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Nora Griffin
Artist/Writer
b. 1982, New York City

Education
2001-2005 Oberlin College, B.A with honors in studio art
2003-2004 Studio Art Centers International (SACI), Florence, Italy

Residencies
2006 Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, Full Fellowship

Solo Exhibitions
2008 "girl and a gun: constructions, paintings, works on paper" Abaton Garage,
Jersey City, NJ, September 7 to October 2

2005 "Windows, Walls and Bridges," Senior Thesis Exhibition, Oberlin College

Group Exhibitions
2008 Rupert Raven Contemporary, Newark, NJ, Oct 24 – Jan. 28, 2009
"Party at Phong's House," (curated by Chris Martin) Galeria Janet Kurnatowski,
Brooklyn, NY, September 12 to October 12
"The Brooklyn Rail Silent Art Auction" Pace Wildenstein Gallery, Sept. 4 and 5
"Daily Schemes," A.M. Richard Fine Art, Brooklyn, NY, June 27 to July 27
2005 "Wish You Were Here," A.I.R Gallery, New York, NY

Selected Essays and Reviews (2007-2008)
2008 "Between Dog and Wolf at Kent Gallery" review for The Brooklyn Rail
"Geo/Metric" review for Artcritical.com (editor, David Cohen)
"Plastic Fantastic Formalism" MINUS SPACE catalog essay on Mark Dagley
Ruth Root at Andrew Kreps," review for The Brooklyn Rail
"Indica Becomes Nyehaus," review for The Brooklyn Rail

2007 "Lynn Foulkes at Kent Gallery," review for The Brooklyn Rail
"They Wanted to See the Stars Again – Lenore Malen's New Society for
Universal Harmony," catalog essay for the CUE Art Foundation

"To Live in a Culture," essay on Leonard Michaels' Sylvia and
Collected Stories, " for The Brooklyn Rail
"Lady Shadow: Grid Machine," Stephanie Campos' paintings at Anna
Kustera Gallery, review for The Brooklyn Rail
"Life is Short, Reading is Long," essay on Milan Kundera's The Curtain, for
The Brooklyn Rail.

Bibliography
Williamsburg Gazette, Oct 2008, review of Party at Phong's House (cover image)
Jameswagner.com, Oct 2008, review of "Party at Phong's House" (image)

Work Experience
2005 – Present Contributing Writer, The Brooklyn Rail, Artcritical.com
2008 Assistant to artist Dorothea Rockburne
2007 Assistant to artist Ron Gorchov
2000 Pre-Production Assistant on Matthew Barney's Cremaster 3

References
Chris Martin, Artist (718) 344-9207
Cora Cohen, Artist (917) 570-3430
Phong Bui, Publisher, The Brooklyn Rail (718) 349-8427