“Prints from Vermont Studio Center Press,” Robert Hull Fleming Museum,
Burlington, Vermont
Andre Zarre Gallery, New York
2001
“Painting Abstraction II,” New York Studio School, New York
Montserrat College Art Gallery, MA, three person exhibition
Jan Cicero Gallery, Chicago
Donahue / Sosinski Fine Art, New York
Eastern Connecticut State University
2000
“2000,” Donahue / Sosinski Fine Art, New York
1999
Jan Cicero Gallery, Chicago
“Dimension,” Agnes Scott College Atlanta, Georgia (curated by Cathy Byrd.)
“Drawing in the Present Tense,” Art Gallery, Parsons, New York City, (Traveling: North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks; Illinois Univ., Normal Illinois.
American Academy Invitational, New York City, purchase award
” The Pulled Image,” Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, Vermont
Jan Cicero Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
” Revision,” NEXUS, Atlanta, Georgia
Donahue / Sosinski Fine Art, New York
Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
“Landscape as Abstraction,” James Graham & Sons, NYC, Trans-Hudson Gallery, NYC
“After the Fall: Aspects of Abstract Painting Since 1970”,
Snug Harbor Cultural Center, New York (curated by Lilly Wei)
1998
“In Honor of Tibet,” Donahue / Sosinski Fine Art, New York
1996
“Undoing Geometry”, Manhattan Community College, NYC (curated by Michael Chisolm)
Jan Cicero Gallery, Chicago, Illinois (with Peter Plagens)
” Contemporary Prints,” Tomoko Liguori Gallery, New York City
” Art On Paper,” Weatherspoon Art Gallery, University of North Carolina, Greensboro
1989
Permanent Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
” Recent Paintings,” Andre Zarre Gallery, New York City
” Abstractions, Past and Present,” Andre Zarre Gallery, New York City
” Gallery Artists,” Tomoko Liguori Gallery, New York City
” Scale, Space, Structure,” Ben Shahn Galleries, William Patterson College, Wayne, New Jersey (curated by Nancy Einreinhofer)
” Contemporary Landscape: Five Views,” The Waterworks Visual Arts Center, Salisbury, North Carolina (curated by John L. Moore; catalogue essay, William Zimmer)
” Drawings,” Tomoko Liguori Gallery, New York City
1988
“Four Painters,” Andre Zarre Gallery, New York City
” Paintings & Sculpture,” American Academy & Institute of Arts and Letters, New York City
1987
Concordia College Library Gallery (organized by E. Agee), New York
Yale University Art & Architecture Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
Nina Freudenheim Gallery, Buffalo, New York
Permanent Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
” New Aspects of Abstraction,” Jan Cicero Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Orion Editions, New York City
Jersey City 10th Anniversary Exhibit, Montclair Art Museum, New Jersey
1986
Jersey City Museum 10th Anniversary Exhibit, New Jersey
” Natural Desire,” David Beitzel Fine Arts, New York City
” Constructed in Jersey City: Paintings & Sculpture,” Summit Art Center, New Jersey Nina Freudenheim Gallery, Buffalo, New York
” Artists at Hunter…,” Hunter College Gallery, New York City (catalogue: M.S. Duffy)
1985
“Painting and Sculpture Today 1984,” Indianapolis Museum, Indiana
” The Gathering of the Avant-Garde, The Lower East Side 1948-70,”
Kenkelaba Gallery, New York City
” Abstract Painting, Redefined,” (Traveling: Meisel Gallery, New York City; Munson Williams
Proctor, Utica, NY; Danforth Museum; Bucknell University; Stonybrook Fine Art
Center, Long Island (curated by Cie Goulet, Catalogue with Carter Ratcliff):
” Between Painting and Sculpture,” Evanston Art Center, Illinois
” Painting 1985,” Pam Adler Gallery, New York City
” Constructures: New Perimetrics in Abstract Painting,” Nohra Haime Gallery, New York City
(curated and catalogue by Peter Frank)
” Exuberant Painting,” 100 Church Street, New York City
” Abstract Paintings – An Invitational Exhibit,” Irit Krygier Gallery, Los Angeles
” A Decade of Visual Arts at Princeton, 1975-85,” Princeton University, New Jersey (catalogue: J. Seawright and H. Senie)
1984
“Gallery Artists,” Susan Caldwell Gallery, New York City
Jan Cicero Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
1983
“Seven American Artists,” Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio (curated and catalogue by John L. Moore)
” Selected Gallery Artists,” Susan Caldwell, Inc., New York City
” Selected Large Paintings,” Robison Art Gallery, Rutgers U., Newark, New Jersey
Yale School of Art, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
1982
“Book Art,” D.W. Gallery, Dallas, Texas
” Selected Gallery Artists,” Susan Caldwell, Inc., New York City
” The Book as Art,” Sarah Lawrence College; Franklin Furnace, NY
1981
“75th Anniversary Benefit Exhibition for the Lighthouse,” Susan Caldwell, Inc., NYC
” Paper Work,” Nina Freudenheim Gallery, Buffalo, New York
” New Art II: Surfaces/Textures,” Museum of Modern Art, New York City
” Recent Acquisitions: Drawings,” Museum of Modern Art, New York City
” Four Painters,” Jan Cicero Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
” Russia,” two-person exhibition with Andy Warhol, Anderson Gallery, Virginia
Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia (curated by Michael Walls.)
