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Angela Berkson
Albuquerque, NM
angela@angelaberkson.com
Education
1989 BFA, University of Texas at Austin, Texas. Emphasis in Painting and Mixed Media
1/88 – 5/88 Studio Apprenticeship with artist Rachel Friedberg studying encaustic painting techniques and art theory in New York City
1987 – 1988 Fine Art program study, College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1985 – 1987 Fine Art program study, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, California
Public Collections
2020 - City of Albuquerque, Public Art Program
2020 - Bernalillo County, Public Art Program
2003 - State of New Mexico, Dept of Cultural Affairs
Solo Exhibitions
2024 Uncontrolled Burn, Exhibit/208, Albuquerque, New Mexico
2019 SUM of ALL, Exhibit/208, Albuquerque, New Mexico
2015 side x side, Exhibit/208, Albuquerque, New Mexico
2014 Layered Perspectives, Michael Warren Contemporary, Denver, Colorado
2013 art-is-fact, Exhibit/208, Albuquerque, New Mexico
2011 re:cover, Exhibit/208, Albuquerque, New Mexico
2008 Parallel Play, Box Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2007 Dirty Drawings, Exhibit/208, Albuquerque, New Mexico
2006 Echoes, Box Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2004 Point of Departure, Box Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2003 Suspension, Box Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2002 Boy Meets Girl, Box Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1997 Recent Encaustics, Sally Sprout Gallery, Houston, Texas
1995 Burn In, Coleman Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1994 Loaded, Raw Space Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1990 Vessels Subsequent, Congress Gallery, Austin, Texas
Selected Group Exhibitions
2019-2024 ArtsThrive, Albuquerque Museum, invitational, Albuquerque, New Mexico
2017 HOME, Harwood Art Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico (invitation/collective)
2017 TONDO, Exhibit/208, Albuquerque, New Mexico (invitation/collective)
2016 Non Finito, Sanitary Tortilla Factory, Albuquerque, New Mexico (co-curator)
2014 s(and): an introduction, Exhibit/208, Albuquerque, New Mexico (invitation/collective)
2014 MAS ATTACK, ARTRA Curatorial Projects, Torrance Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA
2014 MAS ATTACK, ARTRA Curatorial Projects, Creative ABQ, Albuquerque, NM
2014 Introduction to Michael Warren Contemporary, Michael Warren Contemporary, Denver, CO
2013 IEA EncaustiCon 2013 International Juried Exhibition, Eggman & Walrus, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2013 Alluvial, invitational, Open Space Visitor’s Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico
2012 IEA International Encaustic Conference Exhibition, Gallery Nord, invitational, San Antonio, Texas
2011 20 x 20, Harwood Art Center, invitational, Albuquerque, New Mexico
2011 Miniatures, Albuquerque Museum, invitational, Albuquerque, New Mexico
2010 88, OK Mountain Gallery and Domy Books, curated by Andy Coolquitt, Austin, Texas
2010 Group Exhibition, Exhibit/208, invitational show of gallery artists, Albuquerque, New Mexico
2010 Coupling, 10101, Invitational exhibition of artist couples, Albuquerque, New Mexico
2009 Albuquerque NOW, Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Invitational exhibition of artists living/working in Albuquerque, curated by Andrew Connors, Curator of Art, Albuquerque Museum
2009 I Also Make Art, Inpost Art Space, Albuquerque, New Mexico
2008 Biennial Southwest, Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Juror Dr. Stephanie Hanor, Curator, San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art
2007 Surface and Beyond, Ruth Morpeth Gallery, Hopewell, New Jersey
2006 Biennial Southwest, Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Juror Neal Benezra, Director of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
2006 Contemporary Art Society Honors, Artspace 116, Albuquerque, New Mexico
2005 Flash Frozen, Inpost ArtSpace, Albuquerque, New Mexico
2003 The SHOW, New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Juror Susan Rothenberg
