introduction |
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2006 |
I am comfortable in my skin and I believe that my life experience strengthens my art. New York-based, I am fortunate to have had extensive exposure to diverse cultures through my pre-art professional work, travel, and studies. This broad perspective is manifest in my work. My recent work brings perspectives of the Baby Boomer Generation to Twenty-first Century iconography. |
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art education |
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2006 |
MFA Brooklyn College, City University of New York (CUNY). Sculpture. |
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2003 |
BFA Hunter College, CUNY. B.F.A. Sculpture, Highest Honors. |
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2003/04 |
The Skirball Institute, NYC. Artists’ Study Group with Tobi Kahn. |
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2002 |
The Art Students League, NYC. Stone Carving with Gary L. Sussman. |
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solo exhibit |
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2006 |
OUR BACKYARD: A Cautionary Tale. Curated by James Wagner & Barry Hoggard. Dam Stuhltrager Gallery Sculpture Garden, Williamsburg, Brooklyn (NYC). |
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judged competitions |
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2007 |
"Politics of Power" (Nov 19 - Dec 8). Brooklyn Artists' Gym (BAG), Brooklyn NY. |
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"In Praise of Physical Labor" (Nov 12-Dec 8). Woman Made Gallery , Chicago, Il. Juror: Ursula Kammer-Fox, Artist. |
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2006 |
10th Anniversary Tokyo-New York Friendship Ceramic Competition (Sculpture). Nippon Gallery, NYC. Jurors: David McFadden, Chief Curator, Museum of Arts & Design, Shinichi Doi, Conservator, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Cora Rosevear, Asso. Curator, MoMA, Yoshiko Ebihara, Gallery 91, Arthur Pogran, Ceramist. |
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2005 |
VISIONS IX International Juried Art Exhibit. The Cathedral Foundation, Covington, KY. (Catalogue). Recipient, JURORS’ Award. Jurors: Matthew Distel, Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, Ohio. Susan B. Halpern, Film Council of Greater Columbus, Ohio. Trevor Martin, Betty Rymer Gallery & School of the Art Institute of CHICAGO, IL. |
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2004 |
International Jewish Artist of the Year Award 2004. Finalist(Sculpture). London Jewish Museum of Art & The Ben Uri Gallery. Tram Studios Exhibition. London. (Catalogue) Jurors: Dr. Andrew Renton, Dir. Curatorial Programs-Goldsmiths College, Univ. London & Columnist Evening Standard. Dr. James Hyman, Art Dealer & Writer. Artists David Breuer-Weil, Carole Berman Sujo & Naomi Alexander. Rachel Dickson, Curator. Marion Naggar, Collector & Patron. |
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2002 |
Tokyo-New York Friendship Ceramic Competition (Non-Functional). Nippon Gallery, NYC. |
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2001 |
Tokyo-New York Friendship Ceramic Competition (Non-functional). Nippon Gallery, NYC. |
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2000 |
Faculty Committee, Hunter College Art. Dept. Gallery. NYC. |
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selected group exhibits |
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2008 |
The Art Conspiracy (December). Gallery Korea, New York City. |
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Guest Artist, Long Beach Island Foundation 2007-2008 Artist Residency and Retreat Exhibition (May). L.B.I. Fdn. of the Arts & Sciences, Loveladies, NJ. |
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COUNTDOWN TO PEACE. East Carolina University (Greenville, No. Carolina). Installation conceived and curated by ECU art faculty members Catherine Billingsly and Jodi Hollnagel-Jubran. |
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2007 |
"Small Rays of Hope and Fragments of a Larger Idea" (December). Curated by Rhonda Schaller and Dave Jaquish. Rhonda Schaller Studio (Chelsea)New York City. Dessel one of five artists chosen from the group to also create and exhibit a larger work. (Art calendar Small Rays of Hope 2008) |
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ACCESS: A FEMINIST PERSPECTIVE. Curated by Rhonda Schaller and Dave Jaquish. Rhonda Schaller Studio (Chelsea) NY (Catalogue) |
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2006 |
Dangling Between The Real Thing And The Sign In The Window. Curated by James Wagner and Barry Hoggard. Dam Stuhltrager Gallery (Williamsburg, Brooklyn). |
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Plan B Prevails - MFA Thesis Exhibition. DUMBO (Brooklyn), NY. (May 24-June 16) |
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Plan B MFA Thesis Exhibition. Brooklyn College Art Gallery. Catalogue Essayist Dena Schottenkirk. (May 3-4) |