” Faculty Exhibit,” Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York
1979
“American Paintings of the 1970’s,” Traveling exhibition curated by Linda Cathcart:
Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York; Newport Harbor Art Museum,
Newport, California; The Oakland Museum, California; Cincinnati Art Museum,
Ohio; Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christie, Texas; Krannert Museum, University of Illinois
” Generation – Twenty Abstract Painters Born in U.S. Between 1929 and 1946, An Invitational Exhibition,” Susan Caldwell, Inc., New York City
” Abstraction in the 70’s,” Nielsen Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts
” Some Abstract Paintings,” William Patterson College, Wayne, New Jersey (curated and catalogue by Barbara Toll)
” Collecting Contemporary Art,” J.B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky
” American Painting: The Eighties,” Grey Art Gallery, New York University, New York (curated by Barbara Rose; catalogue, Barbara Rose, Vista Press)
” First Exhibition,” Toni Birckhead Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
1978
“San Francisco/Los Angeles/New York: A Three Part Series,” (with Donna Dennis and
Gordon Matta Clark), San Francisco Art Institute, CA (catalogue by Helene Fried)
” Eight Abstract Painters,” Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania (curated by Suzanne Delehanty; catalogue by Dore Ashton)
” Talent,” Thomas Segal Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts
” Drawing Made Material,” Hayden Corridor Gallery, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts
1977
“Gallery Group Show,” Susan Caldwell, Inc., New York City
” The Geometry of Color,” Andre Zarre Gallery, New York City
” Critics’ Choice: Loan Exhibition of Contemporary Paintings from the New York Gallery
Season, 1976-77,” The Joe and Emily Lowe Art Gallery, Syracuse University, NY
” Contemporary Art in Atlanta Collections: Paintings and Drawings,” The High Museum of
Art, Atlanta, Georgia (catalogue by C.V. Poling)
” Artists at Bennington, Visual Arts Faculty 1932-76,” Bennington College Art Museum,
Bennington, Vermont (catalogue by E.C. Goosen)
1975
Princeton University Art Museum, faculty exhibit, Princeton, New Jersey
Susan Caldwell, Inc., New York City
1974
Trenton State College, Trenton, New Jersey
” Drawings and Paintings,” Susan Caldwell, Inc., New York City
Neilsen Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts
” Women’s Work-American Art ‘74,” Philadelphia Civic Center, Pennsylvania
1973
“Three New York Artists,” (with Harvey Quaytman and Bernard Kirschenbaum),
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Whitney Biennial, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City
Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
1972
Painting Annual, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City
Warren Benedek Gallery, New York City
” John Baldessari, Frances Barth, Richard Jackson, Barbara Munger, Gary Stephan”
Houston Museum of Contemporary Art, Texas (catalogue by J. Belloli)
The New Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio
1970
Group Print Show, Moore College of Art, Pennsylvania
Set Design:
1991
“Tunes,” Pacific Northwest Ballet, Seattle, Washington
1988
“Hide and Seek,” Jennifer Muller/The Works. Guest choreographed by Lynne Taylor-Corbett. Performed at The Joyce Theater, New York City
1986
” Escape,” Atlanta Ballet. Choreographed by Lynne Taylor-Corbett. Allen Shawn, composer; Judanna Lynn, costumes. Atlanta, Georgia
1984
“Tunes,” Louisville Ballet. Choreographed by Lynne Taylor-Corbett. Charles Strouse, Composer; Judanna Lynn, costumes. Performed at Louisville Center for the Performing Arts, Kentucky; BCBC, Brooklyn, NY (1985)
