SELECT SOLO EXHIBITIONS and PUBLIC INSTALLATIONS
2011
Trappings: Portraits, Portland International Airport, Portland, OR
2010
Trappings: Miami, Miami International Airport, Miami, FL
2009
Johnson & Johnson Corporate Headquarters, New Brunswick, NJ
2008
Intrude: Art & Life 366 Public art commissioned by Zendai MoMA, Shanghai, China
516 ARTS, Albuquerque, NM
Nicolaysen Museum and Discovery Center, Casper , WY
Bronx River Art Center, Bronx, NY
East Central College Gallery, Union, MO
2007
Midwife Center for Birth and Women's Health, site-specific installation, Pittsburgh, PA
Trustman Art Gallery, Simmons College, Boston, MA
The Historic Fashion Gallery, Lela Raney Wood Hall, Stephens College, Columbia, MO
Robert A. Peck Gallery, Central Wyoming College, Riverton, WY
2006
Bedford County Arts Council, Shelbyville, TN
Society for Contemporary Photography, Video Installation, Kansas City, MO
2005
Nashville International Airport, Arts in the Airport exhibition program, Nashville, TN
Trappings: Pittsburgh, public art installation on city buses, Pittsburgh, PA
Centennial Gallery, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
2004
Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ
2003
Durham Arts Council Gallery, Durham, NC
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009
Shanghai Zendai Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai, China. A Starting Point: Intrude Art & Life 366, Dynamics of Change and Growth Jan 1st - Dec 31st, 2008. Curated by Shen Qibin.
2007
Nathan Cummings Foundation, New York, NY
Well Dressed, organized by Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation, curated by Randall Harris.
2007
St. John's University, Dr. M. T. Geoffrey Yeh Art Gallery, New York, NY. From the Inside Out: Feminist Art Then & Now, curated by Claudia Sbrissa.
2005
Santa Fe Arts Institute, Santa Fe, NM. Clothesline: Art, Clothing, Identity curated by Eileen Torpey.
2005
The Cube at Beco, Kansas City, MO. Extra/Ordinary: Fiber Artists Rethinking Art and Everyday Life, curated by Maria Elena Buszek.
2004
The Center for Photography at Woodstock, Woodstock, NY. Portraits of Power curated by Ariel Shanberg.
2002
Longwood Gallery, Bronx Council on the Arts, Bronx, NY. Bitch School: Artists Explore our Attitudes Towards Strong Women, curated by Eddie Torres and Rob Blackson.
PUBLICATIONS
2008
Trappings: Stories of Women, Power and Clothing exhibition catalogue, published by 516 ARTS. Essays include “The Power of Two” by Patricia C. Phillips and “Trappings: Finding Our Stories, Finding Our Selves” by Kathy Freise
2007
Trappings: Stories of Women, Power and Clothing by Tiffany Ludwig and Renee Piechocki Published by Rutgers University Press, www.trappings-stories.com
2007
Artist Project, PHOTOGRAPHY Quarterly #94. PQ is edited by Kate Menconeri and Ariel Shanberg.
2005
Artist Project, Epiphany Literary Journal. Epiphany is edited by Douglas Light.
AWARDS and GRANTS
2008
Americans for the Arts' Public Art Network, 2008 Year In Review
Recognized for public art installation Trappings: Midwife Center, Pittsburgh, PA
2007
The Heinz Endowments, Small Arts Initiative
2006
Americans for the Arts' Public Art Network, 2006 Year In Review. Recognized for public art installation on public buses in Pittsburgh, PA
2006
The Heinz Endowments, Small Arts Initiative
2006
The National Endowments for the Arts, Challenge America: Reaching Every Community
2005
The Pittsburgh Foundation2005The Sprout Fund, Seed Award
2005
PA Partners in the Arts
2004
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation's Artists & Communities Grant Program
2003
Nomination, Lyn Blumenthal Memorial Fund for Independent Media's Challenge to the Field Award.
2002
Orange County Arts Commission, Artist Project Grant
RESIDENCIES
2007
East Central College, Union, MO
2007
Stephens College, Columbia, MO
2006
Jentel Artist Residency Program, Banner, WY
2006
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Sweet Briar, VA. Funded by the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and The Heinz Endowments
2005
University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
2005
Albion College, Albion, MI
2004
Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ
2004
Jentel Artist Residency Program, Banner, WY
2004
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Sweet Briar, VA. Funded by the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
PANELS, SCREENINGS, and SYMPOSIA
2008
Collaboration as an Artistic Practice Workshop, Anchorage, AK
Organized by the College Art Association and the Alaska State Council on the Arts.
2008
Oral History Association Annual Meeting: A Convergence of Interests: Oral History in the Digital Age. Presented the paper: Trappings: A Multi-Media Interview-Based Artwork That Explores Power and Identity.
