Dorothy Cochran    www.dorothycochran.com       dorothy818@cs.com

                                                                                               

EDUCATION

1984            MFA Columbia University, NY, Painting and Printmaking, studied with Bob Blackburn, John Ross, Anthony Harrison, Louise Fishman and Jane Wilson.

1980-70       Pratt Graphics Center and The School of Visual Arts, NY, studied with Roberto DeLamonica, Krishna Reddy, Clare Romano, Judith Solodkin, Elaine Brieger, Kathy Caraccio and Deli Sacilotto.

1970, 66      MA, BA, Montclair University, NJ, Painting, Printmaking and Art Education.

 

FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS

1997-90       Selected for Collaborative Artists Book Project, Editions II-IX, Constructs, Parallels, Icons, Visions and Voices, Secrets, Mother Earth, Earth Mother and In My Wildest Dreams.

1994            Esther Gayner Memorial Award, NAWA Annual Exhibition, New York City

1992            Jane Turner Memorial Award, National Association of Women Artists 103rd Annual, New York City.

1986            Artists Space/Artists Grants, New York.

1985, 82  New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowships in Printmaking and Mixed Media.

1980            National Academy of Design, New York, Shikler Prize.

1979            New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, Medal of Honor.

1977            Print selected by New York Graphic Society, Greenwich, Connecticut for publication in their contemporary graphics collection.

 

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

Solo:

2006            Meditations on Time, Prints and Collages, Noreen’s Bistro at The Top Mast Resort, North Truro, MA

2004            Works on Paper, UMA Gallery, 30 West 57th Street, New York

2002            Spiritual Mapping, Embellished Prints and Artist Books, Galleries at The Interchurch Center, NYC

2001            An Exhibition of Embellished Prints, The Nicholas Harrison Gallery, Wellfleet, MA.

1997            Mandala Meditations, Artbuilders Gallery, Jersey City, NJ.

1995            Illuminations, Galleries at The Interchurch Center, New York

1994            The Guardians, Center Gallery, OCCC School of Art, Demarest, NJ

1986            The Galleries at 475 Riverside Drive, New York, NY

1984            Columbia University, Prentis Gallery, NY

1982            Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ

1981            Edward Williams College, Hackensack, NJ

1977            The Shade Gallery, Lenox, MA

 

Juried and Invitational:

2003            Castle Hill Center for the Arts, Truro, MA, New Works in Printmaking.

2006-88       Faculty Exhibition, Center Gallery, OCCC, Demarest, NJ

1996            New Jersey Center for the Visual Arts, International Juried Show’96, Juror, Thelma Golden, Associate Curator and Branch Director of the Whitney Museum at Phillip Morris, NY

1995            The Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, MA, Boston Printmakers 45th North American Print Exhibition,

Juror, David Kiehl, Curator, Whitney Museum of Art, NY

1995, 92      National Association of Women Artists, Traveling Print Exhibition, Museums, Universities in U.S.

1994            The Newark Museum, NJ, Editions, The First five Years: An Artists’ Book Collaboration.

1993            America House, Artist Books, Piermont, NY

1992            Artists Space, New York City, Artist Doodles, Wall Installation.

1992            Long Beach Island Foundation, New Jersey Artists Exhibition, Museum of Arts and Sciences.

Exhibitions Continued:

1991            Arts Council of Essex Area, 8th Annual, Jurors, Sam Miller, Newark Museum, Helene Seeman, Prudential and Alison Weld, Curator, New Jersey State Museum.

1990            Center Gallery, Demarest, NJ, New Jersey Small Works, Juror, Dot Paolo, Rabbet Gallery, NJ

1989            New Jersey State Museum, NJ Arts Annual: Printmaking and Photography, Jurors, Linda Konheim Kramer, The Brooklyn Museum and Martha Charoudi, The Philadelphia Museum of Art.

1988            City Without Walls, NJ, Contemporary Narratives, curated by Claire Marcus, NY

1987            New Jersey Center for The Visual Arts, National Exhibition, Juror, Peter Plagens, New York Artist.

·   Newark Library Gallery, NJ, 3 Prize Winning New Jersey Artists.

1986            Prospect Park Boathouse Gallery, A Change in the Weather, Brooklyn, NY

·   Doubletree Gallery, Seven, Montclair, NJ

1985            Artist Space, NY, Selections, curated by Kay Larson, Art Critic, New York Magazine

                ·   Soroban Gallery, New Works on Paper, Wellfleet, MA

·   Schoharie County Arts Council, National Small Works, NY, Juror, Marjorie Frankel Nathanson, The Museum of Modern Art.

·   North Carolina Print and Drawing Society, 8th Annual Eastern U.S. National, North Carolina, Juror, David Kiehl, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

·  The Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, 37th National Boston Printmakers, MA, Juror, David Kiehl, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

1984            Harry Lebau Jewish Center, Union, NJ, Contemporary Trends, Gary Reynolds, Curator of Painting and        Sculpture, The Newark Museum.

