Sheila Gallagher   EDUCATION   1996 School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, MFA 1992 The Cooper Union, NYC, Continuing Education 1989 Connecticut College, New London, Connecticut, BA SOLO AND TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS 2009 “Art and Science, “Cynthia Reeves Contemporary Gallery, New York, NY “ASTRA CASTRA“, judi rotenberg gallery, Boston, MA 2008 “Eye’s Mind,“ Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA 2006 “Hand/Eye,“ Judy Ann Goldman Fine Art, Boston, MA 2004 ''Chase,“ Clifford-Smith Gallery, Boston, MA 2001 “Flourish,“ Nesto Gallery, Milton Academy, Milton, MA 2000 “Geneology of a Champagne Burst,“ ICA/Boston National Historic Parks Project USS Constitution Museum, Charlestown, MA ( exhibited with Chris Frost) Friends of Horticulture,“ Wellesley College, MA 1998 “Recent Work,” Jewett Art Center, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA “Under the Influence,“ Creiger-Dane Gallery, Boston, MA 1996 “Natural Transformations,” Creiger-Dane Gallery, Boston, MA 1995 “The Garden Wall,” M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition, Tufts University, Medford,MA “The Nature of Tools,” North Haven Gallery, North Haven, ME SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS/COMMISSIONS 2008 “Artists Speak Out,“ Miller Block Gallery, Boston, MA 2007 Miami Scope Art Fair, Judi Rotenberg Gallery, Miami, FL Red Dot Art Fair, New York, NY “Superheroes Project,“ Mills Galery, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA ICA Artist Prize Exhibition, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA 2006 “Arbor,“ Judy Ann Goldman Fine Art, Boston, MA 2005 “Séance,“ FPAC Gallery, Boston, MA (Co-curated with Jane Marsching) “Knock-Off,“ Gallery at Green Street, Boston, MA (Curated by James Hull) 2004 “Leisure,“ North Haven Gallery, North Havern , ME “Winter White/Back in Black,“ Clifford-Smith Gallery, Boston, MA 2001 “Neo-Baroque,“ Judy Ann Goldman Fine Art, Boston, MA 2000 “Polar Bear in a Snowstorm ,”Mills Gallery, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston,MA ‘‘Sweet,“ Creiger-Dane Gallery, Boston, MA, Site specific painting installation 1999 “Say it with Flowers,”FPAC Gallery, Boston, MA 1998 ‘‘Monet Live,“ Live Flower Installation, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA Arts Media stereographic artist page “Milton Collects/Milton Creates, ” Milton Academy, Milton, MA 1997 “The Artist’s Garden,”The Boston Center For the Arts,Mills Gallery, Boston, MA The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (Art Institute of Boston Exhibition) Boston, “Small Works,“ Creiger-Dane Gallery, Boston, MA 1996 ‘‘Annual Exhibition,“ (Dana Pond Painting Finalist) School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA 1995 “The Unexpected,” Tisch Art Gallery,Tufts University, Medford, MA SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 2009 McQuaid, Cate, “Dancing Around the Ephemeral,” The Boston Globe, February Cook, Greg, “Neo-Rococo,” The Boston Pheonix, February Nash, Matthew, “On the Intangible: Sheila Gallagher and Darren Foote,” Big Red and Shiny, February Maxwell, Nisha, “ASTRA CASTRA,” Weekly Dig, February 2007 Baker, Matthew Reede, “Caped Creators,“ Boston Magazine, October McQuaid, Cate, "And the Winner Is . . .," Boston Globe, February Temin, Christine, “ICA Award ‘Fosters’ Local Talent,” Brookline Tab, February. 2006 Cotter, Holland, “Abitious Theme in New Home for Modern Art, The New York Times, December. Holland, Christian, “A Conversation with Sheila Gallagher and Rachel Perry Welty,“ Big, Red and Shiny, Issue 53. December. Edgers, Jeff, “New works, programs mark new era at ICA,“ Boston Globe, Decmeber. Shanahan, Mark, “New ICA makes a ‚very, very cool‘ impression,“ Boston Globe, December. Graffeo, Christopher, „“To Begin Again,“ Arts Editor, December. McQuaid, Cate, “Sheila Gallagher: Hand-Eye,“ Boston Globe, July. 2005 Ledogar, Kate, “Screaming from the Gallery,“ Weekly Dig, July. McQuaid, Cate: “Séance,“ Boston Globe, July. Nash, Matthew, ‘‘Knock-Off,“ Big, Red and Shiny, March. 2004 McQuaid, Cate, “Turning to nature in the pursuit of happiness and comfort,“ Boston Globe, September. Ledogar, Kate, “Chasing the Bunny,“ Weekly Dig, September. 2001 McQuaid, Cate, “Miracle on Display at Nesto Gallery show,” Boston Globe, April. 2000 Sherman, Mary, “Works Reshape ways of Seeing Local Sites, ” Boston Herald, June. Consoli, Grace, “Now You See it, Now You Don’t,”Arts Media, March. Sherman, Mary, “White On,” Boston Herald, February. Temin, Christine, “Art and ‘Art’- Thoughts on White Matter and Its Value,” Boston Globe March. 