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SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
2022
AMONG FRIENDS: Organized by Alexandra Rutsch Brock, Beth Dary, and Patricia Fabricant New York Artists Equity NY, NY
INTIMACIES: Celebrating the intimate – small of stature, big of heart. Curated by Gaby Collins-Fernandez and Patricia Miranda Crit Lab MAPSpace, Port Chester, NY
2018
CHAIN REACTION: ARTISTS SELECT ARTISTS The Painting Center NY, NY
2017
MFA THESIS EXHIBITION College Hall Vermont College of Fine Arts Montpelier, VT
2015
LINE DESCRIBING A CONE Tri-State Juried Exhibition Katonah
Museum Katonah, NY
2014
WESTCHESTER BIENNIEL (juried) Castle Gallery New Rochelle, NY
WE LOVE ART Kenise Barnes Fine Art Larchmont, NY
2013
CREATIVES RISING Various locations Long Island City, NY
THE STORY OF THE CREATIVE See.Me Exhibition Space Long Island City, NY
SOLIDARY/SOLITARY: THE ARTIST AT WORK Miranda Arts Project Space Port Chester, NY
2012
WESTCHESTER BIENNIAL Castle Gallery New Rochelle, NY
WORKS ON PAPER Recession Art at Culturefix NY, NY
PIECING IT TOGETHER Westchester Arts Council White Plains, NY
2011
FOUR WOMAN SHOW University of Connecticut Alexey von Schlippe Gallery of Art Groton, CT
2010
FRESH PICS: CONTEMPORARY ART IN CONNECTICUT (juried) Ridgefield Guild of Artists Ridgefield, CT
2009
THE SKETCHBOOK PROJECT 3: EVERYONE WE KNOW Third Ward Brooklyn, NY
CONTEMPORARY CONFRONTATIONS Tri-State Juried Exhibition Katonah Museum Katonah, NY
2007
POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE, VisualAIDS James Cohan Gallery NY, NY
DREAMSCAPES (juried) Blue Door Art Association Yonkers, NY
LINEAL INVESTIGATIONS – A JURIED DRAWING SHOW Housatonic Museum of Art Bridgeport, CT
WRAP IT UP! Westchester Arts Council, White Plains, NY
RIMA GRAD : FORMATIVE YEARS Viridian Artists NY, NY
2006
BIG CITY CONCERNS Fountain Street Gallery Cape Girardeau, MO
2005
EDGY & ELEGANT: NEW WORK BY WESTCHESTER ARTISTS (juried) Westchester Arts Council White Plains, NY
INKLINGS: DRAWING IN THE 21ST CENTURY Viridian Artists NY, NY
2004
YW Viridian Artists NY, NY
RIMA GRAD : EYE-HAND COORDINATION Viridian Artists NY, NY
ART EXPO SUNY Purchase School of Liberal Studies and Continuing Education Purchase, NY
2004
ART FROM DETRITUS Synagogue For The Arts Gallery Space In Tribeca NY, NY
2003
MULTIPLE MEMORIALS: A PROJECT CONCEIVED BY MARY MISS Viridian
Artists NY, NY
ARTISTS FROM NEW YORK CITY Fine Arts Building Gallery Chicago, IL
ART FROM DETRITUS Wall Gallery, John Jay College NY, NY
FRESH:8 Viridian Artists NY, NY
2002
ELEGY – AN EXHIBIT IN MEMORY OF 9/11 Viridian Artists NY, NY
ART FROM DETRITUS Wall Gallery, John Jay College NY, NY
INNER MUSE Manhattanville College Gallery Purchase, NY
2000
RECESS Kenise Barnes Fine Arts Larchmont, NY
MAINSTREAM STUDIO ARTISTS The Macy Gallery Valhalla, NY
1999
NIGHT OF 1000 DRAWINGS Artists Space NY, NY
FIELDS OF VISION – MAINSTREAM STUDIO ARTISTS Bridge Gallery White Plains, NY
VARIOUS ARTISTS Gallery of Graphic Arts NY, NY
GROUP SHOW Kenise Barnes Fine Arts Larchmont, NY
SOLO EXHIBITION Kenise Barnes Fine Arts Larchmont, NY
1992
FIGURATIVE SHOW (juried) Upstream Gallery Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
1976
THREE WOMEN Gallery Wilde Buffalo, NY
1975
THE CREAM OF THE CROP Hayes Hall Gallery SUNY Buffalo

EDUCATION, WORKSHOPS, AND RESIDENCIES:
RUC Rural Residency for Contemporary Art, Cividate Camuno, Italy June 2022
VERMONT COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS Master of Fine Arts Summer 2017
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO Bachelor of Fine Arts 1976
SMITH STREET ETCHING Brooklyn, NY
ART STUDENTS LEAGUE NY, NY Life Drawing
SUNY PURCHASE Course work in Printmaking, Collage, and Drawing
CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY PRINTMAKING Norwalk, CT Monoprint, Etching
CENTER FOR BOOKARTS NY, NY Bookbinding
COOPER UNION NY, NY Artists’ Books
PURGATORY PIE PRESS NY, NY Artists’ Books
TRURO CENTER FOR THE ARTS AT CASTLE HILL Cape Cod, MA Process: Meaning & Making
R & F PAINTS Kingston, NY Encaustic
CORPORATE COLLECTIONS AND HONORS:
World Stage Scharff Weisberg Long Island City, NY
Pfizer Learning Center Rye Brook, NY
Lowey Dannenberg Hart & Cohen White Plains, NY
Finalist MTA Arts for Transit - Harrison Station Metro North Railroad Project
Guest Lecturer at The College of New Rochelle Collage Class
PUBLICATIONS:
Local Artists Featured in Westchester Biennial Exhibit Kevin Phelan lohud April 2014
Diverse, Innovative, and Now Outdoors Susan Hodara The New York Times May 2012
Artist Interview: Introducing Rima Grad Blog post Ivy Challis http://recessionartshows.com/2012/05/artist-interview-introducing-rima-grad/
Fresh Pics : Contemporary Art In Connecticut Curated by Camilla Cook January 2010

Edgy Art Mirrors Edgy Era Georgette Gouveia The Journal News February 2009
Call Them Construction Projects Benjamin Genocchio The New York Times February 2009
Artist Rima Grad Depicts Memory Through Collages Lorraine Thomas Sherman Larchmont Ledger July 2007
Rima Grad: Exploring Memory through the Lens of Collage Artist Spotlight Shaunte Miller-Lignon artsnews May 2007
Collage Shape-Shifter Rima Grad Dissects the Anatomy of Family Ed McCormack Gallery & Studio Magazine April/May 2007
Rima Grad: Rebalancing a Topsy-Turvy World Ed McCormack Gallery & Studio Magazine April/May 2004