Performances:
2018
Theatrical reading with 7 actors of Barth’s script for the graphic novel “Ginger Smith and Billy Gee”, done January 23 at Silas Von Morisse gallery, NY
Theatrical reading with 2 actors and projected video of “End of the Day, End of the Day,” on April 18, at Triangle Arts Association, NY
1976
Appeared in “Kristina Talking Pictures”, film by Yvonne Rainer
1970
Performed with Joan Jonas; Judy Padow
1969
Performed in Yvonne Rainer’s “Rose Fractions,” “North East Passing,” and “Trio A, or The Mind is a Muscle, Part I.” Billy Rose Theater, Broadway, New York
1968
Performed in Yvonne Rainer’s “Performance Fractions or Composite.” Lincoln Center
Performing Arts Library, New York City
Video:
2020
“Dreaming Tango” a new short film by Frances Barth primiered Aug.26 at Anthology Film Archives NYC
“Cock Robin” has received an award of the Filmmatic Short Screenplay Awards, Studio City, CA, and also has prompted an invitation for Frances to participate in the Nostos Screenwriting Retreat in Tuscany.
2018
“The Audition,” HD video, color, TRT: 06:09 Interview/documentary of an actor speaking about auditioning for acting roles as a major part of an actor’s life. This video is a movie in a movie-shooting a self tape, conducting an interview about shooting an audition, and shooting a video about the shooting of the self tape. Actors do so many auditions in relation to the small percentage of castings-and this became part of the soul of the short doc/interview. Premiered May 2019 at Ethnografilm Festival, Paris. Official Selection of The Sunrise Film Festival, Nova Scotia, Sept. 2019.
2017
“Regina B,” a New HD video with animated section; TRT: 12:29 color. A film by Frances Barth. “Regina B” is a portrait of the painter Regina Bogat. It focuses on her work in the 1960’s in NY, her participation in the 10th Street Gallery scene, her studios on Division Street in Chinatown and on the Bowery with Mark Rothko, James Brooks, Ray Parker, and other artists. Premiered in Amsterdam at The New Renaissance Film Festival, March 2, 2018 Nominated for Best International Documentary, won Honorable Mention Official Selection for The New York Short Film Festival, November 2018 Official Selection Sunrise Film Festival, Sept. 2019
“No No Boy,” HD video, TRT 06:01 color and black and white. Adapted from the play “No No Boy” by Ken Narasaki. This film takes place in 1946 just after World War II. The three characters in this short have had different experiences as Japanese American citizens of the US from their internment, and whether they enlisted or refused to fight in World War II.
2013
“Regina,” HD video, TRT: 12:25 color and black and white. A film by Frances Barth. “Regina” is a portrait of the painter Regina Bogat. It focuses on her work in the 1960’s in NY, her participation in the 10th Street Gallery scene, her studios on Division Street in Chinatown and on the Bowery with Mark Rothko, James Brooks, Ray Parker, and other artists. WORLD PREMIERE: Marfa Film Festival 2014
“Jersey Tango,” HD video, TRT: 04:11 color. A film by Frances Barth. “Jersey Tango” is a short story about a couple who spend too much time apart. These characters try to find a way to be together.
2007
“End of the Day, End of the Day,” animation/video, TRT: 09:34 DVD/color and black and white. A film by Frances Barth. This animation/video is set just after 9/11 and involves the daily commute at the end of the day of a husband and wife. The car ride shows a passenger side view of New Jersey along the Hudson river;with voice over dialogue. The animation is mostly hand drawn, with a digitally animated section that accompanies the opening monologue.
