Born: 1952, Paterson, NJ
BA: 1973, Bennington College, Bennington VT
ONE AND TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2017 Flatiron Project Space, New York,NY, Pass Age Tress Pass
2016 Studio 10, Brooklyn, NY Slipping Systems
2003 New York Academy of Science, New York, NY The Microbe Paintings
1999 Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
1998 Debs & Co., New York, NY
1994 Lipton Owens Co., New York, NY
1990 White Columns, New York, NY
Fernando Alcolea, Barcelona, Spain
1988 Wolff Gallery, New York, NY
1987 McNeil Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1986 Wolff Gallery, New York, NY
1984 Freidus Ordover Gallery, New York, NY
1983 Portico Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 1982 Olsen Gallery, New York, NY
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023
Frozen Mornings, Bill Arning Exhibitions/Hudson Valley, Kinderhook, NY
The Searchers, Art Alliance Philadelphia, PA
Askew, DC Moore Gallery, NYC
Between States, MDavid & Co Gallery, NYC
Paisley, curated by Peter Hristoffe, Flatiron Project Space
Cowgirls, Brik Gallery, Catskill, NY
Improvised Showboat #9, curated by Zachary Keating and Lauren Britton
Tightrope Walking Over Delusions Swampland, curated by Michele Araujo at Studio10, Brooklyn
On The Money, Brian Morris Gallery, New York, NY
Plus One, Center for Contemporary Art Bedminster, NJ, curated by Wes Sherman
100 Portraits, Selena Gallery LIU, Brooklyn, NY
2022
Ein Svei Dry Cat, Kinzle Foundation Berlin
Painting In the Expanded Field, curated by Liselott Johnsson, Byrd Gallery of Art, Georgia Regents University
The Last Brucennial, curated by The Bruce High Quality Foundation, New York, NY
2013
Come Together; Remembering Sandy, curated by Phong Bui, Brooklyn, NY
2010
American Academy of Arts and Letters, NYC, Invitational Show
2009
Octet, Pera Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
2008
Egobusters, CAM Gallerie, Istanbul
2007
The Recognitions, Fireplace Project, Easthampton, NY, curated by David Salle
2006
Michael Steinberg Gallery, Something Different Every Day
Dieu Donne Papermill, War is Over
Sideshow, Brooklyn, New York
2004
Rubin Museum of Art, Sidewalk Installation
Rubin Museum of Art, Flag Project, organized by Kiki Smith, Arlene Shechet
Lohin-Geduld Gallery, NYC, Seismic Disturbance
2003
Interfaith Center, NYC, Immersion, curated by Tara Ruth
Educational Alliance, NYC, My Mother’s an Artist, curated by Sheila Pepe
2002
Assilah Arts Festival, Morocco
Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA
National Academy of Design: The 177th Annual: An Invitational Exhibition - Ellin P. Speyer Prize recipient
2001
Watercolor in the Abstract, a traveling museum show curated by Alex Muse with Pamela Auchincloss
2000
Nature Morte, New Delhi, India
1999
Debs & Co., NYC, Stars of Track and Field
1997
Debs & Co., NYC, Very Large Array
Brooklyn Museum, Current Undercurrent
E.S. Vandam, NYC, Shadow Traffic
1996
View Room Exhibitions, NYC, Set off, Neiman Center at Columbia University
Pierogi 2000, NYC, The Art Exchange Show
1995
Lombard Freid, NYC, Wheel of Fortune, Curated by Amy Lipton
O'Hara Gallery, NYC, Small Paintings, Curated by Michael Walls
Manhattan Art Project, NYC
1994
Cristinerose Gallery, NYC, Chasing Angels
E.S. Vandam, NYC, East/West
Workspace, NYC, Flooding Camera
E.S. Vandam, NYC, Painting
1993
4 Walls Brooklyn, Fear of a Jewish Planet
Drawing Center, NYC
Amy Lipton Gallery, NYC
Richard Anderson, NYC, Songs of Retribution, Curated with Nancy Spero
1992
Pratt Manhattan, NYC, The Nature of Science
Ewing Gallery, U. of Tennessee
International House, NYC, Detour, curated by Sandra AnteloSuarez
1991
Carnegie Mellon Art Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA, New Directions, Curated by Elaine King
John Post Lee Gallery, NYC, Ho, Ho, Ho
1989
Sandra Gering Gallery, NYC, Specific Metaphysics
Scott Hanson Gallery, NYC, Small Scale Work
1988
Kresge Art Museum, MI, Art of the 1980's: Artists from the Eli Broad Family Foundation Collection
White Columns, NYC
University of Tennessee, Ewing Gallery, Knoxville
McNeil Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, In Her Own Voice, Curated by Saul Ostrow
GI Javits Center, NYC, Four Corners of Abstraction, Curated by Bill Arning
1987
Wolff Gallery, NYC, Real Pictures
Carl Solway Gallery, OH, Dreams of the Alchemist
Four Walls, NJ, Claudia Hart, Suzanne Joelson, Deborah Kass, Pat Steir
1986
Diane Brown Gallery, NYC, RISD in New York
Wolff Gallery, NYC, New Work on Paper
S.L. Simpson Gallery, Toronto, Canada, Ultrasurd, Curated by Collins and Milazzo
Ruthven Gallery, OH, New York East Village Exhibition
Mandlezoom, Montalto di Castio, Italy, Curated by Antonio d'Avossa
1985
Lorence Monk Gallery, NYC
P.P.O.W Gallery, NYC
1984
Wolff Gallery, NYC
Philadelphia College of Art, Phil., PA, Portrait Show, Curated by Henry McNeil Jr.