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2004 |
VISIONS & DREAMS Curated by Tobi Kahn. A.I. Gallery, Sag Harbor, NY |
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2003 |
SEPTAGON Curated by Nari Ward. Hunter College BFA Degree Show. NYC, NY. |
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2001-2002 |
Public Art. 105th Street DOG RUN. Riverside Park, NYC, NY. |
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residencies |
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2008 |
Artist-In-Resident program. TONDACH Brick Factory, Prague (The Czech Republic). August, 2008. |
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awards & honors |
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2008 |
Emergency Grant. Foundation for Contemporary Arts. New York, NY. |
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2007 |
HEART AS ARENA includes Dessel on TOP 10 ART THINGS 2006
http://heartasarena.blogspot.com/2007/01/top-10-art-things-2006.html |
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2006 |
Dessel heads Hoggard’s 2006 HIGHLIGHT’s list
http://www.mtaa.net/mtaaRR/news/mriver/more_06_cya.html |
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Research Award (GIP). Brooklyn College, CUNY. Brooklyn, NY. |
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Cerf Award for Excellence in Art. Brooklyn College, CUNY. Brooklyn, NY. |
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2005 |
Cerf Award for Excellence in Art. Brooklyn College, CUNY. Brooklyn, NY. |
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2004/2005 |
Graduate Merit Award. Brooklyn College CUNY. Brooklyn, NY. |
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professional affiliations/experience |
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2007 to present |
Member, Long Island City Artists Inc. |
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2006 to present |
Panelist. ARTS in the SCHOOLS GRANTS Panel - Queens Council on the Arts. |
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2005 to present |
Member, Women’s Caucus for Art |
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2004 |
Member. ARTS In The SCHOOLS GRANTS Program ADVISORY BOARD (Queens Council For The Arts) |
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2004/2005 |
Assisted Professor Karin Giusti in 3D class (Sculpture). Brooklyn College, CUNY. Brooklyn, NY. |
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2001 |
Assisted Ruth Borgenicht, Mold Maker/Ceramic Artist. Hunter College, CUNY. NYC,NY. |
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2000 |
Assisted Artist Juan Sanchez with “Cries and Pain”, co-published by LESP & Dieu Donne Papermill. Lower East Side Print Shop,Inc. NYC, NY. |
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WEB SITE |
<http://desselstudio.net> |
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Reviews, ... |
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2008 |
ARTIST CLAIMS ACTION IS CENSORSHIP May 14, 2008. The Sandpaper <http://www.desselstudio.net/static/dyn-files/1/1860.jpeg> |
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ARTIST CLAIMS ACTION IS CENSORSHIP, continuation. The SandPaper, May 14, 2008. <http://www.desselstudio.net/static/dyn-files/1/1861.jpeg> |
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I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts (or An Exhibition Space's Responsibilities with Regards to Potentially Offensive Materials). Ed Winkleman, May 12, 2008.
<http://edwardwinkleman.blogspot.com/2008/05/i-must-not-think-bad-thoughts-or.html> |
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NOT MY VOICE. James Wagner, May 12, 2008. <http://jameswagner.com/mt_archives/007069.html> |
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Susan Dessel's "OUR BACKYARD' Censored by Gallery. James Wagner, May 11, 2008. <http://jameswagner.com/mt_archives/007057.html> |
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Hiding the Bodies in Our Backyard, May 12, 2008. Brent Burket <http://heartasarena.blogspot.com/2008/05/hiding-bodies-in-our-backyard.html> |
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2006 |
2006 HEART AS ARENA Brent Burket “Body Count.” November 6, 2006.
<http://heartasarena.blogspot.com/2006/11/body-count.html> |
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tom moody “Dangling Between the Real Thing and the Sign in the Window”. November 4, 2006.
<http://www.digitalmediatree.com/tommoody/?38269/> |
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tinsquo “Dangling” at Dam, Stuhltrager . November 1, 2006. <http://www.tinsquo.com/archives/000376.html> |
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ARTINFO “Poli See” NYC. September 7, 2006.
<http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/21090/chelseas-opening-night/?page=2> |
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James Wagner "Brooklyn College MFA works resurrected, with scars", June 6, 2006.
<http://jameswagner.com/mt_archives/005639.html> |
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