Resume

Aviva Kramer

avivakramer@earthlink.net
http://www.avivakramer.com

Solo Exhibitions

2010 LArtcore Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

1999 Gardens of Tears. ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL

1997 Incarnations. ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL

1996 Matter and Spirit. Dittmar Memorial Gallery, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

1994 The Veil of the Soul. Artemisia, Chicago, IL

Two and Three Person Exhibitions

2004 Essences. Aviva Kramer and Claudia Shepard. Au Courant Gallery, Ferndale, MI

2001 Prayers on Fire. Aviva Kramer and Ioaha Darcu. North Park College, Chicago, IL

1995 Aviva Kramer and Anita Douthat. Reicher Gallery, Barat College, Lake Forest, IL

Aviva Kramer, Bonita McLaughlin and Paula Henderson. Inside Art. Chicago, IL

Selected Group Exhibitions

2003 Faculty Show. Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, IL

2002 Faculty Show. Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, IL

2001 Faculty Show. Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, IL

2000 Group Show at Northlight Theatre. Skokie, IL

Group Show at Peter Bartlow Gallery. Chicago, IL

Mini-Millenium, An Exhibition of Small Works by Members of the Womens' Caucus for Art.

Jurors: Lynn Kearney and Marianne Richter, Artemisia Gallery, Chicago, IL

Faculty Show. Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, IL

1999 With Many Voices – A Celebration of Cultural Diversity. Curator: Laurie Wohl,

Fourth Presbyterian Church, Chicago, IL

Womens’ Perspectives: 25 Years of ARC Gallery. Suburban Fine Arts Center,

Highland Park, IL

ARC Gallery Members’ Exhibition. ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL

1998 Highly Breakable. The Three Arts Club, Chicago, IL

ARC Gallery at Sydney College Gallery. Sydney College of the Arts,

Sydney, Australia

ARC Gallery Members’ Exhibition. ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL

Chicago Womens’ Caucus for Art, 25^th Anniversary. Northern Illinois University Art Gallery, Chicago, IL

Faculty Show. Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, IL

1997 ARC Gallery Members’ Exhibition. ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL

ARC Gallery at Spark Gallery. Spark Gallery, Boulder, CO

1996 ARC Gallery Members’ Exhibition. ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL

Small Works. Suburban Fine Art Center. Highland Park, IL

ARC Gallery at 750 Gallery. 750 Gallery, Sacramento, CA

1995 ARC Members’ Exhibition. ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL

ARC Gallery at Chidlaw Gallery. The Art Academy of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, OH

Faculty Exhibition. American Academy of Art, Chicago, IL

Personal Space. David Adler Cultural Center, Libertyville, IL

1994 ARC Gallery Members’ Exhibition. ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL

Hidden Treasures. Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL

1991 M.F.A. Exhibition. Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

1990 Bi-Urban. (Co-curated) Willis Gallery, Detroit, MI and Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA

Fourth Annual Juried Womens’ Art Exhibition. Oakland Community College

Nine Artists at the Willis. (Co-curated) Willis Gallery, Detroit, MI

Wayne State University Graduate Exhibition. Michigan Gallery, Detroit, MI

1989 Abstraction. Focus Gallery, Detroit, MI

Four Painters/New Works. Willis Gallery. Detroit, MI

Ongoing Works. Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

1988 Associate Show. Michigan Gallery, Detroit, MI

Matters of the Heart. Michigan Gallery, Detroit, MI

Exhibitions Curated

1998 Collections, Curiosities from the Members of ARC Gallery. Co-curated with Ellen Petraits,

ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL

1994 Wanderlust, Abstraction in Chicago. ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL

1990 Bi-Urban. Co-curated with members of Vox Populi (Philadelphia), Willis Gallery, Detroit, MI and

Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA

Nine Artists at the Willis. Co-curated with Graduate students at The Cranbrook Academy of Art,

Willis Gallery, Detroit, MI

Selected Publications

Sousanis, Nick: Farewell to Au Courant: Aviva Kramer / Claudia Shepard, detroiter.com, October 6, 2004

Wollenberg, Wendy: Money is No Object, Where Magazine (Chicago), June 1999

Seamen, Danna: A Collaborative Art, Chicago Tribune Magazine, February 28, 1999

Hawkins, Margaret: Exhibits debate true beauty (Review), Chicago Sun-Times, February 26, 1999

Out and About, Chicago Sun-Times, Showcase February 12, 1999

Newman, Howard: Diversity at Artemisia (Review), River North News (Chicago), June 25, 1994

Education

1991 M.F.A. (Painting). Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

1989 Oxbow Summer School (School of the Art Institute of Chicago). (Graduate Scholarship),

Saugatuck, MI

1978 B.F.A. (Painting). Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Awards/Honors

1996 Community Arts Assistance Program Grants Panelist. Department of Cultural Affairs,

City of Chicago

1992 Community Arts Assistance Program Grant. Department of Cultural Affairs,

City of Chicago, 1992

Professional Affiliations

Former President, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL, 1998/99, Member from 1995-1999

Member, Art Encounter, Chicago, IL

Member, Chicago Artists' Coalition, Chicago, IL

Member, Chicago Women's Caucus for Art, Chicago, IL

Faculty Member, Illinois Institute of Art

Collections

Dan Addington, Chicago, IL

Dr. David and Jenny Asdourian, Detroit, MI

Robert Cobb, Detroit, MI

Angel Davis, Detroit, MI

Jane Heron, Chicago, IL

Hillary Isaacs, Chicago, IL

Barry Kushner, Toronto, Ontario

Betty and Martin Mitchell, Detroit, MI

Nancy Moore, Evanston, IL

Scott Mossman, Chicago, IL

Jill Riddell, Chicago, IL

Claudia Shepard, Detroit, MI

Matthew and Susan Struve, Evanston, IL

Frances Seidman, Evanston, IL

Deborah Sukenic, Detroit, MI

Christine Welch, Detroit, MI

Corporate Collections

The Illinois Institute of Art Corporate Collection