GAE SAVANNAH Artist/Writer
Gae Savannah fashions sculpture in plastics, fabric and light. (hair clips, vinyl, cellophane, beads, plexiglass, mylar, etc.) The work has been reviewed in publications including: New York Times, Village Voice, Daily News, Sculpture, Art.es (Madrid), Artnet, Flavorpill, Angle, Art in America, Flash Art, Time Out, James Kalm Report (Artforum Video), and Animal magazine.
Savannah has exhibited internationally at venues including: Stenersen Museum (Oslo), Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art (CO), Gyeongnam Museum (Seoul), China Art Contemporary (Beijing), Palazzo delle Arti Napoli Museum (Naples), Bronx Museum (NYC), Mattatuck Museum (CT), Hunterdon Museum (NJ), Visual Arts Museum (NYC), Exit Art (NYC), Artists Space (NYC), Samson Projects (Boston), Chelsea Museum (NYC), Swope Museum (IN), Cynthia Broan Gallery (NYC), Rupert Ravens Nexxt (NJ), and Janet Kurnatowski Gallery (NYC).
An Associate Curator at Rupert Ravens Contemporary (NJ) from 2006-2012, she also writes reviews for magazines including: Flash Art, Sculpture, and dART International (Toronto). MOCA North Miami, Artist of the Month (Dec. 2012), she has received grants from Charles P. Revson, Edward Zutrau, and Malka Lubelski Foundations.
PhD work, Plymouth University, UK; MFA, School of Visual Arts; AAS, Parsons School of Design; BA, Colby College, ME.
She teaches New Contemporary Art, International Film, and Writing in several MFA departments at School of Visual Arts, NY.
REPRESENTED BY: Rupert Ravens (since 2007) |
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EDUCATION |
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| 2012 | PhD coursework, Sculpture, Transart/Plymouth University, UK | |
| 1993-95 | MFA, Sculpture, School of Visual Arts, NY | |
| 1983-84 | AAS, Art/Design, Parsons School of Design, NY | |
| 1978-82 | BA, Art History/Comp. Literature, Colby College, ME |
SOLO EXHIBITIONS |
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| 2021 | Inner Arabesque, Solo Project, Shenandoah Museum of Contemporary Art, Strasburg, VA | |
| 2012 | Flow Follow Flow, Solo Project, Rupert Ravens Nexxt, Paterson, NJ | |
| 2010 | Glamour Trance, Rupert Ravens Contemporary, Newark, NJ | |
| 2006 | A Fool and His Froth Are Soon Parted, Dam, Stuhltrager Gallery, NY | |
| 2005 | Chinoiserie, Curcioprojects, -scopeNY | |
| 2003 | Patisserie Chinoise, Art Resources Transfer, NY | |
| 2002 | Blush, The Scene Gallery, NY | |
| 2001 | Meraharem, Art Resources Transfer, NY |
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS |
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| 2021 | Falcon Alchemy, URSA Gallery, Bridgeport, CT | |
| 2018 | The Strasburg Biennial:The River Between Us..., Shenandoah Museum of Contemporary Art, Strasburg, VA | |
| 2013 | Museum of Broken Relationships, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO | |
| Paperazzi, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Greenpoint, NY | ||
| 2012 | Peekskill Project, curated by Livia Straus, Peekskill, NY | |
| Mic-Check, Sideshow, Williamsburg, NY | ||
| Paperazzi, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Greenpoint, NY | ||
| 2011 | Chain Letter, Samson Projects, Boston, MA | |
| Peace Project, San Antonio Museum of Art, TX | ||
| Apocalypse Now, Sideshow, Williamsburg, NY | ||
| Not-So-Silent Benefit, Flux Factory, NY | ||
| Paperazzi, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Greenpoint, NY | ||
| 2010 | Material Girls, New Jersey Center for the Arts, NJ | |
| Off the Wall, Allegra La Viola gallery, LES, NY | ||
| Vanitas, Philadelphia Art Alliance, PA | ||