2008
Collaboration and Feminist Practice, Bronx Museum, Bronx NY
Moderator: Amy Mackie, Curatorial Assistant, New Museum.
2008
Trappings: The Confluence of Photographic Documentary, Clothing, and Feminist-Informed House Parties, College Art Association's Annual Conference, Dallas, TX
2007
DIY: The Entrepreneurial Spirit - A Business of Art Conference, Columbia College, Chicago, IL. Organized by Chicago Artists' Coalition, College Art Association, and Columbia College.
2007
Engaging New Audiences in Art and Feminist Dialogue, International Symposium on the Arts in Society, New York University, New York, NY
2007
Getting Started: Moving from Studio to Public Art Practice: The Basics, The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, GA. Organized by the Public Art Programs of the City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs and Fulton County Arts Council, in collaboration with Metropolitan Public Art Coalition.
2006
Public Discussion on Community-Based Art Projects, Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA Organized by Brian Wallace.
2005
Artist Lecture, Pratt at Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, Utica, NY
2005
Clothesline 05, Artist Lecture & Workshop Series, Santa Fe Art Institute, Santa Fe, NM
2005
Trappings: Pittsburgh, screening at Pittsburgh Filmmakers, Melwood Screening Room, Pittsburgh, PA
2005
Film at Grace screening, Grace Church Van Vorst, Jersey City, NJ
2004
Third Waves: Contemporary Feminism/Contemporary Art, College Art Association Conference, Seattle, WA. Organized by Elizabeth Adan.
2003
Feminism and Social Action Conference, SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, N.Y
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY (See Press to read selected articles.)
Zak Smith, “Trappings” Independent Weekly, April 1, 2009
Art Ortega, interview on Citadel Communications, New Mexico, June 12, 2008
Esther Armah, interview on Wake Up Call, WBAI Radio, June 2, 2008
Alison Stewart, "The Power Suit Makes the Woman" interview on The Bryant Park Project, NPR, March 6, 2008
Melissa Rayworth, Associated Press, "Closets Harbor Cloaks of Unforeseen Power" Chicago Tribune, January 23, 2008
Vicki Hyman, "Clothes Make the Woman" The Star-Ledger, January 7, 2008
Carey Lovelace, "Girls, Girls, Girls," Art in America, June / July 2007
Paula Elias, "Power Suit: Women Tell the Stories Behind What They Wear," Columbia Home & Lifestyle, April / May 2007
Mary T. Nguyen, "Not-so-naked power," Columbia Tribune, March 18, 2007
Laura Denigan, "Power in women's closets," Columbian Missourian, March 13, 2007
Courtney E. Martin, "Young Women Say Generation Labels Need Not Apply," Women's E-News, October 31, 2006
Kurt Shaw, "Multimedia Exhibit Uses An Old-Fashioned Format to Explore Contemporary Women's Issues," Pittsburgh Tribune, July 20, 2006
Stephen Baum "Arts Magazine," radio interview WQED Multimedia, July 16, 2006
Sally Kalson, "CMU Exhibit Shows What Women Wear When Dressing For More Than Success," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 10, 2006
Meryll Rose, TV Interview, News Channel 5, Talk of the Town, Nashville, TN, August 31, 2005
Pam Cravez, radio interview and report by a Trappings participant, Sharp Dressed Women, Gender Program, Alaska Public Radio, August 20, 2005
Nathalie Berry and Tonia Caruso, 9-minute television feature about Trappings: Pittsburgh, WQED, On Q Magazine, March 2005
Dave Crawley, 3-minute television feature about Trappings: Pittsburgh, KDKA, KD Country, March 2005
Bill O'Driscoll, "Clothes Call," City Paper, March 30, 2005
Monika Kugemann, "Power Dressing: The Public Art Project 'Trappings' Presents Women Discussing Clothes and Empowerment," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 13, 2005
Stephen H. Segal, "The Power of Fashion," Pittsburgh Magazine, March 2005
Roxanne de Villava, "Film Series Kicks off at Grace Church," The Jersey Journal, February 18, 2005
Margo Nash, "Wear and Tell," The New York Times, September 19, 2004
Abelina Galustian, Interviewed for the radio program, KPFK 90.7FM, Feminist Magazine, April 2004
Patty Tascarella, "Women and Clothes," Pittsburgh Business Times, January 30, 2004
Cynthia R. Greenlee-Donnell, "DAC Exhibit Shows Off Clothing as Power Outfits," The Herald Sun, December 13, 2002
Lucy Schultz, "Strong, Sexy, Fun, Beautiful: Oxford Women Find Empowerment in Their 'Trappings'," Oxford Eagle, October 7, 2002