Curriculum Vitae
www.pandorasboxxproject.com | graceroselli@gmail.com | Brooklyn, New York
Curriculum Vitae:
Education & Residencies
1982: Rhode Island School of Design, B.F.A. in Painting with Honors, Providence, RI
1984: Academy of Fine Art, Venice, Italy (Studied under Emilio Vedova)
1983: Empire State Studio Residency Program, New York, NY
1981: Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME
Awards & Grants
2024: Brooklyn Arts Council, Local Arts Support Grant
2023: New York State Council on the Arts Award
Nominated for Anonymous Was A Woman Grant
2022: Money for Women/Barbara Deming Memorial Fund Grant
Puffin Foundation Award
Pandora’s BoxX Project fiscally sponsored by the New York Foundation for the Arts
1981: Rhode Island School of Design Scholarship to Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
Solo Exhibitions
2017: Naked Bike, MotorGrrl Garage, Brooklyn, NY
2014: The Uncanny Lady M, Mar Silver Design Lab, Westport, CT
2007: Falls the Shadow, Anita Friedman Fine Arts Gallery, New York, NY
2003: Realform Project Space, Brooklyn, NY
2001: Recent Drawings, Anita Friedman Fine Arts Gallery, New York, NY
1997: New Work, Anita Friedman Fine Arts Gallery, New York, NY
1996: Shadow Maps, Pentimenti Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1993: Beneath the Skin, Pentimenti Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1991: New Work, Anita Friedman Fine Arts Gallery, New York, NY
Selected Group Exhibitions
2026 (forthcoming): Pandora’s BoxX Project x Pandora D.C. Womxn, Public Program, The Kreeger Museum, Washington, D.C.
2025 (forthcoming): Pandora’s BoxX Project: Large-Scale Video Installation, Broodworks, Brooklyn, NY
2025: Italianita, Curator Joanne Mattera, Regis College, Weston, MA
2019: New Narrative Now, M.David & Co., Brooklyn, NY
2018: Making a Mark, M.David Studio, Brooklyn, NY; Eminent Domain, Art511, Robert Miller Gallery, NY
2017: True Believers, David & Schweitzer Contemporary, Brooklyn, NY
2013: Coup de Chateau, Gemeente Museum Helmond, Netherlands
2010: Women in the 21st Century, Pierre Menard Gallery, Boston, MA
1999: Size Matters, Curator Mike Weiss, GALe Gates et al., Brooklyn, NY
1996: Made to Order: America’s Most Wanted Paintings, The Alternative Museum, New York, NY (Additional exhibitions available upon request.)
Talks & Panels
2024: Pandora’s BoxX Project: A Panel Discussion on Age, Womxn, and Art, Artists Talk On Art (Online)
2023: Pandora’s BoxX Project Presentations, Brooklyn Public Library; West Chelsea Festival of Art; Alma|Lewis in collaboration with Silver Eye Center for Photography
2020: Zoom Duets, Intra-project discussions hosted by Pandora’s BoxX Project (Online)
2019: The Pandora’s BoxX Project, An Introduction, Zurcher Gallery, New York, NY
2017: Motos and Photos Night NYC Guest Speaker, Filipachi, New York
Publications & Press
2022: Art Frankly, Online Interview
2020: Nectar News, “Grace Roselli: Documenting Female Artists in her New Project ‘Pandora’s BoxX’”; Vasari 21 Podcast, Interview
2017: ArtCritical, “Empowered: Grace Roselli Talks Art and Motorcycles”; Woman Rider, Feature on The Naked Bike Project
1996: New York Times, “Home Is Where The Art Is” (Holland Cotter)
Curatorial Projects
1996: Voyeur’s Delight: An Interactive Exhibition, Co-curator, Franklin Furnace, NY Guest Editor: Caught Looking, NewObservations #112
Key Skills
Figurative and Portrait Photography
Exhibition Curation & Project Management
Panel Moderation & Public Speaking
Inclusive Curriculum Development