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StudyofAHome, 2007, 13”x13”x10”, mixed media. Description: Visually investigating my experience in my parents’ home in Massachusetts, a home that focuses more on the farm outside than the interior.Annie Varnot-Sculptor
Annie Varnot, 06/15/08
StudyofAHome, 2007, 13”x13”x10”, mixed media. Description: Visually investigating my experience in my parents’ home in Massachusetts, a home that focuses more on the farm outside than the interior.
BORN
Barre, Massachusetts, USA 1972
EDUCATION
M.F.A. in Painting, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 1998-2001
B.S. in Studio Art, Art History Minor, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY 1990-1994
SELECTED AWARDS
The Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation Emergency Assistance Grant, NY, NY 2008
Pat Hearn and Colin De Land Cancer Foundation Grant, NY, NY 2008
Visiting Artist Honorarium, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 2007
Islip Art Museum Project Grant, Islip Art Museum, East Islip, NY 2001
Blanche E. Colman Award, Mellon Private Asset Management, Boston, MA 2001
DISTINCTIONS
Pierogi 2000, Flat Files Drawer, Brooklyn, NY 2003-present
Bernard Toale Gallery, Drawing Project Flat Files, Boston, MA 2003-2007
Slide Registry and Viewing Program, The Drawing Center, NY, NY 2004-present
Skidmore College Permanent Collection Student Distinction, Skidmore College, NY 1994
RESIDENCIES
Ross Creek Center for the Arts, Canning, Nova Scotia, Canada 2008
Artists’ Enclave at I-Park, East Haddam, CT 2007
Stonehouse Residency for the Contempory Arts, Miramonte, CA 2006
La Napoule Art Foundation, Château de La Napoule, Mandelieu-La Napoule, France 2005
Islip Art Museum, The Carriage House, Islip Art Museum, East Islip, NY 2001
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Galapagos Art Space, She's So Simple, Brooklyn, NY 2006
Herter Art Gallery, My Secret Electric Fence, M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition,
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 2001
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
University of Connecticut, Selections From I-Park, Groton, CT. Curated by R. Crispino 2008
Caelum Gallery, Hello, NY, NY. Curated by Misuzu Takemotoa and Nicholas Bergman 2008
Tribes Gallery, The Bird’s The Word, NY, NY. Curated by Robert Storr 2007
Phillips de Pury & Company, Your Space, NY, NY 2007
Western Michigan University, New New York Drawing. Curated by Don Desmett 2007
University of Michigan, eBayADay. Curated by R. Modrak, A. Ahuvia and Z. Denfeld 2007
Designers and Agents, Two Person Show, NY, NY. Curated by David Cohen 2006
The Front Room, Summer Salon, Brooklyn, NY. Curated by Daniel Aycock and Patrick Todd 2005
Kathleen Cullen Fine Arts, New Works, NY, NY. Curated by Kathleen Cullen 2005
Château de La Napoule, Fellowship Exhibition, Mandelieu-La Napoule, France 2005
Bernard Toale Gallery, New Works - New Faces, Boston, MA. Curated by Joseph Carroll 2004
Smack Mellon, Big Cry Baby, DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY. Curated by Jerry Kearns 2003
55 Mercer Gallery, A Bestiary, NY, NY. Curated by Joshua Dorman 2003
Hampden Gallery, New England/New York/New Talent, University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA. Juried by Edward Winkleman and Joshua Stern 2003
Islip Art Museum, Site Specifics 2001, East Islip, NY. Curated by Catherine Valenza 2001
Barre, Massachusetts, USA 1972
EDUCATION
M.F.A. in Painting, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 1998-2001
B.S. in Studio Art, Art History Minor, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY 1990-1994
SELECTED AWARDS
The Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation Emergency Assistance Grant, NY, NY 2008
Pat Hearn and Colin De Land Cancer Foundation Grant, NY, NY 2008