1983
Newcastle, England, New York, New York
Olsen Gallery, NYC, Curated by Nicole Klagsbrun
Concord Gallery, NYC
Leila Taghinia Milani Gallery, NYC
Middle Collegiate Church, NYC, Resurrection Show
Palais Des Beaux Arts, Brussels, Belgium
1982
Edward Thorp Gallery, NYC
Cheltenham Art Center, Phil., PA, The Raw Edge
The Drawing Center, NYC, Anniversary Show
1981
Provincetown Art Association, Provincetown, MA
Josef Gallery, NYC, Moonlighting, Curated by Carole Ann Klonarides
1980
The Drawing Center, NYC, Selections
BIBLIOGRAPHY: (* written by artist)
2014
Come Together; Surviving Sandy, Skira Dedalus Fndn Publication edited by Jack Flam(http://cometogethersandy.com/suzanne-joelson/)
Bethany Ides, Bomb Magazine * (http://bombmagazine.org/article/2000055/bethany-ides/)
2013
Joe's Art of The Day, blog
2012
Inhabitat.com, Gallery: Artists Pay Tribule to Hurricane Sandy Survivors
2009
Octet, Pera Museum Publication
Vector, Issue 2
2007
Flag Project, Rubin Museum Publication
2006
The Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation
2005
Awards Catalogue
Time Out, New York Review of Judith Linhares. April
Perry, Vicky. “Abstract Painting: Concepts and Techniques” Watson-Guptill Publications/New York
2004
Sandra Ban. “Seismic Disturbance”, Art News
Time Out,New York Review of Carroll Dunham,November
Time Out, New York, Piece on Rubin sidewalk installation
Fo A rm, artist project
2002
National Academy of Design: The 177th Annual. Exhibition Catalogue, 2002
1999
Esplund, Lance, "Suzanne Joelson at Debs & Co.", Art in America, June, 1 1999
1998
Worth, Alexi (uncredited), "Suzanne Joelson at Debs & Co.", The New Yorker, December 21, 1998
Johnson, Ken, "Suzanne Joelson (In Brief)", The New York Times, December 11, 1998
Mahoney, Robert, "Suzanne Joelson", Time Out/New York, December 10, 1999
Mumford, Steve, "Suzanne Joelson at Debs & Co.", Review, December 1, 1999
Westfall, Stephen, "Paint Stream of Consciousness", Family catalogue, November 19, 1998
1995
Portrait de Femme, Unknown, catalogue essay for Vorarlberger Kunstuereins, Bregenz, Austria
1994
N.A.P Text Vl N2
Chasing Angels, Exhibition Catalogue with essay by G. Roger Denson
Exquise Cadavre, Drawing Center Publication
1993
10 yrs., 29 Artists, U. Of TN exhibition catalogue
Winter Issue, Tema Celeste, guest editor
1992
Autumn Issue, Tema Celeste, guest editor
Empty Situations, Arts Magazine, February
1991
Misconstructions, Deconstruals, CAA Art Journal, Spring Issue
1990
Zaya, Octavio-"NSEW", Tema Celeste, November
Leigh, Christian - Catalogue for Barcelona Show
Boadella, Albert, DdB, July Review
C.O. "Una Esrtanya Llegenda Ancestral", AVUI, July
Danot y Llacer, "Gracia Santificante", Districte #20
Fontradona, Oscar - "Suzanne Joelson Las infecciones son muy paredicas a los cuadros
 abstractos", ABC
Clot, Manel - "Suzanne Joelson", El Pais, June 23
Zaya, Octavio - Casa Vogue
Epstein, Elaine - "Visual Correspondence", Pequod 28/29/30
1988
Zaya, Octavio - "Suzanne Joelson", Balcon
Ostrow, Saul - "Round Table Projects", Bomb, Spring/Summer
1987
"In Her Own Voice", Bomb, Fall
Donohue, Victoria - "A Painter Who Chooses to Work in the Round", Philadelphia Inquirer, May 8
Saltz, Jerry - Beyond Boundaries, Alfred van der Marck Editions, New York
1986
Brown, Diane - "RISD in New York", Diane Brown Gallery, NYC,
Collins and Milazzo - "Ultrasurd", S.L. Simpson gallery, Toronto
Indiana, Gary - "Opinionated Survey of the Week's Events", The Village Voice, March 26
Kessler, Charles and Halm, Will 4Painterly Abstractions: Eight New York Artists", Simard Halm & Shee Gallery
1985
d'Avossa, Antonio - Mandiezoom exhibition catalogue, published by Electra Milano
Sichel, Andy - "Hindsites", Downtown, April 19
Westfall, Stephen - "Suzanne Joelson", Art in America, September
1984
Cohen, Ronny - "Review", Artforum, May
Pincus-Witten, Robert- "Entries-Propadeutica", Arts, March
1983
Review", Philadelphia Examiner, November
THEATRE
1981
Costume Designer: Robert Kovich and Dancers
1979
Costume Designer: David Gordon Pick Up Company
Scenic Artist for Backdrops: "Dance", Lucinda Childs, Philip Glass and Sol Lewitt
1978
Masks for John Cage Performance, Waiker Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN
1977
Scenic and Lighting Designer for Nina Weiner & Dancers
1976
Lighting Design and Scenic Artist for Theatre du Slience, France
Costume Designer,Assistant to Charles Atlas, Scenic Artist and Stage Manager for Merce Cunningham Dance Co., executed designs by Graves, Johns, Rauschenberg and Warhol
1974
Lighting Design for Choreographers including David Gordon, Deborah Jowitt, Rosalind Newman and Grand Union
AWARDS
2010 American Academy of Arts and Letters, Purchase Prize
2005 The Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation
2002 National Academy of Design
1987 National Endowment for the Arts