Irys Schenker

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Born: Manhasset, New York
Lives: and works in Williamsburg, Brooklyn,

Education
1999 Master of Fine Arts, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
1997 Post-Baccalaureate Program, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
1994 Bachelor of Arts, San Francisco State University, San Francisco,



Solo Exhibitions
2001 �After Night and Fog,� 450 Broadway Gallery, New York, NY
1995 �Words to Live By,� Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA


Group Exhibitions
2009 "Tower Tower: Nikos Alexiou - The Collection," Naxos, Greece
2008 "More Than Words: Artists Books from the Special Collections," Newark Public
Library, Newark, NJ
"How Soon is Now?" (AIM 28), Bronx Museum of the Arts (catalogue)
" The Tacit Object," Mikhail Zakin Gallery, Demarest, NJ
"Accidental / Coincidental," Newhouse Center For Contemporary Art
Snug Harbor, NY (catalogue)
2007 "Stitched," Surface Library Gallery, East Hampton, New York
2006 "Work on Paper II,"Todd Kelly Art Space, London, UK
Collection of Nikos Alexiou, Galerija MAK, Sarajevo, B&H;

2005 "Jasmine,� E31 Gallery, Athens, Greece

2004 �Art of the Neighborhood,� Tastes Like Chicken Art Space, Brooklyn, NY
�The Skin of Our Teeth,� Museum of Contemporary African Diasporian
Arts, Brooklyn, NY
�Cell,� RIDER Project 2004, Rider Gallery, New York City
�Manifesto? Art Without Consensus,� Asterisk Art Project, Brooklyn, NY

2003 �ch-ch-ch changes,� Rider Gallery, New York City
�Douglas Dibble Memorial Art Auction,� Hunter College, New York, NY

2002 �Face Value,� White Columns, New York, NY
�Ladies Day,� Male and Female Filmmakers Approach the Feminine,� ABC No Rio,
New York, NY (Curator)

2001 �Duchamp Traveling Exhibition,� Istanbul, Turkey; Venice, Italy

2000 �Reliquaries,� City Without Walls, Newark, New Jersey

1999 �Artlovers,� Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary Art, Liverpool, UK (Catalogue)
"Inter-views: New American Art," Kappatos Gallery, Athens, Greece
�In Limine,� Exhibit A Gallery, New York, NY
�Ingredients: Everyday Materials and Encounters,� Westside Gallery, New York,



Bibliography
Johnson, Paddy, "How Soon Is Now?" Time Out New York, August 7, 2008
Smith, Roberta, "Artists Leap Into the Moment," New York Times, July 25, 2008
Fressola, Mike, "Art That Happens (Happily) by Accident, April 20, 2008
Weiss, Marion Wolberg, �Stitched at Surface Library,� Dan�s Papers, June 1, 2007
Baum, Joan, �In the Gallery,� The Southampton Independent, May 23, 2007
Rogers, Pat, "Needlework Scratches the Surface at Gallery,� Southampton Press, May 25, 2007
Marangou, Maria, �Searching For Romance,� Eleftherotypia, December 5, 2005
Fokidis, Marina, �Jasmine,� LIFO Athina 25, December 2005
Foley, Dylan, �Installation Mobilization,� New York Press, October 5, 2004
Zimmerman, Aaron, �Rider Project 2004,� NY Arts Magazine, December 2004
Johnson, Ken, �Face Value,� The New York Times, February 22, 2002
�Structure and Symbolism,� The Forward, New York, December 29, 2000
�There'll be no Escaping the Liverpool Biennial,� Daily Post, Liverpool, Sept. 6, 1999
Fray, Penny, "Intimate Encounters For Everyone to See," Daily Post, Liverpool, Sept �99
�The Art Club,� CNN, Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary Art, October 15, 1999
Koroxenidis, Alexandra, "An Artist Takes on the Role of Curator for 5 Inter-views," International Herald Tribune, October 6, 1999
Katz, Leslie, �Museum Review,� The Jewish Bulletin, January 2, 1998


Grants/Awards
2008 Gallery Aferro Studio Residency, Newark, New Jersey
2007 Artist in the Marketplace (AIM 28) Bronx Museum of the Arts

2002 Yaddo Fellowship, Saratoga Springs, NY



Publications
2008 "How Soon is Now?" Bronx Museum of the Arts
2007 "Accidental/Coincidental," Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art
1999 �Artlovers,� Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary Art, Liverpool, UK
1997 �L�chaim,� The Jewish Museum, San Francisco, CA