1999 Sherman, Mary, “Fort Point Arts show says everything with flowers,“ Boston Herald, December. Buskirk, Martha, “Report from Boston,”Art in America, June. 1998 Millis, Christopher, “The artful shopper,“ Boston Phoenix, August. Giuliano, Charles, “Sheila Gallagher: Under the Influence,” sidewalk.com, April. McQuaid, Cate, “Reworking the Masters,” Boston Globe, April. 1997 Silver, Joanne, “The Artist’s Garden,” The Boston Herald, June. Temin, Christine, “Young Gifted, and Here,”The Boston Globe Sunday Magazine, May. Temin, Christine, “The Artist’s Garden - Down to Earth,” Boston Globe, May. 1996 Mulski, Susan, “Natural Transformations,”Art New England, June. McQuaid, Cate, “Turning a Worldly Eye on Innocence,” Boston Globe, February. 1994 Stapen, Nancy, “Refashioning Gaugin,” Boston Globe, December. Bickehaupt, Susan, “Names and Faces,” Boston Globe, November. GRANTS AND AWARDS 2007 Boston College, Academic Technology and Innovation Grant Boston College Research Expense Grant Finalist, Foster Prize, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston Finalist, St Botolph Foundation , Distinguished Artist Award 2006 Boston College Teaching And Mentoring Grant 2005 Boston College Junior Faculty Fellowship Award Boston College Publication Grant 2004 Boston College Teaching and Mentoring Grant 1999 Institute of Contemporary Art/ Boston National Historical Parks Association Artist-in-Residence Kate Healey Outstanding Female Artist Grant Ucross Foundation Fellowship 1990 Thomas J. Watson Foundation Fellowship 1989 Young American Scholar 1988 Marguerite Hansen Art Grant Buttenweizer Scholarship TEACHING AND RELATED EXPERIENCE Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA Assistant Professor, Fine Art Fall 2003-Present Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA Visiting Assistant Professor in Fine Arts 1998-2003 Art Institute of Boston, Boston, MA Assistant Professor in Fine Arts, Liberal Arts, Photography and Foundation Depts. MFA Graduate Instructor Fall 1996-2003 Vermont College at Norwich University,Norwich, VT MFA Program Graduate Instructor, Spring, 2001 Harvard University,Cambridge, MA Teaching Assistant, Summer 1998 Art Institute of Boston, Boston, MA Bridge Program Coordinator. Responsible for administrating one-year transitional curriculum emphasizing academic support services 1998-2002 Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, NYC Assistant to Chairman of the board and executor of Warhol Estate, Frederick Hughes. Collections manager, responsible for documenting and cataloging Mr. Hughes’ art collection. Acted as liaison between auction houses, galleries and attorneys. Coordinated inventories and appraisals of Warhol archival material for Andy Warhol Museum . 8/90-8/93 Saint Gaudens Historic Site, Cornish, NH Trustee and Chairperson, Exhibitions Committee, ongoing INVITED PRESENTATIONS 2008 “Studio Practice,“ artist talk for SMFA Core Studio Class, Novemeber 2007 “Recent Work,“ artist talk, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston, MA , October “Recent Work,“ artist talk, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA , February “Unknown Source,“ guest lecturer, Core Painting Class, School of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, February “Studio Practice,“ artist talk, MIT Advanced Studio Class, February “Unknown Source,“ artist talk, Institute of Contemporary Art , Boston, MA, January 2006 Artist Talk, Art Institute of Boston, Boston, MA , November 2005 “Psychic Chat Room Studio,“ artist talk, FPAC Gallery, Boston, MA , July “All that Glitters “ gallery talk, Gallery at Green Street, Boston, MA March, 2003 “Recent Work,” artist talk, Art Institute of Boston, Graduate Program, Boston, MA September 2001 “Flourish,” artist talk, Milton Academy, Milton, MA “Recent Work,” artist talk, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Post- Bac Program 2000 “Genealolgy of a Champagne Burst,” artist talk, USS Constitution Museum, Boston, MA “Recent Work,” artist talk, School of Museum of Fine Art, Boston, MA , February 1999 “Process and Creation,” C.B.I., Cambridge , MA, July Commencement Address, Precollege Program, Art Institute of Boston “The Work of Jim Hodges”, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA, October “Recent Work”, slide lecture, Charlestown Art Association, June Site Specific Installation”, slide lecture,Boston National Historic Parks Association, May 1998 “The Boston School-Then and Now”, panel discussion, Boston International Arts Fair, September “Preservation of Temporary Work”, guest speaker, Boston Chapter of Art Librarians and Archivists Annual Meeting, June 1995 “Making Judgments in Art: What is Quality?”, panel discussion, Tisch Gallery, Tufts University, January PUBLIC COLLECTIONS DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, Massachusetts Fidelity Investments, Boston, Massachusetts Wellington Management Company, Boston, Massachusetts