| 2009 | Art Viceroy, Miami Art Week, curated by Renee Vara, and Rupert Ravens, Miami, FL | |
| Neo Rococo, Shore Institute for Contemporary Art, NJ | ||
| 2008 | Boson Exotic, Rupert Ravens Contemporary, NJ | |
| Summer Mixer, Umbrella Arts, NY | ||
| Lotus House, shelter benefit (Constance Collins and Martin Margulies,) Miami, Fl. | ||
| 2007 | Gyeong Nam International, Gyeong Nam MUSEUM, KOREA | |
| #5 and Beyond, Supreme Trading, curated by Vellum magazine editor Stephanie Young, NY | ||
| Meet Cute, Heskin Contemporary, NY | ||
| Dream Palace, Art Base 1, Beijing, CHINA | ||
| CIGE Art fair, China Arts Contemporary, Beijing, CHINA | ||
| Sanctuary, Rupert Ravens Contemporary, Newark, NJ | ||
| Dangerous Beauty, Palazzo Arti del Napoli MUSEUM, ITALY | ||
| Dangerous Beauty, Chelsea Museum, NY | ||
| 2006 | Paper and Plastic, Swope MUSEUM, IN | |
| Raw and Cooked, UMass at Amherst, MA | ||
| Thread, ArtSpace, New Haven, CT | ||
| NOVA art fair, presented by Creative Thriftshop, IL | ||
| 2005 | Boundless, Stenersen MUSEUM, Oslo, Norway | |
| Multiple Partners, Pablos Birthday, NY | ||
| Beautiful Dreamer, Spaces, OH | ||
| Culture Vulture, Jack the Pelican, NY | ||
| Hi-Lo, Sara Nightingale Gallery, South Hampton, NY | ||
| 2004 | Intimacy, Brooklyn Fire Proof, NY | |
| LZ Gallery, Seoul, South Korea | ||
| Scope Art Fairs, with Curcio Projects; NYC, LA, London, Miami | ||
| 2003 | $99 Store Show, Cynthia Broan Gallery, NY | |
| Scope Art Fairs, with Curcio Projects; NY, LA, and Miami | ||
| P.S. 122 Benefit, NYC | ||
| ID_ENTITY, Nurture Art Gallery, NYC | ||
| 2002 | Regional, Hunterdon MUSEUM, NJ | |
| Unraveling, Superior, Cleveland, OH | ||
| 2001 | Response, EXIT ART, NY | |
| 2000 | The Connecticut Vision, Mattatuck MUSEUM, CT | |
| 1999 | Size Matters, Gale Gates Gallery, NY; Mike Weiss, curator | |
| 1998 | Trinket, Visual Arts MUSEUM, NY | |
| Class Act, Bronx MUSEUM, NY | ||
| 1996 | Crafted, Crocker Art MUSEUM, CA |
PRESS |
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| 2013 | The Star Ledger, the Nexxt Big Thing, Dan Bishoff | |
| 2012 | NewarkUSA, L. Craig Schoonmaker, Bushberg Project | |
| 2011 | James Kalm Report, Artforum video, Apocalypse Now at Sideshow | |
| 2010 | AP Press, (NJ) Soul into Consumer Goods, R. Bellantoni | |
| The Curated Object, Vanitas Contemporary Reflections, JoAnn Greco | ||
| the Artblog Vanitas and Decoration at PAA, Fallon and Rosof | ||
| The Inquirer, (Philadelphia) Contemporary Craft Artists, Edith Newhall | ||
| Artes, Complex, Not Complicated, Edward Rubin | ||
| HUMA3 International Art Port, Complex, Not Complicated, Ed Rubin | ||
| Art.Es (Madrid), Work and Words | ||
| All Art News, Allegra LaViola Opens With Sculptural Works | ||
| Art Images Library, Gae Savannah, Rhydal | ||
| ART YOU KNOW, Allegra LaViola Sculptural Works Attached to the Wall | ||
| Artnet, Art Springs Eternal, Anna Ortt | ||
| Art.Es (Madrid), Newark Next, Laura Cincotta | ||
| 2009 | Daily News, NJ's New Creative Space, Karen Angel | |
| dART International, Boson Exotic, Kat Hennesey | ||
| NewarkUSA, Savanitas, Craig Schoonmaker | ||
| Flash Art, Next Post, 18 Solos, Tate Osten | ||
| Time Out, Own This City, Grace Smith | ||
| Visual Opinion, Brian Glaser, Artworld Life After Slowdown | ||
| New York Times, Benjamin Genocchio, Works from New Talent | ||
| 2008 | Go Live Miami, interview | |
| The Art Newspaper, Martin Parr | ||
| NewYorkTimes.com, Local-Maplewood Blog, Nancy Tobin, Boson Exotic | ||
| Baristanet, Frances Pelzman Liscio, Boson Exotic | ||
| Artcat (Idiom), Surfactant, Patty Jordan | ||
| NewarkUSA, L. Craig Schoonmaker, Surfactant | ||
| 2007 | Seattle Art Blog, Carolyn Zick | |