Cullum, Jerry, “Math is beautiful in quirky “august geometry” at Marcia Wood Gallery,” Arts ATL, August 26, 2015
“Frontiers Reimagined,” (catalogue) 56th Venice Biennale, Museo di Palazzo Grimani
Brettell, Rick, “DMA Abstraction Exhibition Mixes it Up,” Dallas Morning News, March 6, 2015
2014
“The Annual 2014: Redefining Tradition,” (catalogue) The National Academy, NY
Kahl, Amelia B. “In Residence: Contemporary Artists at Dartmouth,” (catalogue) Hood Museum of Art, Darthmouth College, editors: Michael R. Taylor and Gerald Auten
2011
Frank, Peter, “Haiku Review: Frances Barth,” Huffington Post April 23
Cullum, Jerry, Frances Barth at Marcia Wood Gallery, ArtscriticATL.com, March 18
Naves, Mario, Too Much Art blog, April 8
2010
Wilkin, Karen, “Frances Barth,” (catalogue) Sundaram Tagore Gallery, NY
Waltemath, Joan, “Frances Barth, Scale, Economy, Form,” The Brooklyn Rail, February
Naves, Mario; Yau,John; Waltemath, Joan; moderator David Cohen in “The Review Panel,” January 29 live panel review and audio file, National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts, NY
2009
Wilkin, Karen, “Extreme Possibilities,” (catalogue) The Painting Center, NY
2007
Wood, Marcia, “click/shift/enter,” catalogue 2007
Wilkin, Karen, “At the Galleries,” The Hudson Review, Vol.59 No.4 Winter, pages 621-628.
2006
Wilkin, Karen, “Barth Ranges Wide,”, Art in America, Oct 2006
Naves, Mario, “Arthur Dove at Alexandre Gallery and Frances Barth at The New York Studio School,” The New York Observer, June 11, 2006
Smith, Roberta, “Portfolio, A Celebration of Women Artists,” Ambiance, March, pages 84-87.
Frank, P., The Village Voice, January 22, page 69.
Carlson, P., Review, Art in America, May-June, pages 138-139.
Russell, John, The New York Times, February 9, page C-24.
Rose, Barbara, American Paintings: The Eighties (catalogue), Vista Press, 1979.
1978
Lubell, E., Arts Magazine, March, page 31.
Herrera, Hayden, Art in America, July-August, pages 113-114.
Frankenstein, A., San Francisco Chronicle, February 2.
Louie, R., Artweek, February 25.
Danohoe, V., Philadelphia Enquirer, March.
Forman, Nessa, “Eight Abstract Painters in Search of Their Roots,” The Sunday Bulletin (Philadelphia), March 26, page 8.
Perrone, Jeff, Artforum, March, page 65.
Robins, Corinne, “Frances Barth,” Arts Magazine, March, page 6.
Zimmer, William, Review, The Soho Weekly News, January 19.
Cathcart, Linda, American Paintings of the 1970’s (catalogue), Albright-Knox Gallery, Buffalo, New York.
Kramer, Hilton, “A Brave Attempt to Encapsulate a Decade,” The New York Times, December 17.
Kline, Kathy, “Painting of the 70’s Exhibit Has Variety,” Courier-Express, December 9.
Fried, Helene, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York (catalogue) San Francisco Art Institute.
Ashton, Dore, Eight Abstract Painters (catalogue), Institute of Contemporary Art University of Pennsylvania.
1976
Doty, R., Contemporary Images in Watercolor, Akron Art Institute, 1976. Kingsley, April, Review, Soho Weekly News, October 21-27, page 17. Kingsley, April, Review, Soho Weekly News, April. Wahl, Kenneth, Review, Soho Weekly News, November 4, page 20. Smith, Roberta, Artforum, January, page 63. Henry, G., Art News, December, page 122. Goosen, E.C., Artists at Bennington, Visual Arts Faculty, 1932-1976 (catalogue), Bennington College Museum of Art, Bennington, Vermont Poling, C.V., Contemporary Art in Atlanta, Georgia: Paintings and Drawings,1976, The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia.
1975
Frackman, Noel, Review, Arts Magazine, December, pages 17-18.
1974
Frank, P., Art News, October, pages 122-123.
Robins, Cronne, Review, Art in America, September-October, page 113.
Segel, J., “Philadelphia: In Her Own Focus,” Art in America, July-August, pages 99-101.
Kingsley, April, Art International, Summer.