2003 The Whole Ball of Wax, WomanMade Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, Juror Joanne Mattera, author of The Art of Encaustic Painting
2001 Group Show, Box Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2000 Recent Work, Denise Robergé Gallery, Palm Desert, California
1999 Artist’s Choice, Richard Levy Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1998 Framed, Richard Levy Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1998 Contemporary Art 1998, The Art Center at Fuller Lodge, Los Alamos, New Mexico, Juror Stuart Ashman, Director of the Museum of Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1997 Smallest Show on Earth, Richard Levy Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1997 Six, Richard Levy Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1996 Salon Show, Coleman Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1996 Group Exhibition, Bockrath Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio
1996 Waxing Minimal, Organized/curated by Denise Bibro Fine art in NYC and exhibited at Fairleigh Dickinson College Art Gallery, Hackensack, New Jersey
1995 Group Exhibition, Coleman Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1994 Magnifico!, juried exhibition of New Mexico artists, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1994 Thirty Under 30, Ralph Greene Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1993 Albuquerque Abstract Painters, KiMO Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1993 ARTIKULAYT, Raw Space Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1993 Magnifico!, juried exhibition of New Mexico artists, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1992 Fourth National Juried Exhibition, Viridian Gallery, New York, New York, Juror Elisabeth Sussman, Curator of Paintings, Whitney Museum, New York, New York
1990 Group Exhibition, Park Place Gallery, Austin, Texas
1989 Quietism, Mexic Arte Museum, Austin, Texas
1989 Annual Juried Exhibition, Huntington Museum, University of Texas, Austin, Texas
1987 Youthful Enthusiasm, Los Angeles Art Association, Los Angeles, California
Publications
“Work Ethic: An Interview with Painter Angela Berkson,” Julia Mandeville, Alibi, February 11, 2010.
“Artist’s Images are Revealed in Layers of Mysterious Wax,” Nancy Salem, Albuquerque Tribune, April 20, 2007.
“Leap of Faith Should be Taken,” Wesley Pulkka, Albuquerque Journal, April 15, 2007.
“Santa Fe Summer Preview,” Sarah S. King, Art in America, June/July, 2006.
“Box Echoes,” Janet Long Ford, abqARTS, June, 2006.
“Suspension,” Diane Armitage, THE Magazine, August, 2003.
“11 Artists,” Diana Armitage, THE Magazine, January, 1996.
“Art News from Downtown,” Wesley Pulkka, NuCity, May 2, 1994.
“On Target,” Leslie Jenks, NuCity, April 25, 1994.
Educational Outreach | Arts Advocacy | Public Speaking
Albuquerque Academy, Leading encaustic workshops for AA’s Community Day 2023
Contemporary Art Society of New Mexico, Board of Directors Vice-President 2008-2021
Harwood Art Center, Professional Development Workshop, “Messaging & Storytelling” Panel, 2014
Albuquerque Museum/New Mexico Lawyers for the Arts: “The Art of the Dealer: Best Practices for the Modern Gallery/Artist” Panel, 2014
Public Speaking and Arts Advocacy | Educational Outreach
Albuquerque Academy, encaustic workshop/demonstrations | Community Day 2023
Contemporary Art Society of New Mexico, Board of Directors Vice-President 2008-2021
Harwood Art Center, Professional Development Workshop, “Messaging & Storytelling” Panel, 2014
Albuquerque Museum/New Mexico Lawyers for the Arts: “The Art of the Dealer: Best Practices for the Modern Gallery/Artist” Panel, 2014
Bio
I was raised in New Mexico and graduated from the Albuquerque Academy. I was accepted to five art schools and decided to study fine art at Otis College of Art in Los Angeles (associated with Parsons School of Design at that time). I later moved to New York City to study painting with noted encaustic painter Rachel Friedberg. I earned my BFA from the University of Texas at Austin and later returned to Albuquerque to begin my professional art practice. My work is represented by Exhibit/208 Gallery in Albuquerque, and my paintings can be found in numerous private and public collections.