| NewarkUSA, L. Craig Schoonmaker, Sanctuary | ||
| Art Key Magazine (Italy), Anna Rescina | ||
| New York Times, Benjamin Genocchio | ||
| James Kalm Report, Artforum video, James Kalm | ||
| The Star Ledger, Dan Bischoff | ||
| The Essex Journal, NJ.com | ||
| wburg.com, interview with Carol Schwarzman | ||
| 2006 | NY Arts magazine, interview with Leah Oates | |
| Sculpture magazine, D. Dominick Lombardi | ||
| Animal magazine Q & A, Bucky Turco | ||
| M magazine, Mary Hrbacek | ||
| Vellum, Stephanie Young editor | ||
| Artnet, Stephen Maine | ||
| Flavorpill flavorwire, Jessica Bauer-Greene | ||
| jameswagner.com, James Wagner | ||
| 2005 | Cleveland Plain Dealer, Dan Tranberg | |
| Art in America, Stephanie Cash & David Ebony | ||
| Village Voice, Jennifer Snow | ||
| Artnet, Stephen Maine | ||
| Vellum, Stephanie Young | ||
| jameswagner.com, James Wagner | ||
| 2004 | dART International, Christopher Chambers | |
| Delicate Monster, Amie Oliver | ||
| wburg.com, Howard Stier | ||
| Joong-Ang Daily, Ahn Yu-Hue, KOREA | ||
| 2003 | Coagula, Shana Nys Dambrot | |
| M Magazine, Lily Faust | ||
| The New York Times, Ken Johnson | ||
| Angle Magazine, J. Utter |
SELECTED AWARDS |
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| 2010 | Artist of the Month (December), MOCA, Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami, FL | |
| 2007 | Malka Lubelski Foundation Grant, NY | |
| 1995 | Innovation in Contemporary Art Award, MFA Department SVA, NY | |
| 1993 | Edward Zutrau Fund Grant, MFA Dept. SVA, NY | |
| 1994 | Edward Zutrau Fund Grant, MFA Dept. SVA, NY | |
| 1990 | Charles E. Revson Foundation Grant, NY |
SELECTED WRITING / JOURNALISM / CURATING |
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| 2017-21 | Instagram curatorial project, @gaesavannah_spacekandy #StructuredAbstraction | |
| 2001-21 | dART International, exhibition reviews | |
| 2019-21 | WHITEHOT MAGAZINE, exhibition reviews | |
| 2017 | TransBorder Art, Livestream - Miami Art Fairs | |
| 2003-04 | Broadway Gallery, "Drawing Conclusions II", NY | |
| 2001-15 | Sculpture magazine, exhibition reviews | |
| 2001-11 | Flash Art International, exhibition reviews |
SELECTED TALKS |
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| 1996-2021 | Curated NYC Gallery & Art Fair Tours, NY | |
| 2017 | TransBorder Art TV, Conversations with Artists, "On Desire", NY | |
| 2015 | VisualSPEAK VisionaryTHINK -- Excavating the Self in Art, College Art Association, NYC | |
| 2010 | Glamour Trance, MOCA North Miami, FL | |
| 2009 | The New Next Paradigm in Art, moderator -- panel discussion with Peter Nesbett & Shelly Bancroft (Art on Paper), Beth Venn (Newark Museum), and James Kalm (Brooklyn Rail) - Rupert Ravens Contemporary, Newark, NJ | |
| 2008 | When New is Old - Art After Meltdown, moderator -- panel discussion with Robert Storr (Dean of Yale School of Art), Phong Bui (Brooklyn Rail), Mary Birmingham, (Hunterdon Museum), Rocio Aranda-Alvarado, (Jersey City Museum) & Pat Bell (collector) - Rupert Ravens Contemporary, Newark, NJ | |
| Asian Fling, Metropolitan Museum, gallery talk on Chinese and Japanese art in the Asian Wing, NY | ||
| 2007 | Dangerous Beauty panelist, curated by Manon Slome and Julia Draganovic, Chelsea Museum, NY | |
| 2002 | Contemporary Sculpture & Installation, Scene Gallery, NY |
TEACHING |
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| 1995-2021 | SVA MFA courses on New Contemporary Art, International Film, Video, New Media Art & Thesis Writing, NY | |
| (MFA Depts. include: Fine Art, Art Practice, Photo/Video, Computer Art, Products of Design, Curating. MPS Depts.: Directing, Digital Photography) |