Visiting Artist Honorarium, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 2007
Islip Art Museum Project Grant, Islip Art Museum, East Islip, NY 2001
Blanche E. Colman Award, Mellon Private Asset Management, Boston, MA 2001
DISTINCTIONS
Pierogi 2000, Flat Files Drawer, Brooklyn, NY 2003-present
Bernard Toale Gallery, Drawing Project Flat Files, Boston, MA 2003-2007
Slide Registry and Viewing Program, The Drawing Center, NY, NY 2004-present
Skidmore College Permanent Collection Student Distinction, Skidmore College, NY 1994
RESIDENCIES
Ross Creek Center for the Arts, Canning, Nova Scotia, Canada 2008
Artists’ Enclave at I-Park, East Haddam, CT 2007
Stonehouse Residency for the Contempory Arts, Miramonte, CA 2006
La Napoule Art Foundation, Château de La Napoule, Mandelieu-La Napoule, France 2005
Islip Art Museum, The Carriage House, Islip Art Museum, East Islip, NY 2001
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Galapagos Art Space, She's So Simple, Brooklyn, NY 2006
Herter Art Gallery, My Secret Electric Fence, M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition,
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 2001
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
University of Connecticut, Selections From I-Park, Groton, CT. Curated by R. Crispino 2008
Caelum Gallery, Hello, NY, NY. Curated by Misuzu Takemotoa and Nicholas Bergman 2008
Tribes Gallery, The Bird’s The Word, NY, NY. Curated by Robert Storr 2007
Phillips de Pury & Company, Your Space, NY, NY 2007
Western Michigan University, New New York Drawing. Curated by Don Desmett 2007
University of Michigan, eBayADay. Curated by R. Modrak, A. Ahuvia and Z. Denfeld 2007
Designers and Agents, Two Person Show, NY, NY. Curated by David Cohen 2006
The Front Room, Summer Salon, Brooklyn, NY. Curated by Daniel Aycock and Patrick Todd 2005
Kathleen Cullen Fine Arts, New Works, NY, NY. Curated by Kathleen Cullen 2005
Château de La Napoule, Fellowship Exhibition, Mandelieu-La Napoule, France 2005
Bernard Toale Gallery, New Works - New Faces, Boston, MA. Curated by Joseph Carroll 2004
Smack Mellon, Big Cry Baby, DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY. Curated by Jerry Kearns 2003
55 Mercer Gallery, A Bestiary, NY, NY. Curated by Joshua Dorman 2003
Hampden Gallery, New England/New York/New Talent, University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA. Juried by Edward Winkleman and Joshua Stern 2003
Islip Art Museum, Site Specifics 2001, East Islip, NY. Curated by Catherine Valenza 2001
Swelling (exhibition shot, foreground piece), 2007, 36”x36”x32”, plastic drinking straws, pompoms, Pearler Beads, colored wire, mylar, packing balls, electrical light
Varian Sea, 2006, 50”x17”x18”, mixed media installation
Varian Sea, 2006, 50”x17”x18”, mixed media installation
Trap, 2005/6, 12”x18”x15”, plastic drinking straws, q-tips, pompoms, colored wire, mirrored animals
Trap, 2005/6, 12”x18”x15”, plastic drinking straws, q-tips, pompoms,colored wire, mirrored animals
Swelling, detail
Perelandra, 2006, 23”x20”x5 ½”, plastic drinking straws, pompoms, colored wires, Q-tips, custom illuminated pedestal
Perelandra, detail 
Aquatic Seedling, 2007, 13”x13”x13”, mixed media
Buried/Unburied Stage 1 Studio Shot, 2006, 25”x20”x12” (dimensions vary according to the stages of the project), drinking straws, multi-colored polymers, plastic funnels, pompoms, ear plugs, porcelain
Private Mail, 2007/2003, 25’-30’ x 8’ x 8’, 1000 envelopes, graphite, hair, monofilament, ink, binoculars
Private Mail, 2007/2003, 25’-30’ x 8’ x 8’, 1000 envelopes, graphite, hair, monofilament, ink, binoculars
She’s So Simple II, 2006/2001, 16’x16’x8’, embroidery thread, black nylon mesh, reflection pool (image recorded at night)Categories:
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