Rona Gelman

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Born in Kaunas, Lithuania, Rona Gelman immigrated to the United States, as a refugee, in 1989. She spent the next 10 years growing up in the Bronx and Brooklyn while desperately trying not to adapt a NYC accent.  In 2005 Rona earned her BA in Studio Art and Child Psychology from SUNY College at Oswego.

Rona is a recent MFA graduate from the Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester, NY. Her work examines consumerism, found objects, popular media trends, tongue in cheek humor, cynical world views and anything creepy and evil genius like. She is also very interested in knowing why artists always write their own bios in third person.


CV (Curriculum Vitae)


Education

MFA 2009         Visual Studies Workshop
                           Visual Arts Practice and Theory


BA 2005             State University of New York at Oswego 
                            Studio Art and Child/Adolescent Psychology



Professional Experience

Present     Volunteer Accessions Assistant
                 George Eastman House Motion Media Department
                 Rochester, NY


2008 –     Archives Research Assistant and Cataloger 
Present     Research Center at the Visual Studies Workshop
                 Rochester, NY
      

2008 –     Cataloger & Collections Handler
Present     Private Collection
                 Rochester, NY


2009 -      Lecture Assistant -"History of Photography" 
Spring      Visual Studies Workshop
                 Rochester, NY


2008        Photography Instructor
& 2009    PEEC Photo Week  
Summer   Pocono Environmental Education Center
                Dingman's Ferry, PA


2008        Contributing Curator
Fall          "Soibelman; Online Exhibitions Project"
                Visual Studies Workshop
                 Rochester, NY
 

2007        Photography Instructor (Instructor on record)
Spring      Photo One; Intro to Darkroom Photography 
                Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester NY


2005        Curatorial Assistant
Spring      Lake Effect Café
                 SUNY College at Oswego, Oswego NY


2001 –     Teaching Assistant
2004        Photo 1 and Photo 2
                SUNY College at Oswego, Oswego NY



Exhibitions


2010    VSW Silent Auction Exhibition,
            Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, NY

2009    Information Gathering      
            Alternative Space in Rochester NY
           
Solo Show

2009    Col.lage & As.sem.blage
            The Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn NY

2009    Abstractions
            Center at High Falls, Rochester NY

2009    6x6x2009
            Rochester Contemporary Art Center (RoCo), Rochester NY
 
2009    Small Show
            Center at High Falls, Rochester, NY

2009    Photographers Path 12, Juried Photography Exhibition
            Center at High Falls, Rochester, NY

2009    Artists Book Exchange
            University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL

2009    VSW Silent Auction Exhibition,
            Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, NY

2009    Festival of 24 Things 
            Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, NY

2008    First Friday
            Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, NY

2007    VSW Silent Auction Exhibition
            Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, NY

2007    Etc. 2007 Annual Student Art Exhibition
            SUNY College at Brockport, Brockport, NY

2006    VSW Silent Auction Exhibition
            Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, NY

2005    42nd Annual Student Juried Art Exhibition
            SUNY College at Oswego, Oswego, NY

2004    41st Annual Student Juried Art Exhibition*
            SUNY College at Oswego, Oswego, NY
           *Received President’s Purchase Award

2004    Student & Faculty Art Show at the Forum Restaurant
            SUNY College at Oswego, Oswego, NY

2003    Student & Faculty Art Show at the Forum Restaurant
            SUNY College at Oswego, Oswego, NY









Last Update: 04-01-2010