susan c. dessel

publications, blogs, artist talks, & more

FRANKELY SPEAKING Spring/Summer 2022 (Cover, p.2., p.8)

Susan C. Dessel. “Martha Gruening: ‘Brick in a Soft Hat’”. THE ART of BEING DANGEROUS: Exploring Women and Danger through Creative Expression, Editors Jo Shaw and Ben Fletcher-Watson, Leuven: Leuven University Press, 2021, 126-131. Print.

New York History Blog. Idealist-on-the Hudson: Martha Gruening’s ‘Libertarian’ School By Michael Green (April 3, 2017)

University of Edinburgh Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities DANGEROUS WOMEN PROJECT, Essay and slide show BRICK IN A SOFT HAT Series 2 Nos. 1-8 (Portraiture of Martha Gruening)

dessel, suzi. "Martha Gruening (1889-1937), A Bibliography." Deep Blue Docs, U MICH Library. 27 July 2015.

Susan C. Dessel. "A Voice From The Black Maria: Martha Gruening (1889-1937)." New Perspectives On Gender & Jewish Life. Frankel Institute Annual 2014, 24-27.

The Chicken Chronicles, Susan C. Dessel. HAPPENING Lilith Magazine July 26, 2013.

"scd abroad, a blog." (2011 Visiting Artist, Umm el-Fahem Gallery. Umm el-Fahem, Israel).

Gotham Center for NYC History (Oct. 2009) “A CONCEPTUAL ARTIST LOOKS AT JEWISH CEMETERIES.” 27 October 2009.

Stone, Amy. "Feminist Funerals." Lilith Magazine, 16 June 2009.

arts organizations

Jewish Art Salon

NYAC (New York Artists Circle)

Art and Cultural Studies Laboratory (ACSL) – Yerevan, Armenia

LIC Artists (Long Island City Artists)

Lower Manhattan Cultural Council

Umm el-Fahem Art Gallery, Umm el-Fahem Israel

background of lLawsuit filed on behalf of brooklyn college mfa graduates (2006)

Full back story of lawsuit, settlement & links to previous press

James Wagner. Brooklyn College lost, destroyed MFA artists’ work, May 15, 2006

select exhibits

FAR FROM THE FRONT LINES

Catalogue FAR FROM THE FRONT LINES

Superstition Vies With Faith at Yiddish New York

“Along the Line”, Sketchbook Project 2012 World Tour, Digitized Version

Shaw, Keith. "DownStreet Art offers new perspectives." The Berkshire Eagle. 18 August 2011.

Naregatsi Art Institute: nothers: variation of another/other Solo Exhibition installation by Susan C.Dessel (NYC, USA) at NAI (2010).

Litvak, Ed. "Up Close With Susan Dessel’s “Still Lives.” The Lo-Down. 6 November 2009.

Berkenwald, Leah. “still lives” & the women of the 23 Souls. Jewish Women's Archive. 4 September 2009.

countdown to peace (2008-2010)

In Praise of Physical Labor (2007)

Dangling Between The Real Thing And The Sign In The Window (2006)

art blogs

Brent Burket Heart As Arena HERE IN MY CAR June 10, 2008

Co-curator James Wagner discusses OUR BACKYARD: A Cautionary Tale

HEART AS ARENA: Dessel on 2006 TOP 10 (see #4)

On MTAA: Dessel tops Hoggards’ 2006 list

Queering Yerevan

bloggy (ARTCATS in Armenia)

bloggy (includes the ArtInfo 9/13/06 review of dessel’s OUR BACKYARD: A Cautionary Tale)

tinsquo (there is no status quo) 11/01/06 Review by Mark Roth and Janna Olson.

art blogs’ responses to censorship of dessel’s work

May 11, 2008 Susan Dessel’s OUR BACKYARD Censored by gallery

May 12, 2008 NOT MY VOICE

may 12, 2008 I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts (or An Exhibition Space’s Responsibilities with Regards to Potentially Offensive Materials)

may 12, 2008 Hiding the Bodies in Our Backyard

art calendar

chelsea art galleries

art galleries & cultural institutions

NOW BE HERE #2 NYC (i am #340) OCT. 23, 2016

A.I.R. Gallery – “Advocating for women in the visual arts since 1972”

Abrons Arts Center Henry Street Settlement

BAG Brooklyn Artists Gym

Gomez Mill House Historic Site

Umm el-Fahem Gallery of Palestinian-Israeli Art

Volunteer at the Umm el-Fahem Palestinian-Israeli Art Gallery

Woman Made Gallery

dam, stuhltrager

naregatsi art institute (yerevan, armenia)

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