.F.A.: Painting, 1997
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. B.F.A.: Painting, B.A.: English, 1993

SOLO SHOWS

2005

Still Lives, Bellwether Gallery, New York, NY.

2002

Rocks and Trees, Bellwether, Brooklyn, NY

SELECTED GROUP SHOWS

2006

men, Organized by Ellen Altfest. June 22 - August 18, 2006

Dynasty, Gallery MC, New York, NY

2006

USA TODAY, The Royal Academy of Arts, London

2005

The General's Jamboree, 2nd Annual Watercolor Exhibition, Guild & Greyshkul, New York

2004

"Where are we going, where do we come from?" Curated by Katherine Bernhardt, Champion Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA.

2004

Grotto 2, Jessica Murray Projects, Brooklyn, NY

2004

Hello, Chelsea, Bellwether, New York, NY

2003

You, curated by Lisa Kirk, Royal Modern, New York, NY

2002

Painting as Paradox, Artists’ Space, New York, NY

2001

The Brewster Project, Brewster, NY

2001

In the Landscape, Silverstein Gallery, New York, NY

2000

@ The Artist’s Studio, P.P.O.W., Sothebys.com, New York, NY

2000

Three Artists, Bellwether, Brooklyn, NY

2000

The Drawing Show, Boston Center for the Arts, Cur. Ellen Gallagher, Boston, MA

2000

Emerging Artists, Provincetown Museum, Provincetown, MA

1999

Open Road, Joyce Goldstein Gallery, New York, NY

1998

Cornish Estate, Cold Spring, NY

1997

Scapers, Red Mill Gallery, Johnson, VT

HONORS AND AWARDS

2004

The Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation: The Space Program, New York, NY

RESIDENCIES

2004

Dorland Mountain Art Center, Temecula, California

2000

The Fine Arts Work Center, Fellowship, Provincetown, MA

1997

Angel Grant, Full Tuition Scholarship, VT Studio Center, Johnson, VT

CURATORIAL PROJECTS

2003

Human Nature, Red Dot, New York, NY

2001

All American, Bellwether, Brooklyn, NY

PRESS RELEASES

"New York: Critics' Picks", Nicole Rudick, Artforum.com, 2006.

"Ellen Altfest", Merrily Kerr, Time Out New York 2006.

"Goings On About Town", The New Yorker, 2006.

"Altfest's Austerity", Mario Naves, New York Observer, 2006.

"Ellen Altfest: Still Lives", CKH, Modern Painters 2006.

"Art: Ellen Altfest", Steven Stern, New York Absolute, 2005.

"Ellen Altfest: Still Lives", Roberta Smith, The New York Times 2005.

"Natural Selection", Charlie Blightman, ArtReview 2005.

"Trendy Artists Pick Up an Old-Fashioned Habit", Carol Kino, The New York Times, April 17, 2005.

"Thoughts On The Passing Scene", Charlie Finch, Artnet, January 23, 2003.

"You", Domenick Ammirati, Artforum.com, October 2003.

"Urban Green", Peter Wilson, Paper Sky, August 2003.

"Bellwether now: Allison Smith & Ellen Altfest", Kate Forde, The Brooklyn Rail, October 2002.

"Alison Smith, Ellen Altfest", Roberta Smith, The New York Times, October 4, 2002.

"Painting a La Mode", Jerry Saltz, The Village Voice, December 4, 2002.

"On the Waterfront", Barbara Pollack, ARTnews, April 2002.

"The Importance of Being Earnest", Steven Vincent, Art&Auction, July 2002.

"The Gem In The Back", Charlie Finch, Artnet, June 6, 2001.

"All American", Robert Mahoney, Time Out New York, August 1, 2001.

"All American", Holland Cotter, The New York Times, August 3, 2001.

"Drawing the Line; Mills Gallery Show Exhibits New Artists In Old Medium", Mary Sherman, The Boston Herald, May 7, 2000.