EDUCATION
- 1982
- MFA, Hunter College, NYC. Concentration in painting.
- 1977/78
- Tyler School of Art, Rome, Italy. Concentration painting and drawing.
- 1977
- BA, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY. Concentration in visual arts.
- 1973/74
- Barnes Foundation of Art, Merion, PA. Lecture series with Violette Di Mazia.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
- 2010
- "Felt: Viaggio in Emilia", Magazzini Criminali, Sassuolo, Modena, Italy
- 2008
- La Casa del la Cultura, Osuna, Spain
- 2007
- L'Arte in Tavola, curated by Lia Francesca Morandini, Tiepolo, Roma, Italy
- 2004
- earth2mars, 303 S. Park Avenue, New York
- 2003
- Ben Shahn Galleries, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ
- 2001
- Casina Pompeiana, Napoli, Italy
- 1999
- 76 Varick, NYC
- 1996
- Synchronicity Space, NYC
- 1982
- Paintings, MFA Exhibit, Hunter Arts Gallery, NYC
- 1982
- Window paintings, J.N. Herlin, Inc., NYC
- 1975
- Paintings, Playhouse in the Park, Phila., PA
TWO AND THREE PERSON EXHIBITIONS
- 1998
- "underpinnings," (Tracy Heneberger, Shelley Himmelstein, Leslye Leaness), 76 Varick, NYC
- 1996
- "New Color," (Shelley Himmelstein, Frank Liu, Alex Stolyarov), Rosenberg + Kaufman Fine Art, NYC
- 1993
- "Paintings, 3 person show," (Julian Hatton, Shelley Himmelstein, Michelene Parker), Elizabeth Harris Gallery, NYC
- 1991
- Open Studio, (Shelley Himmelstein, April Kinser), 49 W. 28 St., NYC
- 1981
- Paintings, (Shelley Himmelstein, Sarah Spinadel), Hunter Arts Gallery, NYC
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
- 2011
- "It's All Good!! Apocalypse Now," Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
"Les Echanges Artistiques de La Teste de Buch," La Teste de Buch, Acquitaine, France
- 2010
- "Who's Afraid of Ornament?" curated by Natasha Kurchanova, NUTUREart, Brooklyn, NY
"Stilllife" Medialia Gallery, NY
- 2009
- "It's a Wonderful Life," Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, NY; Group show, Galleria Orolontano, Faleria, Italy
- 2008
- "Chess – Adjustable Objects V," Medialia Gallery, NYC
"Peace," Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
- 2007
- "Djela i knijige," Galleria Alvona, Labin, Croatia
"War is Over Again," Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
"B-last" and "One Night Stand," Holland Tunnel, Brooklyn, NY
- 2006
- "War is Over Over," Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
"Cofanetto: Poppies" artist book portfolio traveling to Biblioteca della Camera dei Deputati
(Giornata Mondiale del Libro), Roma, Italy; Zagabria, Croatia
- 2005
- "Adjustable Objects – Transformable Art," Medialia Gallery, NYC
Studio 18 Gallery, NYC
- 2004
- "Merry/Peace," Sideshow, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
Studio 18 Gallery, NYC
Galleria Arte & Arte, Montegranaro, Italy
- 2003
- "Merry/Peace," Sideshow, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
"Year End Exhibit: Studio 18 Gallery with Molly Barnes,", Studio 18 Gallery, NY
"Flow: From the Bottom Up," Studio 18 Gallery, NY
- 2002
- "Spirit of the Planet," U.S. Embassy to the U.N. Vienna, Art in Embassies Program, Austria (through 2005)
"BOUND: an exhibit of artist books," The Holland Tunnel, Brooklyn, NY
"Oil Pastels and Paintings at The Art of Fashion," Mina Mann, NY
- 2001
- "Herman Cherry, Jean Cohen, Frances Heatherington, Shelley Himmelstein," Studio 18 Gallery, NYC
"A Residue of Vision," Studio 18 Gallery, NYC
"Paintings at The Art of Fashion," Mina Mann, NYC
"Merry," Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
" Women and Children in Solidarity with the Afghan Women's Mission," Gallery OneTwentyEight, NYC
"New York 2001: Suoni, Colori, Immagini," Il Tempo Ritrovato, Roma, Italy
"Food, Clothing, Shelter," ABC No Rio, NYC
- 2000
- "20 Woodcuts by International Painters," Holland Tunnel, Paroikia, Paros, Greece
"Group" curated by Matthew Greenway, Exhibition Space 156, Brooklyn, NY
- 1999
- "Splendid, The Inaugural Salon-Winter 1999," Spendid, Brooklyn, NY
"Inside and Out," General Theological Seminary, curated by Thea Pratt, NY
"Sleight of Hand," traveled to Cummings Art Center, New London, CT, New York, NY, and Galerie 38, Utrecht, Netherlands
"September 1-22," 76 Varick, NYC
"Morir Soñando," 76 Varick, NY
"10 x10", Addison/Ripley Gallery in cooperation with E.C. May and Co., Washington, D.C.