·   The Exhibition Space at 112 Greene Street, NY, New Artists - Mixed Media, curated by Irving Sandler.

·   Art City, Hot - Town, Summer in Art City, NY.

1983            Soho South, Printed by the Artist, Six East Coast Artists, Florida.

·   Exxon Corporate Galleries, Artists from the Women’s Caucus for the Arts, Linden, NJ.

·   Barnard College Gallery, Works on Paper, Upstart Magazine Selections, NY.

·   Jersey City Museum, State Council Fellowship Recipients Exhibition, NJ.

·   NAWA, Two Year Traveling Print Exhibition, Museums and University Galleries throughout the USA.

1982, 81      Nabisco Galleries, East Hanover, NJ, Painters and Printmakers.

1982, 81      Jacob K. Javits Federal Building, NY, National Association of Women Artists National Annual.

1981            Ramapo College, NJ, Crossing Boundaries, Mixed Media Artists.

·   American Cultural Center, Taiwan, Print Workshop, Recent Works.

·   Fairlawn Library Gallery, NJ, Works by College Faculty of New Jersey.

·   Middlesex County Museum, NJ, Outstanding New Jersey Artists.

·   Bergen Community Museum, NJ, New Gallery Exposition.

1980            National Academy of Design, NY, 155th National Art Exhibition.

·   Douglas College, NJ, Five Women Artists.

·   Printmaking Council Galleries, NJ, College Faculty of New Jersey.

1979            Accomplishments in the Art Series, Lincroft, NJ, Six Printmakers.

·      Paul Robeson Gallery, Rutgers University, NJ, Women’s Caucus for Art, Recent Work.

1978            Morris Museum of Arts and Sciences, NJ, New Works in Printmaking.

1977            The Newark Museum/New Jersey State Museum, Biennial of New Jersey Artists.

·   Society of American Graphic Artists, NY, National Print Exhibit, Associated American Artists.

·   Silvermine Guild of Artists, Conn., National Print Exhibition.

 

COLLECTIONS

Museum of Modern Art                                                     Prudential Life Insurance Co.

National Gallery of Art                                                        Siemens Corporation

Zimmerli Art Museum - Rutgers University                    Educational Testing Service

Georgia Museum of Fine Arts                                           Beneficial Insurance Co.

New York Public Library                                                     Public Service Electric & Gas Co.

Free Library of Philadelphia                                               Coopers & Lybrand

Newark Public Library                                                         New York Regional Transplant

Bristol Myers Squibb                                                          Monmouth College

Delta Dental Plan of New Jersey                                       Hoffman - LaRoche, Inc.

The Interchurch Center, New York                                   Columbia University

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

Gallery and Studio, June, July, August, 2006 Essay by Byron Coleman, page 26.

Inner Realm, January, 1997, Cover image (Offering the Gift) and profile article

Essay by Caroline Goeser, Curator, Zimmerli Museum, Rutgers University, “Dorothy Cochran Comes Full Circle.”

Arts Magazine, February, 1986, The Old Back and Forth, Dan Cameron.

The New York Times, January 19, 1986, High Spirits in Montclair, William Zimmer

The Village Voice, October 9, 1985, An Opinionated Survey of the Week’s Events, Kim Levin

Artists Space Catalog, September, 1985, Selections From the Artists File, essay and critical comments by Kay Larson

 

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

 

2006-86       Director/Curator of the Galleries at The Interchurch Center, New York City (www.interchurch-center.org)

2006-88       Chair of Printmaking at the Old Church Cultural Center, School of Art, Demarest, New Jersey.

2006-94       Printmaking Faculty, Castle Hill Center for the Arts, Truro, MA.

1997            Visiting Artist, Cliffonian Press, San Francisco, California

1994            Visiting Artist, Southwest Crafts Center, San Antonio, Texas

1994-80       Printmaking and Drawing Faculty, The Newark Museum Arts Workshop, Newark New Jersey.

1994-80       Adjunct Faculty, Bergen Community College, Printmaking, Drawing and Art Appreciation Survey.

1989-88       Graduate Instructor of Printmaking, The college of New Rochelle, New York.

1988            Visiting Artist, Columbia University, School of the Arts, New York.

1985            Assistant Professor of Printmaking, City University of New York, College of Staten Island.

1984-83       Instructor of Printmaking, Columbia University, New York.

1980            Visiting Artist, Upsala College, New Jersey.

1981-79       Visiting Artist, Fairleigh Dickinson University, New Jersey, Edward Williams Campus.

1981-75       Project Impact, Artist in the Classroom, Printmaking lectures and workshops throughout New Jersey schools.

1976-74       Instructor of Printmaking and Mixed Media, Art Center of Northern New Jersey.

1970-66       Full time Art faculty, Clifton Senior High School, Clifton, New Jersey.

 

 

                Dorothy Cochran    www.dorothycochran.com       mailto:dorothy818@cs.com