Erika Ranee
Education:
1993 M.F.A/Painting, University of California, Berkeley, CA
1991 B.F.A, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
1987 B.A, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
Residencies:
2009/10 Abrons Arts Center/Henry Street Settlement, Studio Residency, New York, NY
2009 Artist Residency, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2006 Cooper Union Summer Residency Program, New York, NY
1995 Artist in the Marketplace (AIM) Program, Bronx Museum, NY
1993 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME
Solo Exhibitions:
2010 Sweet Talk, Slate Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
1996 Funny, Weintraub/Thomas Gallery, Sacramento, CA
1995 Manner and Intent, Silverstein Gallery, New York, NY
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2010 Single Lady, curated by Candice Madey, artists Kate Gilmore and
Jenny Salomon, Salon 422 Washington, Brooklyn, NY
Artists in Residence, Abrons Arts Center, NY, NY
Ves*sel, The Brennan Gallery, Jersey City, NJ: Michael Paul Britto, Robert
Pruitt and Aaron Gilbert.
2009 Elsewhere, curated by Shinique Smith: Jennie C. Jones, Sean Ryan, Christine
Bailey and Mickalene Thomas, SALTWORKS Gallery, Atlanta, GA
African Americana, The Brennan Gallery, Jersey City, NJ: Mike Cloud,
Rashaad Newsome and Hank Willis Thomas.
2008 Yes, We’re Open, Yes! Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
She’s So Articulate, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA
Black: A Celebration of African American Art Sacramento-Area Collections,
40 Acres Art Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2006 Cooper Union Summer Residency Exhibition, Cooper Union School of Art,
New York, NY
2003 African-American Art and Artifacts, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
1999 “Size Matters”, Gale Gates Gallery DUMBO Brooklyn, NY
1996 Kenny Schacter’s Inside Out Art Fair, New York, NY
1996 Artist in the Marketplace (AIM) Exhibition, Bronx Museum, NY
Yale Summer School of Music and Art, Norfolk, CT: Christian Schumann,
Scott Grodesky, Lisa Yuskavage and Prudencio Irazabal.
1995 95 Degrees, Silverstein Gallery, New York, NY
Group Show, Mad River Post, New York, NY
1994 Gen Art, Cristinerose Gallery, New York, NY
Emerging Artists, Silverstein Gallery, New York, NY
Comic Influences, Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
An Exploration of Color, Bomani Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Gathering Medicine, Art in General Gallery, New York, NY
The Berkeley Connection: Tracy Miller and Erika Ranee, Weintraub Gallery Sacramento, CA
1993 Cherry Bomb, Southern Exposure Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Introductions, William Sawyer Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Introductions, Judith Weintraub Gallery, Sacramento, CA
University of California, Berkeley MFA Exhibition, University Art Museum, Berkeley, CA
1987 Senior Thesis Exhibition, Ezra Zilkha Gallery, Wesleyan University,
Middletown, CT


Teaching/Visiting Artist Positions:
2007 Visiting Artist/Lecture, Steinhardt School/Art and Art Professions/NYU
From 2007- Adjunct Professor, Steinhardt School/Art and Art Professions/NYU


Fellowship:
1996 New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), Fellowship for Painting
Selected Bibliography:
Frederick, Helen, “She’s So Articulate: Black Women Artists Reclaim The Narrative”, ART PAPERS, p.54, September/October 2008.
Smith, Roberta, “Despite Changes, a Gallery Scene that’s Resilient and Vital”, NEW YORK TIMES, May 9, 1997.
Cotter, Holland, “Art Review: Domestic Images from Young Talent”, NEW YORK TIMES, January 10, 1997.
Levin, Kim, “The Silverstein Invitational”, THE VILLAGE VOICE, January 3, 1995.
Roth, David M., “Auspicious Beginnings”, ARTVIEW (photo p.7), 1993.
Baker, Kenneth, “Welcome Introductions”, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE DATEBOOK (photo p.40), July 18, 1993.
Wright, David, “Art to the Test”, THE DAILY CALIFORNIAN (cover photo and photo p. 7), May 21, 1993.

PUBLICATIONS:

2008- She’s So Articulate, exhibition catalogue.
2008- Black: A Celebration of African-American Art Sacramento-Area Collections, exhibition catalogue.

Collection: Crocker art Museum, Sacramento, CA

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