Gruen, John, Review, Soho Weekly News, May 9, page 14.
Frank, P., Soho Weekly News, May 2, page 14.
Andre, Michael, Review, Art News, October, page 125.
1973
Bowling, Frank, “A Modest Proposal,” Arts Magazine, February, pages 55-59.
Bowling, Frank, “Revisions Part 2, Color & Recent Painting,” Arts Magazine, March, pages 47-50.
Belloli, J., John Baldessari, Frances Barth, Richard Jackson, Barbara Munger,
Gary Stephan (catalogue), Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, Texas, 1972
Teaching:
2004-2014
Director, Mt. Royal School of Art, The Maryland Institute College of Art
1986-2004
Yale University School of Art, New Haven, CT.
Professor of painting, drawing, and critical issues.
1986
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY.
Full time Professor of painting, spring semester.
1979-1986
Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY.
Half time position in painting.
1975
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ.
Three quarter time position in painting, drawing and printmaking.
1974-1975
Bennington College, Bennington, VT.
Half time position in painting and printmaking.
1973-1974
Kingsborough Community College, New York City.
Instructor of art history and photography.
1973
Lehman College, CUNY, New York City.
Instructor of printmaking.
1970-1971
Hunter College, New York City. Technical assistant in printmaking.
1970
School of Visual Arts, New York City.
Substitute teacher, painting and drawing.
Visiting Lectures and Teaching
2014
College of St. Rose, Albany, NY
Hemera Foundation, Tending Space Mentor
Vermont Studio Center, VT
2012
Vermont Studio Center, VT
2010
Vermont Studio Center, VT
2008
Vermont Studio Center, VT
2007
Vermont Studio Center, VT
2006
Vermont Studio Center, VT
2005
Dartmouth College, NH
Vermont Studio Center, VT
2004
Vermont Studio Center, VT
2003
Vermont Studio Center, VT
2002
Dartmouth College, NH
Vermont Studio Center, VT
2001
Pixar Animation Studios, CA1
Vermont Studio Center, VT
Parsons School of Art, NY
Columbia University, School of Architecture, NY
Montserrat College of Art, MA
2000
University of Minnesota
Hampshire College, MA
1999
Moravian College, PA
1998
Vermont Studio Center, VT
1997
Vermont Studio Center, VT
1995
Parsons Graduate School, NY (Semester course)
1994
University of MA, Amherst.
Amherst College, MA
Hampshire College, MA
Mt. Holyoke, MA
Smith College, MA
1992
Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
1990
Kent State University, OH
1984
State University at Purchase, NY (Semester course)
1983
Emory University, Atlanta GA
Atlanta College of Art, GA
Syracuse University, NY
Philadelphia College of Art, PA“Tradition and Art,” with H.Kramer, R.Shattuck, L.Bell, D.Rosand.
1982
Yale University, CT
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax
Columbia Graduate School
1981
Queens College, NY graduate school
1980
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax
Yale University, CT
Yale University Norfolk summer program, CT
Pratt Institute, NY
1979
Skowhegan School of Painting, ME
1975
UCSD San Diego, CA
Panels
2006
“Dragon Veins,” USFCAM, Tampa Fl with David Brody, Emily Cheng, Hongtu Zhang
2003
“Minimalism: Two Views,” Yale Norfolk, lecture, with Catherine Murphy.
“The Artist’s Touch-An Anachronism?,” The Painting Center, NYC, with Pat Passlof, William Tucker, Robert Morgan, Geoffrey Dorfman.
“Whose Past Is it Anyway?,” National Academy of Design, NYC, with Robert Bermelin, Henry Finkelstein, Joe Santore
1999
“Three Dimensions of Monochrome: Past and Present,” N.Y. Studio School, with Marcia Hafif, Lily Wei, Richard Kalina
“Matisse,” Triangle Artists Workshop, with Jack Flamm, Karen Wilkin, Hilton Kramer, moderator: F.Barth
1983
“Tradition and Art,” Pennsylvania College of Art, with R.Shattuck,
H.Kramer, D.Rosand, L.Bell. (Prepared lecture and panel.)
1982
“Is Painting Dead?” Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax.
1977
“Content,” Princeton University , with Roberta Smith, Ed Ruda, Ray Parker, moderator: F.Barth