- 1998
- "In Celebration of the Greater New York Centennial," Holland Tunnel, Brooklyn, NY
"Un Coup de Dés," 76 Varick, NYC
- 1997
- "Verge," Chi Meat, curated by Bill White, Brooklyn, NYC
- 1996
- "The Small Painting," curated by Michael Walls, O'Hara Gallery, NYC
- 1995
- "Language of Painting: Res Ipsa Loquitor," curated by Stephen Rosenberg, Art Initiatives, NYC
- 1994
- "Mass Exposure," Art Initiatives, NYC
"Over/Under Show," Gallery Onetwentyeight, NYC
- 1993
- Landscape exhibit, Asage Gallery, Brooklyn
- 1992
- "Small Works," curated by Carrie Haddad, Warren Street Gallery, Hudson, NY
- 1991
- "The First Decade of the MFA Program, 1981-91," Hunter College Art Galleries, NYC
- 1989
- "NIWA: A Garden of Earthly Delights," Onetwentyeight Gallery, NYC
"Merge Left: Paintings by 4 artists," Speed Limit 55, NYC
"Artists in December," Onetwentyeight Gallery, NYC
- 1988
- "Works on Paper," curated by Jean-Noël Herlin, Onetwentyeight Gallery, NYC
- 1987
- "Appearances," curated by Robert Witz, Sorkin Gallery, NYC
- 1984
- "Works on Paper," group show, J.N. Herlin, Inc., NYC
- 1980
- OIA Exhibit, Brooklyn Federal Courthouse, Brooklyn, NY
- 1979
- Show juried by Donald Lipski, Hunter Arts Gallery, NYC
GRANTS AND AWARDS
- 2003
- Honorarium, Ben Shahn Galleries, Wayne, NJ
- 2001
- August-Sept., Artist Residency in the Springs, Hedda Sterne Foundation
- 2001
- Honorarium, Servizio Patrimonio Artistico, Comune di Napoli
- 2001
- Sponsorship of catalog, Suoni Colori Imagini, Edizione Meridiana, Firenze, Italia
- 1994
- Dealers' Selection, Mass Exposure, Art Initiatives' Salon '94 (Stephen Rosenberg and Ed Thorpe)
- 1989
- ARTIST GRANTS/ARTIST SPACE, NYC
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Roberta and Ron Berg, Germantown, PA; Connecticut College Print Collection, CT; Franklin Furnace, NYC; Axel and Viktoria Brintzinger, Dresden, Germany; Kiwi DeVoy, Atherton, CA; Jean-Noël Herlin, NYC; Silvia Imparato, Rome, Italy; Fran Kaufman, NYC; Gaia Marano and Guido Groppi, Milan, Italy; Rikker, LIC, NY; Quadel Corp., Wash. D.C.; Giancarlo Riccio, Rome, Italy; Gail Swithenbank, Art Initiatives, NYC; Paola Vassarotti, Rome, Italy; Larry Webb, NYC; Robert Witz, NYC
CONTRIBUTIONS TO BENEFIT EXHIBITIONS
- 2001
- "Women and Children in Solidarity with the Afghan Women's Mission," Gallery OneTwentyEight, NYC
- 1996
- "Art Walk," sponsored by Coalition for the Homeless, Puck Building, NYC
"Big Deal," sponsored by Visual AIDS, Somar Gallery, San Francisco;
- 1995
- A Grand Affair Exhibition and Raffle, presented by Art Initiatives, NYC
OTHER ART EXPERIENCE
- 2002
- Curator, "Bound:an exhibit of artist books," The Holland Tunnel, Brooklyn, NY
- 1982-90
- Editor, Appearances (magazine), NYC. Responsibilites ranged from contributing editor, design and production, and managing subscriptions.
- 1982-84
- Head Art Teacher, Grades K to 12, Barnard School, Gallery OneTwentyEight, NYC